Exciting news for the Southwestern Athletic Conference! Commissioner Charles McClelland, who has played a pivotal role in boosting the league's visibility with broadcasts on ESPN and HBCUGO, has received a contract extension through 2032. McClelland, also the first HBCU representative to chair the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee, continues to make strides for the conference.

Mayor John Whitmire issues the first report from his independent review panel, including recommendations on far-reaching procedural changes for the Houston Police Department

The only time Indiana State won more games was when Larry Bird was part of a national runner-up team in 1979.

Defending champion Connecticut, along with Houston, Purdue and North Carolina are the top seeds in a March Madness bracket that started going haywire even before the pairings came out.

Purdue claimed the top overall seed over reigning national champion Connecticut in the first look at the potential top 16 seeds for the NCAA Tournament.

Monday marks the kick off of the 28th annual “Comida” Food Drive to help feed those in need during the holiday season.

HOUSTON –Texas Southern University Director of Athletics Dr. Charles McClelland has announced that current TSU associate head coach Johnetta Hayes-Perry has been named the next head women’s basketball coach at Texas Southern. Hayes-Perry arrived to Texas Southern after a two year stint at UNC-Wilmington, where she spent two seasons as an assistant coach on former TSU head women’s basketball coach Cynthia Cooper-Dykes’ staff. Texas Southern clinched the number one seed at the 2013 SWAC Women’s Basketball Tournament after winning the schools’ first regular season championship in school history. “We’re extremely excited about the future of the women’s basketball at Texas Southern with Coach Hayes-Perry at the helm of the program,” said McClelland. I know that Johnetta is ready to lead the Texas Southern University women’s basketball program both on the court and off.

HOUSTON – The University of Southern California announced the hiring of Texas Southern head women's basketball coach today (April 11). Cooper-Dyke leaves TSU after leading the program to unprecedented heights during her first year at the helm of the program. "Texas Southern University is ecstatic for the opportunity Coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke has to take over the USC women's basketball program," said TSU Director of Athletic Dr. Charles McClelland. "This is a great opportunity for me but I will miss Texas Southern," said Cooper-Dyke. A national search to find the next TSU head women's basketball coach will begin immediately.