Junior guard Justin Black scored 17 points as the Morgan State Bears successfully ended a five-game losing streak and cruised past Mid-eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) rival South Carolina State, 76-60, on Jan. 12 at Hill Field House in Baltimore, Md. The win came in the Bears’ first MEAC game of the season. The game was […]
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Morgan State Women Drop Sixth Straight; Fall To South Carolina State
Senior guard Tiara Knotts scored a game-high 15 points to lead four South Carolina State players in double-digit scoring as the visiting Lady Bulldogs defeated Morgan State, 83-74, in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) game at Hill Field House in Baltimore on Jan. 12 Junior guard Ashley Clarke added 14 points and tied Knott with […]
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Wall Returns, Wizards Impress in Short Week
Washington didn’t let a blowout loss to the hands of the Miami Heat sour their week—instead, they rebounded and were rewarded with an unexpected gift. A few days after rookie guard Bradley Beal’s buzzer-beater edged out the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Verizon Center, the home fans once again let out a roar to welcome […]
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Ravens Upset Top-Seeded Broncos in Double Overtime
Ravens rookie kicker Justin Tucker nailed a 47-yard field goal to upset the No. 1seed Denver Broncos, 38-35, in double-overtime of a wild AFC divisional round game Jan. 12 in Denver, Colo. Baltimore was a nine-point underdog coming into the game, with most experts predicting a repeat of the teams’ Week 14 faceoff, which the […]
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Howard Knocks off Coppin State in MEAC Opener
It was not a pretty sight for Coppin State’s men’s basketball team in their first Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) action this season. Coppin struggled on defense and lost at home to the Howard Bison, 70-60, on Jan. 5 in Coppin’s Physical Education Complex in Baltimore, Md. Coppin State turned the ball over early and often […]
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Ravens Victorious in Ray Lewis’ Final Game in Baltimore
BALTIMORE, Md.–Ray Lewis took the field with the offense’s victory formation lineup and did his famous dance for the last time at home as the game clock expired as the Baltimore Ravens beat the Indianapolis Colts, 24-9, in the AFC wildcard game on Jan. 6 at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Md. It was the […]
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Seahawks Sack Redskins, Ailing RGIII
WASHINGTON, D.C.–The magic just wasn’t there for Robert Griffin III and the Washington Redskins on Jan. 6 at FedEx Field. The hobbling signal caller guided Washington to a 14-0 start but was on the sidelines watching in the waning moments as the Seattle Seahawks were celebrating an impressive comeback as they downed the Redskins 24-14 […]
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Wizards Show Willpower but Drop Three in Short Week
WASHINGTON–If the NBA had a moral victory column for the Washington Wizards then their record would look a lot more impressive than 4-27. Washington lost their fourth consecutive game on Jan. 5 after an overtime thriller against the Brooklyn Nets came up just short. In all three of their losses this week Washington was close […]
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Morgan State Falls to Saint Joseph for Eighth Loss
BALTIMORE–Morgan State’s home opening game resulted in a loss as the Bears fell, 70-60, to Philadelphia’s Saint Joseph University in a non-conference game on Jan. 5 at Hill Field House in Baltimore, Md. The Bears played Saint Joseph tough and trailed by only seven points at halftime. They cut the lead to three points later […]
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Lady Bison Overcome 17-point Deficit to Beat Temple
WASHINGTON. D.C.—Facing a 17-point deficit early in the second half, the Howard University women’s basketball team ignited a 23-5 run over 11 minutes of action to secure a 61-58 victory over the Lady Owls of Philadelphia’s Temple University on Jan. 4 in Burr Gymnasium on the HU campus. In the first half Howard and Temple […]
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Bowie State Comes Back to Beat Johnson C. Smith
BOWIE, Md.–The Bowie State University Bulldogs used a huge second-half run to claim a 84-80 victory in a Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) contest against Charlotte, North Carolina’s Johnson C. Smith University (JCSU) on Jan 5 in Bowie, Md. The victory improves Bowie State to 5-6 overall and 1-1 in the conference. JCSU’s Golden Bulls […]
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Kobe Bryant: I’m on Twitter now
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kobe Bryant is no longer a holdout. He’s on Twitter. With five words — “The antisocial has become social” — the Los Angeles Lakers guard sent the first tweet from his account Friday. About 270,000 people followed his verified account, (at)kobebryant, within a few hours and he was up to 365,000 […]
