By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer While some teens dream of owning their first car to freely ride around the District and not depend on a parented escort, 16-year-old Rajah Caruth dreams of tooling his car, a race car, around a speedway in NASCAR. Caruth’s dreams are getting closer as this past weekend he had […]
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Papa John’s Scores Shaq to Help Revive its Image
By Joseph Pisani and Gary Gerard Hamilton, The Associated Press Papa John’s is getting “Shaq-ified.” The pizza chain said March 22 that basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal will be its new pitchman, appearing in TV commercials and promoting Papa John’s in other ways. The company hopes O’Neal can repair its image and revive its sales […]
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Peterson Brothers Bring Their Family Affair to MGM Fight Card March 26
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com MGM National Harbor arena is now a timeshare for the D.M.V.’s first families of world championship boxing. The venue, which has already hosted two championship cards featuring Team Gary Russell, now gives way to Lamont and Anthony Peterson who will take center stage for a nationally televised card on […]
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Maryland Faces Must Win Moment In NCAA Tournament
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com Leaving the Atlantic Coast Conference for the money of the B1G finally paid dividends for the Maryland men’s basketball program. After losing in the first round of the conference’s tournament for a third consecutive year, the Terps were literally blessed with a six seed in the east region and […]
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DMV HBCU Report: Howard’s MEAC Run Falls Short But They Earn CBI Bid
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com The road of perfection ended for Howard in the semifinals of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament when they couldn’t beat Norfolk State for the second time in just over a week in Tidewater. The fourth seeded Bison lost in the 2019 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Tournament Semifinals 75-69 to […]
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Bozeman Won’t Return as Morgan’s Basketball Coach
By AFRO Staff The Morgan State University men’s basketball team will have a new coach next season. Morgan’s Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Edward Scott announced today his decision to not renew Todd Bozeman’s contract as head coach of the Morgan State University men’s basketball program. Bozeman served as the Bears’ head coach since joining the […]
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Chuck Harmon: Cincinnati Reds’ First African-American Player Dead at 94
By The Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds’ first African-American player has died at the age of 94. The team says Charles “Chuck” Harmon died Tuesday, nearly 65 years after he made his debut against the Braves in Milwaukee on April 17, 1954. It did not provide details. In this March 1956, file […]
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Maryland’s Kaila Charles Finds Niche on Basketball Court
By DAVID GINSBURG AP Sports Writer COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — As part of a family with two Olympic runners, Kaila Charles felt obligated to test her athletic skills on the track. Fortunately for Maryland, Charles found a different sport to be more to her liking. Coming off a 36-point effort in the Big Ten […]
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Ravens Welcome Ingram and Thomas, say Farewell to Rosburg
By DAVID GINSBURG AP Sports Writer OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — A whirlwind week for the Baltimore Ravens continued Friday when special teams coach Jerry Rosburg retired after an 11-year run with the team. The surprise announcement came prior to a news conference that was scheduled to introduce newcomers Mark Ingram and Earl Thomas, who […]
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Bowie State Women Head Back to NCAA Women’s Tournament
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com For the second consecutive season the women of Bowie State will extend the basketball season by making the NCAA Division II Tournament. The Lady Bulldogs, who were upset in the CIAA Tournament quarterfinals by Elizabeth City State, face Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) at Glenville State of West Virginia […]
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UGA Prospect Wins 2019 Watkins Award as Top Black HS Scholar Athlete
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com The toughest part of University of Georgia football prospect Nakobe Dean’s moment to make African American sports history was navigating through the road blocks head coach Kirby Smart set up for a kid who enrolled early in Athens so he could compete to make an impact next season. On […]
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AP Source: Redskins to Sign Collins to $84M, 6-year Deal
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — A person with knowledge of the move says the Washington Redskins have agreed to sign safety Landon Collins to an $84 million, six-year deal with $45 million guaranteed. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Monday because the deal cannot become […]
