The demographic breakdown of the 2025 Cricket Celebration Bowl tells us a lot about the event and HBCU football as a whole.

In the battle for the Cricket Celebration Bowl title, the South Carolina State Bulldogs (9-2) and the Jackson State Tigers (11-2) go head-to-head in Atlanta. The Historically Black College and ...

The Bulldogs are 1.5-point favorites over Prairie View A&M. Prairie View A&M rode a tremendous defense to its first SWAC Championship since 2009, defeating Jackson State, 23-21. It was just the second ...

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ATLANTA — John. T. Grant, Jr., the executive director of the Cricket Celebration Bowl and a driving influence behind growing the game into what's considered the "crown jewel" of HBCU football, is this ...

ATLANTA — At Saturday’s annual Cricket Celebration Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, they’re not only rooting for their teams but spending their dollars. The executive director of the game calls it the ...

The Australia vs England Ashes Test in Melbourne marked the last international match of 2025 among full member nations. The ...

Summer is the time for backyard cricket but if your bowling was a fizzer during your family’s annual Christmas match, a group ...