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By Kondwani Mzumara | @kondwamz Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — The Winston-Salem State University Rams won the NBA HBCU Classic over Virginia Union University Panthers 64-47 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse Saturday. Winston-Salem State (17-8), the defending Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association tournament champions, led by as many as 23 points. Ketron Shaw led the Rams with …

By Madie Chandler | @madie_chandler Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — The NBA All-Star Saturday Night court awaits the arrival of a pair of basketball’s most prolific shooters set to reenact Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs’ iconic Battle of the Sexes tennis match. The 2024 iteration of the event boasts the same head-to-head format …

By Kondwani Mzumara | @kondwamz Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – Team Jalen won the 2024 NBA Rising Stars Challenge at Gainbridge Fieldhouse Friday night, defeating Team Detlef 26-13 in the championship game. Team Jalen made 67% of its shots with an ability to get to the rim with alley-oops and dunks that helped seize …

Reporters and photographers wait patiently in a hotel ballroom as the press conference is about to start. Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh and Washington coach Kalen DeBoer enter the room and take their seats, sitting on either side of the College Football Playoff Championship trophy that sits in the middle of the stage. The interviews begin. …

By Mitch Friesenborg Sports Capital Journalism Program HOUSTON — Michigan made College Football Playoff history Monday night on the way to claiming its first national championship since 1997 and the first outright title since 1948. Wolverine running backs Blake Corum and Donovan Edwards overwhelmed the Washington defense, and the team’s total of 303 rushing yards …

By Andrew Thomison | @Andrew_Thomison Sports Capital Journalism Program HOUSTON – True to the end of a season that became perfect forever, the Michigan Wolverines led from start to finish in a 34-13 victory over the Washington Huskies to win the school’s 12th national championship, the first since 1997 and their first outright title since …

By Andrew Thomison | @Andrew_Thomison Sports Capital Journalism Program HOUSTON – For just a few minutes on Saturday evening, his team’s game for a national championship less than 48 hours away, Washington Huskies head coach Kalen DeBoer sat in the front row for a presentation that would forever connect him with one of the greatest …

(Editor’s note: Sports Capital Journalism students Andrew Thomison and Mitch Friesenborg are covering the College Football Playoff National Championship at NRG Stadium in Houston. Here are their predictions for the game between the Michigan Wolverines and Washington Huskies.)   The meeting between Kalen DeBoer’s Washington Huskies and Jim Harbaugh’s Michigan Wolverines could have the makings …

By Andrew Thomison | @Andrew_Thomison Sports Capital Journalism Program HOUSTON – In its short but influential history, the transfer portal has become college football’s version of free agency in the National Football League. The process allows for college football programs to recruit talented players that can join their new teams immediately, in an effort to …

By Mitch Friesenborg Sports Capital Journalism Program HOUSTON – For the first time in the history of both programs, the Michigan Wolverines and Washington Huskies have 14 victories in perfect seasons that will be defined on Monday night at NRG Stadium in the College Football Playoff National Championship. After cathartic, narrow victories on January 1 …