Category: Sports

Welcome to the Afro’s weekly sports wrap-up. The Matchup Wrap-up: On Nov. 25, the hosting Wise Pumas football squad scored a big 48-0 victory over the Howard Lions. The Wise Pumas are continuing an undefeated streak this postseason. Next up, they will put their 13-0 season record up against the Quince Orchard Cougars in the […]

The Baltimore Ravens moved back into first place in the AFC North after holding off the Cincinnati Bengals for a 19-14 victory on Nov. 27 at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. The win improved the Ravens’ record to 6-5 and 4-0 against the AFC North. Their division rivals, the Pittsburgh Steelers, are also 6-5, but […]

The Golden State Warriors are off to a 17-2 start this season, the exact same mark with which the 1995-1996 Chicago Bulls began their season before finishing with a then-record 72-10 mark. Minnesota Timberwolves’ Karl-Anthony Towns (32) is sandwiched by Golden State Warriors’ Kevin Durant (35) and Stephen Curry (30) during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball […]

A hot-shooting Bradley Beal led the Wizards to a 2-1 week which included a much-needed four-game Thanksgiving holiday break. Beal and lead guard John Wall continue to pile up impressive stats, but now the team is starting to pick up some wins behind the backcourt’s efforts. The AFRO recaps the week that was for the […]

I was born and raised in D.C., and when football season came around it was all about the Washington NFL team. When I joined my crew in the alley for a little football, we would imagine we were players on that team. The only thing we had to sort out was which player each of us could claim.  […]

The Morgan State University Bears ended their season on a high note, knocking off the Savannah State University Tigers, 35-24, on Nov. 26 in Savannah, Ga. Senior quarterback Chris Andrews led the Bears in passing with 130 passing yards and two touchdown passes. (Courtesy photo) The win snapped a six-game losing streak for the Bears, […]

The Washington Capitals have completed a season long five-game homestand, but after winning four of their last six games, one prevailing question reverberates around this Caps season: has this team found its true identity yet? Many Caps fans are asking because they have seen a couple of instances where the team just looks flat-out lethargic. So […]

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas has “let go” football coach Charlie Strong after a 16-21 record in three seasons. Strong had two years left on a guaranteed contract that pays more than $5 million per year. Texas head coach Charlie Strong before an NCAA college football game against TCU, Friday, Nov. 25, 2016, in Austin, […]

Dallas running back Ezekiel Elliott rushed for two touchdowns as the Cowboys held off Washington’s NFL team, 31-26, in a Thanksgiving showdown on Nov. 24 in Arlington, Texas.  With the victory, the Cowboys (10-1) claimed their franchise-record tenth win in a row to remain in control of the NFC East. Dallas set the tone early, as Elliott […]

The Dunbar Poets trounced the visiting Hereford Bulls, 60-14 in a playoff matchup on Nov. 18.  With another win under their belt, Dunbar improved to 9-3 and advanced to play the Walkersville Lions in the next round of the Maryland High School Football Playoffs on Nov. 25. Jared Lewis, junior quarterback for the Dunbar Poets, […]

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Former NBA star Dennis Rodman has been charged with hit-and-run for a wrong-way-related crash on a Southern California freeway. Orange County prosecutors filed misdemeanor charges against Rodman on Monday for a July 20 accident on Interstate 5 in Santa Ana. FILE – In this Oct. 25, 2013, file photo, former […]

It’s going to take more than a windy night to stop Kirk Cousins, who threw for 375 yards and three touchdowns to lead Washington’s NFL team to a 42-24 win over the Green Bay Packers on Nov. 20 in Landover, Md. After a slow offensive start for both teams, Washington put the first points on […]