I absolutely hate pulling the race card. It’s a last-minute, last resort kind of thing for me. But if Michael Vick doesn’t start at quarterback next week for the Philadelphia Eagles, I’ll be tempted to swipe it. Eagles coach Andy Reid has some twisted, incomprehensible affection for his chosen starter Kevin Kolb. He traded away […]
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Three Downs from the District: Redskins Fall in Overtime to the Houston Texans, 30-27
One week after stealing a win from the Dallas Cowboys, the Washington Redskins had one stolen from them. The Redskins opened up a 20-7 halftime lead over the Houston Texans only to fall short in overtime, 30-27, on Sept 19. Washington had chances to put the game in the win column, but couldn’t pull it […]
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Gilman, Jennings Run Through DeMatha in 35-10 Rout
Rivalry, disrespect or oversight—whatever the reasons, maybe the Gilman Greyhounds just don’t like teams from the Washington, D.C. area. A few weeks ago, Baltimore’s top-ranked school dismantled Good Counsel, last year’s Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) champion, 28-7, at the I-95 Kickoff Classic. On Sept. 18, it was DeMatha, last year’s WCAC runner-up, who was […]
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Another Loss for Bison as Quarterback Carousel Spins
(New Meadowlands Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ)— The Howard Bison (0-4) are barely out of their fourth game of the season (a 20-3 loss) against the Morgan State Bears but they are already on their fourth signal caller of the year. After junior quarterback Casey Council threw an interception on his first pass of the second […]
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Kevin Durant Shines in the Backdrop on NFL Sunday
Football and basketball are never to be mixed. You can like one or the other or even both, but you never, I repeat, never blend the two. So sports enthusiasts who found themselves preoccupied with a weekend slate of gridiron games probably missed out on Team USA’s romp to a gold medal—what a shame. Led […]
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Baltimore’s Calvert Hall Cruises by Dunbar of D.C., 21-6
Matchups between top Baltimore and Washington, D.C. high school football programs have been an ongoing trend this fall. Baltimore’s Calvert Hall Cardinals’ 21-6 dismantling of the District’s Dunbar Crimson Tide on Sept. 10 continued the season’s other trend: the dominance of Baltimore schools over District opponents. In front of a crowd of fans, evenly split […]
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Baltimore Film Director Shocks Audiences in First Feature Film
Nakia Warren is on the come up. The Baltimore-based film director is rising through the ranks of the city’s up-and-coming entertainment artists quickly while her first feature film, Sweet Dreams recently debuted at the Landmark Theatre this past July to an impressive turnout. The University of Baltimore County grad never majored in film production, but […]
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Three Downs from the District: Analyzing the Redskins’ 13-7 Win over Dallas
How do you open up the NFL season? With a Sunday night game between the Washington Redskins and Dallas Cowboys at FedEx Field. The Redskins slid past the Cowboys 13-7 in a game that came down to the final tick. A holding call on Dallas’ Alex Barron negated a touchdown and gave Washington their first […]
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Hampton Humbles Howard 31-21 in Battle of the “Real HU”
The crowd. The colors. The camaraderie. Hampton vs. Howard is more than just a football game; it’s the battle for the title “The Real HU.” But lately it hasn’t been much of a battle at all on the gridiron between the schools. The Hampton Pirates have tamed the Bison 13 years in a row and […]
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Durant Drives Team USA to FIBA Championship Game
The U.S. men’s basketball team was carefully constructed around budding 21-year-old NBA superstar Kevin Durant, a plan that has worked to perfection so far in the 2010 FIBA World Championship. Durant scored a U.S. team-record 38 points on Sept. 11 as the Americans took down Lithuania to advance to the championship game against Turkey on […]
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Durant, Westbrook Steal Show as U.S. Defeats Russia
It was a little closer than they expected, but Team USA defeated Russia 89-79 in the quarterfinals of elimination play in Istanbul, Turkey on Sept. 9 to move two games closer to a world title. Kevin Durant led the U.S. with 33 points and Chauncey Billups added 15 points and a game-high four three-pointers. After […]
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Baltimore’s Calvert Hall Cruises Past Dunbar of D.C. , 21-6, in B-W Parkway Battle
Matchups between top Baltimore and Washington, D.C. high school football programs have been an ongoing trend this fall. Baltimore’s Calvert Hall Cardinals’ 21-6 dismantling of the District’s Dunbar Crimson Tide on Sept. 10 continued the season’s other trend: the dominance of Baltimore schools over District opponents. In front of a crowd of fans at Dunbar […]