The Golf Channel will be airing highlights of the 25th annual PGA of America Minority Collegiate Golf Classic, a golf championship tournament that featured 40 NCAA schools, including several historically-Black colleges/universities. Golf Channel began airing the highlights on June 29, with its premiere airing show scheduled during primetime TV hours at 8 p.m. Three more […]
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NFL’s Antoine Bethea Returns to Howard to Host Football Camp
NFL Pro Bowler Antoine Bethea hasn’t let the lockout stop him from showing off his football skills. The former Howard University star returned to the District last week to host the Antoine Bethea Youth Football Camp on the campus of his alma mater. From June 20-21, Bethea, who currently plays safety for the Indianapolis Colts, […]
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Dikembe Mutombo Back in Georgetown
Retired NBA player Dikembe Mutombo is one of the most legendary figures in recent NBA history, playing 18 seasons with six different teams, including Denver, Atlanta, Philadelphia, New York and Houston. But the 44-year-old Congolese-American would be the first to tell you his dream career first began at Georgetown University with the aid of former […]
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Former Connecticut Star Enters Drug Program to Avoid Prison
Former University of Connecticut forward Jamal Coombs-McDaniel entered a drug education program administered by that state June 15, according to reports. According to the Associated Press, Superior Court Judge Laura F. Baldini approved Coombs-McDaniel’s application for a drug program offered to first-time offenders. Should Coombs-McDaniel complete all 10 assigned drug education classes, along with 75 […]
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Terrelle Pryor Apologizes to Tressel and OSU Teammates
Former Ohio State University quarterback Terrelle Pryor spoke publicly for the first time since his college football career ended with news of him taking improper benefits (cash and paid-for items) during his tenure at OSU. According to the Associated Press, Pryor held a short news conference on June 14 in Miami, Fla. to apologize to […]
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Coppin’s Jibri Victorian Ready for NCAA Track & Field Championships
Coppin State sophomore Jibri Victorian has qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the 400 meter hurdles. However, it wasn’t by accident that he got to this point. Victorian endured difficult experiences last year as a freshman. Coppin State head coach Carl Hicks explained, “Jibri qualified for the top 48 in this […]
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The Goodman League Games; D.C’s ‘Underground Pastime’
Just about anyone of the age 20 and older has heard their parents or elders call the sport baseball “America’s pastime.” And if you dig back into history, you may agree with them. Baseball has always been a popular sport that has no game clock and many hours expire by either playing or watching it. […]
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Local Student-Athletes Graduate in 2011
Education Secretary Arne Duncan months ago expressed his disappointment with the low graduation rates among most student-athletes attending major universities throughout the nation. But he wouldn’t have much to complain about after a few local colleges and universities in the Washington, D.C./Maryland region graduated their senior classes this past weekend. More than 40 current and […]
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Bethune-Cookman Defeats Delaware State for the MEAC Softball Conference Title
Bethune-Cookman (BCC) overcame Delaware State, 5-4, in eight innings to win the 2011 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Softball Championship, May 15 at the Ormond Beach Sports Complex in Daytona Beach, Fla. The victory, Bethune-Cookman’s second consecutive softball title, gives the school an automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Division I Softball Championship tournament. The pairings […]
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Former Howard SID Honored with CoSIDA Rising Star Award
Former Howard University Assistant Sports Information Director Chevonne Mansfield will be honored this summer as the 2011 CoSIDA Rising Star Award recipient for the University Division (Division I organizations), according to reports. According to CoSida.com, the Rising Star Award is presented to sports information personnel with a maximum of 10 years or less serving at […]
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Howard’s Keith Pough Listed among Top-10 Linebackers in FCS
College football season is months away, but Howard University’s football team is already gaining national attention for the upcoming season. The Sports Network recently cited Bison linebacker Keith Pough as one of the top-10 linebackers in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) for the 2011 football season scheduled to kickoff in August, as reported by howard-bison.com. […]
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Howard Dominates UMES in Prep for MEAC Softball Championship
Howard University’s softball team finished its season with a dominating win over Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference for University of Maryland Eastern Shore on May 8. It was one of their finest batting performances of the season, smashing in 15 runs to the Lady Hawks’ five runs. Junior Samantha Gatson earned the win as the leading pitcher […]
