(June 19-20) Orioles Take First Two Against Rangers After All-Star Break The Baltimore Orioles had the beginning of the week off, with the exception of a few players who competed in the MLB All-Star Game on July 16. Manny Machado, Chris Davis and Adam Jones were named to the American League All-Star team, and though […]
Author Archives: Perry Green
AFRO Sports Editor
Inconsistent Nats Struggle Following All-Star Break
(July 19-20) Nats Drop Two to Dodgers The Washington Nationals stumbled to start the second half of the season, losing two straight games to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg opened the First Game strong, despite giving up two runs in the third inning. He gave up just seven hits and held the […]
Black F1 Champion Driver Lewis Hamilton Deals with Car Struggles in 2013
British Formula One racing driver Lewis Carl Hamilton is easily considered the most accomplished Black race car driver in the history of motor sports. Now 28 years old, he became the first Black driver to ever win the British Formula One championship at age 22, and is also the first Black driver to win a […]
Jay-Z Inks Pepsi Endorsement Deal for Robinson Cano
“Call Jay up to close the deal!” That’s a line pop star Rihanna sang in her 2012 hit single, “‘Pour it Up (All I See is Dollar Signs),” hinting how she calls on her longtime mentor, Jay-Z—the mega music mogul who signed the singer to his music/entertainment label, Roc Nation—to negotiate and finalize contract deals […]
Orioles Win Three, Lose Three Heading into All-Star Break
(July 8-11) Baltimore Splits Series Against Rangers The Baltimore Orioles managed to come back and split their series against the Texas Rangers after falling behind, 0-2, in the first two games of the four-game series. The O’s loss in Game One, 8-5; was highlighted by the appearance of Orioles new starting pitcher Scott Feldman, who […]
Slumping Nats Fall Back to .500 before All-Star Break
(July 8-11) Phillies Sink Washington, 3-1, in Series The Washington Nationals lost five games from July 8-14, including a 3-2 loss in Game One against the Philadelphia Phillies. National’s starter Dan Haren had a decent performance, allowing just two runs and seven hits in five innings pitched. Unfortunately, Washington’s offense couldn’t get going as they […]
O’s Slide to Third Place in AL East
(July 2-4) White Sox Take Series Over Orioles The Baltimore Orioles started the month of July in disappointing fashion, losing back-to-back series in week 14 of the season and it all started off with a 1-2 series loss to the Chicago White Sox. Game One was dismal for the Orioles as they lost for the […]
Winning Streak Pushes Nationals to Second Place in NL East
(July 1-4) Washington Splits Series with Brewers The Washington Nationals split their first series of the week against the Milwaukee Brewers and it all started with a 10-5 win in Game One. It’s been rare for Nats fans to be able to watch a fully healthy Washington batting lineup this season, but they were fortunate […]
O’s End June in Second Place in AL East
(June 24-27) Baltimore Splits Four-Game Series with Indians The Baltimore Orioles picked up four wins during the final week of June, starting with two victories in a four-game series against the Cleveland Indians. Baltimore lost the opener of the series, 5-2, after starting pitcher Zack Britton fell apart in the sixth inning. The […]
Kevin Durant Makes First 2013 Goodman League Appearance
WASHINGTON, D.C.–The annual George C. Goodman Summer Basketball League opened up on June 4, but the first few weeks were “a bit rocky” due to random rain showers that poured through the District of Columbia region throughout the month of June. But things certainly heated up at Barry Farm on June 25 as Oklahoma City […]
Baltimore’s Dorian Claggett Wins National 400-Meter at N.C. A&T
Seventeen-year-old Baltimore native Dorian Claggett did his city proud as he recently won the New Balance National Emerging Elite 400-meter race on June 14 at North Carolina A&T University in Greensboro, N.C. Claggett earned the national 400-meter title by finishing with a winning time of 48.48 seconds. AFRO readers may remember Claggett, grandson of Marvin […]
Back-to-Back Losses Spoil Strong Start for Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles remained in second place in the American League East Division in the third week of June and were poised to take first place until stumbling through two losses in week 12 of the season. (June 17-19) O’s Beat Tigers, 2 games to 1, in Series Baltimore’s three-game series against the Detroit Tigers […]

