Category: Sports

Kobe Bryant, perennial National Basketball Association (NBA) All Star and all-everything for the Los Angeles Lakers, was lost for the season on April 12 with a torn Achilles tendon. With the Lakers still hanging on to the last playoff spot in the Western Conference, as of press time, Los Angeles is prepared to head into […]

A shorthanded roster was the main culprit in a rough week for the Washington Wizards. Swingmen regulars Martell Webster and Trevor Ariza missed time this week, adding further depletion to a wing rotation already missing rookie guard Bradley Beal. Star guard John Wall tried to shoulder the scoring load but the burden was a bit […]

Tiger Woods put on his typical sharp performance, scoring a 70 in the final round of the Masters on April 14 in Augusta, Ga. But it wasn’t enough to overtake the top three leaders of the tournament, as he finished the 2013 Masters tied for fourth place with a total score of 283. Tiger’s fall […]

Not even a two-shot penalty in the second round could keep Tiger Woods from remaining in contention for his fifth Masters championship of his career. Woods was penalized April 13 after officials reviewed and discovered he made a violation on the 15th hole of the second round played on April 12. Tiger’s original stroke on […]

Tiger Woods is currently tied for seventh place after scoring 71, three-under-par in the second round of the Masters at Augusta National on April 12 in Augusta, Ga. At one point during the second round Friday, Woods had actually shared the lead after nailing a two-putt birdie on the eighth hole, and on the 15th […]

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Tiger Woods’ penalty drop on the 15th hole of the second round is being reviewed before play began at the Masters Saturday morning, and the four-time champion could possibly be disqualified. An Augusta National spokesman said only that officials were reviewing the video. There was no indication when there would be […]

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Tiger Woods got a reprieve Saturday in the Masters when he was given a two-shot penalty for a bad drop but allowed to stay in the tournament. Woods’ shot on the 15th hole of the second round hit the flag stick and bounced back into the water. He took his penalty […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kobe Bryant’s 17th NBA season likely ended on an innocent move past a defender toward the hoop. He felt a pop as he pushed off his left foot. The pain made him think somebody kicked him. The Los Angeles Lakers are all but certain Bryant tore his Achilles tendon Friday night […]

No. 1 ranked golfer Tiger Woods finished the first round of the Masters Tournament tied for12th place on April 11 in Augusta, Ga. The four-time Masters champion finished the round 2-under-par with a score of 70, the same first-round score he finished with in each of the four Masters tournaments he has won. He’s four […]

In Baltimore and around the country spring marks the opening of baseball season. This week the season is also marked by the opening of the movie “42,” the story of Jackie Robinson’s historic entry into major league baseball. The late Afro sportswriter Sam Lacy is not in the movie, but he played an integral role […]