Category: Sports

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Oklahoma City isn’t just a place where Thunder star Kevin Durant lives these days. It’s home. So as he watched the horrifying images Monday as a tornado ripped through suburban Moore, the emotions came bubbling to the surface and so did the need to help. Durant pledged $1 million for tornado relief […]

(May 14-15): Jim Johnson’s Streak Ends as Baltimore Swept by Padres The Baltimore Orioles fell further in the American League East after enduring a four-game losing funk, the longest such streak for the team this year. Baltimore’s woes began May 14 when they opened a two-game series against the San Diego Padres at Camden Yards. […]

For a team that has struggled to produce offense, winning three of the first six games of a 10-game West Coast trip might be a success—but not by the standards held by the championship-hopeful Washington Nationals. The Nats are in an offensive funk of epic proportions, ranking 28th in the league in runs scored, 29th […]

It was a sold out affair May 18 at UDC sports complex as the “Champion Class” fight card finally arrived, with undefeated welterweight boxer Dusty Hernandez Harrison (15-0 record, 8 KOs) headlining the event. Crowds of boxing fans came out to support the local D.C. talent and got their money worth on a night where […]

The Buffalo Bills recently promoted assistant general manager Doug Whaley to general manager, making him the first African-American GM in that team’s history and the seventh ever in the NFL. Whaley, 40, served in the Bills’ front office for three years after working as a scout for the Pittsburgh Steelers for 12 years. The Pittsburgh, […]

He may not have a prototype NFL linebacker body and his 40-yard dash time might be far from blazing, but Bills rookie linebacker Keith Pough is about as big an undrafted playmaker as you’re going to find on the defensive side of the ball. That’s why the Howard University product has lofty goals as he […]

(May 7-9) Baltimore Takes 2-1 Series over Royals  The Baltimore Orioles continued their wining ways May 7 through May 11, advancing to a 22-15 overall record after a 2-1 series win over the Kansas City Royals and a 1-1 split with the Minnesota Twins. Baltimore’s formula for winning games this season has been simple: Gain […]

The Washington Nationals went into early May under .500 in third place in the National League East division, not exactly the place they wanted to be. But they were able to put together five straight wins, including two over the Detroit Tigers and a win over the Chicago Cubs, before losing to the Cubs on […]

Recently the front page of a local paper caused me to wonder if football has come to the point where the term “sport” can be used only loosely. Before you rush for your phones or warm up your emails to attack me, please understand that I am a true football fan. But I can even […]