Submitted by Airis Thomas, Asst. Director of Athletic Communications HARTFORD, CONN. – After a strong first half, Coppin State University Men’s Basketball team falls to No. 24/23 UConn Saturday afternoon inside Gampel Pavilion. The Eagles move to 0-4 while the Huskies improve to 2-0 season. Coppin State (0-4) broke out to a 10-6 lead over […]
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Bison Men’s Basketball battle against Regent, winning at home
By Alexis Williams, NewsVision reporter The Howard University Bison Men’s Basketball team improved to 2-0 on the season after defeating the Regent Royals inside Burr Gymnasium on Wednesday, November 10. This is the best start of the season for the men since 2018. NewsVision reporter Alex Williams was there. Help us Continue to tell OUR […]
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Coppin State Men’s Basketball falls in season opener to Loyola Chicago
Submitted by Airis Thomas, Coppin State Athletics Communications CHICAGO- Coppin State’s men’s basketball team drops its season opener to Loyola Chicago Tuesday night at Gentile Arena. After falling to the Eagles in 2019, the Ramblers defeated Coppin 103-45. Coppin State’s Jesse Zarzuela led all Eagles in points with eight while Nendah Tarke, Tyree Corbett, and Mike Hood had seven points apiece. Nathaniel […]
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Ravens clench comeback OT win over Vikings, Jackson sets career mark
By Demetrius Dillard Special to the AFRO Back in action for the first time in two weeks, the Baltimore Ravens made timely late-game plays to eke out another comeback win, 34-31, over the Minnesota Vikings in overtime at M&T Bank Stadium on Nov. 7. The Vikings were the 21st-ranked defense in the league, so most […]
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Coppin State Volleyball clinches second-straight winning season with 3-1 victory at UMES
PRINCESS ANNE, Md. – Coppin State’s volleyball team clinched its second-straight winning season with a 3-1 (24-26, 25-17, 25-10, 25-9) victory at Maryland Eastern Shore on Friday night at Hytche Center. With the win, the Eagles improve to 14-10 overall and 8-4 in the MEAC while the Hawks fall to 11-12 on the year and 6-6 […]
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Black content creators introduce the first Black sports-gambling show on Youtube
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member msayles@afro.com Youtube just got two new sports shows: The Sure Shot and HBCU Sports Nation. Both series are a product of Smash Entertainment, a Black-owned production company, and The Sure Shot is the first Black sports-gambling show. “There are no Black sports gaming programs […]
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Baltimore City Fellowship of Christian Athletes Fundraiser & Friendraiser
What a time! What a time! What a time! On November 2nd, the Baltimore City Fellowship of Christian Athletes hosted a fundraiser and Friendraiser at Mt Pleasant Baptist Church. The Baltimore Raven Chaplain, Cornerback #44 Marlon Humphrey, Odafe’ Oweh #99 Linebacker and Guard Patrick Mekari #65 were the speakers. All gave their testimonies on how […]
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Coppin State Volleyball wins third-straight with victory over Norfolk State
BALTIMORE– Coppin State volleyball’s Miajavon Coleman and Andrea Tsvetanova notched double-doubles and Paola Caten had a match-high 18 kills to lead the Eagles to a 3-1 (25-20, 29-31, 25-17, 25-17) win over Norfolk State on Friday night inside the PEC Arena. The Eagles move to 13-9 (7-3 MEAC) while the Spartans fall to 7-14 (3-7 MEAC). A senior from San Antonio, […]
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Coppin State Volleyball takes down N.C. Central, 3-1 in pivotal MEAC matchup
BALTIMORE – Miajavon Coleman and Paola Caten notched double-doubles to lead the Coppin State volleyball team to a pivotal, 3-1 (25-23, 24-26, 25-22, 25-21) victory over N.C. Central on Sunday afternoon at Ron ‘Fang’ Mitchell Court inside PEC Arena. With the victory, Coppin improves to 12-9 overall and 6-3 in the MEAC while N.C. Central falls to 6-12 […]
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In memoriam: Mervo’s Elijah Gorham was one of a kind
(Photo credit/J.J. McQueen) By Demetrius Dillard Special to the AFRO Elijah Gorham, a remarkable student-athlete who starred on Mervo’s football team, will be remembered as a young man full of character and charm with limitless potential. The burgeoning football talent died Oct. 11, nearly a month after sustaining a serious brain injury in a game […]
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Orioles endure 110-loss season, have ‘lot of work to do’
(AP Photo) The Baltimore Orioles had separate losing streaks of 14 and 19 games and finished 39 games out of fourth place. Only one other team in baseball finished that far out of first. (AP Photo) By Noah Trister Associated Press The Baltimore Orioles had enough of their own problems this year without getting too […]
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Navy & Gold both earn wins in opening games of Coppin State Baseball fall series
BALTIMORE – After a pair of games to open the Coppin State Baseball Navy/Gold Fall Series, both teams have won a game. Team Gold picked up the victory in the opening game, 7-4 last Wednesday while Team Navy tied the series with a 5-4 win in Game Two on Friday. Game 1 Team Gold Offensive Stars […]