In addition to Southern heading to the NCAA tournament, Alabama A&M and Alcorn State earned postseason bids
Rob Knox
Rob Knox is an award-winning professional and a member of the Lincoln (Pa.) Athletics Hall of Fame. In addition to having work published in SLAM magazine, the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Washington Post, and Diverse Issues In Higher Education, Knox enjoyed a distinguished career as an athletics communicator for Lincoln, Kutztown, Coppin State, Towson, and UNC Greensboro. He also worked at ESPN and for the Delaware County Daily Times. Recently, Knox was honored by CSC with the Mary Jo Haverbeck Trailblazer Award and the NCAA with its Champion of Diversity award. Named a HBCU Legend by SI.com, Knox is a graduate of Lincoln University and a past president of the College Sports Communicators, formerly CoSIDA.
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Sa’lah Hemingway keeps MEAC champ Howard moving and grooving
Plus, a look at MEAC postseason teams Norfolk State and UMES
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Sights and sounds: An evening with Maryland women’s basketball
Frese: ‘I’m just excited for this team, for our fans, for the University of Maryland, for us to have another opportunity in the NCAA tournament’
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Twintastic: Taylor and Taryn Barbot lead Charleston to first CAA crown
The Barbot twins combined for 39 points in the 68-56 championship victory over Hofstra
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CAA notebook: Grace Ezebilo’s journey from Nigeria to Charleston fuels championship push
Grace Ezebilo has traveled a long road from NIgeria to the College of Charleston to develop into a rebounding force. That, and more from around the CAA
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MEAC notebook: How Nile Miller and Zennia Thomas became Howard’s championship pillars
A look at the MEAC programs that can potentially knock off trophy-carrying Howard
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SWAC notebook: Meet the 2026 SWAC tournament contenders
A look at all 12 programs headed to the SWAC tournament, including an in-depth view of Alabama A&M’s Kaila Walker
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With renewed focus off the court, South Carolina’s Tessa Johnson is thriving from deep
Johnson: ‘I was really focused on making my shot quicker and being able to shoot off the dribble a little better.’
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From I-95 to the Organ Mountains: Inside Delaware’s transition into Conference USA
Ella Wanzer: ‘I’m blessed to be able to play in a conference that’s this competitive’
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CAA notebook: Towson’s India Johnston made loyalty her legacy
When asked about India Johnston Towson’s fourth-year head coach Laura Harper didn’t hesitate. She responded with a smile, but there was a firmness in her voice, the kind a schoolteacher uses to stop side conversations cold. Harper leaned her 6-foot-4 frame forward, lowered her head and made her position clear. Forget diplomacy. “Let’s be clear, […]