Morgan State sophomore forward DeWayne Jackson put on one of his best shooting performances of the season on Feb. 14, and it was just enough to help his team avoid a Valentine’s Day heartbreaker as the Bears escaped the South Carolina State Bulldogs, 72-66, at Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center in Orangeburg, S.C. Jackson, a 6-foot-6-inch native […]
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Bison Loses Another Key Player to Injury
Howard University men’s basketball team has already lost several players to injuries this season, including team captain Calvin Thompson. They would lose yet another major contributor on Valentine’s Day as leading scorer and rebounder Mike Phillips missed the entire second half of a 76-68 loss to Norfolk State (8-16 overall, 6-6 in the MEAC) in […]
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UDC Women Blast Salem, 98-48, for Third Straight Win
The University of District of Columbia (UDC) women’s basketball team picked up its third straight win after routing the Salem International Fighting Lady Tigers, 98-48, on Feb. 12 in Salem, W.Va. The win marked the second straight game UDC has scored at least 97 points, this time with the bulk of the points coming from […]
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Lady Aggies Pull Away, 58-54, to Snap Lady Bison Win Streak
The Howard University Lady Bison basketball team suffered its first loss in six games as they fell to the North Carolina A&T Lady Aggies, 58-54, Feb. 12 in Greensboro, N.C. Howard redshirt-sophomore forward Saadia Doyle nearly recorded a double-double with a team-high 18 points and nine rebounds. Sophomore guards Cheyenne Curley-Payne and Tamoria Holmes also […]
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City College Bounces Back to Edge Dunbar, 54-50, in OT
Mike Daniels, coach of the No. 9-ranked City College Black Knights boys’ basketball team, wondered how his players would respond after a fight broke out between players and students in the stands during their game against the defending Baltimore City champs, Edmondson Westside on Feb. 4. But even a shorthanded roster couldn’t stop the City […]
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Lady Bears’ Coach Earns 90th Career Victory
Morgan State University women’s basketball head coach Donald Beasley picked up his 90th career victory after leading his team to 55-45 win over the Bethune-Cookman Lady Wildcats on Feb. 7 at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Fla. The victory also advanced their current win streak to four games and marked their second straight win […]
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Bison Earn Fifth Win of Season with Inside Presence
The Howard Bison men’s basketball team lost its 18th game of the season over the weekend after falling to N.C. Central State, 79-70, at Burr Gymnasium on Feb. 5. But it didn’t take them long to bounce back with a victory, making light work of South Carolina State, 65-53, in another Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference contest […]
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Florida A&M Edges Morgan State, 63-59
Morgan State University men’s basketball team suffered its third loss in five games as they fell to the Florida A&M Rattlers (FAMU), 63-59, on Feb. 5 at the Al Lawson Center in Tallahassee, Fla. The loss marked the first time FAMU beat Morgan State since Jan. 17, 2009. With the win, A&M advanced to 8-1 […]
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Howard Halts Nine-Game Losing Skid
The Howard Bison men’s basketball team put together a multiple-game winning streak for the first time this season after edging Delaware State University, 70-67, on Jan. 31 at Burr Gymnasium in Washington, D.C. It was one of Howard’s few wins, yet the most impressive this year as all five Bison starters scored double-digits in points […]
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NFC Blasts AFC, 55-41, in ’11 NFL Pro Bowl
The 2011 NFL Pro Bowl featured some of the National Football League’s elite players, but it appears the National Football Conference (NFC) has the edge in talent at least for this year, blasting the American Football Conference (AFC) 55-41 Jan . 30 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. The AFC roster included a pair of the best quarterbacks in […]
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Bowie State Extends Winning Streak With 88-81 Win Over Saint Paul’s
The Bowie State University Bulldogs (BSU) men’s basketball team earned their third straight win after taking out the Saint Paul’s College Tigers, 88-81, in a Central Interscholastic Athletic Association (CIAA) contest on Jan. 29 in Lawrenceville, Va. Bowie State has now won seven of their last eight games, advancing to a 13-3 overall record, 3-0 […]
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Morgan Falls to Norfolk State, 71-68
Morgan State (MSU) sophomore DeWayne Jackson scored a team-high 19 points, but it wasn’t enough to help his team avoid its second loss in three games as Morgan fell, 71-68, to Norfolk State (NSU) on Jan. 29 at Hill Field House in Baltimore. MSU had just suffered its first Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) road loss […]