Jermoine Royster first stepped into the boxing ring at 8-years old. After an amateur career that saw him finish with a record of 90-14 and win numerous championships at the national level, he’s getting ready to make his professional debut.
Former Spider basketball star Bob McCurdy passed away on Wednesday night, after a battle with cancer. Sean and his family have spent recent days in Connecticut ahead of services to remember him.
The coronavirus forced another change in Major League Baseball’s schedule, bringing the league’s total to eight teams affected in the first nine days of the season.
When the fall of 2021 rolls around, five of our area schools will be competing against some different competition in their respective quests for state championships.
Under normal circumstances, Washington’s NFL football team would be preparing to open its eighth year of training camp in Richmond this week. But as we’ve learned all too well, 2020 has been anything but normal.
Colonial Downs Group announced they have postponed today’s opening card at the Colonial Downs racetrack due to heat conditions reaching over 100 degrees.
Four University of Virginia athletes have tested positive for COVID-19 out of 235 total student-athletes tested, the university announced in its second testing update Friday.
The Chesterfield native took the lead with 13 laps to go and hung on for his fifth victory of the season, taking the checkered flag at Kansas Speedway. His five wins currently lead the Cup series.
Originally, all of us would be getting ready to settle in and watch Friday’s opening ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic games, but thanks to COVID-19, the clock reset, beginning a one year countdown for a second time on Thursday.
In any given year, even Major League Baseball exhibition games would attract a fair number of fans, especially when it features two beltway rivals, but Monday's tilt between the Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles gave us a window into what will be a bizarre 2020 season for players and fans.
The Washington Post reported that 15 female former employees of the city’s NFL franchise said they were sexually harassed during their time with the team.
The CAA will not play a league football schedule in the fall of 2020, two sources close to the situation told NBC12 on Thursday evening. An official announcement is expected on Friday.
Branding experts warn of the pitfalls for the team in choosing a new name, while others who love humor provide some possibilities that are only half in jest.
In 2011 and part of 2012, Richmond Spiders Hall of Famer Tim Hightower suited up in the burgundy and gold, wearing the Redskins’ logo on his helmet. On Monday, the running back was happy to see change.
Less than two months from the start of the season, college football is still filled with unknowns, but UVA head coach Bronco Mendenhall says, “We’re going to prepare as if we’re opening up with Georgia."
The owner of a sporting goods store in Henrico says they’ll be ready to sell a new era of Washington football gear after the team said it would be retiring the “Redskins” nickname.
The East Coast National Championship leg of the Flag Football World Championship Tour kicks off on Saturday at Glover Park. This will feature 129 teams competing in an adult flag football tournament, ages ranging from 18 to some players in their 50′s and 60′s.
The Virginia football team had two student-athletes test positive for COVID-19 in its initial round of testing, the UVA Athletics Department announced on Friday.
Following the Ivy League’s call to postpone its sports in the fall of 2020, eyes now turn to other leagues around the country to see what decisions they make regarding competition. That includes the Richmond-based Colonial Athletic Association, which works to map out the future during the COVID-19 p
The CIAA has announced that its sports have been suspended for the fall of 2020 due to ongoing safety concerns associated with COVID-19. This means Virginia Union and Virginia State will not field schedules.
Ashley Riefner has been playing professionally in Finland for the last four years. She’s been a part of league championship teams in three of her four seasons in the country, and was named her league’s top midfielder in 2019.
Javonte' Harding has been named Gatorade Virginia Track and Field Athlete of the Year on the boys side. He’s the second student-athlete from Prince George to win the honor (John Warren, 2014). The Royals’ senior is now a finalist for the Gatorade national award.
The Squirrels have unveiled “Movies in the Outfield,” which will be a chance for fans to get to the ballpark and catch a flick. The screenings will be held every Thursday and Saturday night and begin this Thursday, July 9.
The name “Redskins” is seen by some as a racial slur against Native Americans, and a name that people have been pushing for the team to remove for decades.
High school athletic departments in Virginia are hoping and planning to start on time in the fall, but at WAHS, they're trying to be ready for any scenario.
A FedEx spokesperson released a statement Thursday afternoon, saying, “We have communicated to the team in Washington our request that they change the team name.”
The 2020 Minor League Baseball season has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Major League Baseball informed the Richmond Flying Squirrels.
The College World Series wasn't played this season due to COVID-19, but five years ago, the Virginia baseball team was celebrating its first-ever national championship.
If high school sports get back up and running in the fall, 2020 is shaping up to be a football season unlike we've seen before. Players, coaches and fans still don't know exactly what the game will look like.
Virginia baseball signee Nick Bitsko will not join the Cavaliers next season, as the right-handed pitcher officially agreed to terms with the Tampa Rays on Tuesday.
The pool is a popular destination for July 4 weekend, and Phase Three of Virginia's reopening will bring recreational swimming back just in time for that holiday.
Manchester graduate Kei'Trel Clark is one of two players to announce on Monday that they are leaving Liberty University due to issues unrelated to football.
According to a report from Sport’s Illustrated’s Ross Dellenger, at least 30 LSU football players are in quarantine because they tested positive for COVID-19 or were found to have had contact with those who tested positive.
Mike London was the first African-American head football coach at Richmond, Virginia and now William and Mary. When George Floyd's death sparked a nation-wide protest effort, London sprung into action.
Football fans know Virginia linebacker Charles Snowden for his play-making ability on the field, but the past two weeks have seen him on the streets of the nation's capital, trying to sack racism and injustice.
Rather than having as many as nine players selected, the Cavaliers may only have one or two picked in this year’s shortened MLB Draft, which could set UVA up for big things in 2021.
NASCAR announced on Wednesday evening that it has banned the Confederate flag from all events and properties. The move comes less than 48 hours after Bubba Wallace, the lone black driver on the Monster Cup circuit, called for the sport to do so.
Redskins’ head coach Ron Rivera says he is proud of his community and members of his team for the way they’ve responded to the death of George Floyd and the recent protests.
The University of South Carolina athletics department has cut sponsorship ties with CPI Security after a email response reveled company CEO Kenneth Gill’s insensitive comments about social injustice after North Carolina protests.
The Carolina Panthers and two universities have canceled partnerships with a North Carolina home security company after the company’s CEO told an activist he should focus on black-on-black crime rather than the George Floyd protests.
Centerfielder Chris Newell is the first Virginia baseball player to earn ‘Freshman of the Year’ honors at a national level, after being awarded by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper on Tuesday.
The NCAA Division I Council voted to allow football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball players to resume on-campus voluntary workouts beginning on June 1.
