Washington Redskins head coach Mike Shannahan had a glimmer in his eye and a crackle in his voice in front of reporters at a FedEx Field press conference on April 6. The two-month Washington coach couldn’t help feeling like a kid again as he introduced his new starting quarterback, Donovan McNabb, to the masses of […]
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Butler, Duke Square Off Monday is David vs. Goliath Title Match
Cinderella teams typically don’t make the national championship game, let alone win it. So when the Butler Bulldogs face the Duke Blue Devils in the title game on April 5, the fifth-seeded Bulldogs will be hoping to accomplish the unlikely. Fourth-seeded Arizona’s 1997 win was the last time a school seeded lower than third claimed […]
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ESPN Showcases National High School Talent in Baltimore
Montverde Academy of Montverde, Fla. and Findlay Prep of Henderson, Nev. pulled out wins on April 2 to advance to the finals of the ESPN Rise National High School Invitational basketball tournament at Coppin State’s Physical Education Complex in Baltimore. Both schools will meet in the championship game April 3 at 1:30 p.m., to be […]
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Nev. High School wins National Tournament in Baltimore
Behind their dynamic duo of Tristan Thompson and Cory Joseph, the Findlay Prep Pilots of Henderson, Nev. claimed their second consecutive ESPN Rise National High School Invitational title with a 59-46 rout of the Montverde Academy Eagles of Montverde, Fla. on April 3. The pair of McDonald’s All-Americans put on a show for a national […]
Posted inBaltimore News
Marshall College Fund to Host 3rd Awards Ceremony
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) embodies many of the same principles that its storied namesake exuded. Through preparing aspiring youths and helping them gain access to college, the Fund has become a staple across the nation in several Black communities. On April 7, the Fund and the Baltimore Host Committee will present the city’s […]
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Baltimore Businessman to win Entrepreneur of the Year Award
Baltimore businessman Eddie C. Brown grew up studying the men in the white shirts and ties as opposed to those in the field and factories in his home town of Apopka, Fla. With his grandmother instilling in him the belief that studying hard and staying in school would grant him his own white shirt and […]
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Star Power Takes Backseat to Parity in ‘Final Four’
Wow! I definitely didn’t see that one coming. Who would’ve thought my hand-picked Kentucky Wildcats would’ve shot themselves out of the tournament with a 4-for-32 three-point display over the weekend? With three No. 1 seeds out, visions of an attractive “Final Four” were quickly diminishing. If not for Duke’s win over Baylor last Sunday, we […]
Posted inCollege
‘And Then There Were Four’
When West Virginia (31-6) and Duke (33-5) clash in Saturday’s semifinal matchup, it’ll be the classic battle of rugged vs. finesse. The Mountaineers stormed their way through the first four rounds of the tournament by utilizing an in-your-face brand of tough defense. By closing off cutting lanes, doubling and even triple-teaming low-post big men, the […]
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West Virginia Mountaineers Knock Down Wall, Topple Kentucky, 73-66
(March 28, 2010) – While Kentucky couldn’t seem to make a basket, West Virginia couldn’t seem to miss. And with a trip to the “Final Four” on the line, WVU picked the perfect time to get hot from beyond the arc as their eight first half three-pointers blazed the way to a 73-66 upset over […]
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Kentucky Cruises over Cornell, 62-45
The Kentucky Wildcats have been getting by on an explosive offense for most of the season, but it was their stifling defense that earned them a trip to the Elite Eight in a 62-45 win over Cornell in the East Regional Semifinals on March 25 at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, N.Y. Playing what felt […]
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Duke Dumps Purdue, 70-57
(March 27, 2010) – The South Region’s top-seeded Duke Blue Devils disposed of the Purdue Boilermakers, 70-57, at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas on Friday, March 26. Senior Kyle Singler led Duke with 24 points while junior Jon Scheyer recovered from a shaky start to post 18 points, including a few clutch baskets late in […]