A surprising 3-1 start seems like a lifetime ago for the now Washington Redskins, who lost their fourth straight game, this time to the San Francisco 49ers in a 19-11 heartbreaker on Nov. 6 at FedEx Field. With the loss, Washington (3-5) sank to the bottom of the NFC East after staking a claim to […]
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Baltimore’s Indy Grand Prix Short of Projections
BALTIMORE (AP) — An economic study being released Friday said the Baltimore Grand Prix fell far short of promoters’ projections, but still calls it a “win” for the city. The Labor Day weekend event drew 160,000 spectators and generated $27.6 million from spending by out-of-town spectators, vendors and race organizers. The total economic impact taking […]
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NBA Negotiation Set; Union Decertification Group Surfaces–Howard, Wade and Pierce Reported Involved
NEW YORK (AP) — Talk about a backdoor cut. The announcement Thursday that negotiations to end the NBA lockout would resume was followed by news that some players are investigating the possibility of decertifying the union. The NBA players union said it would begin negotiating with the owners again on Saturday, maintaining that the players […]
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Lady Bears’ Chafeh Earns another MEAC Honor
Morgan State sophomore setter Ngebui (Natalie) Chafeh was named Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Player of the Week, while freshman middle hitter Zuri Smith was named MEAC Rookie of the Week as announced by the conference office on Oct 31. It was the third all-conference award and second straight for Chafeh this season and the first […]
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Lady Bison Takes Down Del. State to Reach .500 in MEAC
Emotions were high as the Howard University Lady Bison (5-20, 4-4 against Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) celebrated their seniors Tosin Elebute, Taylor Johnson, and Gabrielle Martin preparing to take on the Delaware State Hornets (3-18, 2-6 MEAC) for the season’s last home match. “The Lady Bison played very, very well this afternoon; it was a great […]
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L.A. Coroner Indicates Bubba Smith Died of Intoxication and Heart Disease
Former Baltimore Colts player and movie star Charles “Bubba” Smith died of acute intoxication and heart disease, the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office recently told E! Network News. The 66-year-old former athlete was found dead in his Los Angeles-area home on Aug. 4. Coroners said his body contained amounts of the drug phentermine, a supplement […]
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Jackson State New No. 1 in HBCU Football
With previous No. 1 Alabama State’s loss to Alabama A&M on Oct. 29, Jackson State takes the top spot in the Boxtorow National HBCU Football weekly Power Rankings. The Tigers received 14 of the 18 first places votes in the media poll and 10 of 13 in the coaches’ poll. In the media poll, the […]
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Morgan State Moves Atop MEAC after 12-0 Win over Del. State
The Morgan State (MSU) Bears moved into a tie for first place in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) after spoiling the Delaware State Hornets’ rainy Homecoming with a 12-0 shutout win on Oct. 29 in Dover, Del. The Bears scored just enough points to win while their stingy defense held the Hornets to just 54 […]
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Bowie State Falls in the Snow to Shepherd
Finally … Bowie State University’s (BSU) six-week football road trip has ended. But unfortunately for Bowie, it ended with a defeat in the snow to the Shepherd University Rams, 38-17 Oct. 29. Shepherd kicker Eric Dobratz put the first points on the board for the Rams with a 35-yard field goal at the 10:28 mark […]
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Bison Shut Out at Home Against South Carolina State 31-0
After a momentum-building win the previous week in their homecoming game against North Carolina A&T, the Howard Bison was looking to go over .500 for the first time this season in a home affair with the South Carolina State Bulldogs on Oct. 29 at Greene Stadium. But a slow start buried the Bison in a […]
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Ravens Win Biggest Comeback in Team History, 30-27, over Arizona
The Baltimore Ravens pulled off their biggest comeback in franchise history as they erased a 21-point first half deficit to beat the Arizona Cardinals, 30-27, on Oct. 30 at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Md. Veteran kicker Billy Cundiff nailed a 25-yard field goal to seal the last-second victory as the Ravens advanced to a […]
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Bills Blank Beck-Led Redskins 23-0 in Toronto
When the Washington Redskins named Jon Beck the starter after a four-interception outing from incumbent signal caller Rex Grossman, the team and the coaching staff envisioned better days than this. After a 23-0 shutout at the hands of a defensively-challenged Buffalo Bills squad at Ontario’s Rogers Centre on Oct. 30, the Redskins and their fans […]