The second half of the Washington Wizards’ 2016-17 season wasn’t nearly as impressive as the first, but the team gets to wipe the slate clean and reset as they enter the NBA Playoffs. Washington hoped to reach 50 wins this season, a mark the franchise hasn’t seen since the 1970s. But after locking up a […]
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LeBron James Announces Plans for School to Assist At-Risk Youth
LeBron James continues to demonstrate his commitment to his hometown of Akron, Ohio, recently announcing plans to launch a school for children at risk of being left behind. The LeBron James Family Foundation has teamed up with the Akron Public Schools to design and launch the “I Promise School” in the fall of 2018. Cleveland […]
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Capitals Win Presidents’ Trophy, Face Toronto in First Round of NHL Playoffs
The Washington Capitals entered the postseason on a high note, earning their second straight Presidents’ Trophy as the NHL’s top regular season team with 118 points and the best Goals Against Average in the sport at 2.2 per game. Unlike last season, though, they got some pushback from the Columbus Blue Jackets and Pittsburgh Penguins […]
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Sliding Home: Jackie Robinson Gets Statue at Dodger Stadium
LOS ANGELES (AP) — He was the first Black to play in the major leagues, ending six decades of racial segregation, and a first-ballot Hall of Famer. FILE – This is an April 18, 1948, portrait of Brooklyn Dodgers baseball player Jackie Robinson. The first statue in Dodger Stadium history belongs to Jackie Robinson. The […]
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Eleanor Roosevelt Maintains Undefeated Status
Eleanor Roosevelt High School’s senior pitcher Renee Rodgers earned her fourth victory of the year as the Raiders decimated Henry A. Wise Jr. High School 15-2 during a girls’ softball match on April 10. Wise had a tough task against the undefeated Raiders (7-0) due, in part, to the stellar play of Rodgers who accounted […]
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Capital Classic Begins Its Comeback at Wizards’ Home
As the final moments of the United States team’s 113-101 victory over the Capital All Stars drew near the final score didn’t matter. Despite a morning tipoff and a less than cooperative venue a proud group of future college stars began the process of rebuilding the Capital Classic’s brand as the premiere high school all-star […]
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Patrick Ewing’s Hire at Georgetown Comes with Challenges
Patrick Ewing’s long torturous road to a head coaching job ended on April 4 when Georgetown University named him head basketball coach. It’s a blessing for the former Hoya great, but it may also be a curse. Georgetown’s new men’s basketball head coach Patrick Ewing listens at an NCAA college basketball press conference to formally […]
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Washington Valor Opening Night Produces Exciting Win over Baltimore Brigad
As franchise debuts for both teams, the Washington Valor and Baltimore Brigade met in Washington, D.C., on Friday night, April 9, at the Verizon Center in front of a raucous Opening Night crowd of a reported 15,579 fans. The crowd was entertained by a new football product in the return of the Arena Football League. Most fans […]
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Recalculating the Wiz: What Can We Expect from Washington in Playoffs?
It was a little over a month ago that the AFRO Sports Desk debated whether or not the Washington Wizards could win the NBA title this season after a promising 4-0 start to their early-March western road trip hinted that the franchise might have finally turned over a new leaf. The team appeared focused and […]
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Orioles Impress with 4-0 Start
Ain’t the beer cold! That’s the phrase coined famous by the legendary sportscaster Chuck Thompson, who called Baltimore Orioles games, via radio or TV, for nearly four decades. He would say the expression whenever things were going well for the home team. Baltimore Orioles’ Chris Davis, right, high-fives teammate Trey Mancini after hitting a solo […]
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Nationals Start Campaign with Solid Wins, Head-Scratching Defeats
As the defending National League East division champions, the Washington Nationals will undoubtedly have a bullseye on their chest as the other four teams in the division are looking dead set to unseat the Nationals. Kicking off the 2017 season would be a home series against the Miami Marlins and a weekend trip up to […]
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Wizards Chase 50 Wins as Regular Season Closes
The 2016-2017 NBA regular season ends next week, and despite having a playoff spot already sewn up, the Washington Wizards are still chasing another in-season goal of reaching 50 wins for the first time in Wizards franchise history. Washington won a franchise-high 60 games as the Bullets during the 1974-1975 season and 54 games during the 1978-1979 campaign. Though the name […]