By Sean Yoes, AFRO Baltimore Editor, syoes@afro.com Joe Flacco, who quarterbacked the Baltimore Ravens to a Super Bowl victory following the 2012 season, has been traded to the Denver Broncos according to various reports. According to NFL sports writer and pundit Ian Rappoport, via Twitter, the Broncos will send the Ravens a mid-round pick in the upcoming […]
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Baseball Hall of Famer and Orioles Great Frank Robinson, Dead at 83
By Sean Yoes, AFRO Baltimore Editor, syoes@afro.com Frank Robinson, who became a legend as one of the greatest power hitting outfielders in the history of Major League Baseball (MLB), as well as the league’s first Black field manager, has died. He was 83. According to Major League Baseball, Robinson died at his California home after a lengthy […]
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Ed Reed Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com In the 1989 hit movie “Harlem Nights,” the character Sugar Ray, played by Richard Pryor, was almost shot after a card game until a little kid stepped up to save him who earned the named “Quick”, played by Eddie Murphy- and they became inseparable. The duo was so formidable […]
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DMV HBCU Report: Mele at The Mecca as Howard Falls to Norfolk St After Epic Collapse
By Mark F. Gray, Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com The mastery of Virginia’s HBCU basketball programs continued as Norfolk State and Virginia State left the D.M.V. with impressive MEAC and CIAA wins respectively. While Bowie State went back rebounded from their loss at home to the Spartans, Howard blew a 24-point second half lead before a post-game fight ensued […]
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Former NFL Star Wheatley Poised to Lead MSU Football
By Sean Yoes, AFRO Baltimore Editor, syoes@afro.com According to sources close to Morgan State University Athletics, a former NFL running back is close to signing a contract to be Morgan State University’s next head football coach. Former NFL running back Tyrone Wheatley will reportedly lead a Morgan State University’s football squad. (Courtesy Photo) Tyrone Wheatley, who played […]
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Durant Establishes Education Program in Prince George’s County
By Mark F. Gray, Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com Golden State Warriors all star and two time NBA champion Kevin Durant defies all logic when it comes to the perception of what role he should play on the basketball court. He is the size of a conventional big man who can be as dominant on the inside then plays […]
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Williams Brings Championship Savvy to Wise in First Season as Coach
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com Whether he’s leading a team of a private school or guiding what has become one of the now storied high school public basketball programs in the D.M.V., Wise first year head coach Lou Williams keeps on winning at a championship level. As Williams, the former Riverdale Baptist head coach, […]
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DeCosta: Former Ravens Intern Lands Dream Job as Team’s GM
By DAVID GINSBURG , AP Sports Writer OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — In his new role as general manager of the Baltimore Ravens, Eric DeCosta has no intention of filling the shoes of his highly successful predecessor, Ozzie Newsome. “I have size 10½ feet and I think Ozzie is a 13, so there you go,” DeCosta […]
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DMV HBCU Report
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com Bowie State University Perhaps Bowie State got the wake up call they needed from their fiercest CIAA rivals after an extended win streak. Just when it appeared the Bulldogs had turned the corner and become a legitimate championship contender one year ahead of schedule, the Blue Bloods came into […]
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DMV HBCU Report: MLK Weekend Starts Conference Stretch Run
By Mark F. Gray, Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com Now that winter break is over the march toward college basketball tournament time is on at Howard, Bowie and Morgan State. Inexperience and injuries have caused inconsistency for all three programs but there is reason to believe that neither team has rounded into peak form as the season moves […]
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MLK Justice Fighters: Gary Russell, Sr.
By Mark F. Gray, Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com What’s in a name? If you’re Gary Russell it means a “bloodline of royalty.” However, in real world vernacular it means raising world champions who are leaders in their community. The senior Russell is the patriarch of Maryland’s first family of boxing. As father, coach, mentor, manager and husband he […]
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MLK Justice Fighters: Jimmy Garvin
By Mark F. Gray, Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com “Golf is the carat, but education is the key.” That is the mantra that continues to fuel the life of community service, which drives Marlton Golf Course general manager and African American Golf Hall of Famer Jimmy Garvin. Garvin is a DMV transplant who learned the game, which became his […]