Senior forward DeWayne Jackson scored 17 points as the Morgan State University Bears recorded its second blowout victory in less than a week, cruising to a 87-55 win over the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore (UMES) Hawks on Feb. 16 in Princess Anne, Md. The Bears scored the most points in a game since scoring 91 […]
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Mike Phillips Leads Howard to a Win over UMES
Senior forward Mike Phillips scored a season-high 21 points and senior guard Tre Lee added a career-best 18 to lead the Howard University Bison to a 63-44 win over the Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) men’s game at Burr Gymnasium in Washington D.C. on Feb. 9. It was the fifth […]
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Collective Scoring Effort Helps Howard’s Lady Bison Crush UMES
It was a team effort for the Howard University women’s basketball team, as 10 of 12 members of the Lady Bison roster contributed on offense in a 59-30 win over the University of Maryland Eastern Shore on Feb. 9 at Burr Gymnasium in Washington, D.C. In their seventh conference win of the season, Howard shot […]
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Morgan State Records Largest Blowout in Win over Coppin State
Morgan State ended a three-game losing slump by routing cross-town rival Coppin State, 80-51, on Feb. 9 at the CSU Physical Education Complex in Baltimore, Md. Coppin State managed to keep the score close for just the first six minutes of the game before Morgan State eventually ran away with the lead. The Bears piled […]
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Lady Bears Sweep Season Series in Win over Coppin State
Bianca Jarrett scored a team-high 18 points on 11-of-12 shooting from the free throw line to lead visiting Morgan State to a 74-61 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) victory over crosstown rival Coppin State Lady Eagles on Feb. 9 at the Physical Education Complex in Baltimore. Morgan State jumped out to a 16-10 lead on a […]
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Overtime Unkind as Bowie State Falls to Lincoln
Lincoln (Pa.) University Lions junior guard Derrick Washington hit a free throw with 1.8 seconds left to lift the Lions to a 60-59 overtime win over the Bowie State University (BSU) Bulldogs on Feb. 9 in Lincoln, Pa. The overtime loss, BSU’s second of the season to Lincoln, dropped the Bulldogs to 9-12, 5-7 in […]
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Wizards Work Magic Against Heavyweights
A three-game home stand against the Los Angeles Clippers, New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets awaited the Washington Wizards inside the Verizon Center in the first week of February. But the Wizards didn’t even flinch at a trio of heavy weights, knocking down the visitors one by one. Both Chris Singleton and Bradley Beal returned […]
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Ray Lewis III Part of Miami’s Signing Class
For Ray Lewis III, going to Miami has been a safe assumption since the day he was born. His father — the newly retired Baltimore Ravens star linebacker Ray Lewis — played for the Hurricanes. His mother went to Miami as well. So when it came time for their son to pick a school, the […]
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Ravens Hold Off 49ers’ Comeback Attempt for 34-31 Super Bowl Victory
NEW ORLEANS, La.–Joe Flacco was named Super Bowl XLVII MVP after leading the Baltimore Ravens to a thrilling 34-31 victory over the San Francisco 49ers in the National Football League’s 47th Super Bowl on Feb. 3 hosted at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, La. Flacco delivered a flawless performance against the 49ers’ tough, physical […]
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Hampton Steals Last Second Win from Morgan State
BALTIMORE, Md.–Morgan State junior guard Anthony Hubbard led the Bears with 16 points, but Hampton sophomore center Emmanuel Okoroba topped him with a game-high 18 points to help the Hampton University Pirates edge Morgan, 64-62, on Feb. 2 at the Hill Field House in Baltimore, Md. Okoroba also tipped in the game-winning bucket that gave […]
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Lady Pirates Sail to Victory over Lady Bears
BALTIMORE, Md.—Hampton University’s Keiara Avant shot 14-of-19 from the field and the senior forward scored 22 of’ her career- and game-high 32 points in the second half to lead the visiting Hampton Lady Pirates to an 81-60 victory over Morgan State in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) contest at Hill Field House on Feb. 2. […]
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Savannah State Overcomes Injury-Plagued Howard With Second Half Surge
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Howard University Sophomore guard Brandon Ford came off the bench to score a team-high 13 points Feb. 3 against Savannah State. But it was not enough to overcome 16 second half points by Savannah State senior forward Rashad Hassan as Howard University fell 52-42 to the Savannah State Tigers in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference […]
