Howard University men’s basketball team saw its best performance so far this season from its freshman class as guards Simuel Frazier and Brandon Ford led an all-freshman starting lineup with career-highs in points in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) contest Feb. 4. Frazier scored 20 points while Ford followed with 16 points, but the Bison […]
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Strong First Half Leads Howard Women to a 49-36 Win against UMES
The Howard University women’s basketball team forced Maryland-Eastern Shore into 25 turnovers as the Lady Bison rolled passed the Hawks, 49-36, on Feb. 4 in Princess Anne, Md. With the win, HU improved to an overall 16-7 mark, including an 8-2 record in Mid-East Athletic Conference (MEAC) play. Senior guard Zykia Brown and junior forward […]
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RI Student Has Bond with NY Giants Player Blackmon
WARWICK, R.I. (AP) — When Bishop Hendricken High School student Jehvine Quaweay was prepping for the state championship in freshmen football last year, he received a phone call from a prized alumnus he idolizes. That alumnus was New York Giants cornerback and punt returner Will Blackmon, who plays in the biggest game of his life […]
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Stifling Defense Propels Georgetown to 75-45 Win over South Florida
Georgetown’s defense was on display against South Florida as the 14th-ranked Hoyas (18-4, 8-3) held the Bulls (13-10, 6-4) without a point for nearly 11 minutes in the first half on their way to a 75-45 blowout win. After Georgetown’s loss against Pittsburgh on Jan. 28, Georgetown head coach John Thompson III labeled his team’s […]
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Soccer Game Riot Sets Off Violent Chain Reaction
On Feb. 3, the death toll stood at 79, according to CNN, in the aftermath of the Feb. 1 rioting that erupted in Port Said, Egypt immediately following a soccer game between Al-Ahly, a visiting team from Cairo, and the home team, Al-Masry. Those in attendance described the mayhem and carnage as Al-Masry supporters stormed […]
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Late Free Throws Lift Hampton Past Morgan State
Hampton senior guard Christopher Tolson was a perfect 6-for-6 from the charity stripe in the second half, but his final four points scored secured the Hampton University men’s basketball team’s 68-63 win over Morgan State on Jan. 30 at the HU Convocation Center in Hampton, Va. The game was televised on ESPNU. Tolson (Laurel, Md. […]
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Jenkins, Warner Lead Lady Pirates Past Morgan State
Jericka Jenkins scored a game-high 25 points and added a game-high eight assists, while Melanie Warner finished with 20 points to lead host Hampton to a 74-60 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) victory over Morgan State on Jan. 30 in an ESPNU televised game at the HU Convocation Center in Hampton, Va. Warner, who scored the […]
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Howard Swim Team Takes Down A&T at CCSA Duals
With seven premier universities gathered in Davidson, N.C., the Howard University swimming team competed in its final regular season meet of 2011-2012 on Jan. 28. The Lady Bison faced off against Campbell, Georgia Southern, Liberty, North Carolina A&T, Radford and host Davidson. With a number of great swims, the Lady Bison took down NC A&T […]
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Howard Uses Balanced Scoring and Bench to End Losing Skid
Brandon Ford scored a career-high 14 points to lead five players in double figures as Howard snapped an eight-game losing streak in an 82-76 win over South Carolina State in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men’s game on Jan. 30 in Orangeburg, S.C. Ford, one of five freshmen who started the game for the Bison, tallied […]
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Lady Bison Dominate S.C. State in 23-Point Victory
Four players finished in double figures to lead the Howard women’s basketball team (15-7 overall, 7-2 MEAC) to a 23 point victory (69-46) over the South Carolina State Lady Bulldogs on Jan 30 in Orangeburg, S.C. With the absence of Tamoria Holmes, HU was led by the leadership of Cheyenne Curley-Payne who finished with a […]
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Ravens Hire Jim Caldwell, 4th Black to Reach Super Bowl
Jim Caldwell, the fourth African-American head coach to appear in an NFL Super Bowl, has made Baltimore, Md. his new home after recently joining the coaching staff of the Baltimore Ravens. Caldwell was named the new quarterbacks coach for the Ravens, the team announced on Jan. 30. The Ravens made the hire after Caldwell was […]
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Norfolk State Routs Morgan, 75-59; Still Undefeated Against MEAC
The Norfolk State Spartans improved to 16-6 overall and maintained their first place standing in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) after cruising to a 75-59 victory Jan. 28 against Morgan State University at Echols Hall in Norfolk, Va. Spartans senior center Kyle O’Quinn led all scorers with 18 points along with 12 rebounds in the […]