Category: Sports

Following the biggest injury of their season, a bone bruise suffered by Bryce Harper, the Washington Nationals have seemingly become a kind of a different team. A somewhat healthy roster—by Nationals standards, at least—found success through a high-powered offense and stud starting pitching. With Harper’s absence and missing other key players, the Nationals transformed into a […]

The Howard University Bison pulled off the greatest upset in college football history by edging out the University of Nevada-Las Vegas (UNLV) Rebels, 43-40, on Sept. 2 in Las Vegas.  No one gave Howard a chance to win the game, especially college football odds makers. According to reports, some sportsbooks gave Howard just a 600-to-1 […]

Washington linebacker Su’a Cravens hasn’t been around the NFL for long, but perhaps he’s had enough already. Cravens reportedly had to be talked out of retirement by team officials while his teammates took the field for morning practice on Sept. 3. ESPN reported that Cravens informed a handful of teammates the prior day that he […]

Sophomore running back Shane Simpson scored the only touchdown of the inaugural Battle of Greater Baltimore to lift the Towson University Tigers to a 10-0 victory over the Morgan State University Bears in their college football season opener on Sept. 2 at the Johnny Unitas Stadium at Towson University in Towson, Md. Battle of Greater […]

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Conor McGregor’s improbable challenge of Floyd Mayweather Jr. was a hit at the box office and could end up the biggest pay-per-view ever, with an estimated 50 million people watching in the United States alone. Preliminary figures released by Showtime PPV on Friday showed the fight was tracking in the “mid […]

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open, the year’s last Grand Slam tennis tournament (all times local): ___ 5 p.m. Venus Williams is into the fourth round of another major after beating Maria Sakkari of Greece 6-3, 6-4. Venus Williams, of the United States, returns a shot from Maria Sakkari, of Greece, […]

Serena Williams gave birth to a 6-pound, 13-ounce baby girl on Friday, ESPN confirmed. Serena Williams (Photo: Aaron Favila, AP) Moments before her match at the U.S. Open, sister Venus Williams was asked about becoming an aunt. “Obviously I’m super excited. Words can’t describe,” she told ESPN. Serena Williams had the baby in West Palm Beach, Fla., […]

Venus Williams, of the United States, reacts after beating Maria Sakkari, of Greece, during the third round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Friday, Sept. 1, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) NEW YORK (AP) — Five women still remain in contention for the No. 1 ranking as the U.S. Open’s third round begins. […]

Only five miles separate Morgan State University and Towson University, but it’s been nearly a decade since their football teams last played each other. That will change this Saturday at 6 p.m. The Morgan State University Bears and the Towson University Tigers will play for the first time since 2011, the initial installment of a […]

Springdale, Md.-based Charles Herbert Flowers High School Head Coach Dameon Powell took over a team that only won four games in 2015. However, he got everyone to buy into his system quickly and led the Jaguars to the playoffs the following season in his first year. He knew it wasn’t going to be an easy […]