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Columbus, Georgia, has a high school sports scene that deserves more attention. Across Muscogee County and the surroundi...
Oct. 11, 2026
Four players from Columbus-area high schools are on NFL teams this season. Three of them came from the same school: Cent...
Oct. 9, 2026
When Albany State takes the field against Fort Valley State at the 36th Fountain City Classic on Saturday, Nov. 7, the G...
Oct. 5, 2026
We're past the halfway point of the high school football season, and the playoff races are starting to take shape. Here'...
Oct. 4, 2026
The Fountain City Classic is back for its 36th year, bringing Fort Valley State and Albany State, and tens of thousands...
Oct. 4, 2026
When Fort Valley State and Albany State take the field at A.J. McClung Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 7, fans will b...
Oct. 3, 2026
Tickets start at $12 for the Nov. 7 HBCU matchup at A.J. McClung Memorial Stadium The Fountain City Classic returns to...
Sept. 30, 2026
Long before she became known as Donovan Mitchell's wife, Coco Jones was already building a career spanning television, f...
Sept. 20, 2026
Morgan Freeman is heading back to Oxford. The Academy Award winner will serve as celebrity guest picker on ESPN's "Colle...
Sept. 19, 2026
Mike Tyson: Return of the Mike is a raw, unfiltered one-man show filmed at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywoo...
Sept. 17, 2026
Colin Kaepernick, 10 Years After the Protest That Changed His Life Ten years after Colin Kaepernick first refused to st...
Sept. 12, 2026
INDIANAPOLIS — Bubba Wallace climbed out of his No. 23 car Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, pumping his fists in c...
Aug. 22, 2025
COLUMBUS, Ga. — August 12, 2025 — The Columbus River Dragons announced today that Joel Texmo will return for the upcomin...
Aug. 13, 2025
An innovative adaptive sports program has provided athletic opportunities to 1,000 Black athletes with disabilities. The...
July 12, 2025
Olympic champion Simone Biles made a triumphant return to gymnastics competition, performing new skills that showcase he...
July 2, 2025
The LeBron James Family Foundation opened a new campus of the I PROMISE School, expanding educational opportunities for...
July 1, 2025
Tennis legend Serena Williams announced the opening of a tennis academy in underserved communities, providing free coach...
June 29, 2025
Historic Black Colleges and Universities football teams have been selected to participate in the inaugural Florida Beach...
June 20, 2025
The Black Coaches Alliance reported a 40% increase in Black head coaches across major sports leagues. The organization's...
June 17, 2025
A new Olympic training center specifically designed to support Black athletes opened with state-of-the-art facilities an...
June 14, 2025