In a sport committed to increasing its number of Black players, Southern University’s upset of LSU this week was a victory for all HBCU baseball programs.

Tai’Reon Joseph scored 27 points and blocked Mississippi State’s final shot as Southern closed on a 12-0 run to stun the No. 21 Bulldogs 60-59 on Sunday.

The way this NFL season is going so far, there’s a decent chance there could be a first-time Super Bowl participant for the first time since the 2008 season when Arizona became the 28th franchise to reach the big game.

The NFL reinstated suspended receiver Calvin Ridley and cleared the way for him to join his new team in Jacksonville.

Chad Henne has spent most of the season holding clipboards behind Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes.

The worst team in college basketball posted a tweet Monday asking students to try out and join the team for the rest of the season.

This was a victory the Detroit Lions probably needed more than they would admit. Detroit (2-3) made this one look easy, somewhat surprising considering the Lions had lost six straight in which they led by double digits. SOCIAL INJUSTICEAs they’ve done all season, players from Detroit and Jacksonville remained in their locker rooms for the national anthem. The Lions had 30 players lined up along the goal line for the anthem, with seven of them — including Stafford — taking a knee. UP NEXTThe Lions play next Sunday at Atlanta, which has won four of the last five meetings.

Quarterback Adrian Martinez #2 of the Nebraska Cornhuskers awaits a snap during the game against the Colorado Buffaloes at Memorial Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Lincoln, Nebraska. That is the position Nebraska finds itself entering 2019, and it will attempt to live up to those expectations starting Saturday when it hosts South Alabama. ABOUT NEBRASKA (2018: 4-8)Martinez, who ranked 12th nationally and led all freshmen nationally in total offense per game (295.1 yards) last year, also set school marks for 300-yard total offense (seven) and 400-yard total offense (three) games. Martinez ranked fourth nationally among all freshmen in passing yards at 237.9 yards per game in 2018. PREDICTION: Nebraska 48, South Alabama 14More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.