Category: Sports

Sophomore forward Moritz Wagner scored a career-high 26 points to lead the No. 7 seed Michigan Wolverines to a bracket-busting 73-69 upset over No. 2 Louisville in a Midwest Region second round matchup on March 19 in Indianapolis.  Michigan (26-11) moved on to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2014, and will face […]

UCLA freshman point guard Lonzo Ball is arguably college basketball’s best player. But his father, LaVar Ball, says there is no argument. FILE – In this March 4, 2017, file photo, UCLA guard Lonzo Ball, right, shakes hands with his father LaVar following an NCAA college basketball game against Washington State in Los Angeles. UCLA […]

After taking the first four games of a five-game western road trip last week, fatigue may have set in as the Washington Wizards stumbled out of the gate to start a new week. With four games on the slate, Washington could only salvage one victory as the team took a major step back in their […]

The game of the day was in Buffalo, N.Y., as the No. 8 seed Wisconsin Badgers destroyed perhaps millions of brackets by upsetting the defending champion No. 1 seed Villanova Wildcats, 65-62, in an East Region second-round game on March 18. Villanova guard Josh Hart, center, drives to the basket against Wisconsin forward Ethan Happ, […]

Tennis sensation Venus Williams will return to the nation’s capital this summer to play World Team Tennis with the Washington Kastles franchise. Venus Williams returns a shot against Elena Vesnina, of Russia, at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament, Thursday, March 16, 2017, in Indian Wells, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) Williams, a seven-time Grand […]

Freshman guard Landry Shamet scored a team-high 13 points and junior forward Zachary Brown scored 12 points to lead the No. 10 seed Wichita State Shockers to a 64-58 upset over No. 7 seed Dayton in an opening round South Region match-up on March 17 in Indianapolis. Wichita State’s Darral Willis Jr. (21) and Dayton’s […]

Junior guard Trevon Bluiett scored a game-high 21 points as the No. 11 seed Xavier Musketeers knocked off the No. 6 seed Maryland Terrapins, 76-65, in a first-round West Region matchup on March 16 in Orlando, Fla.  Maryland forward Damonte Dodd (35) blocks a shot from Xavier guard Trevon Bluiett (5) during the first half […]

(Updated 3/18/2017) ORLANDO – When the No. 12 UNC-Wilmington Seahawks (29-5) faced off against the No. 5 Virginia Cavaliers (22-10) in NCAA Tournament first-round action on March 16, the brightest spotlight may have fallen on Seahawks head coach Kevin Keatts, a rising star in collegiate coaching. UNC Wilmington head coach Kevin Keatts talks with guard […]

ATLANTA (AP) — Shaquille O’Neal has bought new furniture for the family of a 5-year-old Atlanta girl who survived a dog attack that left another child dead. FILE – In this Dec. 22, 2016, file photo, retired Hall of Fame basketball player Shaquille O’Neal smiles as he talks to reporters during an NBA basketball news […]

For six days last week all the problems that Maryland faced for the last month of the regular season vanished.  Once Melo Trimble hit the game winning three-pointer to beat Michigan State on senior day the Terps ship seemed to have been righted just in time for the NCAA Tournament. Maryland’s Melo Trimble wasn’t enough […]

(Updated 3/16/2017) It’s the most wonderful time of the year! March is upon us, and for hoops junkies, March equals “Madness,” and a college basketball overload. For the next three weeks, you will hear the terms “bracket” and “cinderella” more than you will for the next 11 months. If you’re looking for great theater, pound […]

A few weeks ago, the AFRO Sports Desk debated if the Washington Wizards were built to be contenders for a deep playoff run. But after an impressive week that saw the Wizards start a five-game road trip out west by winning their first four games, it might be time to recalculate Washington’s chances at winning […]