By Mark F. Gray, Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com In the interest of full disclosure, yours truly has been the national radio voice of the CIAA championships for eight of the last 10 years. During that time, I’ve had a front seat for the conference’s change in administration, a change of scenery for the football championship game and now […]
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DMV HBCU Report
By Mark F. Gray, Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com BOWIE STATE MEN AND WOMEN ROUNDING INTO FORM Bowie State finds itself creeping up the CIAA standings after winning their fifth consecutive game to conclude a three game road trip against teams from the southern division. After a 68-52 road victory at Fayetteville St., the Bulldogs find themselves at 10-8 […]
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Bryson Starts Youth Sports Coalition to Improve PG County Athletics
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com Dr. Rick Bryson has long been an advocate for youth sports and participatory activities in Prince George’s County. Bryson has put his money where his money mouth is by creating the County’s Scholastic Sports Awards Banquet and has now begun a new initiative designed to improve the quality of […]
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DMV HBCU REPORT: BSU Gets Big CIAA Wins as HU Loses MEAC Opener
By Mark F. Gray, Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com BOWIE STATE BOUNCES BACK FOR CIAA WIN Bowie State ended a two-game losing streak by stopping Johnson C. Smith. This was a critical early win as the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) race went into high gear even as winter break continued. Redshirt junior David Belle sank a pair of […]
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The CIAA to Move to Baltimore
By J. K. Schmid, AFRO Baltimore Staff The country’s oldest African-American athletic conference announced it will be moving during an event at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum, Jan. 8. The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) is coming to Baltimore, in 2021. “This is Baltimore’s Super Bowl,” said Al Hutchinson, President and CEO of Visit Baltimore. The […]
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Jackson Not All to Blame as Ravens Season Ends in NFL Playoffs
By Mark F. Gray, Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com Before Lamar Jackson becomes the face of the NFL’s next generation of quarterbacks, he had to endure games like his first start in the playoffs. That Jackson was able to win six of his first seven starts with a gimmicky offense that his coach admitted he “didn’t know where it […]
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Redacted Video Released of Jordan McNair’s Fatal Practice
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com After a tumultuous semester, just hours before the start of the holiday break, the University of Maryland released a redacted video of former Terrapin Jordan McNair’s fatal football practice. The video paints a picture of negligence by the former training staff. The videos, first released to Fox 5 […]
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Future Begins Now with Jackson At QB For Ravens
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com It has been well chronicled that Ozzie Newsome’s first two drafts defined his legacy well before the Baltimore Ravens ever won a Super Bowl. He anchored the offense with Hall of Famer Jonathan Ogden at tackle, when leading the troops in act one of commanding their war room. A […]
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Jackson Leads Surging Ravens to 22-10 Victory Over Chargers
By JOE REEDY, AP Sports Writer CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Just like that, the Baltimore Ravens have gone from a midseason swoon to the brink of their first playoff trip in four years. The resurgent Ravens continued their late push with a 22-10 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers on Saturday behind Lamar Jackson’s first […]
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DMV HBCU REPORT: Honors For DMV QBs & History Made By HU’S Cole
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com HU’s NEWTON EARN ALL-AMERICAN and MEAC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Despite a season where they didn’t meet expectations, Howard University quarterback Caylin Newton was named to the first team of the 2018 HERO Sports FCS Sophomore All-America First Team and the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the […]
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Tubby Returns to High Point and Comes Home for Holiday Hoop Fest
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com High Point University coach Tubby Smith’s basketball life has come full circle. In a career that spans almost three decades he’s won a national championship and built a resume that is Hall of Fame worthy. Smith is one of two head coaches to guide five different programs to the […]
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Ray Rice: ‘I’m Done With Football,’ Talks Domestic Violence
By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice says he’s not speaking out against domestic violence as a way to rejoin the NFL. Appearing Tuesday in a “CBS This Morning” interview with his wife, Janay, Rice said he sees similarities with himself after a video showed Kansas City […]