This year’s commencement ceremonies began Friday for recipients of master’s and doctoral degrees. More than 260 graduates crossed the stage at Lee E. Williams Athletics and Assembly Center.

When Walter Payton was drafted out of Jackson State in 1975, skeptics questioned if a running back from a small, overlooked ...

The Jackson State University Tigers kicked off a weekend full of graduations this morning. Hundreds packed the assembly ...

When Walter Payton was drafted out of Jackson State in 1975, skeptics questioned if a running back from a small, overlooked HBCU could truly dominate the pros. Ten years later, he was the NFL’s ...

"As you heard earlier, the NFL continues to honor 'Sweetness' not only for his performance and excellence on the field but also his commitment to give back to his community with the Walter Payton NFL ...

If Jeanty were to join the Bears, he would be joining a strong lineage of running backs. At the top of the list is Hall of Famer Walter Payton. Jeanty has received comparisons to Payton, and he ...

Discover 11 of the best NFL Draft picks of all time who changed the league forever, reshaped team strategies and left an unforgettable mark on NFL history.

Super Bowl champion coach Jon Gruden, who now works with Barstool Sports, told me last week that if Jim Brown, Walter Payton ... in Skokie wanting to be Sweetness. Payton to the right, Payton ...

The Chicago Bears chose Colston Loveland, a tight end from Michigan with the 10th overall pick. Who else will they choose in ...

The 2021 draft was touted, at the time, for its depth of superstar quarterback prospects. Four years later, they're among ...

Walter Payton, who I was a big fan of, was a big UNLV fan. Sweetness was such a cool dude and mellow dude, but he was a UNLV fan, and coach Tark had him come into the locker room before the game ...