By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor, pgreen@afro.com The Maryland Terrapins football team announced Monday its plans to honor Jordan McNair, redshirt-freshman offensive lineman who died after suffering from heat exhaustion during a May team workout. Maryland players told reporters the university’s football program will honor McNair by naming an athletic scholarship in his name, while also naming […]
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UMD Takes Responsibility for Mistakes in Jordan McNair’s Death
By The Associated Press The University of Maryland acknowledged August 15 that the football player who collapsed during practice and subsequently died did not receive proper medical care and the school must accept “legal and moral responsibility for the mistakes.” Maryland also parted ways with strength and conditioning coach Rick Court, who resigned in the […]
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Durkin Apparently Fumbles at Leading Maryland Football
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO Death and toxicity are traits that should never be associated with a football program but now they hover over the University of Maryland’s as it prepares to kickoff a new season. After an ESPN report outlined a toxic culture which may have contributed to the former McDonough offensive […]
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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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Garvin Rebuilds Career and Black Owned Golf Course in PG County
By MARK F. GRAY, Special to the AFRO Each day African American Golf Hall of Famer Jimmy Garvin walks nine holes at Marlton Golf Course in Upper Marlboro. It is a personal tradition that began when he was general manager of Langston Golf Course in D.C. Come rain or shine that time of solitude gives Garvin […]
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Community Mourns Murdered Prince George’s Football Coach
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com Football coach and go-go sound engineer Andre Young was murdered in Southeast on Monday, July 30th leaving the community lost and mourning and police searching for answers and the murderer. The father of five volunteered as a football coach with the Boys and Girls Club in Glenarden, Maryland. Andre Young, an area […]
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5 Bowie Bulldogs Named All-CIAA in Preseason Football Poll
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO The days of disrespect and surprising the rest of the conference are past for Bowie State. What was a basketball school, which played a football season for homecoming as a prelude to tipping off their season in the gym, is now officially gone. The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association […]
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Harper Legend Grows as Machado’s Time Ends During MLB All Star Game
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO One DMV All-Star made his bid to remain the face of the franchise while another represented his for one last time in the 89th Major League Ball All Star Game at Nationals Park. Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper enjoyed his transcendent moment during the game’s ultimate skills competition […]
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DC Girls Joined Street Child World Cup in Moscow
By Tyra Wilkes, Special to the AFRO Caption: Children playing at Tubman Elementary Soccer Field, a soccer camp site. Nine DC SCORES alumni were honored with a D.C. Council proclamation for their participation in the Street Child World Cup held during the 2018 World Cup tournament in Moscow, Russia. The group of teen girls who continue […]
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FBI Investigation Proves Maryland’s Not Ready for Big Time
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO The University of Maryland’s basketball program was supposed to have landed a gem when highly recruited prospect Diamond Stone chose to play for the Terps. But after his underachieving cameo season in College Park the University is now part of a nationwide FBI investigation which has led to […]
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Details Emerge About Maryland Subpoena in FBI Hoops Probe
By The Associated Press Maryland has joined the list of schools to receive a grand jury subpoena seeking records in the ongoing federal corruption investigation into college basketball. The school released two subpoenas to The Associated Press and other media outlets July 6 in response to public records requests. That follows North Carolina State’s release […]
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Bryson’s Passion Keeps P.G. County’s Spring Sports Awards Swinging
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO Dr. Rick Bryson has a passion for baseball, kids and athletes. The Prince George’s County based podiatrist has worked tirelessly to bring attention to swing sports with little support. Nonetheless, Bryson continues to spend his time and his money to bring attention to high school baseball and softball […]