By DAVID GINSBURG, AP Sports Writer OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens got a potential starter in the middle of their defense by selecting linebacker Patrick Queen out of LSU with the 28th overall pick in the NFL draft on Thursday night. Queen had 85 tackles, three sacks and an interception to help […]
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Collegiate Coaches Moving Forward Through Coronavirus Concerns
By Alex Murphy Capital News Service VOORHEES, N.J. — Athlete eligibility and scholarship availability are two of the biggest questions college coaches are now tasked with moving forward as the COVID-19 pandemic spreads across the United States. On March 12, the National Collegiate Athletic Association announced the cancellation of the remainder of winter and spring […]
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Ravens’ Jackson Showing Trump Love?
By Sean Yoes AFRO Baltimore Editor syoes@afro.com A recent tweet by Baltimore Ravens superstar quarterback Lamar Jackson has some people wondering if he wants to “make America great again.” On April 18, Jackson posted his University of Louisville teammate Jaire Alexander’s exuberant response to Jackson being drafted by the Ravens with the last (32nd) pick […]
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Former Colts Great Mike Curtis Dies
By Sean Yoes AFRO Baltimore Editor syoes@afro.com Old school Baltimore Colts football fans are remembering the legendary linebacker known as “Mad Dog.” Mike Curtis, the ferocious Colts middle linebacker died on April 20, in St. Petersburg, Fl. He was 77. Fox 45 Sports director Bruce Cunningham reported that Curtis died due to complications from Chronic […]
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Cancellation of Spring Sports a Tough Call for Student-Athletes
By Alex Murphy Capital News Service VOORHEES, N.J. — Student-athletes across the college sports landscape are faced with tough realizations and a new challenge amidst the current COVID-19 pandemic as seasons have been stripped away and preparations begin for next season, which remains up in the air. Winter and spring sports came to an unfortunate […]
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Players Scoff at Major League Baseball’s Plans to Return to Action
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Major League Baseball is batting around plans to start its 2020 season next month despite the struggle by health officials to blunt the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. The ambitious plan, which reportedly may have the support of the player’s union […]
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Ex-NFL Quarterback Tarvaris Jackson, 36, Dies in Car Crash
By The Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Former NFL quarterback Tarvaris Jackson has died in a one-car crash outside Montgomery, authorities said Monday. He was 36. The 2012 Chevrolet Camaro that Jackson was driving went off the road, struck a tree and overturned at 8:50 p.m. Sunday, Trooper Benjamin “Michael” Carswell, an Alabama Law […]
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Woods Gets Emotional Talking About Masters Win and Kids
By DOUG FERGUSON, AP Golf Writer The Masters over, Tiger Woods slipped on the green jacket again on the second Sunday in April. He just wasn’t at Augusta National this year. Woods got emotional Sunday after CBS re-aired his victory last year. In a video production from earlier in the week, Woods joined network host […]
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‘The Last Dance’ Director Talks Project on Jordan’s Bulls
By TIM REYNOLDS, AP Basketball Writer Jason Hehir was a kid in the stands in Boston Garden on April 20, 1986, the day that Michael Jordan scored a playoff-record 63 points. It was a Christmas gift from his father, who stuck a note promising “Two tickets to the Air Jordan Show” in his stocking that […]
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Mitchell, Washington Football Activist Dies At 84
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com Bobby Mitchell always managed to rise to the moment with grace and splendor. When he was acquired from the Cleveland Browns in 1962, Washington became the final team in the NFL to integrate, although it was against owner George Preston Marshall’s wishes. Marshall rolled out the welcome […]
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Hacker Posts Racial Slur On Fan Chat with Black NHL Player
By The Associated Press A hacker posted a racial slur hundreds of times in an online fan video chat April 3 with a Black New York Rangers prospect. The NHL team scrambled to disable the hacker on the Zoom chat with K’Andre Miller, the 20-year-old former Wisconsin defenseman drafted No. 22 overall in 2018. “A […]
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RockDeep Makes Health Care Supplies Available
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com Former sports talk host turned athletic apparel entrepreneur Rocky Parrish is coming off the sidelines and getting into the game once again. His latest venture hopes to address two ways of surviving the COVID-19 pandemic. Parrish announced on Facebook that his RockDeep Global franchise will be trying […]