By AFRO Staff Washington Mystics guard Natasha Cloud has earned the Dawn Staley Community Leadership Award for outstanding efforts in the community throughout the 2018 season and most recent offseason, the WNBA announced today. The award, which is named in honor of WNBA legend and Hall of Famer Dawn Staley, annually recognizes a player who […]
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A Time for Black QBs in D.C.
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com At some point this season there will be two Black starting quarterbacks on either side of the Baltimore Washington Parkway. However, the Baltimore Ravens will start Lamar Jackson, who they’ve tethered the future of the franchise, while the Washington Redskins will keep Dwayne Haskins under wraps for the […]
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Howard Trio Name To All-American Watch Lists
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com America’s college football experts have taken note of Howard University’s talented trio of offensive weapons as preseason training camp kicks off at Greene Stadium. Quarterback Caylin Newton has been added to several national player watch lists, while receivers Kyle Anthony and Jequeze Ezzard have been named to a […]
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Curry Supports HU’s New Golf Program
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com Howard University’s athletic department recently accepted a monetary gift from three-time NBA champion and six-time all-star Steph Curry to help tee off a new version of their golf program. Howard athletic director Kery Davis wouldn’t disclose the donation amount but did say it was “significant” enough to fund […]
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Another Viewpoint: Attention Golfers
By Tim Lacy, Special to the AFRO I just received news that a good friend has been put on life support. If you are an African-American male and you love golf and grew up in D.C. this story will sadden you also. Back in “the day,” when the color scheme in D.C. showcased the fun […]
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Tale of Two Teams as NFL Preseason Opens
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com The glaring non-similarities of two NFL franchises on either side of the parkway were on display as the Baltimore Ravens and Washington’s franchise opened their exhibition schedules. While the outcomes of the games are meaningless, especially in game one of the fake schedule, Baltimore’s performance was more prepared […]
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HU and Morgan Not Threatening MEAC
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com During the 2019 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) football media day in Norfolk, VA, it was clear the league’s coaches and sports information directors had a great deal of respect for the talent pool at Howard and Morgan State. With a total of 18 preseason all conference players between […]
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Coco Comes to D.C.
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com Rising tennis sensation Cori “Coco” Gauff is coming off her Wimbledon high, where she wowed the world when she defeated legendary player Venus Williams, and keeping up momentum at Citi Open. “I’m excited to be playing in D.C. It’s one of my favorite cities,” Gauff said at the Citi […]
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Bethea Starts Season with NY Giants
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com New York Giants safety Antoine Bethea is getting a chance to live out his dreams. In 2015 Bethea went undrafted and signed as a free agent with the Indianapolis Colts. After 13 years,183 games, and a Super Bowl victory, the former Howard University safety heads to training […]
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Washington Cornerback Josh Norman Leaps over Bulls in Spain
By AFRO Staff It is the challenge of a lifetime: Running with the bulls at the annual San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain. Washington NFL team member Josh Norman amped up the danger level on July 11, however, leaping over charging bulls in a death-defying feat. Naturally, it was captured on social media. And a […]
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Howard Basketball Heads To Spain For Tour
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com When the fall semester begins and students at Howard University ask their men’s basketball team how they spent summer vacation, they will pull out a passport. The Bison will get a head start on the 2019-2020 season when they head to Europe for a Summer Tour in Spain this […]
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Goombay Brings More Than Just Games
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com During their annual “Player Appreciation Day,” the Goombay coed spring kickball league took over Tucker Road sports park in Fort Washington for war games. However, the only shots that were fired came from the teams who competed in skills competition during a family friendly afternoon and evening […]