Category: Sports

Dawn Thornton to receive prestigious award

Brandon King

Alabama A&M head women’s basketball coach Dawn Thornton will be among the honorees to receive the distinguished award given out by the SWAC Game ChangeHer Award Committee and the Southwestern Athletic Conference.  Coach Thornton’s leadership, commitment to excellence, and undeniable positive impact will be honored during the SWAC Game ChangeHer Awards brunch, to be held in Atlanta, GA, on Thursday, March 12.  In just her second season at AAMU, Coach Thornton has put the Lady Bulldogs on the path to the program’s first-ever SWAC regular season crown, along the way…

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Both Olympic Golds, But Unequal Celebration

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Written by SST Contributor Hodari P.T. Brown In a historic sweep at the 2026 Winter Olympics, both the U.S. men’s and women’s hockey teams captured gold medals. It was a rare and remarkable achievement. Yet the response from the nation’s highest office revealed how deeply sexism still runs in American sports and society. During a post-victory phone call with the men’s team, President Donald Trump congratulated them and invited them to attend the State of the Union. In that same exchange, he remarked that he would also have to invite…

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North Carolina A&T’s Lewis Walker named CAA Rookie of the Week

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North Carolina A&T forward Lewis Walker was the CAA Rookie of the Week, the conference announced Monday afternoon.  Walker averaged 20.0 points on 60% shooting from the field and 94.1% from the free-throw line in helping the Aggies split a pair of contests. Against the College of Charleston, Walker scored 16 points on a very efficient 5-9 shooting and 6-7 from the charity stripe. He helped the Aggies put up a valiant effort, trimming a 23-point second-half deficit to just 4 points, but ultimately the Aggies would fall to the Cougars, 74-61.  The redshirt freshman…

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Tanking Is Back in the Spotlight, But the NBA’s Real Problem Runs Deeper

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written by Contributor Hodari P. T. Brown The NBA’s long-running battle with tanking is once again front and center. Recently, the Utah Jazz and the Indiana Pacers were fined for sitting healthy players during critical fourth-quarter stretches of regular-season games before All-Star Weekend. The perception was clear: positioning for the draft lottery mattered more than winning that night. For Utah, the strategy worked in one game. In another, it backfired and the Jazz won anyway. That irony underscores the complicated nature of tanking. You can attempt to lose strategically, but outcomes are never guaranteed. Still, the issue forced…

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For the Love of the Game: Bringing Competition and Culture Back to NBA All-Star Weekend

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Written by contributor Hodari P.T. Brown The NBA All-Star Weekend has always represented more than just an exhibition. At its best, it is a celebration of the game’s highest level of skill, creativity, history, and cultural influence. As a passionate fan who wants the game of basketball to continue thriving—watched, respected, and loved across generations—I believe the All-Star Weekend must evolve in a way that restores competitiveness, honors tradition, and makes the event as culturally significant and nationally captivating as it has ever been. Basketball is too important to too…

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Alabama State’s Dylan Djete invited to CFL combine

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Alabama State wide receiver Dylan Djete has accepted an invitation to the CFL.  The Quebec native began his collegiate career at Wofford. Following his freshman campaign, in which he caught 27 passes for 431 yards and a touchdown, Djete was also named to the Southern Conference All-Freshman Team.  In his 3 seasons at Wofford, Djete appeared in 31 games, catching 59 passes for 772 yards and 4 touchdowns. This season with Alabama State, Djete was the Hornets’ third leading receiver, recording 28 receptions for 422 yards and 4 touchdowns.  The 2026 CFL Combine will…

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13 February 2026 CAA Men’s Basketball Notebook

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Courtesy of Dylan Smith, Associate Commissioner, CAA CAA TAKES ON NBA ALL-STAR 2026 North Carolina A&T and Hampton will square off at the 2026 NBA HBCU Classic during Friday night’s festivities. Tip-off from NBA All-Star 2026 at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, Calif., is slated for 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT, with Michael Grady, Danny Green and Monica McNutt on the call. The star-studded event will be a rematch of the Aggies’ and Pirates’ battle on Jan. 19, in which a 24-point, five-assist performance by Jalyke Gaines-Wyatt lifted Hampton to an 82-61 victory.…

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Tennessee State Football News: Richard Dent named as Special Advisor to Reggie Barlow

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Courtesy of Nick Guerriero, Assistant AD – Communications & Broadcasting NASHVILLE — Tennessee State University football announced the addition of NFL Hall of Famer and TSU legend Richard Dent as Special Advisor to Head Coach Reggie Barlow. “When I was blessed to take this job, I quickly learned just how rich the legacy of Tennessee State football truly is, and there’s no name that represents that legacy more than Richard Dent,” Barlow said. “From the beginning, one of my goals was to reconnect our former greats with this program and make sure…

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Jayson Tatum slams anti-Kobe media attacks

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In recent years, since the untimely and tragic death of the great Kobe Bryant, there has been an upsurge in Kobe Bryant slander/disrespect. What makes it even more nefarious is that it is derived from propping up one LeBron James.  As repulsive as it is to hear the anti-Kobe rhetoric of the propaganda arm of clutch sports, the miasma of Kobe slander has infested the populace of the rank and file LeSychophant population, with some of them uttering some of the most depraved and repugnant things imaginable, none of which…

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Aaron Gordon challenges Zach LaVine to run it back

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It is hard to believe that it has been a decade since Aaron Gordon and Zach LaVine turned the 2016 NBA Slam Dunk Contest into one for the ages as each continued wow the crowd with one jaw dropping dunk after another. the contest is still talked about to this very day, not only because of the incredible display of the two standout participants but because of the result, which is mired in controversy.  Many people who saw the contest, believe it should have ended in a tie or that Gordon should…

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