Most people who work in minor league baseball consider themselves part of a massive family that includes everyone in the industry...
There were two funerals at Salem Memorial Ballpark, home of the Class A Salem Red Sox, during the pandemic. The 6,421-seat stadium offered social distancing for significant crowds that other venues in the area could not...
A virtual forum with executives from the five professional baseball teams in the commonwealth will take place Tuesday ahead of professional baseball games returning to Virginia next week...
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced its finalists for the Class of 2021 on Tuesday. The list, consisting of nine players and five coaches, features some exceptional D.C. basketball figures...
Previous finalists included again this year for consideration are: the all-time winningest high school coach Leta Andrews, five-time NBA All-Star Tim Hardaway, consensus National Collegiate Player of the Year Marques Johnson, four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year Ben Wallace, and five-time NBA All-Star Chris Webber...
While Robert Covington is the lone active alum of a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in the NBA, some of the league's all-time greats honed their skills at HBCU programs. Learn more on some of the most notable names,…
There have only been two full-time black drivers who have raced in NASCAR‘s top racing division. One is Bubba Wallace; the other is Wendell Scott. Racing during the 1960s and 70s, Scott was among the league’s most talented drivers...
The Richmond Kickers are incredibly proud to be part of the larger RVA sports and entertainment community. Founded in 1993, we are the longest consecutively running professional soccer franchise in the United States, a club with championship pedigree and more…
If he were still alive, Wendell Scott would be celebrating his 100th birthday in August. Fifty-eight years after his first victory in NASCAR's top division, the NASCAR Hall of Fame member would be able to see how the barriers he…
For years, I’ve been asking people for their ages, so it’s only fair that I divulge mine. At the end of March, in case somebody needs to know, I will turn 69. With any luck, I’ll still be able to…