Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll never gave off the impression of disbelief, despite watching his team pull off an unbelievable upset of the defending champion New Orleans Saints, 41-36, at Qwest Field in Seattle on Jan. 8. Seattle staggered to a 7-9 record in the regular season, and their win marked the first time a […]
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Wizards Week 11: Road Losing Streak Continues to Grow for Washington
The Washington Wizards sandwiched a home victory between two road losses in the first week of the New Year, dropping their overall record to 9-26. The two additional road defeats drove Washington’s road losing streak to 18 games, the longest in the NBA. It’s clear that the Wizards are destined for another last-place finish in […]
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Packers Prevail Over Eagles, Advance to Second Round
The Green Bay Packers sprinted to a 14-0 lead, then held on for dear life to earn their first postseason win in four years and top the Philadelphia Eagles 21-16 at a noisy Lincoln Financial Field on Jan. 9 in Philadelphia. The win was the Packers first postseason victory since 2007, but sealing it required […]
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DeMatha Silences McNamara, 64-53
When DeMatha High School erected its new Convocation Center last March, the Hyattsville, Md. school envisioned the site hosting large crowds and big games. The crowd, or the game, couldn’t get any bigger than it was for top-ranked DeMatha’s showdown with the fourth-ranked McNamara Mustangs of Forestville, Md on Jan. 6. In front of a […]
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Suitland Tramples Flowers, Remains Unbeaten in League Play
Click here to view a slideshow of Suitland’s victory over the Jaguars. The Suitland Rams made it like clockwork against the Charles H. Flowers Jaguars on Jan. 7: speed it up then slow it down, speed it up then slow it down. The explosive formula helped the District Heights, Md. school leap out to a […]
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For Redskins, Future Begins Now
And now it begins. For the Washington Redskins, there will be no postseason play this year—something that became palpably evident around late October. Instead, the team will return to where it does most of its usual winning: the offseason. Summer success is quite common in the District and after another distasteful campaign, fans will again […]
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Wizards Week 10: Road Woes Continue for Washington
A five-game workweek turned up just one win for the struggling Washington Wizards, dropping the team to 8-24 overall. Washington began the week with a two-game road visit to the state of Texas, playing the NBA’s best squad, the San Antonio Spurs, on Dec. 26 before visiting the Houston Rockets the following night. San Antonio […]
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Three Downs from the District: Redskins Close Door on Disappointing Season
The Washington Redskins ended their season on a familiar note: close, but not close enough, as they ended with a 6-10 record after losing to the New York Giants 17-14 at FedEx Field in Landover, Md. on Jan. 2. Washington got 336 yards and two touchdowns from quarterback Rex Grossman, but his three turnovers helped […]
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Wise Wins Second Annual Maryland National Hoops Classic
Upper Marlboro, Md.’s Henry A. Wise High School merely played host to last year’s inaugural Maryland National Hoops Classic, succumbing in the early rounds of the tourney. This year, the Wise Pumas made sure to defend their home turf. In front of energetic home crowd, Wise defeated Washington, D.C.’s Archbishop Carroll Lions 66-62 on Dec. […]
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49ers Fire Singletary One Week Before End of Season
The San Francisco 49ers fired head coach Mike Singletary on Dec. 26, just a few hours after the team’s 25-17 loss to the St. Louis Rams. Team officials met following the game to decide whether to fire Singletary immediately or wait until the end of the season to replace him. The fiery coach was shown […]
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AFRO’s 2011 Sports Predictions
NFL’s Super Bowl—This NFL season has truly been one of the most tightly contested campaigns in the league’s recent history. There are more than 10 teams that will potentially finish with at least 10 wins this season, including the defending Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints. The Saints join the Atlanta Falcons and Michael Vick’s […]
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Washington Opens Post-Arenas Era
Wizards vs. Bobcats (Dec 20): The Washington Wizards began the post -Gilbert Arenas era in style on Dec. 20 with a blowout win over the Charlotte Bobcats. Playing in front of a sparse Verizon Center crowd, the Wizards used a 21-2 run in the third quarter to down Charlotte 108-75 and snap a seven-game losing […]