A hot-shooting Bradley Beal led the Wizards to a 2-1 week which included a much-needed four-game Thanksgiving holiday break. Beal and lead guard John Wall continue to pile up impressive stats, but now the team is starting to pick up some wins behind the backcourt’s efforts. The AFRO recaps the week that was for the […]
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Early Season Slide Continues for Wizards
The Washington Wizards have not played to the level of promise that was created over the summer from a pricey offseason, and they continued their slow start with another frustrating week. Despite a short week against a trio of teams below .500, it was a challenging stretch for an injury-riddled Wizards. Bradley Beal returned to […]
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Wizards Continue Sluggish Start, Losing Three of Four
The head-scratching continued this week as the Washington Wizards dropped three of four to continue their stumbling start to the young season. John Wall has been playing at an elite level, while counterpart Bradley Beal has struggled with consistency and injuries and the Wizards’ defense continues to hurt the team. It’s been all bad for […]
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Michigan’s Jabrill Peppers Should Win the Heisman Trophy
In a game where quarterbacks rule, there wasn’t a better player in the 1997-1998 college football season than defensive back Charles Woodson. An athletic cover corner with offensive skills, Woodson put the Michigan Wolverine on his back en route to a national championship. For his performance, Woodson earned the Heisman Trophy and remains the only […]
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Wizards End Preseason on High Note, Prep for Season Opener
The Washington Wizards gave a balanced performance on Oct. 21 to rout the Toronto Raptors 119-82 and end the preseason on a high note with a 4-3 record. With star guard John Wall still recovering from offseason knee surgery, Washington began the preseason with a 1-2 record but won three of their final four games […]
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Wizards Beginning Season in Similar Fashion to Last
With John Wall freshly returning from summer knee surgery and Bradley Beal coming off a concussion sustained in practice last month, this season is shaping up to be reminiscent of last year. Beal’s injuries sabotaged the campaign and put the Wizards in a complex situation in the summer as they tried to decide if Beal […]
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Starting Kaepernick Could Bring Media Circus
Mired in the middle of another slow start, the San Francisco 49ers are debating whether or not to start backup quarterback Colin Kaepernick. The 28-year-old signal-caller has been the talk of the early season with his decision to kneel during the playing of the national anthem before games to express his displeasure with the number […]
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What’s Plan B for Washington if Cousins Doesn’t Work Out?
Washington football is at the ultimate crossroads these days. After last season’s playoff appearance and divisional title, the sky was—and might still be—the limit for Washington’s NFL team. With all the house’s money riding on free-agent-to-be quarterback Kirk Cousins this year, his rocky start to the season has drawn mounting criticism. Cousins hasn’t been fantastic, […]
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Ditka’s Response to Kaepernick Reeks of Racism–or Willful Ignorance
Former Chicago Bears head coach Mike Ditka had an unsurprising response to San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick and his recent protesting of the national anthem over social injustice in America. Since the NFL preseason started in August, Kaepernick has been kneeling during the national anthem in protest of a continued string of killings of […]
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Another String of Bad Luck for RGIII
Washington quarterback Robert Griffin III was on top of the world. He was the hot rookie signal-caller in the District whose efforts revitalized a once proud franchise. He was the NFL’s Offensive Rookie of the Year for the 2012-2013 season. Griffin’s inaugural campaign in Washington could have marked the greatest impact a rookie has ever […]
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Ray Rice’s Return to NFL Could Be Controversial
Several reports this past week have strongly hinted at a possible return to the NFL by former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice after his absence since 2013. Rice, 29, struck his now-wife, Janay Palmer at a New Jersey casino in an incident that was captured on tape. The resulting controversy seemingly wiped out Rice’s […]
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Another Winning Season Could Push Washington Football Team Name to Backburner
The excitement over the Washington football team that returns as the reigning NFC East champions, piloted by up-and-coming signal caller Kirk Cousins, could push growing resentment over the team’s nickname back another season. Washington Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins (8) hands the ball off to running back Robert Kelley during the first half of an NFL […]