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By Ray Porter Jr. for Urban Media Today MOON TOWNSHIP, PA — After a sluggish start in the opening quarter, the Robert Morris Colonials stormed back over the final three periods to defeat the Wright State Raiders 60–52 on Senior Day at the UPMC Events Center. Myriam Traore led the Colonials with 19 points, knocking down three key three-pointers to spark...

By Brandon Walker for Urban Media Today Washington, DC—Howard produced a balanced effort on offense as well as a suffocating defense as they scored a critical victory to keep pace in the MEAC by the score of 79-53 on Saturday evening at the Burr Gymnasium. Bryce Harris and Jaden Cooper traded baskets to begin the game. Chris Flippin scored on a...

By Bobby Pen/Originally published by theGrio Election season in Florida just got a jolt of 808s and political ambition. Luther “Uncle Luke” Campbell — the rap pioneer, First Amendment fighter, and youth football coach — says he’s officially running for Congress in 2026. The announcement came during an appearance on “This Week in South Florida,” where Campbell confirmed he plans to seek the Democratic...

By Brandon Walker for Urban Media Today April Edwards and Zoe Stewart combined to score 29 points for Howard and held UMES to 33 percent shooting as they moved into sole possession of first place in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference with a 66-45 win on Saturday afternoon at the Burr Gymnasium. Stewart began the game’s scoring with a three-pointer, which was...

By Brandon Walker for Urban Media Today Washington, DC—The duo of Bryce Harris and Cedric Taylor III combined for 47 points as Howard scored a wire-to-wire win over South Carolina State by the score of 85-57 on Saturday evening at the Burr Gymnasium. Howard is now the winner of three games in a row and avenged its earlier 58-57 loss...

By Brandon Walker for Urban Media Today Villanova's tournament hopes brightened in D.C. on Saturday as they secured a significant victory against Georgetown, ending the Hoyas' four-game winning streak. Acaden Lewis led all scorers with 26 points, making many clutch shots that helped lead his team to an 80-73 win at the Capital One Arena. With this win, Villanova is...

By Haniyah Philogene/Originally published by theGrio If you can’t use the word Black in Black History Month…is it just History Month? That’s the question Aaliyah Steward, a Florida A&M University law student, is asking herself after the HBCU gave her pushback for a Black History Month flyer. When Steward submitted a flyer for an upcoming event hosted by the Black Law Students...

NORFOLK, Va. --- Norfolk State head football coach Michael Vick announced his 2026 recruiting class on National Signing Day, bringing in talent across the offensive and defensive sides of the ball. "This 2026 class represents everything we're building at Norfolk State: toughness, discipline, and a hunger to compete," Vick said. "These young men believe in the vision, and we're excited to develop them...

Brandon Walker for Urban Media Today College Park, MD—Fletcher Loyer scored 29 points and made seven three-pointers as No. 12 Purdue led wire-to-wire and snapped its three-game losing streak with a resounding victory, 93-63 over Maryland on Sunday afternoon at the XFINITY Arena. Maryland has dropped its third consecutive game and is off to its worst start in conference play...

By Ron Pitts for Urban Media Today On a cold winter snowy day outside of Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, South Carolina, Coach Brad Brownell had his #22 Tigers (17-4) on defensive heater inside against Jeff Capel’s (9-12) Pitt Panthers. The Tigers started off to what seemed to have matched the snowy temperatures outside and got off to a cold start...