By Stephen D. Riley, Special to AFRO Shootings across the country on the opening week of football season headlined a sour weekend. Two people were injured and one person died in a high school shooting in Jacksonville on Aug. 24. A 16-year-old was killed in a triple shooting outside of a high school junior varsity game […]
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Ravens’ Weddle Questions Jimmy Smith’s Suspension Because He Never Hit Ex-Girlfriend
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor Baltimore Ravens star cornerback Jimmy Smith will miss the first four games of the season on a suspension for allegations of domestic abuse made by Smith’s former girlfriend. But Smith’s teammate, veteran star safety Eric Weddle, recently questioned the severity of the punishment and told reporters that Smith never physically […]
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Woman Who Falsely Accused Black Athletes of Rape Gets 1-Year Sentence
The Associated Press A woman who police say had a sexual encounter with two college football players in Connecticut and later made false rape allegations so she wouldn’t lose a potential boyfriend was sentenced Aug. 23 to one year in jail. Nikki Yovino, 20, of South Setauket, N.Y., was sentenced Thursday in Bridgeport Superior Court. […]
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Ravens Adjusts after Smith Suspension on Domestic Violence Claims
By David Ginsburg, AP Sports Writer The Baltimore Ravens have started to put together a defense without cornerback Jimmy Smith, who practiced Aug. 22 but won’t be eligible to play in a game until October. Smith has been suspended for the first four regular-season games without pay for violating the NFL personal conduct policy. The suspension, […]
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Ohio State Coach Apologizes to Colleague’s Wife after Mishandling Allegations of Domestic Violence
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor Ohio State head coach Urban Myer issued an apology Aug. 24 via Twitter to Courtney Smith, the ex-wife of former assistant coach Zach Smith, for not personally acknowledging her during the press announcement of his suspension the previous day. Myer, along with Ohio State’s athletic director Gene Smith, were both […]
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Ravens Star Jimmy Smith Suspended Four Games for Domestic Abuse
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor, pgreen@afro.com Ravens star player Jimmy Smith will miss the first four games of the 2018 NFL regular season after violating the league’s personal conduct policy. According to ESPN, Smith’s suspension stems from a petition filed by his former girlfriend and mother of his child, accusing the eight-year-veteran cornerback of domestic violence […]
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Terps Players Plan to Honor Jordan McNair
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor, pgreen@afro.com The Maryland Terrapins football team announced Monday its plans to honor Jordan McNair, redshirt-freshman offensive lineman who died after suffering from heat exhaustion during a May team workout. Maryland players told reporters the university’s football program will honor McNair by naming an athletic scholarship in his name, while also naming […]
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Is It a Good or Bad Move for ESPN To Duck Anthem Broadcast?
By Perry Green and Stephen D. Riley, AFRO Sports Desk Sports media conglomerate ESPN announced on Friday that it will not air the national anthem before Monday night NFL games this upcoming season. ESPN president Jimmy Pitaro issued a statement on Friday detailing the networks plans but didn’t reveal a reason. It’s presumed that the network […]
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I May Not Agree With Dak Prescott, But I Still Respect Him
By Tim Lacy, Special to the AFRO Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott has been facing a firestorm since he weighed in on the controversy surrounding the anthem protest. For those of you who need to be brought up to speed, Colin Kaepernick opened up a can of worms when he kneeled during the National Anthem being […]
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ESPN President Says Network Won’t Air National Anthem on Monday Night Football
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor ESPN president Jimmy Pitaro recently told the media that his network will not televise the National Anthem during their broadcast of NFL games. Pitaro hosted reporters at his network’s facility in Bristol, Connecticut last Friday, where he emphasized how ESPN has never been a political organization and has never aired […]
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Blue Lives Matter Group Turns Down Partnership Offer from New York Jets, Calls Police Brutality Concerns “Exaggerated” and “Made Up”
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor The New York Jets recently attempted to partner up with Blue Lives Matter NYC but was turned down by the pro-police organization, according to reports. Per Yahoo Sports, a representative of the Jets’ upper management emailed the Blue Lives Matter NYC group to inquire about a potential partnership, but received […]
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Wake Forest Coach Facing Charges After Punch Kills Man
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor, pgreen@afro.com A Wake Forest basketball coach was arrested on assault charges after landing a knockout punch on a man who would later die at the hospital. According to the New York Post, 35-year-old Jamill Jones, an assistant basketball coach for the Wake Forest men’s basketball team, punched a drunken man in […]
