By MARK F. GRAY, Special to the AFRO Without tenants RFK Stadium no longer rocks like it did when NFL, Major League Baseball, and Major League Soccer franchises called it home. However, for one afternoon in mid-September, the venue that played host to so many big games for more than 50 years, will wake up the […]
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Expectations High in Second Year for London at Howard
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO If there’s one Football Championship Series (Division I-AA) program that won’t sneak up on any Football Bowl Subdivision (Division I-A) team they face this season it’s the Howard Bison. After starting Head Coach Mike London’s era with a victory at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas in the largest […]
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GW Basketball Legend Is Back in DC to Run the Go-Go
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO A George Washington University basketball icon from England is back in DC to run the “Go-Go.” Pops Mensah-Bonsu was named first general manager in the history of the Capital City Go-Go, who will be the Washington Wizards NBA G-League affiliate when their inaugural season tips off later this […]
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Who Had the Worst Week? Maryland Terps or Washington Redskins?
By Perry Green and Stephen D. Riley, AFRO Sports Writers If you’re a local football fan in the DMV then it’s been a bad week. Spare the Baltimore Ravens, but the Maryland Terrapins and the Washington Football team couldn’t have suffered bigger black eyes with their respective seasons right around the corner. The Terps may have just lost four members […]
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Is a Happy Howard Ready to Lead the Wizards?
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO By all accounts NBA All-Star center Dwight Howard seems to finally be in his happy place. Howard said during his introductory press conference July 23 he is happy to be in Washington because he “loves history” and “always wanted to play here one day.” He is happy because […]
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Burgundy & Gold Curse Strikes Again
By MARK F. GRAY, Special to the AFRO For an instant we had a glimpse of what may have been, then boom it was gone. The hope and enthusiasm that came with the arrival of rookie tailback Derrius Guice through off season training and his genuine candor with fans and the media ended with an innocuous […]
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Washington’s Trea Turner Latest Player Exposed for Racist Tweets
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor, pgreen@afro.com Yet another White Major League Baseball player was exposed for tweeting racist and homophobic comments in the near past. Washington Nationals star shortstop Trea Turner released a statement on June 29 via the team’s media relations department, apologizing for multiple offensive tweets he made back in 2011-‘12. Washington Nationals’ Trea […]
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Wall’s Goal is MVP; His Team’s Goal Needs to be 60-Plus Wins
By Stephen D. Riley, Special to AFRO Despite possibly the worst NBA photo ever taken this past week, the Washington Wizards’ John Wall has looked good this summer. Follow his Instagram page and a series of short videos featuring Wall working out on the streets of South Beach under the guidance of famed trainer David Alexander […]
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All-Black Little League Baseball Team Makes D.C. History
By Lauren E. Williams, Special to the AFRO It was more than three decades in the making, but it finally happened: The first Black baseball team won the D.C. Little League Championship. The team’s name is the Mamie Johnson Little League Majors (MJLL), and with a 14-7 win against the Capitol Hill Little League on July […]
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Little Leaguers Make Big History
The Mamie Johnson Little League Majors team is the first all Black D.C. Little League team to win the championship. The team, named after legendary Negro League pitcher Mamie “Peanut Johnson, made history on July 24 and are headed to Bristol, Connecticut in August to compete in the championship. The Mamie Johnson Little League Majors team in […]
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CitySwing Makes Golf Accessible
By Brigette White, Special to the AFRO, bwhite@afro.com Out of a love for golf and her own personal desire to play daily, Wellesley, Massachusetts native Tari Cash created CitySwing, a convenient place in Washington, D.C. to practice. “I love living in this city and the energy that I receive from downtown Washington, D.C. One Friday afternoon […]
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Will Baseball Ever Be as Big as Football in DC?
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO Major League’s Baseball’s commitment to diversity and inclusion of minorities and the next generation of urban fans gained unprecedented momentum during All-Star week in D.C. The chance to embrace the cultural demographics of the nation’s capital was the perfect stage to begin the process of restoring the passion […]