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Bobsled brakeman Azaria Hill of the U.S. Olympic bobsled team grew up the proud child of two Olympic medalists: mother Denean Howard-Hill, a three-time Olympian and winner of a gold and two silver medals, and father Virgil Hill, an Olympic silver medalist in boxing. In addition, her aunt, Sherri Howard, is an Olympian with gold and silver medals.
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Coco Gauff has made a donation to the United Negro College Fund to support student athletes at HBCUs. The tennis player donated $150,000 to the organization. Last year, Gauff had already gifted $100,000 for scholarships to student athletes.
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Tomlin informed the team of his decision Tuesday afternoon at a team meeting following Monday night’s home play-off loss to the Houston Texans.
Those words framed the entire afternoon. Not as charity. Not as optics. But as access. And in women’s basketball, access still matters—especially for HBCU programs.
During the HBCU Sports Pod-a-Thon, Grambling athletics director Trayveon Scott sat down with us to talk candidly about what’s really happening inside Grambling Athletics, from the difference between NIL and revenue sharing to how decisions are made, pressure is managed, and how progress is measured in an ever-changing landscape.
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In a powerful reaffirmation of its long-standing relationship with Caribbean athletics, World Athletics has committed US$100,000 (approximately J$16 million) to assist Jamaica’s track and field community following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa.