Category: Sports

The cloud around the Washington Wizards has been dark for a long time now. It’s finally starting to lift, it seems. The Wizards sit in first place in the NBA’s southeast division and have been moving up the eastern standings after starting the season 4-9. Washington’s backcourt of John Wall and Bradley Beal have taken another step in their […]

The Washington Wizards are gaining recognition around the league and other teams are taking notice. The starting lineup is clicking on all cylinders and the bench just gained some extra ammunition with the return of prized summer free agent Ian Mahinmi from knee therapy. The 6-foot-11-inch big man was originally signed to be an enforcer […]

Since the New England Patriots won Super Bowl LI, it’s been a non-stop debate over who’s the greatest quarterback in NFL history. Many pundits have argued that Patriots star quarterback Tom Brady has now earned the “G.O.A.T.” moniker after winning his fifth Super Bowl ring in seven tries, a feat no other quarterback has accomplished […]

Senior guard Joe Nickerson scored a career-high 37 points to lead the University of the District of Columbia Firebirds men’s basketball team to a dominant 108-89 win over New York Institute of Technology on Feb. 11 in Washington, D.C.  Senior Joe Nickerson (left) and Kasim Chandler. (Photo Courtesy of UDCFirebirds.com) UDC improved to a 12-10 […]

The Coppin State Eagles stopped a five-game losing skid on Feb. 11 with a 76-72 victory over Bethune-Cookman (BCC) in a home game in Baltimore, Md.  It marked just the sixth win of the season for Coppin State (6-20 overall record) and first victory for the Eagles since beating Howard University, 81-72, back on Jan. […]

Senior guard Brian Kelley scored a game-high 17 points to help lift the Bowie State Bulldogs to a 74-63 win over the Chowan Hawks in the Bulldogs’ final home game of the season on Feb. 11 in Bowie, Md.  The victory advanced Bowie State’s record to 10-14 overall, 7-7 against the Central Interscholastic Association (CIAA).  […]

Tom Brady passed for two touchdowns to help lead the New England Patriots to a 34-28 victory in Super Bowl LI on Feb. 5 in Houston, Texas.  New England Patriots’ James White scores the winning touchdown during overtime of the NFL Super Bowl 51 football game against the Atlanta Falcons, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017, in […]

The final game of the 2017 NFL season has come down to the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons.  NRG Stadium, site of the NFL Super Bowl 51 football game, is pictured Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017, in Houston. The New England Patriots will face the Atlanta Falcons in the Super Bowl Sunday. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) […]

The Washington Wizards delivered another flawless week as they went 4-0 in impressive fashion and moved up the power rankings while seizing control of the Southeastern Division. Washington flexed their muscle once again this week, taking advantage of a friendly schedule against a slew of opponents below .500. The Wizards don’t need to apologize for […]

I consider myself very fortunate to have experienced challenges in my family. I had a million of those situations with my pop growing up, and when I came to put my name on this page, it was through such a challenge.  It seems the generation gap had driven a difference of opinion wedge between Sam […]

The Howard University Bison men’s basketball team lost their fourth straight game, a 71-62 defeat at the hands of the Florida A&M University Rattlers, on Feb. 4 in Tallahassee, Fla.  The four-game losing skid has Howard in 11th place in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Association (MEAC) with a 5-18 overall record, 2-6 against the MEAC. Howard’s […]

The Morgan State University Bears men’s basketball squad saw their three-game winning streak snapped after a tough 68-62 loss to the North Carolina Central University Eagles on Feb. 4 at the Hill Field House in Baltimore.  Entering the game, Morgan State had knocked off S.C. State on Jan. 23, Coppin State on Jan. 28 and […]