The University of the District of Columbia Lady Firebirds women’s basketball team won its third straight game and ninth win in 10 games after easily beating Daemen College, 91-73, on Feb. 15 in Washington, D.C. The win advanced UDC to a 17-4 record, good for a tie with LIU for first place in the East […]
Author Archives: Perry Green
AFRO Sports Editor
Speedskater Shani Davis Falls Short of Olympic Gold ‘Three-Peat’
Shani Davis fell short on his quest for a piece of American history at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games at Sochi. Davis, the first African-American to win an individual Winter Olympic gold medal when he claimed gold in the 1,000-meter speedskating event during 2006 Olympics, could muster only an eighth-place finish Feb. 12 in the […]
Coppin Lady Eagles Defeat UMES
Senior forward Kyra Coleman scored a career-high 30 points and added nine rebounds to lead the Coppin State Lady Eagles to a 80-64 win over the University of Maryland Eastern Shore at the W. P. Hytche Athletic Center in Prince Anne, Md. The win advanced Coppin State’s Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) record to 8-2, good […]
UDC Beats New York Institute of Technology to Remain Atop East Coast Conference
It didn’t take the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) Lady Firebirds long to recover after their six-game winning streak ended, as they immediately bounced back with a crushing 96-73 win over the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) Lady Bear on Feb. 8 in Old Westbury, N.Y. UDC took control early on, using […]
Hampton Beats Howard to Win Latest Battle of the Real HU
Senior forward Du’Vaughn Maxwell scored a team-high 16 points with eight rebounds to help the Hampton Pirates win the latest “Battle of the Real HU,” a 63-47 victory over the Howard Bison on Feb. 8 at the HU Convocation Center in Hampton, Va. The score stayed close in the early minutes, but according to Howard […]
Bowie State Defeats Lincoln to Claim Division Lead
The Bowie State University Bulldogs won their fifth straight game and advanced to first place in the Central Interscholastic Athletic Association’s (CIAA) North division after holding on to a 63-60 win against the Lincoln University Lions on Feb. 8 at the A.C. Jordan Arena in Bowie, Md. Lincoln had a chance to tie the score […]
Black Athletes Could Make History at Winter Olympics
There are five African-American athletes to keep an eye on during the 2014 Winter Olympics at Sochi in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. Speed skater Shani Davis, along with women’s bobsled members Lolo Jones, Lauryn Williams, Aja Evans and Jasmine Fenlator, are each in position to help make American history in the Winter Olympics. Davis, 31, already […]
Howard’s Lady Bison Beat N.C. Central to Reach 5-2 in MEAC
The Howard Lady Bison women’s basketball team pushed its Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) record to 5-2 after taking out conference opponent N.C. Central, 66-61, on Feb. 1 at Burr Gymnasium in Washington, D.C. The Lady Bison had to play without its best scorer, redshirt freshman guard Te’Shya Heslip, who was inactive for the game. But […]
Morgan State Bounces Back From Losses with Win over Del. State Hornets
The Morgan State Bears ended a two-game slump and advanced to a 5-2 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) record—good for fifth place in the MEAC standings, after handling the Delaware State Hornets, 77-64, on Feb. 1 at Hill Field House in Baltimore, Md. Morgan State had lost in back-to-back games to North Carolina Central and N.C. […]
Morgan Lady Bears’ Losing Skid Continues with Defeat by Del. State
Morgan State junior forward Tracey Carrington scored a double-double of 25 points with 11 rebounds, but it wasn’t enough to put a stop to a dreadful losing slump as the Lady Bears fell to Delaware State, 86-66, in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) game on Feb. 1 at Hill Field House in Baltimore, Md. It […]
Hampton Lady’s Hold Off Coppin in Battle for First Place in MEAC
First place in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) women’s basketball standings was up for grabs when the Coppin State Lady Eagles hosted the Hampton Lady Pirates on Feb. 1 at Coppin State’s Physical Education Complex (PEC) in Baltimore, Md. Hampton came into the game in first place with a 7-0 MEAC record, while the Lady […]
UDC Defeats St. Thomas Aquinas, Extends Win Streak to Six
Junior guard Telisha Turner scored 22 points to lead the University of District of Columbia(UDC) women’s basketball team to a 75-50 win over St. Thomas Aquinas on Feb. 1 in Washington, D.C. It marked the sixth straight win for UDC, standing tall in first place in the East Coast Conference (ECC) with a 10-1 record […]

