The Baltimore Ravens earned their first win of the 2011 preseason, beating the Kansas City Chiefs, 31-13, on Aug. 19 at M&T Bank Stadium. But in a contest that meant nothing towards the actual won-loss record of the regular season, most fans kept their eyes focused on certain players, hoping to catch a glimpse of […]
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Redskins Handle Colts, March to Preseason 2-0
Critics warn fans not to make too much out of preseason games. But for fans of the Washington Redskins, winning never felt so good. The Redskins improved to 2-0 this preseason after a 16-3 win over the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Aug. 19. Newly acquired running back Tim Hightower continued […]
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Former Miami Hurricane Booster Claims He Provided Improper Benefits to Players
Former University of Miami booster Nevin Shapiro claimed he provided improper benefits to more than 70 Miami Hurricane football players and other student athletes from 2002-’10, according to Yahoo! Sports. The 42-year-old convicted Ponzi schemer told Yahoo! Sports that he would provide money, cars, clothes, access to nightclubs, sex parties, and even paid for an […]
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Ex-NBA, College Ref Commits Suicide Same Day as Wife’s Murder
Former NBA referee Troy Raymond committed suicide the same day police discovered his wife’s dead body, according to the several reports. The Associated Press reports Raymond, 46, who last served as a college basketball referee, shot and killed himself just hours after police learned Leslie Anderson Raymond was “strangled to death” in their home in Houston, […]
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Morgan Grad Ashley Preston Named Head Volleyball Coach at Spelman College
Former Morgan State volleyball standout and assistant coach Ashley Preston has been named the new head volleyball coach at Spelman College in Atlanta, Ga. Preston, who enters her fourth season of coaching and first as a head coach, takes over the helm of a Jaguar program which went 5-23 last season, including 1-6 in the […]
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Georgetown, Chinese Basketballers Brawl During Biden Visit
BEIJING (AP) — A bench-clearing brawl at an exhibition game between Georgetown University and a Chinese basketball team Thursday marred the orchestrated harmony of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden’s visit to China. The fight between the Georgetown University men’s basketball team and the Bayi Rockets on Thursday night in Beijing forced the game to end […]
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Georgetown Tours China during Nike’s ‘Festival of Sport’
Pro basketball superstar LeBron James is currently visiting Shanghai, China as a part of Nike’s “Festival of Sport,” a four-day celebration of the performance and culture of basketball. The “Festival of Sport” will cap off Nike’s latest “Just Do It” advertisement campaign launched at the start of the summer, designed not to “just speak to, […]
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Bethune-Cookman Leads HBCU Coaches’ Preseason Rankings
Defending historically Black college/university champion Bethune-Cookman has been tabbed as the top Football Championship Subdivision HBCU team by the coaches in the Boxtorow HBCU FCS preseason Coaches Top-10 Poll. The Wildcats and head coach Brian Jenkins, who was named Boxtorow National Coach of the Year in 2010, received nine of 16 first place votes. The Wildcats […]
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Former Ravens’ Jermaine Lewis Arrested for Reckless Driving and Resisting Arrest
Former Baltimore Ravens player Jermaine Lewis was recently arrested and charged with driving recklessly and resisting arrest, according to reports. The Baltimore Sun reports that Lewis was followed by motorists after witnessing him swerving off the road before running over a volunteer fire fighter company sign with his 2006 white Dodge Charger on August 16. […]
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Mayweather, Others Sued in Vegas Shooting Incident
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Superstar boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. is facing a civil lawsuit from a pair of men who say he orchestrated a shooting attack on them two years ago outside a Las Vegas skating rink. The lawsuit obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press accuses Mayweather, Ocie Harris and others of making threats since […]
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College Basketball Star Implicated in 50s Hoop Scandal, Dies at 82
Sherman White, a 1950s college basketball star at Long Island University (LIU) who served jail time for point shaving, has died. He was 82. White died of congestive heart failure on Aug. 4 at his home in Piscataway, N.J., his widow, Ellen, said Aug. 12. The 6-foot-8-inch White was one of the nation’s best college players for LIU in […]
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Rookie Makes Return, Grossman Makes Guarantee
With the start to the 2011-2012 season right around the corner, the Washington Redskins are speeding things up at training camp. First round draft pick Ryan Kerrigan returned to practice this week after sitting out with a knee injury. The transition to left outside linebacker is still a work in progress for the college defensive […]