Branden Oliver ran for a career-best 238 yards with two touchdowns as Buffalo University defeated Morgan State, 56-34, Sept. 8 at UB Stadium in Buffalo, N.Y. Buffalo’s offense pulled out all their tricks against Morgan State. UB quarterback Alex Zordich also posted a career high, completing 16-of-21 passes for 237 yards and four touchdowns. Zordich […]
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Hunter-Reay Wins 2012 Grand Prix of Baltimore
American driver Ryan Hunter-Reay captured the IndyCar Series penultimate crown in the second annual Grand Prix of Baltimore on a rainy Sunday Sept. 2 at the Inner Harbor of downtown Baltimore, Md. Hunter-Reay, a 28-year-old driver for DHL and Andretti Autosport team, won first place after stealing the lead from Australian driver Ryan Briscoe with […]
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Morgan State Holds On in a Quadruple OT Win over Sacred Heart
The Morgan State Bears football team opened its 2012 season in dramatic fashion on Sept. 1 as the Bears held on for a 30-27 win over Sacred Heart in quadruple overtime at Hughes Stadium in Baltimore, Md. It was the first 4-OT game since Bears head coach Don Hill-Eley took over the team more than […]
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Baltimore Grand Prix Heavy with Action on Friday and Saturday
The 2012 Baltimore Grand Prix zoomed off to a strong start with a few practice runs on Friday Aug. 31 and several American Le Mans Series races presented by Tequila Patron Racing on Sept. 1 in the Inner Harbor area of downtown Baltimore, Md. The Baltimore Sports Car Challenge, one of the American Le Mans […]
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Howard Defeats Morehouse in AT&T Nation’s Classic Thriller
Howard University took the second annual AT&T Nation’s Football Classic with a 30-29 victory over Morehouse College on a fourth –quarter touchdown Sept. 1. In a thrilling, tightly-contested game with eight lead changes, Howard pulled away to win their first game of the 2012 college football season at RFK Stadium in Northeast Washington, D.C. Morehouse […]
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Redskins Blast Tampa Bay, 30-3, in Final Preseason Action
The Washington Redskins beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in lopsided fashion, 30-3, on Aug. 29 in Game Four of the 2012 National Football League (NFL) preseason at FedEx Field in Landover, Md. The fourth and final game of NFL preseason play is always the most boring game to watch because starters typically don’t play. Most […]
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Ravens’ Backups Rammed in Preseason Final
The Baltimore Ravens took a loss in their final action of the 2012 NFL preseason, falling to the St. Louis Rams, 31-17, on Aug. 30 at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, Mo. The Ravens sat most of its significant starters the entire game against the Rams, including fifth-year starting quarterback Joe Flacco and […]
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Griffin III Claims Edge over Luck as ‘Skins Clobber Colts
Leading up to the showdown between the top two picks in April’s draft, rookie quarterbacks Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III were pumped up for another tune-up before the season starts in two weeks. And while preseason contests rarely matter much, the battle between two potential franchise saviors took center stage before more than 60,000 […]
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T.O. Released by Seahawks
Terrell Owens’ NFL return lasted less than three weeks. Owens was released by the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, part of the league-mandated roster reductions from 90 to 75 players. The 38-year-old posted a message on his Twitter account shortly before 11 a.m. PDT that he had been released and the Seahawks made the move official […]
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Howard-Morehouse Labor Day Football Classic Kicks Off at RFK
Black college football officially gets underway Labor Day weekend in D.C. as the second annual AT&T Nation’s Football Classic kicks off on Sept. 1 at 3:30 p.m. at RFK Stadium in Northeast Washington, D.C. The meeting will mark the 2012 college football season opener for both Howard University and Morehouse College, and the second straight […]
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Morgan State and Hampton to Faceoff in 2012 NYUL Classic at Yankee Stadium
Morgan State University will kick off it’s 2012 football season with a matchup against Sacred Heart University on Sept. 1. But perhaps the most prominent game Morgan State will play this season doesn’t come until Nov. 17, when they face Hampton University in the 41st annual New York Urban League Classic, which will be played […]
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Condoleeza Rice Named First Black Female Masters Member
Condoleezza Rice, the first female African-American Secretary of State, made more history on Aug. 20 as she was named as one of the first two women members of the Masters Golf Club at Augusta National in Augusta, Ga. According to the {Associated Press}, Rice, a 57-year-old Stanford University political science professor, and South Carolina financer […]
