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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – JacksonState claimed the top spot in the final 2025-26 Southwestern Athletic Conference Commissioner’s Cup standings with 152.0 total points, edging Alabama State who finished second overall with 149.0 points. The Dr. James […]

DURHAM, N.C. – North Carolina Central officially named Olivia Gaines as its new head women’s basketball coach on Friday, May 8. An official press conference was held on Wednesday, May 13, at the William Jones […]

WASHINGTON (April 30, 2026) — John Wall, a five-time NBA All-Star and former standout with the Washington Wizards, has been named President of Basketball Operations for Howard University Men’s Basketball, Head Coach Kenneth Blakeney announced. Wall will work alongside Blakeney […]

by SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS RALEIGH, N.C. — Saint Augustine’s University, a 159-year-old historically Black university in Raleigh, North Carolina, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, calling it a strategic step to restructure the institution’s […]

NEW ORLEANS, La. – The Alabama State Hornets claimed the 2026 SWAC Women’s Tennis Tournament Championship with a 4-2 victory over Jackson State on Sunday at City Park Tennis Center. Alabama State secured the early […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS Get ready, North Alabama — elite college softball is headed to the Rocket City region. The Southeastern Conference announced a four-year agreement to host its postseason softball tournament at Madison’s Toyota […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS Alabama A&M football appears to be on the rise as head coach Sam Shade says the Bulldogs are ahead of where they were this time last year following the team’s spring […]

BCSP Notes MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Alabama State University Athletics announced the hiring of Chris Wright Friday as the new head coach of the Hornets’ men’s basketball program. A press conference was held Tuesday to formally […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Tuskegee University’s Marching Crimson Pipers are stepping into the national spotlight after appearing in T.I.’s latest music video, “Trauma Bond,” blending HBCU tradition with mainstream hip-hop culture. Released March 18, […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — A tense postgame exchange during the NCAA Women’s Final Four has sparked a broader conversation about respect, leadership, and the treatment of Black women in sports. CIAA Commissioner […]