CLASS OF 2025

 By Dasia Garner, N.C. A&T William C. Rhoden has dedicated nearly five decades to covering the intersection of sports, race and society. He spent 34 years at The New York Times, including 26 years writing the “Sports of The Times” column. Since 2016, he has...

Claire Smith broke barriers in baseball coverageBy A’nyia Clemons, N.C. A&T Baseball pioneer and Hall of Fame sportswriter Claire Smith broke barriers as the first woman to cover a Major League Baseball beat full-time. She covered the New York Yankees starting in...

Michael Wilbon rose from columnist to commentator By Caulin Avery, N.C. A&T Michael Wilbon has been a dominant force in sports journalism since 1980. Wilbon is best known as a co-host, alongside Tony Kornheiser, for ESPN’s Pardon the Interruption (PTI), one of the...