Author Archives: Perry Green and Stephen D. Riley

The New England Patriots’ latest Super Bowl defeat had several ramifications for the two participating quarterbacks. It elevated the New York Giants Eli Manning into elite status, but may have knocked Tom Brady off the pedestal he’s stood on for his entire career. Before the game, Brady’s name would have easily stood along with that […]

The fight of the century. Well, maybe not the century but easily of the decade. Floyd Mayweather in one corner; Manny Pacquiao in the other. After a few years of dancing around each other, it finally seems as if fight fans are only a punch or two away from getting what they’ve sorely been missing. […]

How could anyone forget the classic Super Bowl XLII matchup between the underdog New York Giants and the then-undefeated New England Patriots? A true thriller resulted in a 17-14 Giants victory, as New York turned Vegas upside down with perhaps the biggest upset in the Super Bowl since Joe Namath’s 1969 Jets topped the Baltimore […]

Accompanying the arrival of decorated coach Mike Shanahan to the Washington Redskins in the winter of 2010 came huge expectations and success. As the head coach of the Denver Broncos in his previous stint, Shanahan delivered two world championships. And while no quarterback on the team’s roster came close to matching the talents of former […]

At this point, it’s going to take a miracle to save the Washington Wizards. Currently staking their claim as the worst team in the NBA, the Wizards are likely headed for a serious change. But whether that change happens first in the front office or the roster is anybody’s guess. A season which was supposed […]

It’s been a heavenly season for the National Football League’s record-setting Saint, Drew Brees. In addition to breaking a 27-year-old record, New Orleans’ starting quarterback managed to throw for 46 touchdowns in addition to a whopping 5,476 yards. Brees’ heroics were enough to pilot New Orleans to a 13-3 record and the NFC’s three seed. […]

It wasn’t too long ago that the AFRO Sports Desk battled over who the best player in the NBA was, LeBron James or Kevin Durant. But after an exciting first week of the new basketball season, that old argument resurfaced in a big way. Through week one of the abbreviated 2011-2012 season, James’ Heat and […]

Basketball fans are dancing in the streets in Los Angeles, but for once they’re draped in red and blue instead of purple and gold. When the Los Angeles Clippers landed Chris Paul earlier this week, the trade shifted the balance of star talent in the favor of Los Angeles’ “other” basketball team. Behind Paul and […]

With the negotiation of a 66-game NBA schedule, the AFRO Sports Desk went into talks of its own, as discussion bounced back and forth between Perry Green and Stephen D. Riley on which team could be the next NBA champion. Will it be the heavily favored Miami Heat, who fell two games shy of an […]

The death of boxing marvel Joe Frazier, 67, sent shockwaves throughout the sporting world. A host of current and former boxing, NFL and NBA stars chimed in via Twitter and other social media sites to express their respect for the fallen former heavyweight who died of liver cancer during the late evening of Nov. 7 […]

Week Three of the 2011 NFL season has already come and gone, yet the AFRO Sports Desk hasn’t had one Faceoff debating the action of America’s favorite professional sport. Weird, isn’t it? Not as weird as some of the shocking final scores and upsets that occurred around the league this past Sunday, Sept. 25. After […]