Xavier Names Dannton Jackson Interim Athletics Director
Dannton Jackson, a Xavier University of Louisiana alumnus and former Gold Rush letterman who has...
View ArticleKirk is GCAC Player of Week for Second Time This Season
Xavier University of Louisiana's Moira Kirk, who starred in Gulf Coast Athletic Conference women's volleyball...
View ArticleRush extend poll streak -- it's the longest in NAIA D-I
The Gold Rush (7-3) are in the top 25 for the 26th consecutive time -- that's the longest active streak in this division -- and the 39th time in the last 40 polls. This is the first poll of the regular...
View ArticleNuggets Move to No. 2, Their Highest Rank of the Season
Not only did the Xavier University of Louisiana women's tennis team defeat Auburn Montgomery, but the Gold Nuggets also helped knock the Warhawks
View ArticleA Victorious Send Off for Malcolm Jenkins and Roman Harper
Kendal Francis, Data News Weekly VP of Advertising Glenn Jones and friends gathered to celebrate Malcolm Jenkins & Roman Harper prior to them leaving New Orleans.
View ArticleJackson, Miss., Mayor Lumumba’s Legacy Remembered
Washington, D.C.-area friends and supporters of the late Jackson, Miss., Mayor Chokwe Lumumba gathered on Saturday, April 12 at the David A. Clarke UDC School of Law in Northwest
View ArticleRacist’ LA Clippers Owner Banned from NBA and Fined $2.5 Million
After Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling was sternly denounced for racist comments by a spectrum of individuals, ranging from President Barack Obama
View ArticleXU's Alexander Jumps to All-America Honor
Angelica Alexander became Xavier University of Louisiana's second All-American of the 2014 NAIA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships
View ArticleNew Orleans Civil Rights Tour Was Right on Time!
Led by former New Orleans City Councilman Arnie Fielkow, who now heads the NBA Legends as CEO and President of the Retired Players Association based in Chicago, Illinois
View ArticleBayou Classic Events Roadshow Events
The Bayou Classic is more than a football game. This annual event is one of the country's greatest college sports rivalries, bringing the fans and alumni of Southern University
View ArticleThe Bayou Classic Celebrates 41 Years
Tigers Jags Historic Rivalry 2014 marks the 41st annual meeting of HBCU rivals Grambling State University and Southern University: The Bayou Classic is a football game and so much more!
View ArticleThe Battle of the Cats Come Back to New Orleans
The Bayou Classic is in its 41's year, more than just a football game it has become an important part of the Thanksgiving weekend as a destination for many African-Americans.
View ArticleRoger Cador: A Living Legend
Roger Cador will enter his 31st season as Head Coach of the Southern University Jaguars Baseball Program. A native of New Roads LA and son of a sharecropper
View ArticleDIBIA Dream to host Annual Essence of Sports Clinic
DIBIA Dream will host its annual Essence of Sports Clinic from 9 a.m.-12:00 p.m., June 29, 2015 – July 2, 2015 at Isidore Newman High School. The clinic is designed for girls and boys of all skill...
View ArticleLA State Treasury Forced To Shift Trust Fund Money To Plug Deficits
The Louisiana Department of the Treasury has been directed by the legislature to move $30.5 million from dedicated trust funds to fill deficits
View ArticleSerena The Great!!!
Lisa Leslie, Laila Ali, Serena Williams; all women, all athletes, all great. They reach a level of greatness that one can only dream of, let alone accomplish. If you were watching Wimbledon, you...
View ArticleSaints Rookie Delivers Robots to KIPP
When Kipp Leadership Academy fourth-to-sixth grade teacher Kirk Thomas told his students someone famous was coming to visit them, the answers ranged from August Alsina to the president of the United...
View ArticleSaints Continue to Turn Tide on the Season with Win Against Giants
After a slow 0-4 season start, the New Orleans Saints find themselves at .500 with a 4-4 record. Quarterback Drew Brees looks like his old self again, completing 39-50 passes for 511 yards, seven...
View ArticleWho Dat? Fans Dat!
A little girl with two big puffs and smooth brown skin is in a black Drew Brees jersey that hangs off her thin body. She has some ketchup smeared on the side of her face from the fries she just ate,...
View ArticleGold Nuggets reach top 10 for first time since 2013
Xavier University of Louisiana reached the top 10 in the NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Coaches' Top 25 Poll for the first time since the 2012-13 season. The Gold Nuggets climbed from 21st to ninth...
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