Category: Sports

It’s rare that amateur basketball players can progress to the college leagues, let alone the NBA without a high school prep career but that’s exactly what LaMelo Ball and his father, LaVar Ball are banking on. The younger Ball verbally committed to UCLA at the age of 13 but that was before the shoe deals, the commercials […]

Another week, another blowout win for the Bowie State Bulldogs, who extended its streak of lopsided victories on Oct. 7 with a 41-10 beating of Chowan University at Bulldogs Stadium in Bowie, Md. The win advanced Bowie State’s overall record to 6-0, 3-0 against the Central Interscholastic Athletic Association (CIAA) North division. BSU junior quarterback […]

When the bottom of the eighth inning began of Washington’s Game Two against the Chicago Cubs in the National League Division Series, the Nationals’ offense was downright offensive.  In the 16 innings played since Game One, the offense had only produced one solitary run, a first inning opposite field homer by Anthony Rendon, which coincidentally gave the […]

Washington is 2-2 going into a much needed bye week.  Normally that would not mean much at all but things are seemingly looking up for this much-maligned franchise, and it starts with the little things: competitiveness and physicality. If you compete, you can win. Washington Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins (8) talks to his team during […]

N.C. Central University freshman quarterback Chauncey Caldwell tossed the game-winning touchdown to lift the Eagles to a 13-7 win over Howard Bison on Oct. 7 at Greene Stadium in Washington, D.C. The N.C. Central win advanced the Eagles to a 4-1 record, 3-0 against the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), which is good for second place […]

Senior running back Trey Samuel scored three touchdowns to lead the South Carolina State Bulldogs to a 35-14 win over the Morgan State Bears on Oct. 7 in Orangeburg, S.C.  It marked the fifth straight loss for Morgan State (0-5 overall, 0-2 against the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference).  Morgan State actually led S.C. State, 10-7, at […]

If you’re walking around the Bowie State University campus you would be hard-pressed to believe that one of Division II’s best players is a student athlete at Maryland’s oldest HBCU football program. That’s because junior quarterback Amir Hall is not one to call attention to himself. Hall stays in the proverbial bubble, focusing on academic […]

Lanham, Md.-based DuVal High School shut out High Point High School, located in Beltsville, Md. on Sept. 29. Tigers running back David Dupree stole the show after he rushed for 172 yards and accounted for five total touchdowns including a 90-yard kickoff return for a touchdown. David Dupree, DuVal High School running back, accounted for […]

Being a fan of Washington’s NFL team sure is difficult at times. After their domination of the Oakland Raiders a week earlier, Washington’s Monday Night Football showdown with the undefeated Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium suddenly became the marquee matchup of Week Four. Washington Redskins running back Rob Kelley (20) carries the ball during […]

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former heavyweight champion George Foreman has challenged big-screen tough guy Steven Seagal to a real-life fight. Former heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman (l) and actor Steven Seagal (r). George Foreman took to Twitter on Oct. 3, 2017 to challenge Seagal to a 10-round fight. Seagal declined comment. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball is starting a diversity fellowship program and will place about 20 selected candidates with teams and three with the sport’s central office. Applications, limited to people of color and women, can be submitted from Friday through Nov. 17 and the individuals selected will be announced in April. People […]

All Because the NCAA Refuses to Pay Student-Athletes  What a mess the NCAA has gotten itself into.  Ten people were arrested on Sept. 26 after a two-year FBI investigation led to charges of solicitation of bribery and other fraud conspiracy charges. Those arrested include college basketball coaches, sports management agents and shoe sneaker executives. Several […]