Category: College

The Howard Lady Bison snapped Florida A&M’s (FAMU) 14-game winning streak with a 68-61 victory Feb. 11 at Burr Gymnasium in Washington, D.C. Florida A&M has not beaten Howard at home since 2007. Howard (18-7 overall, 10-2 MEAC) finished with four players in double figures. Junior guard Tamoria Holmes had an explosive game with a […]

The Howard Bison men’s basketball team earned its third win in four games after edging Florida A&M University, 71-69 in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) game Feb. 11 at Burr Gymnasium in Washington, D.C. Bison junior guard Calvin Thompson led the team with 15 points and sophomore guard Tre Lee followed with 12 points as […]

Five Hoyas scored in double figures as No. 11 Georgetown held off scrappy St. John’s, 71-61, Feb. 12 at the Verizon Center. St. John’s bothered the two leading scorers for Georgetown (19-5, 9-4), senior guard Jason Clark and junior forward Hollis Thompson. Their zone defense was meant to take both players out of the game […]

Coppin State senior guard Tony Gallo earned his second Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Player of the Week award this season as he shared the award with Ray Willis of North Carolina Central, the league announced on Monday. Gallo was instrumental in leading the Eagles to victories at Norfolk State and at Morgan State last week. He […]

The Howard University women’s and men’s track and field teams used their latest competition to tune up for the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field Championship meet scheduled for Feb. 16. After competing in the Vince Brown Invitational Track Meet held at Christopher Newport University on Feb. 4, the Bison were able to produce […]

Howard University men’s basketball team saw its best performance so far this season from its freshman class as guards Simuel Frazier and Brandon Ford led an all-freshman starting lineup with career-highs in points in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) contest Feb. 4. Frazier scored 20 points while Ford followed with 16 points, but the Bison […]

The Howard University women’s basketball team forced Maryland-Eastern Shore into 25 turnovers as the Lady Bison rolled passed the Hawks, 49-36, on Feb. 4 in Princess Anne, Md. With the win, HU improved to an overall 16-7 mark, including an 8-2 record in Mid-East Athletic Conference (MEAC) play. Senior guard Zykia Brown and junior forward […]

The District’s Friendship Collegiate was a major player in national college football signing day last week. The public charter school announced that 19 students received full college scholarships to play football next season, including the nation’s second-ranked prospect, Eddie Goldman, who signed with Florida State University. The school hosted a media event on Feb. 1 […]

Coppin State senior forward Akeem Ellis converted two free throws with half a second left to allow the Eagles to escape Hill Field House with a 88-86 win over the Morgan State Bears on Feb. 4 in Baltimore, Md. It was a battle of runs for both teams early as the Bears got off to […]

Georgetown’s defense was on display against South Florida as the 14th-ranked Hoyas (18-4, 8-3) held the Bulls (13-10, 6-4) without a point for nearly 11 minutes in the first half on their way to a 75-45 blowout win. After Georgetown’s loss against Pittsburgh on Jan. 28, Georgetown head coach John Thompson III labeled his team’s […]

Hampton senior guard Christopher Tolson was a perfect 6-for-6 from the charity stripe in the second half, but his final four points scored secured the Hampton University men’s basketball team’s 68-63 win over Morgan State on Jan. 30 at the HU Convocation Center in Hampton, Va. The game was televised on ESPNU. Tolson (Laurel, Md. […]

Jericka Jenkins scored a game-high 25 points and added a game-high eight assists, while Melanie Warner finished with 20 points to lead host Hampton to a 74-60 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) victory over Morgan State on Jan. 30 in an ESPNU televised game at the HU Convocation Center in Hampton, Va. Warner, who scored the […]