By Nyame-kye Kondo Special to the AFRO A native Washingtonian and sales representative for the Washington Nationals Baseball team, Aaron Inman, is no stranger to the revitalization of the game in the nation’s capital. Born and raised in the Ledroit Park Area, Inman, has played baseball most of his life, and only just recently transitioned […]
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Kendrick Earns NLCS MVP as Nats Win Pennant
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com Once upon a time Howie Kendrick was a top prospect on a World Series contender. He was expected to be a cornerstone on the dynasty that was to be, but never happened with the Anaheim Angels. His strange odyssey to the World Series ends in the District where […]
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Mystics Win First Title
Doug Feinberg, Associated Press Elena Delle Donne and the Washington Mystics capped an eventful WNBA season with the team’s first championship. A year that began with the league missing some of its top players because of injuries and rest ended with a compelling five-game championship series. Delle Donne battled through injuries all season, a broken […]
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‘No Human is Limited’: Kipchoge Runs sub-2 Hour Marathon
By ERIC WILLEMSEN Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Roger Bannister, 1954. Eliud Kipchoge, 2019? Like the sub-four minute mile, running a marathon in less than two hours had seemed impossible — until Saturday. But this time there’s an asterisk: Olympic champion Kipchoge performed his feat under conditions so tightly controlled to maximize his success that […]
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Eritrean Soccer Players who Defected say They Live in Fear
By JUSTIN LYNCH Associated Press PALERMO, Italy (AP) — Soccer gave Mewal Tesfai Yosief hope in an authoritarian nation, a job in a country of forced military conscription and, possibly, freedom at last. After scoring two goals for Eritrea’s national under-20 soccer team during a tournament in Uganda late last month, Mewal defected with three […]
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After Hurricane Devastation, Gardiner Wins World Championship Gold for Bahamas
By James Ellingworth and Pat Graham, AP Sports Writers A month after Hurricane Dorian destroyed houses and livelihoods, Steven Gardiner said he was hopeful his world championship victory could bring a little happiness to the Bahamas. Gardiner’s family home on the Abaco islands was one of many damaged in the Sept. 1 hurricane. His win in […]
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Legendary Athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos to be Inducted into U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent Their raised fists were as legendary as they were controversial. Tommie Smith and John Carlos, known for their Black Power salute during the 1968 Olympics medal ceremonies, have earned entry into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame. The induction is scheduled for Nov. 1. The two athletes courageously used […]
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Jaguars Owner Investing in National Black News Channel
By Brendan Farrington, The Associated Press Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan disclosed Oct. 2 that he will be the majority investor in the nation’s only 24-hour news network aimed at African-American viewers, giving the network a deep pocket as it launches next month. The network has been in the works for years and an announcement about […]
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Newton Announces Plans To Transfer From Howard
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com Howard University could be losing another all-American student- athlete with eligibility remaining. Sources close to the program tell the AFRO that junior quarterback Caylin Newton, the reigning Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Player of the Year, may have played his final game with the Bison. Newton, who reportedly is on track to […]
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Sports Journalists Stress STEAM Education
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com CBS broadcaster and host of NFL Today James Brown and NBC-4 news anchor Aaron Gilchrist joined a panel discussion that gave a group of students from D.C. Public Schools a look into their future. The panel was part of the Minority Access Incorporated College and Career Showcase in conjunction […]
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AFRO Exclusive: Legendary Coach Nat Frazier Passes at 84
By Jessica Dortch and Mark Gray, AFRO Staff Passionate, courageous, and inspiring are just a few words to describe Nathaniel “Nat” Frazier, former collegiate and professional basketball coach, who passed away on Sept. 22 at Howard County General Hospital. He was 84. Born in Beaufort, S.C., Nat Frazier grew up in the Jim Crow South when […]
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Another Viewpoint: Give Kaepernick A Job
By Tim Lacy, Special to the AFRO The NFL will get no rest as long as Colin Kaepernick is scratching at their door. Kap’s contract with the NFL was not renewed behind his efforts to expose minority injustices. This issue has been hanging around for a couple of years and we have visited it before. […]
