By Shaiah McLain, Special to the AFRO Most are familiar with the song, “Take Me Out to the Ballgame,” which is typically sung by fans during the 7th inning stretch at major league baseball games all over the country. Well, recently 12-year old baseball players from Maryland could have sang “take me out to Cooperstown.” Members […]
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BSU Ranked No. 25 In Division II Poll
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com National respect for the Bowie State football program has been a long time coming, but it has finally arrived. The defending CIAA champions, who won their first postseason game ever last season, find themselves ranked in the top 25 nationally heading toward the kickoff of the 2019 season. […]
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Younger Russells Remain Undefeated
By Mark F, Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com With their big brother and World Boxing Council trainer Gary Russell, Jr in their corner, younger siblings Antonio and Antuwane went to the land of 1,000 lakes and put on a show. The youngest fighters of Maryland’s first family of boxing were impressive by overwhelming their opponents […]
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Goombay Spring Kickball Championship Sunday Is Soggy One
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com As twilight gave way to nightfall at the end of the holiday weekend, Goombay’s coed spring kickball league drew to its conclusion July 7 at Tucker Road park. The previous night’s torrential rains threatened to derail this version of championship Sunday for the rookie and intermediate leagues. However, nothing […]
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Muggsy Bogues Host Basketball Tournament in His Sisters’ Honor
By Jamesia Downer, AFRO Intern People around the world know the name Muggsy Bogues, the shortest player ever in the National Basketball Association (NBA). During his 14 year NBA career, Bogues played for four teams as Point Guard. The Baltimore native and Paul Laurence Dunbar Alumni returns to the city every year to celebrate a legacy. […]
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Highlighting BSU 2019 HOF Class
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com Two former NFL players, a two-time championship winning basketball coach, a three time CIAA Track Coach of The Year, and a championship team headlined the Bowie State Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2019 during its banquet June 29 at the Marriott BWI Airport Hotel. Approximately, 350 […]
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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 […]
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Miller Earns NBA Championship With Raptors
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com Heading into the 2019 NBA Finals, there was a certainty that once again a player from the D.M.V. would be crowned a champion. The best odds were on either Golden State’s Kevin Durant who would have pulled D.M.V.’s Quinn Cook along for the ride. However, as the Larry […]
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Dodd Found Not Guilty on All Rape Charges
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com Former University of Maryland basketball player Damonte Dodd was found not guilty on all four counts of rape and sexual assault charges in a 2017 Halloween incident in College Park. The three day trial included testimony from Dodd and the accuser, who admitted on the opening day […]
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Uppercut Boxing Opens in Park Heights
By Sean Yoes, AFRO Baltimore Editor, syoes@afro.com Recently, the Uppercut Boxing Gym of Maryland, opened at 4408 Park Heights in northwest Baltimore, and will serve as a vital resource for young people far beyond the boxing ring. The gym is owned by G. “Thunder” Robinson, a certified boxing trainer and one of the only women to own […]
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Cook’s Resilience Leads To Shot on NBA’s Biggest Stage
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com Golden State Warriors guard Quinn Cook has already become something of a legend in Prince George’s County. There is a story that he caught the eye of a prominent former college basketball coach as a freshman at DeMatha, who knew he would be a can’t miss, NBA prodigy. […]
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Durant, Cook, Jenkins Team Up for Documentary
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com Kevin Durant may be on the sidelines of the NBA Finals at this point, but he and his D.M.V. teammate Quinn Cook are still carrying the mantle for basketball in this area. With local filmmaker Jimmy Jenkins, this version of a big three is set to chronicle the […]