By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO San Diego Padres minor league outfield prospect Buddy Reed is the personification of Major League Baseball’s urban initiative. He is a former three-sport athlete who gravitated to baseball after being groomed in urban youth leagues before enjoying an outstanding college career. Reed will represent Team USA on July […]
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Ex-Knicks Star Charles Oakley Arrested at Las Vegas Casino
By REGINA GARCIA CANO, The Associated Press Former New York Knicks star Charles Oakley is being accused of gambling fraud after a wager at a Las Vegas casino last weekend, casino regulators said July 12. Oakley was arrested July 8 at the Cosmopolitan casino-resort on the Las Vegas Strip on suspicion of committing or attempting to […]
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Serena Williams Nears 8th Wimbledon Title
By The Associated Press Yes, this will be Serena Williams’ 10th Wimbledon final. Yes, it’s her 30th title match at any major. And, well, sure, she’s widely regarded as not just the best of her era, but any era. Let others shrug at this latest accomplishment, as if all it signified were merely another chance […]
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FBI Investigation Proves Maryland’s Not Ready for Big Time
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO The University of Maryland’s basketball program was supposed to have landed a gem when highly recruited prospect Diamond Stone chose to play for the Terps. But after his underachieving cameo season in College Park the University is now part of a nationwide FBI investigation which has led to […]
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Former UCLA basketball Player Billy Knight Found Dead
By The Associated Press Authorities say former UCLA basketball player Billy Knight has died in Phoenix. The Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s Office hasn’t released a cause of death. Phoenix police say Knight’s body was found on a roadway early Sunday near downtown and there was no evidence of foul play. Billy Knight died in Phoenix […]
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NFL Player Sues Rape Accuser Over Lost Endorsement
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor, Pgreen@afro.com Oakland Raiders cornerback Gareon Conley is suing a woman who accused him of rape last year to recover a “fortune” that he claims she cost him. According to court documents obtained by TMZ Sports, Conley said the woman is liable for “malicious criminal prosecution” and has filed a lawsuit against her, claiming […]
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Bulls Match 4-Year Contract Offer for Zach LaVine
By TIM REYNOLDS, AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Zach LaVine is staying in Chicago, with one of the biggest deals of free agency this summer now complete. The Bulls on Sunday formally matched the four-year, $80 million offer sheet LaVine signed with the Sacramento Kings, a move that was expected almost from the […]
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Tyler Honeycutt, Former NBA Player Dead after Police Confrontation, Said to Be Troubled
By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former coach and family friend of onetime Sacramento Kings and UCLA basketball player Tyler Honeycutt says he had grown increasingly concerned about the young man before he was found dead following a standoff with Los Angeles police. Bort Escoto, who coached Honeycutt in high school, told […]
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Can the Wizards Crack 50 Wins with Dwight Howard?
By Perry Green and Stephen D. Riley, AFRO Sports Desk The Washington Wizards haven’t won 50 games in a season in 40 years. Poetically fitting, the last time the franchise won 50 games was during the 1978-1979 season as the team approaches their 2018-2019 campaign. After trading away Marcin Gortat (and secretly hoping for DeMarcus Cousins […]
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We All Can’t Wait to See L.A.Bron in Action
By Tim Lacy, Special to the AFRO LeBron James is starting to understand what MLB Hall of Famer Yogi Berra meant when he uttered the yogyism, “It’s like deja vu all over again!” When LeBron departed Cleveland a eights years ago, it was no secret he was tired of dragging a team of mediocre players around […]
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Are NFL Players Considering Striking to Get Guaranteed Money Contracts?
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor NFL players have long made it clear they’re planning on a lockout once the current collective bargaining agreement expires in 2021, three years from now. The NFL Player’s Association even warned players to “start saving money” for what they believe will be a long holdout against the league, as players […]
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D.C. Girls Represent America In Street Child World Cup in Moscow
By Lenore T. Adkins, Special to the AFRO FIFA World Cup frenzy may be fading for male stars after the tournament ends next weekend; but it’s just heating up for nine teenage girls from D.C. who represented the United States at another international soccer competition — the 2018 Street Child World Cup in Russia. The […]