By Daniel Kucin Jr., Special to the AFRO St. Anselm’s Abbey School’s baseball team notched an 11-1 victory over Sandy Springs Friends High School located in Sandy Springs, Maryland April 5. Panthers juniors Carlo Pizzano and Declan Friel were nearly unstoppable at the dish. Pizzano had two hits, scored two runs and accounted for two RBI […]
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Athlete Turned Photographer Hopes to Change Urban Perceptions
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO J.J. McQueen has spent most of his adult life looking at life through the prism of a camera’s lens. Whether he’s on assignment in the heat of the Freddy Gray aftermath or covering a sports event for Showtime, McQueen has traveled across the United States to chronicle an […]
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Baltimore’s Phil Booth Joins Rare Company After Leading Villanova to Two National Championships
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor, pgreen@afro.com Baltimore native Phil Booth just etched his place amongst College Basketball’s immortality after helping lead the Villanova Wildcats to a 79-62 victory over the Michigan Wolverines in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Championship. The win gave Booth his second NCAA title in two years – he helped Villanova beat North Carolina […]
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TMT CEO Leonard Ellerbe Calls Gervonta Davis ‘The Next Biggest Star’
AFRO special contributor Mike Wright recently sat down with The Money Team CEO and Washington, D.C. native Leonard Ellerbe on the “FSP Crew Show” to talk about Baltimore’s rising boxing star Gervonta “Tank” Davis and his upcoming fight scheduled for April 21. Professional boxer Gervonta “Tank” Davis. (Courtesy of Gervonta Davis Instagram) Ellerbe played a […]
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Spring Sports Kickoff for Local High Schools and Colleges
As Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) athletics gets ready for regular season competition, many baseball teams such as Fort Washington, Md.-based Friendly High School are scrimmaging until the games count, while private and local area colleges’ seasons are currently underway. Senior student-athlete Darious Bowman from Friendly High School in Fort Washington, Md. (Photo by […]
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Former DeMatha Guard is the Catalyst of UMBC’s Cinderella Run
With the entire season on the line in the waning seconds of the American East Conference Championship game against the University of Vermont, former DeMatha standout and University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) junior guard Jairus Lyles stared down his defender while slowly dribbling to find his sweet spot on the floor. As the clock […]
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Is UMBC’s Upset over UVA the Greatest Upset in Sports Ever?
Never has a No. 1 seed lost in the opening week of the NCAA Tournament. Never. Until last Friday when UMBC issued a convincing 74-54 thrashing over top-seeded Virginia. There was nothing fluke about the Golden Retrievers’ blowout victory but some are calling it the greatest upset, ever. ESPN called it “the most surprising upset […]
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UMBC Ruins Everyone’s Bracket By Becoming First Ever No. 16 Seed to Upset a No. 1 Seed
You can consider pretty much everyone’s bracket for the 2018 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament officially destroyed after the No. 16 seed University of Maryland Baltimore County Retrievers shocked the world by knocking off the No. 1 seed Virginia Cavaliers, 74-54, in the first round of the South Region. ESPN called it the most surprising upset […]
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P.G. Schools Fall to Baltimore Foes in State Championships
Fairmont Heights High School (23-6) located in Capitol Heights, MD fell to Baltimore, MD-based Dunbar High School 59-48 on March 10 at the Xfinity Center in College Park, MD during the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSAA) 1A state championship game. Bladensburg High School Basketball Team (Courtesy Photo) Hornets senior guard Darren Lucas-White scored […]
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Bowie State Cinderella Women’s Season Ends in NCAA Regional Final
The clock finally struck midnight on the Cinderella post season for the Bowie State Lady Bulldogs in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Division II women’s basketball tournament. After pulling the biggest upset in this year’s tournament Bowie State advanced to the championship game of the Atlantic Regional but fell short losing to Indiana (PA) […]