By HOWARD FENDRICH, AP Tennis Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Frances Tiafoe just kept shaking his head and calling the whole thing “crazy” and “unbelievable.” Which it all kind of is. That he reached his first Grand Slam quarterfinal on his 21st birthday by beating No. 20 seed Grigor Dimitrov 7-5, 7-6 (6), 6-7 (1), […]
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Steve Harvey To Host NFL Honors When AP Awards Are Announced
By The Associated Press TV personality Steve Harvey will host the NFL Honors show on Feb. 2, when The Associated Press hands out its individual league awards. The two-hour prime-time show airing on CBS will be held at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta. In this Aug. 3, 2017, file photo, host/executive producer Steve Harvey participates […]
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Super Bowl Planners: Shutdown Brings ‘Uncharted Territory’
By JEFF MARTIN, Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A day after travelers waited nearly 90 minutes in snail-speed security lines at the world’s busiest airport, Atlanta’s mayor is concerned about the waits that could result when the city hosts the 2019 Super Bowl. The ongoing partial government shutdown is “uncharted territory” amid planning for one […]
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DMV HBCU REPORT: BSU Gets Big CIAA Wins as HU Loses MEAC Opener
By Mark F. Gray, Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com BOWIE STATE BOUNCES BACK FOR CIAA WIN Bowie State ended a two-game losing streak by stopping Johnson C. Smith. This was a critical early win as the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) race went into high gear even as winter break continued. Redshirt junior David Belle sank a pair of […]
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The CIAA to Move to Baltimore
By J. K. Schmid, AFRO Baltimore Staff The country’s oldest African-American athletic conference announced it will be moving during an event at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum, Jan. 8. The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) is coming to Baltimore, in 2021. “This is Baltimore’s Super Bowl,” said Al Hutchinson, President and CEO of Visit Baltimore. The […]
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Jackson Not All to Blame as Ravens Season Ends in NFL Playoffs
By Mark F. Gray, Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com Before Lamar Jackson becomes the face of the NFL’s next generation of quarterbacks, he had to endure games like his first start in the playoffs. That Jackson was able to win six of his first seven starts with a gimmicky offense that his coach admitted he “didn’t know where it […]
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3, Thanking 3: Bradley Beal Calls Dwyane Wade An ‘idol’
By TIM REYNOLDS , AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Bradley Beal has been keeping a secret from Dwyane Wade all of these years. Beal wears No. 3 for one reason. It’s a tribute to his idol. Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade, right, and Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal exchange jerseys after an NBA basketball […]
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Another Viewpoint
By Tim Lacy, Special to the AFRO For all of you football, baseball, basketball and hockey fans, this an opportunity to rest your minds and take a break from yelling at the TV because it seems your favorite team is being treated unfairly. This may come to you as a public service announcement, and it […]
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Five African American NFL Head Coaches Fired
By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Correspondent Five of the NFL’s seven African American head coaches were fired on December 31st. Arizona Cardinals head coach Steve Wilks was fired after just one season. The Cardinals’ record was 3-13 — the worst record in the league — but over the last 18 years, there have only […]
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Ravens Enter Playoffs As One Of The League’s Hottest Teams
By TODD KARPOVICH , Associated Press OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — John Harbaugh was still fired up one day after the Baltimore Ravens finally ended a three-year NFL playoff drought. Over the course of this whirlwind season, Baltimore has gone from a team on the cusp of spiralling downward to one that poses a formidable […]
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COMMENTARY: Allen Can’t Run from Mismanagement Failures with Burgundy and Gold
By Mark F. Gray, Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com Following another dismal 4-12 season in 2014 Bruce Allen, the president and general manager of the NFL’s franchise in Washington, D.C. uttered the phrase that continues to define his legacy. “We’re winning off the field, but we’ve got to start winning on the field,” Allen said. Allen’s dubious public relations […]
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UConn Asks Court to Dismiss Complaint by Black Ex Coach
By Pat Eaton-Robb, AP Sports Writer The University of Connecticut asked a judge Dec. 28 to dismiss a complaint filed by former basketball coach Kevin Ollie, who contends his firing was in part racially motivated. The school argues that the federal court doesn’t have jurisdiction and Ollie doesn’t make a specific claim under federal law in […]
