By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Serena Williams lost her bid for what would have been her sixth U.S. Open Singles title. It was the second straight year that Williams lost in the finals. But, with 23 Grand Slam tournament titles and a .850 career winning percentage, Williams legacy as the world’s greatest […]
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Wyoming University to Honor Black 14 in Weeklong Tribute
By The Associated Press LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — The University of Wyoming has announced plans to honor the Black 14 after they were cut from the school’s football team for wanting to protest during the civil rights movement. The Casper Star-Tribune reported that 14 student-athletes were dismissed for wanting to wear black armbands during a 1969 game […]
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Jordan Kicks Off Head Coaching Career
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com Lamont Jordan finds himself sampling from national radio personality and baseball coach, Aaron “Hercules” Jones, who won the Metropolitan Independent School Athletic League (MISAL) championship at Riverdale Baptist High School in May. Jordan, the former NFL running back, is literally starting from the bottom to build a football program. […]
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HBCUs and Smaller Schools for Student-Athletes
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com The powerball parent raises a pro athlete who becomes LeBron James or Dwayne Haskins. On the other hand, the parent who raises a lottery athlete doesn’t have to worry about taking a second mortgage on their home to pay for college. That’s how you play to win the game […]
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Howard’s Short Pay Day Is Long Afternoon
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com The only good that came from Howard University’s visit to the University of Maryland on Aug. 31 was the size of the guaranteed pay day. Minus travel expenses, it was an all profit beatdown as the Terps rolled the Bison 79-0 in College Park. Maryland’s win was to be […]
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Serena Turns Ankle in US Open Win
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams was in pain — “acceptable” pain, her coach called it — after rolling her right ankle during the second set of a U.S. Open victory. That was the bad news. On a day that defending men’s champion Novak Djokovic pulled out of his […]
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Bills Cut RB LeSean McCoy in Surprise Move After Down Season
By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Turns out the Buffalo Bills didn’t agree with running back LeSean McCoy’s assertion that he was still “the guy” in their backfield. General manager Brandon Beane cited the emergence of rookie Devin Singletary and McCoy having to play a diminished role as key factors […]
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NFL Veteran Launches Supplement Brand
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com Health is a “lifestyle” for Visanthe Shiancoe. Regarded as the greatest NFL tight end, since Raymond Chester from Morgan State University, Shiancoe was notorious for his insane training regimen while preparing for a pro football career.. That same drive now fuels his foray into the business world as […]
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Mystics Guard Honored for Leadership
By AFRO Staff Washington Mystics guard Natasha Cloud has earned the Dawn Staley Community Leadership Award for outstanding efforts in the community throughout the 2018 season and most recent offseason, the WNBA announced today. The award, which is named in honor of WNBA legend and Hall of Famer Dawn Staley, annually recognizes a player who […]
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A Time for Black QBs in D.C.
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com At some point this season there will be two Black starting quarterbacks on either side of the Baltimore Washington Parkway. However, the Baltimore Ravens will start Lamar Jackson, who they’ve tethered the future of the franchise, while the Washington Redskins will keep Dwayne Haskins under wraps for the […]
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Back at US Open, Serena Beats Sharapova for 19th Time in Row
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams was not about to let Maria Sharapova make a match of this. So facing a break point early in the second set, Williams conjured up a backhand passing shot so good, so powerful, so precise, that Sharapova had no chance to reach it. […]
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Call Coco the Comeback Kid: Gauff Wins US Open Debut at 15
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Coco Gauff is quickly becoming the Comeback Kid. Just 15, she doesn’t seem to find any deficit too daunting. She demonstrated that in her U.S. Open debut Tuesday night, much like she did at Wimbledon last month. With her parents jumping out of their front-row […]
