Category: Sports

The Washington Wizards are gelling as a team. After some early season rumors of inner tension, the Wizards are playing better basketball as the teammates become more familiar with one another. The growing closeness of the team was perhaps highlighted in a postgame scuffle during midweek that saw Washington rally behind its star player John […]

Senior forward Chas Brown posted a double-double of 18 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Coppin State Eagles to a 75-73 win over North Carolina A&T on Jan. 14 at the Coppin State Physical Education Complex in Baltimore, Md. The win marked the second straight for Coppin State, who previously had edged out Bethune-Cookman […]

It has not been a pleasant 2017 so far for the Bowie State Bulldogs men’s basketball team. The Bulldogs lost a home game to Lincoln University, 67-62, on Jan. 14 in Bowie, Md. It marked the third loss in the four games Bowie State has played thus far in the new year. The Bulldogs now […]

For a football program that has rolled craps for more than a decade, Howard University has pushed all its chips to the middle of the table hiring a Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) national championship winning coach to rebuild its program.  Mike London, who led the Richmond to the 2008 title, will try to restore credibility […]

It’s commonplace today to see superstar athletes taking on the powers that be, challenging issues of injustice in America. Historical figures like Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Jim Brown and Muhammad Ali made waves challenging racism during the civil rights era. And today, basketball stars like Lebron James and Carmelo Anthony pick up the slack, using their […]

It’s been a long honeymoon since the Baltimore Ravens’ Super Bowl win in the 2012-2013 season. Baltimore is just 31-33 in the regular season since their championship campaign of a few years ago, and things have grown uneasy inside the state of Maryland. Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh reacts on the sideline in the […]

After a solid week-long stretch of play, the Washington Wizards attempted to build upon their success and crack the playoff race in the Eastern Conference. Two losses to start the week were a setback for Washington, but they weren’t the fault of star John Wall. The seventh-year point guard is having his best season as […]

The attention that is being given to the omission of Kurt Warner from the Pro Football Hall of Fame has me wanting to pick a fight. Before we get started, however, I want to make it clear that my problem is not as much about the Kurt Warner snub as it is with the omission  of […]

The Morgan State University Bears men’s basketball team started 2017 off in winning fashion, collecting valuable conference victories in both of its games in the new year, including a 69-63 win over Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona, Fla. on Jan. 7. The Bears also edged out Norfolk State for a 58-56 victory at home in Baltimore […]

The Howard University Bison men’s basketball team carried its losing slump into the New Year, dropping its first two games played in 2017, including a 66-48 loss to Columbia University on Jan. 7 in New York, N.Y. Howard (3-13) also suffered a 78-68 loss to Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) foe Florida A&M on Jan. 4. […]

Losing sucks. But it’s even worse when you’re not used to losing. That’s how the fanbase of both the Baltimore Ravens and the Washington NFL team feels right about now, as both teams missed out on the playoffs this year. Cincinnati Bengals running back Rex Burkhead (33) breaks a tackle from Baltimore Ravens strong safety […]

Despite facing an opponent with nothing to play for, Washington’s NFL team was eliminated from playoff contention after Kirk Cousins threw two interceptions in a 19-10 loss to the New York Giants on Jan. 1 in Landover, Md. Washington Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins (8) passes the ball during the first half of an NFL football […]