After all the talk about an investigation of Johnny Manziel for violating rules by getting paid for his autograph, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) levied a half-game suspension on him Aug. 25. The 2012 Heisman Trophy holder will be held out for the first half of Texas A&M’s season opener against Rice University on […]
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American Teen Duval Stuns ’11 Champ Stosur at U.S. Open
NEW YORK (AP) — From the earnest explanation of why Gary the Snail is her favorite “SpongeBob SquarePants” character to the name-check of rapper Lil Wayne, Victoria Duval made quite clear that she is very much a 17-year-old kid. One who just so happened to stun 2011 champion Sam Stosur in the first round of […]
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Durant Scores 40, Oladipo Scores 28 in Roundball Classic at DeMatha
The hottest basketball summer league in the nation took over DeMatha High School on Aug. 25 as the George C. Goodman League hosted its annual Roundball Classic at the catholic school gymnasium located in Hyattsville, Md. Miles Rawls, the Goodman League’s legendary commissioner, invited several star basketball players out to compete in the classic, including […]
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UMES’ ART SHELL INDUCTED INTO COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME
ATLANTA – University of Maryland Eastern Shore alumnus and Hall of Famer, Art Shell, was recently inducted in the College Football Hall of Fame in a ceremony held in Atlanta. Shell, an alumnus of then Maryland State College in 1968, is already an NFL Hall of Famer and the modern era’s first African-American NFL head […]
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Bowie State’s Wilson Spends Summer as NFL Coaching Intern
Bowie State University head football coach Damon Wilson, long regarded as one of the sharpest and best-respected Central Interscholastic Athletic Association coaches, has taken another step on the coaching ladder. Winner of several CIAA coach of the week honors for leading his teams to several record-breaking performances since taking the job in 2009, his professional […]
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Venus Williams Upsets Flipkens at US Open
NEW YORK (AP) — Venus Williams had been 14-0 in the first round of the U.S. Open, though she never had to face an opponent ranked in the top 30 at that stage. Williams was usually the seeded player, but after two years of illness and injury, the seven-time major champ was the one pulling […]
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Serena Williams Dominates Lopsided 1st Rd U.S. Open Match
NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams was so dominant in the first round of the U.S. Open, her opponent really wanted a hug. So midway through the second set of defending champion Williams’ 6-0, 6-1 victory Monday night, Francesca Schiavone wandered behind the baseline, found a ball boy and enveloped him in a full-fledged embrace. […]
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Howard Bison Have Good Showing in Final Scrimmage
With the season opener less than two weeks away, the Howard University football team is in fine-tuning mode and on Aug. 17, interim head coach Ray Petty came away pleased following a full intra-squad scrimmage. “I thought that overall we did well in all three phases of the game,” said Petty, in his first season […]
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Morgan State Football Team Receives Visit from Former Bears Legends Heading into Season
The Morgan State University football team held its final scrimmage of the season in a 90-minute session at Hughes Stadium on Aug. 22. The Bears will take on Army in their first game of the season on Aug. 30, and coach Don Hill-Eley made them play at night under the lights, as the game against […]
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Orioles Stuck Three Games Behind in Wild Card Race
(Aug 19-21) Baltimore Struggles against Tampa Bay The Baltimore Orioles faced a pivotal series against the Tampa Rays, a team that they’ve struggled against all season long, for three games between Aug. 19 and Aug. 21. The O’s had already lost six of their nine games against the Rays this season, and made it one […]
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Nationals Use Five-Game Win Streak to Soar Above .500
(Aug. 19-22) Nationals Jumpstart Win Streak against Cubs The Washington Nationals began a four-game series against the Chicago Cubs with a lopsided 11-1 loss in Game One. Nats starting pitcher Jordan Zimmermann delivered perhaps his worst performance of the season, giving up three homeruns in the first five innings. But that would be Washington’s final […]
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Quarterbacks Rex Grossman, Pat White Lead Redskins to 30-7 Win over Bills
Washington Redskins third-string quarterback Rex Grossman and fourth-string quarterback Pat White led a dynamic offense in the team’s 30-7 victory over the Buffalo Bills on Aug. 24 in FedEx Field in Landover, Md. Though the third game of each preseason usually features extended playing time for a team’s starters, top quarterback Robert Griffin III continued […]
