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Howard, Morehouse among five HBCUs to receive millions in new equipment for COVID-19 testing
Howard University is among a pool of five historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to receive a $15 million donation from Waltham, Massachusetts-bas… → Read More
Charlotte native Anthony Hamilton to sing national anthem at NBA All-Star Game
Charlotte Hornets point guard Kemba Walker isn’t the only local talent feeling himself heading into NBA All-Star Weekend. Charlotte, North Carolina-born rhythm … → Read More
The power of the documentary ‘Emanuel’ brought Stephen Curry’s mother to tears
Wednesday night wasn’t supposed to be Sonya Curry’s night, and she made sure of that as she made her way to her front-row reserved seat at a nearly packed Cramt… → Read More
CIAA hopes move to Baltimore takes tournaments to the next level
Charlotte’s loss is Baltimore’s gain. The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) is moving its long-standing men’s and women’s basketball tournamen… → Read More
Cardinals’ Antoine Bethea bet on himself — and it paid off
It comes as little surprise that Antoine Bethea saw a play developing way before anyone else. It was during the 2014 season: Earlier that year, Colin Kaepernick… → Read More
All-female officials team set to referee CIAA football title game
Sharlanda Demingo had added football to her repertoire — and now will be part of an all-female, five-person officiating crew poised with managing the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Football Championship game, between Fayetteville State and Bowie State, on Nov. 10 in Salem, Virginia. → Read More
For soccer standout Joel Cunningham, Howard was his mecca
Soccer standout Joel Cunningham considered Howard University, which he helped overcome decades of mediocrity, his mecca → Read More
Julius Peppers: Comin’ from where I’m from
The smell of moldy furniture, carpet and insulation — not to mention the sight of children’s toys scattered across Tonia McGirt’s front lawn — wiped the smile c… → Read More
Burton pledges money for each catch and touchdown to International Justice Mission
It would have been fairly painless for Trey Burton to write a sizable check to support any cause that’s near and dear to his heart. Even as a rookie — before he… → Read More
Soccer player Winston Wardlaw raises money for the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation
Thanksgiving 2015 was both memorable — and unforgettable — for the Wardlaw family. On that November morning, the family of four participated in their neighborho… → Read More
Bucs’ Mike Evans plays ‘Madden’ to raise money for Jacksonville shooting victims
Mike Evans had every reason in the world to be angry and bitter. He admits there was a time, almost a full decade, when he was in a dark place. But he didn’t st… → Read More
Redskins rookie RB Derrius Guice: ‘It’s tough, but I never stay down’
What motivates athletes to play? Often it’s family. In a new series, Playing For Something, Washington Redskins rookie Derrius Guice, as told to The Undefeated’… → Read More
Prairie View A&M’s quick start proves too much for N.C. Central in MEAC/SWAC Challenge
Football games are hardly fought, and won, at the conference commissioners’ table, but don’t tell that to Dennis E. Thomas and Charles McClelland. Friendly preg… → Read More
ESPN documentary ‘Crossroads’ flips the script on black kids and lacrosse
“I’m from the ’hood. You don’t hear nothin’ ’bout no lacrosse. … If you ask anybody in my family, [they’d tell you], ‘Oh, that’s a white-person sport.’ ” True o… → Read More
Chris Paul donates $2.5 million to Wake Forest’s basketball program, vows, ‘This is home for me’
While his newest teammate was being fitted for his Houston Rockets jersey, Chris Paul was in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, at the place that made him the man a… → Read More
U.S. Soccer Federation’s got a brand-new pitch
It didn’t seem fair. Ten-year-old Chris Chicas, one of the smallest players on this concrete pitch, was made to play goalkeeper in a 6 vs. 6 pickup game that fe… → Read More
French star Kylian Mbappe to donate World Cup earnings to charity
Even the most ardent soccer fan might’ve missed it: Kylian Mbappe, France’s young star, making a statement like Michael Jordan in Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals.… → Read More
Tiffany Greene joins HBCU broadcast team as play-by-play announcer for ESPN
Tiffany Greene gets paid to ask the tough questions. It’s what she does — and has dreamed of doing ever since kindergarten. But 10 months ago, with a 6-month-ol… → Read More
Expect France-Croatia final to provide one last World Cup thrill
We’re mind readers here at The Undefeated, and we see very clearly that you — yes, you futbol fan — will be rooting for France to beat Croatia in Sunday’s World… → Read More
For Redskins rookie Derrius Guice, a friend in need is a friend indeed
Derrius Guice’s reputation precedes him. Hard-nosed, angry — even violent. That’s the narrative on the 21-year-old rookie running back drafted in the second rou… → Read More