By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Former Boston Red Sox infielder Elijah “Pumpsie” Green, the first Black player on the last major league team to field one, has died. He was 85. The Red Sox said Green, who lived in California most of his life, died Wednesday while hospitalized in San Leandro, […]
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BSU Ranked No. 25 In Division II Poll
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com National respect for the Bowie State football program has been a long time coming, but it has finally arrived. The defending CIAA champions, who won their first postseason game ever last season, find themselves ranked in the top 25 nationally heading toward the kickoff of the 2019 season. […]
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Younger Russells Remain Undefeated
By Mark F, Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com With their big brother and World Boxing Council trainer Gary Russell, Jr in their corner, younger siblings Antonio and Antuwane went to the land of 1,000 lakes and put on a show. The youngest fighters of Maryland’s first family of boxing were impressive by overwhelming their opponents […]
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Washington Cornerback Josh Norman Leaps over Bulls in Spain
By AFRO Staff It is the challenge of a lifetime: Running with the bulls at the annual San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain. Washington NFL team member Josh Norman amped up the danger level on July 11, however, leaping over charging bulls in a death-defying feat. Naturally, it was captured on social media. And a […]
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Serena Williams Loses Her 3rd Consecutive Grand Slam Final
By Howard Fendrich, AP Tennis Writer The Centre Court crowd kept roaring whenever Serena Williams would win a point in the Wimbledon final, seemingly trying to will her to make things interesting against Simona Halep. Never happened. Instead of earning an eighth title at Wimbledon and record-equaling 24th overall at Grand Slam tournaments, Williams fell one […]
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Man Charged in Shooting of Giants Draft Pick and Teammate
By The Associated Press An 18-year-old Kansas man has been charged in the April attack that wounded New York Giants draft pick Corey Ballentine and killed one of his Washburn University teammates, Dwane Simmons. Francisco Alejandro Mendez was charged July 12 with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder and five counts of aggravated battery in the […]
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Goombay Spring Kickball Championship Sunday Is Soggy One
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com As twilight gave way to nightfall at the end of the holiday weekend, Goombay’s coed spring kickball league drew to its conclusion July 7 at Tucker Road park. The previous night’s torrential rains threatened to derail this version of championship Sunday for the rookie and intermediate leagues. However, nothing […]
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Raptors, Durant; Wishful Thinking And NBA Fallout
By Vincent Jones, Special to the AFRO The drama, the circumstance, and the fallout surrounding Durant’s – should he or should he not have played in Game 5 is hot on the pundits’ program topic list of discussion. Here is my rebuttal to many of the arguments being played out: it is the competitive nature of […]
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Another Viewpoint
By Tim Lacy, AFRO Columnist Although I am a fan of the NFL they constantly find ways to tick me off. Readers of this space are probably tired of hearing my opinion of Commissioner Roger Goodell, and oddly enough he enters into this conversation. My peeve with the NFL at the moment covers my concern […]
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Monopolized Athletic Wear
By Glenn Mollette We have watched corporations and famous Americans have ups and downs throughout the years. We’ve all watched as Tiger Woods, Robert Kraft, and most recently, billionaire Jeffrey Epstein have had low moments. Sadly we heard last weekend about coal billionaire Chris Cline’s tragic and fatal helicopter crash. Nike is a global athletic […]
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Howard Basketball Heads To Spain For Tour
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com When the fall semester begins and students at Howard University ask their men’s basketball team how they spent summer vacation, they will pull out a passport. The Bison will get a head start on the 2019-2020 season when they head to Europe for a Summer Tour in Spain this […]
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Muggsy Bogues Host Basketball Tournament in His Sisters’ Honor
By Jamesia Downer, AFRO Intern People around the world know the name Muggsy Bogues, the shortest player ever in the National Basketball Association (NBA). During his 14 year NBA career, Bogues played for four teams as Point Guard. The Baltimore native and Paul Laurence Dunbar Alumni returns to the city every year to celebrate a legacy. […]
