While a few Black universities were founded just prior to the Civil War, the years following the abolishment of slavery saw an HBCU boom in which many of today’s institutions were founded, mostly in the South, including Morehouse College and Alabama State in 1867.

While the championship push continues in women’s hoops, men in the basketball world are fouling out, with a team owner suspended for workplace misconduct and a player facing potential discipline for homophobic comments.

The No. 1 Las Vegas Aces host the No. 3 Connecticut Sun in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals today at 3 p.m. ET, so of course today’s Scroll has everything you need to know before tip-off. Time to get’cha head in the game.

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If you’re reading this, you might have noticed things are looking different around here: we’ve had (another) makeover. Exciting, no?

Friday brought a rare win in the ongoing fight for trans rights in sports — pending legal challenges from parents, a Utah judge reversed the state’s law that banned trans girls from participating.

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