  Mo Williams is in the process of making his mark as an HBCU menâs basketball coach, and now the Jackson native can add hall of famer to his list of achievements.
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      On Monday, the WNBA announced itâs adding three new franchises, bringing the league to a record 18 teams. Cleveland will begin play in 2028, Detroit joins in 2029, and Philadelphia will tip off in 2030. This follows the addition of the Golden State Valkyries this season and two previously announced expansion teams set to launch next year in Toronto, Canada, and Portland, Oregon.
      HBCU players, selected by a committee that includes Hall of Fame outfielder Ken Griffey Jr., representatives from MLB, the Major League Baseball Players Association, and team scouts, will get the opportunity to rep their school pride and showcase their talent.
      âThe conferences are starting to do new deals with ESPN,â Symonds reflected in his annual chat with HBCU Legends. âWeâre no longer so much the âsecond fiddleâ as we started in the beginning of this game, and that started to open up doors where a lot of these classics have now seen what weâre doing.â
Sixteen years ago today, an HBCU legend and NFL great was tragically taken away from the sports world.
       Meet Michele Samuels, the first Black woman to be named âMadame Presidentâ of the prestigious Detroit Golf Club.
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       The MEAC announced Thursday that the third edition of the âGirls on the Gridiron Clinicâ will kick off the conferenceâs football Media Day.
  In the 40th anniversary season of its prestigious program, Gatorade has anointed LoganâŻHall of PembrokeâŻPines Charter High School as the 2024â25 Gatorade Florida Boys Soccer Player of the Year, the highest individual honor in American high school sports.