Category: Sports

CANTON, Ohio (AP) — As relaxed as if he had no one to block, Jonathan Ogden became the first Baltimore Raven enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Ogden was the leadoff inductee Saturday night in his seven-member class, just as he was the first player drafted by the Ravens after the franchise moved […]

Barry Farms Dwellings court has long been known as the home of the George C. Goodman League, one of the hottest summer basketball leagues in the country. But the legendary Southeast D.C. playground recently made history as host to another great sport. “Da Farms’” neighborhood basketball court was transformed into a boxing arena as the […]

Reigning NFL MVP Adrian Peterson surprised the sports world with a bold and specific prediction. The Minnesota Vikings running back predicted that he will break former Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith’s all-time rushing record of 18,355 yards. Peterson, 28, went as far to naming the exact date: week 16 of the 2017 season. “I’ve been […]

Visanthe Shiancoe has returned to Baltimore City. After being drafted out of Morgan State University (Baltimore) into the NFL 10 years, the Washington D.C. native and current P.G. County resident has signed with the Baltimore Ravens. He signed a one-year deal worth the veteran minimum of $940,000. Shiancoe played 148 games, 90 as a starting […]

(July 22-25) Royals Bash Orioles in Series, 3-1 The Baltimore Orioles started the week just as hot as the week before when they swept the Texas Rangers in their first series following the All-Star break. This time the victim was the Kansas City Royals in a 9-2 butt-whipping in Game One of the series, the […]

(July 22-25) Offensive Woes Continue in 3-1 Series Loss against Pirates The Washington Nationals entered the week in deep trouble, so much that they fired their hitting coach, Rick Eckstein, for a lack of offense that has plagued the team all season long. But Eckstein’s termination didn’t help much as the Nats still lost 4-of-7 […]

(UPDATED 7/28/13) We are fast approaching the NFL Hall of Fame induction ceremonies, and for me this is a bittersweet time. Year after year I have to sit in front of my TV and wonder what kind of drugs some of the sport writer voters are taking. When I look at the selections and wonder […]

Inside the smaller theater at Madison Square Garden about five years ago, shortly before a world title fight, Emile Griffith was introduced one more time to the crowd. He rose shakily from his seat, waved ever so briefly and then sat down. The applause kept going. Revered in retirement perhaps more than during his fighting […]

(July 19-20) Nats Drop Two to Dodgers The Washington Nationals stumbled to start the second half of the season, losing two straight games to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg opened the First Game strong, despite giving up two runs in the third inning. He gave up just seven hits and held the […]

British Formula One racing driver Lewis Carl Hamilton is easily considered the most accomplished Black race car driver in the history of motor sports. Now 28 years old, he became the first Black driver to ever win the British Formula One championship at age 22, and is also the first Black driver to win a […]

The U.S. Men’s National Team cruised past El Salvador, 5-1, on July 21 to claim a berth in the CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinals before a sellout crowd in Baltimore. Despite a crowd filled with El Salvadoran fans and supporters of Honduras, playing the second game of a double-header, Clarence Goodson and Joe Corona scored in […]

The Los Angeles Lakers may be ready to go all in for the summer of 2014. After letting Dwight Howard slip through their fingers, the Lakers aren’t committing to any contracts beyond this season, as they reportedly are prepared to make a run at possible free agents LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony next summer. According […]