Category: Sports

Freshman guard C.J. Williams scored a career-high 29 points to help the Howard Bison snap a three-game losing slump with a 77-66 win over Shenandoah Dec. 16 at Burr Gymnasium in Washington, D.C. The Bison had won just one of nine games played previous to Friday’s victory over Shenandoah; Howard now carries a 2-8 overall record. Four […]

BALTIMORE (AP) — Dejuan Clayton made three free throws with .6 seconds left to tie the game in regulation, Terry Harris scored five of his 21 points in overtime and Coppin State beat Goldey-Beacom 89-83 on Thursday night for its first win after 12 losses to open the season. Clayton was fouled behind the arc […]

Tom Brady tossed three touchdowns and racked up more than 400 passing yards as the New England Patriots topped the Baltimore Ravens, 30-23, on Dec. 12 in Foxboro, Mass. The win maintained the Patriots’ lead in the AFC East, advancing their overall record to 11-2, while the Ravens (7-6) fell from first place in the […]

Washington linebacker Ryan Kerrigan strip-sacked Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz to stifle a potential game-winning drive, as Washington’s NFL team held on for a dramatic win over the Eagles, 27-22, on Dec. 11 in Philadelphia. Philadelphia put the first points on the board after kicker Caleb Sturgis made a 45-yard field goal. Washington got off […]

The Washington Wizards turned in their best four-game stretch of the season this week—and all it took was a tongue-lashing from their star guard. John Wall issued some strong statements in the middle of the week after the team’s loss to the Orlando Magic, challenging his teammates’ effort and priorities. Washington Wizards guard John Wall […]

Oklahoma City Thunder all-star guard Russell Westbrook tied NBA history with seven-straight triple-doubles—and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban doesn’t care. (Right) Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) reacts after shooting a 3-pointer; (left) Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. (AP Photos/Alonzo Adams and Nell Redmond) Cuban recently repeated sentiments he first expressed last postseason that […]

Before you start thinking this piece is about a breakfast waffle, it ain’t.  This is about that a little worm that exists inside our heads, telling us we are candidates for a big “S” on the chest. Sometimes our egos lead us to be offensive, sometimes amusing and sometimes clever and in good taste. This effort […]

The University of the District of Columbia (UDC) Firebirds took their first East Coast Conference (ECC) loss of the season, falling to Queens College, 72-56, on Dec. 10 in Flushing, N.Y. UDC Senior guard Joe Nickerson led all scorers in the game with 18 points; Nickerson is averaging 19.6 points per game so far this […]

The Coppin State University Eagles’ dreadful start to the season continued when they were crushed by the Buffalo University Bulls, 87-52, on Dec. 10 in Buffalo, N.Y. The loss kept Coppin State winless, and sent their record to 0-12. Coppin’s loss to Buffalo came in the same fashion as each of their other games this […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Lamar Jackson was trying to remember the last time he cried. He was pretty sure it involved losing a little league football game. On Saturday night, Louisville’s spectacular sophomore quarterback found out winning can get a guy choked up, too. Louisville’s Lamar Jackson holds up the Heisman Trophy after winning the […]