Category: Sports

For the first time, the Orioles and Nationals faced each other in a “Battle of the Beltway” series winning teams, with two games in D.C. on May 27 and 28 and two games at Camden Yards in Baltimore on May 29 and 30 all drawing large crowds. From the outset of the first game of […]

More than 25 days remain before the Washington Wizards are able to use their third overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft. During that time, draft experts and hardcore Wiz fans will spend countless hours suggesting and projecting whom Washington should acquire with the lottery pick. AFRO sports writer Stephen D. Riley has proposed that […]

PARIS (AP) — Serena Williams advanced to the fourth round at the French Open by beating Sorana Cirstea 6-0, 6-2 Friday. Williams, a 15-time Grand Slam champion, seeks her first French Open title since 2002. She hasn’t reached the semifinal since 2003. Ranked No. 1, Williams has won a career-best 27 consecutive matches. Since losing […]

Although Miami Heat’s LeBron James and Dwyane Wade lost to the Indiana Pacers in Game 4, they were winners in one family’s eyes. Just before the game, Wade and James learned that 10-year-old Bella Rodriguez-Torres of South Florida had died following a six-year battle with cancer. To honor the Miami Heat fan, James and Wade […]

(May 20-22) Orioles Shake Losing Funk in Series Win over Yankees The Baltimore Orioles used the past week to successfully bounce back from their worst stretch of the season so far. The Orioles fell into a six-game losing slump from May 14-20, their longest losing streak in 2013. But they were able to break the […]

PARIS (AP) — Serena Williams won her opening match at the French Open, and then achieved a career breakthrough by speaking French to the crowd for the first time. “I’m a beginner,” Williams said — referring to her French, not tennis. Her play spoke volumes Sunday. Williams returned to the red clay that tripped her […]

I am lucky enough to have three knucklehead grand kids keeping me on my toes. Maddie is 10, and John and Jordan are boy and girl 9-year-old twins. In their minds I am the smartest person in the world when it comes to sports. So, when a sports question comes up, I better have an […]

After enduring a tougher-than-anticipated extended West Coast road trip, the Washington Nationals are in need of a jolt of energy. They finished 4-6 on the 10-game swing, coming home to the Eastern Time Zone where they face, arguably, the toughest part of their schedule for the season. Collectively, the Nats have not hit or fielded […]

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco has been the subject of scrutiny since he inked a massive six-year, $120 million contract shortly after the Ravens won the Super Bowl in February. Flacco’s agent, Joe Linta, recently labeled the decision by Baltimore’s front office to wait until after the season to try to resign the signal caller […]

Nobody made out better in the May 21 NBA Draft Lottery than the Washington Wizards. No, they didn’t land the top selection but nabbing the No. 3 pick when they were projected to pull in the eighth selection or worse is an obvious home run for the former Bullets. Now the head scratching really begins. […]