From left, Washington Redskins’ Roy Helu Jr., Stephen Campbell and Silas Redd run drills during practice at the Redskins NFL football team training center in Richmond Va., Wednesday, July 30, […]
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The ‘Premier Youth Basketball League’ Adds New Profile to Maryland Basketball
When James Parker, Jr. first approached his wife, Tarren Parker, with the idea to start a youth basketball league, he wanted to create a place to showcase the talent of […]
23-Year-Old Filmmaker Encourages Faith with Maiden Film–Transpose: The Movie
Production Cast of Transpose:The Movie. Growing up in Prince George’s County, Md., Jimmy Jenkins envisioned vivid pictures and stories, but he didn’t know how to put them on paper. The […]
Premier Youth Basketball League’s Young Coach Look’s to Shake Up Youth Basketball Scene
When David Baskin was 12 years old, his Amateur Athletic Union basketball coach told him six words that would ultimately change his life: “You’re not going to the league ,” […]
Remembering Lee Martin, Morgan State Track Star of the Early 1960’s
(Updated 5/26/2014) S. Lee Martin, a former Morgan State track star and well known member of the Baltimore business and service community, died at the age of 76 on May […]
D.C. Student-Athletes Awarded $21,000 at DCSAA Scholarship Reception
The District of Columbia State Athletics Association (DCSAA), the Washington D.C. association that oversees post-season high school athletic contests, held its first Student Athlete Academic Scholarship Winners Reception on May […]
Aaron Jonesnot Just Another AAU Basketball Coach
Ask D.C. OR NOTHING AAU basketball coach Aaron Jones what coaching means to him and he responds with a single word: “Everything.” His team competed in the Charm City Classic […]
Boxing Sensation Malik Titus: Baltimore’s Multi-Faceted Rising Star
(Updated 4/25/2014) Amateur boxer Malik Titus has big dreams and an even bigger heart, both inside and outside of the ring. The 16-year-old Baltimore native towers over his competitors at […]
Campaign to Finally Elect NFL Legend Raymond Chester into Pro Football Hall of Fame
Four-time Pro Bowler. Super Bowl Champion. NFL Rookie of the Year. United States Football League Man of the Year. Bay Area Pro Athlete of the Year. Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association […]
Shuler, Stancil Shine in Roosevelt’s DCSAA Championship Victory over Maret
When the Roosevelt Rough Riders stepped onto the Verizon Center court, they weren’t intimidated by the bright lights or the packed crowd. They wanted to win, and they wanted to […]
Theodore Roosevelt Trumps H.D. Woodson to Win DCIAA City Title
Junior forward Deion Haynes came off the bench for 16 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists in the Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider’s landslide victory over H.D. Woodson, 77-50, in the […]
Bell Upsets Wilson, Makes School History in DCIAA Girls’ City Title Game
With ten seconds left in overtime, Antanayne Tucker did not expect to be under the basket with the ball in her hands. But there she was, and Bell’s freshman forward […]