Category: Sports

Senior forward Solomon Mangham scored a team-high 18 points as the Howard Bison fell, 66-56, in its regular season finale against Delaware State on March 2 in Dover, Del.  The loss dropped Howard’s record to 7-22 overall, and 5-11 against the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They will take the No. 11 seed into the MEAC […]

The Morgan State University Bears men’s basketball team lost its regular season finale to the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore (UMES), 67-66, on March 2 in Prince Anne, Md.  Junior guard Tiwian Kendley led the Bears with 20 points in the loss, his 13th time scoring at least 20 points in 22 games played this season. […]

Anyone who believed the Washington Capitals were going to stick with the roster that led the team to the top of the Eastern Conference standings was in for a shock, as the team swapped their first-round selection in the upcoming draft to acquire All-Star Kevin Shattenkirk from the St. Louis Blues. Washington Capitals center Nicklas […]

Baltimore City will officially have a new pro sports team to cheer for when the Baltimore Brigade of the Arena Football League kicks off its inaugural season on April 7. Baltimore native LaQuan Williams, who played for the Terps and the Ravens, will be a receiver for the AFL Baltimore Brigade which starts play in […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tyler Stone scored 19 points, Damon Collins had 14 and made five assists, and Howard beat Maryland-Eastern Shore 79-69 on Monday night to end a two-game skid. Marcel Boyd, Kofi Andho and Charles Williams scored 12 apiece for the Bison (8-22, 5-10 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference), who shot 43.6 percent from the floor […]

BALTIMORE (AP) — Tiwian Kendley scored 21 points, Kyle Thomas added 16 more and Morgan State held off a Coppin State rally in the second half for a 71-66 win Monday night. Leading by as much as 19 after the break, Morgan State (14-14, 11-4 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) had to scramble as the Eagles rallied […]

Deals go down every year at NBA trade deadline time and every year there’s always a team or two that profits greatly from a midseason deal. The phone lines were busy again this season as a flurry of moves reshaped the NBA last week with both blockbuster deals and low key acquisitions. Which team improved […]

The Washington Wizards made an acquisition during the midseason break and promptly came out of the off-week to the awaiting arms of a hungry Philadelphia 76ers team. With an eye on their listless bench, Washington acquired swingman Bojan Bogdanovic and forward Chris McCullough from Brooklyn in exchange for forward Andrew Nicholson, guard Marcus Thornton and […]

Junior guard Ahmaad Wilson scored a team-high 20 points to help lead the Bowie State (BSU) Bulldogs to a 62-54 win over the Fayetteville State (FSU) Broncos in the Central Interscholastic Athletic Association (CIAA) Men’s Basketball Tournament championship game on Feb. 25 in Charlotte, N.C.  This marks the first time Bowie State has captured the […]

The University of The District of Columbia (UDC) Firebirds men’s basketball team ended its regular season in winning fashion with a 70-67 victory over East Coast Conference (ECC) rival Bridgeport on Feb. 25 at the UDC Sports Complex in Washington, D.C.  The win stamped UDC’s overall record at 14-12, 11-7 against the ECC. UDC will […]

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — First, there was the trophy presentation to Maryland for finishing in first place in the Big Ten. Then, seniors Brionna Jones and Shatori Walker-Kimbrough had their jersey numbers lifted to the rafters of the arena in recognition of their outstanding play over the past four years. Members of Maryland’s women’s […]