Category: College

Sophomore guard Moneshia Davis came off the bench to score 15 points and senior guard Brittany Dodson added 13 points to lead Morgan State to a 63-54 overtime victory over host Florida A&M (FAMU) in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) game on Feb. 5 at the Al Lawson Center in Tallahassee, Fla. The win was […]

The University of the District of Columbia Lady Firebirds Women’s Basketball Team advanced to a 13-7 overall record after cruising by King College, 70-57, Feb. 3 in Bristol, Tenn. It was UDC’s sixth win in seven games and second victory over King this season. UDC was led by graduate student guard Niqky Hughes, who scored […]

Georgetown threw every defense imaginable at Providence guard Marshon Brooks, but he couldn’t be stopped. Fortunately for Georgetown, basketball is a team sport and the Hoyas were able to overcome Brooks’ 43 points to survive an 83-81 nail-biter at the Verizon Center. “He’s a special player who had a special day,” Georgetown coach John Thompson […]

The Howard Bison men’s basketball team put together a multiple-game winning streak for the first time this season after edging Delaware State University, 70-67, on Jan. 31 at Burr Gymnasium in Washington, D.C. It was one of Howard’s few wins, yet the most impressive this year as all five Bison starters scored double-digits in points […]

The Howard Bison nearly blew a late lead against a scrappy University of Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks team, but held on long enough to snap a nine-game losing streak and earn their first Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) win of the season with a 77-73 victory on Jan. 29 at Burr Gymnasium. Howard held a nine-point […]

The Bowie State University Bulldogs (BSU) men’s basketball team earned their third straight win after taking out the Saint Paul’s College Tigers, 88-81, in a Central Interscholastic Athletic Association (CIAA) contest on Jan. 29 in Lawrenceville, Va. Bowie State has now won seven of their last eight games, advancing to a 13-3 overall record, 3-0 […]

Morgan State (MSU) sophomore DeWayne Jackson scored a team-high 19 points, but it wasn’t enough to help his team avoid its second loss in three games as Morgan fell, 71-68, to Norfolk State (NSU) on Jan. 29 at Hill Field House in Baltimore. MSU had just suffered its first Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) road loss […]

The University of the District of Columbia women’s basketball team, the Lady Firebirds, finally saw their winning run come to an end after a recent loss to the Fayetteville State University Lady Broncos on Jan. 24 at the Capel Arena in Fayetteville, N.C. The Lady Firebirds had won five straight games, including victories over Salem […]

Freshman guard Avery Moore scored nine of his 11 points in the second half and sophomore forward Amin Stevens tallied seven of his 13 after intermission to help Florida A&M University (FAMU) outlast the Howard University 45-38, in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) game at the Lawson Center in Tallahassee, Fla. The game featured poor […]

Delaware State freshman guard Desi Washington scored a game-high 18 points to help his team slip by the Morgan State Bears men’s basketball team, 70-65, in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) matchup on Jan. 22 at Memorial Hall in Dover, Del. Washington made six of his 10 shots, went 2-for-6 from three-point range and converted […]

Howard alum Gary Harrell was named Jan. 6 as the new football coach to get the school’s football program back on track. Under the direction of former football coach Cary Bailey, the Howard Bison football team was fading fast. Hired in 2007, the four-year coach had guided the Bison to an 8-36 record during his […]

The University of District of Columbia women’s basketball team extended its current winning streak to four games after a Jan. 16 matchup against Philadelphia University. The Lady Firebirds edged Philadelphia, 59-52, improving to an 11-6 overall record on the season. UDC graduate student Niqky Hughes led her team with 19 points, including five three-pointers, while […]