Jade Hill, a guard from Minneapolis South, has been a full-time starter for the UST’s first women’s basketball team in the DI era, scoring over 2,700 points and earning second team all-league honors.
Charles Hallman
Charles Hallman is a contributing reporter and award-winning sports columnist at the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder.
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Minatee has got the middle covered
Calissa Minatee, a sophomore middle blocker for the Minnesota Golden Gophers volleyball team, is having a successful season, posting career-best 11 kills against Wisconsin and UCLA, and is a starter for the team this fall.
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Women coaches of color ‘dramatically underrepresented’ in U.S. colleges
The University of Minnesota Tucker Center’s latest report found that 174 institutions have zero women head coaches of color, while HBCUs have 13 of 15 institutions with 100% women coaches of color, and the Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti believes that diversity should lead to more opportunities for Black and women of color.
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Black churches historically have fostered social cohesion
Black men are increasingly becoming unchurched, leading to a decline in attendance at Black churches and a decrease in the political power they once held.
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Coaching while Black
Ben Johnson and Mike Woodson, the only Black men’s basketball head coaches in the Big Ten, are preparing for their fourth seasons on the job, facing the challenges of player departures and unrealistic criticism due to their race.
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Premier Youth League has an inner city focus
Scott Redd and Ty Thomas have been organizing a Premier Youth Tackle Football League for urban kids ages 9 to 14, providing them with opportunities to compete and win, learn life lessons, and participate in a sense of culture and community around football.
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‘Blacklight On Sports’ featuring Colin Moore
Colin Moore is an educator and high school boys basketball in the metro area. He currently serves as the head boys coach at St. Paul Johnson High School and Community and Cultural specialist in the St. Paul Public Schools. He became head coach in 2020 after spending years as an assistant to Hall of Farmer […]
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WNBA Finals: Lynx made history in Game 1 victory – Game 2 was different story
The Minnesota Lynx are looking to become the second team in league history to sweep both the Commissioner’s Cup and the WNBA Finals trophy in the same season, while the WNBA is considering expanding with a Black-led ownership group in 2028.
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Watkins, Lewis survive the inevitable Twins bloodletting
Tommy Watkins remains the Twins’ third base coach despite the team’s late season swoon, while Simeon Woods Richardson was demoted to the minors after hitting a rookie wall.
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College games remain affordable
Legal betting on professional sports such as Baseball, Football, Hockey, Basketball, and Soccer/Futbol is much cheaper than attending local college games, with ticket prices ranging from $10-$38 for football, $12-$33 for men’s basketball, $5-$8 for women’s basketball, $10-$28 for men’s hockey, $5-$8 for women’s hockey, and $19.62 for men’s hockey.
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WNBA gets a diversity black eye
Two Black WNBA head coaches, Teresa Weatherspoon and Tanisha Wright, have been fired since the playoffs began, raising concerns about the treatment of Black coaches in the league.
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Branding HBCUs as places “Where Winners Thrive”
An interview with Conference Commissioner Dr. Kiki Baker Barnes Dr. Kiki Baker Barnes is the winner of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Rise Leader of the Year award. She is the NAIA’s only all-Black conference commissioner, the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference (HBCUAC). Formerly the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference, Barnes became […]
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Are costly NFL games pricing out Black fans?
Black NFL fans are not attending games in person due to the high cost of tickets, parking, food, and merchandise.
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WNBA expansion gets underway
The WNBA is expanding to 15 teams with the addition of Portland in 2026, but the league’s majority Black coaches have been fired.
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Viking receivers on dreams come true
Brandon Powell and Jalen Nailor have both scored touchdowns in each of the Minnesota Vikings’ first three games this season, marking the first time since 2018 that two players have done so in the NFL.
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Lois Arterberry leads Gophers women’s tennis to strong start
The Gophers women’s tennis team recently finished the Gopher Invitational tournament.
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Donaldson one of many pre-integration Black players MLB may overlook
John Donaldson, a legendary Black pitcher who amassed over 420 wins and over 5,200 strikeouts in over 700 games.
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Athletes Unlimited offers play during WNBA off-season
Athletes Unlimited (AU) has announced that the 2025 AU Pro Basketball Championship season will move to Nashville, TN.
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Cam’Ron Ransom earns SWAC Offensive Player of the Week honors
Cam’Ron Ransom of Bethune-Cookman was named SWAC Offensive Player of the Week after throwing for 382 yards and three touchdowns.
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Unongo brings confidence, excitement to Tommies volleyball
Miriam Unongo and the St. Thomas volleyball team are off to a great start this season, having clinched their third-straight non-conference tournament without a loss.