Milford Mill junior forward Allen Costley scored a game-high 19 points to help his team edge by City College of Baltimore, 70-65, in the Maryland Class 3A North Region boys’ basketball title game on March 8 at the Deborah Stephan’s Gymnasium in Baltimore County, Md. Baltimore County’s Milford Mill (24-2) advanced to the Maryland State […]
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DeWayne Jackson Reaches No. 6 on Morgan State All-Time Scorers List in Regular Season-Ending Win
Senior forward DeWayne Jackson became Morgan State University’s sixth-highest all-time scorer with 1,537 career points and helped his team hang on to claim a 78-67 win over Florida A&M on March 7 at the Hill Field House in Baltimore, Md. Jackson, a Bowie, Md. native, racked up 15 points and four rebounds along with two […]
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Coolidge Claims Second-Straight DCIAA Title
Coolidge High School captured its second-straight D.C. Interscholastic Athletic Association men’s basketball championship with a 62-61 thrilling win over northwest D.C. rival Theodore Roosevelt on March 4. Coolidge edged Roosevelt for the title with a game-winning free-throw made by junior guard Kory Cooley, who was fouled as he attempted to catch an inbound pass with […]
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Milford Mill Defeats Patterson in Md. 3A North Semifinals
Baltimore’s Patterson High School Clippers saw their chances of repeating as Maryland state 3A champions come to a close with a 64-50 loss to Baltimore County’s Milford Mill Academy on March 5 in the 3A North regional semifinals at Deborah J. Stephans Gymnasium in Baltimore County, Md. Patterson defeated Milford Mill in the finals to […]
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DMV Blog Phenom, PATisDOPE, Grinds his Way to Nationally Renowned Status
Don’t ever say you can’t enjoy working hard while you master a craft. Largo, Md. native Patrick Blanchard proved that having fun and working hard can be a winning formula when he created an entertainment news blog “just for fun” four years ago and eventually turned it into one of the most visited blog sites […]
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Morgan State Takes Ugly Win over UMES at Home
It wasn’t pretty but the Morgan State University Bears men’s basketball team captured a 58-45 victory over University of Maryland-Eastern Shore (UMES) on March 2 at the Hill Field House in Baltimore, Md. But even with an ugly night shooting for the Bears, Morgan State (12-14 overall, 8-6 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC)) was […]
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Jones Steps from End Zone to ‘Dancing With The Stars’
Baltimore Ravens receiver Jacoby Jones, who capped his two-touchdown Super Bowl XLVII performance with slick post-score end-zone moves, gets another chance to dazzle a national audience on ABC-TV’s “Dancing With The Stars.” Jones, the latest high-profile pro athlete to appear on the popular reality show, is to make his debut March 18. In its 16 […]
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Morgan State Defeats High Point in ESPN Bracketbuster Contest
Morgan State University improved to a 4-1 record in ESPN Bracketbuster games as they topped non-conference opponent High Point University, 75-68, on Feb. 23 at the Millis Center in High Point, N.C. The win also ended High Point’s seven-game winning streak, while improving Morgan to a 10-14 overall record. ESPN’s Bracketbuster games are contests set […]
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Spingarn’s Closing Ends a Hallowed Basketball Venue
Joel Elias Spingarn High School’s male basketball team, known famously as the spawning ground for pro basketball legends Elgin Baylor, Dave Bing and Sherman Douglas, played its final home game on Feb. 14. Spingarn, which has been located on Benning Road in Northeast Washington for 62 years, will be shuttered at the end of the […]
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Morgan Smokes UMES for Another Blowout Victory
Senior forward DeWayne Jackson scored 17 points as the Morgan State University Bears recorded its second blowout victory in less than a week, cruising to a 87-55 win over the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore (UMES) Hawks on Feb. 16 in Princess Anne, Md. The Bears scored the most points in a game since scoring 91 […]
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Morgan State Records Largest Blowout in Win over Coppin State
Morgan State ended a three-game losing slump by routing cross-town rival Coppin State, 80-51, on Feb. 9 at the CSU Physical Education Complex in Baltimore, Md. Coppin State managed to keep the score close for just the first six minutes of the game before Morgan State eventually ran away with the lead. The Bears piled […]
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Ravens Hold Off 49ers’ Comeback Attempt for 34-31 Super Bowl Victory
NEW ORLEANS, La.–Joe Flacco was named Super Bowl XLVII MVP after leading the Baltimore Ravens to a thrilling 34-31 victory over the San Francisco 49ers in the National Football League’s 47th Super Bowl on Feb. 3 hosted at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, La. Flacco delivered a flawless performance against the 49ers’ tough, physical […]