Category: Sports

Suitland, Md. native and Minnesota Timberwolves forward Michael Beasley could be in trouble again. Playing in a pickup basketball game against fellow Suitland native and Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Kevin Durant, Beasley got into a shoving match with a heckling fan. Click here to see a video of Beasley’s incident on YouTube. The 22-year-old Beasley […]

LaMarr Woodley, a second round draft pick by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2007, has been making his presence known since the day he first put on his black and gold jersey. The linebacker out of Michigan has recorded 39 sacks in his four years of duty in Pittsburgh, and now, the team has rewarded him […]

Deana Smith, director of Player Security Services for the NFL, offers advice for a living: She’s responsible for providing security-related information, education and services to more than 1,600 players around the NFL every season. Veteran players and rookies can come to Smith for all safety concerns. Smith, the only African-American woman in her field, told […]

Former Baltimore Colts player and movie star Bubba Smith was found dead on August 3 at his Los Angeles home, according to reports. He was 66. The LATimes.com reports that the L.A. County coroner’s office hasn’t determined the cause of Smith’s death yet, but police officials think he may have died of natural causes. L.A. […]

The current NBA lockout hasn’t stopped pro players from playing competitive organized basketball this summer. All over the country, NBA players have taken their talents to community courts and recreation centers, and even linking up with amateur pro summer leagues, such as the George C. Goodman League in Washington, D.C. or the Drew League in […]

Veteran receiver Randy Moss is expected to retire from the NFL after 13 seasons as a pro, according to reports. Both ESPN and NFL.com reports that the 34-year-old free agent received offers from several teams, but made his decision to retire when the teams on his short wish list showed no interest in signing him. […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Plaxico Burress is back in the Big Apple — with the New York Jets. The former Super Bowl star with the Giants, recently released from prison after serving 20 months on a gun charge, reached an agreement in principle Sunday on a one-year deal with the Jets, the team said. Burress, […]

The George C. Goodman League and Coalition enjoyed a guest visit by NBA player and Maryland native Michael Beasley this weekend, who hooped outdoors and “Inside the Gates,” at Barry Farms Community Court on July 29, before playing indoors at Spingarn Senior High School on July 30. Scores for the outdoor action were not immediately […]

In one corner: Nnamdi Asomugha, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, Jasin Babin, Vince Young, Cullen Jenkins and the Arizona Cardinals’ 2012 second-round draft pick. In the other corner: Albert Haynesworth and Chad Johnson, two Pro-Bowlers in the twilight of their careers ready for one final championship run. The Philadelphia Eagles went hard and heavy in the first official […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Thanks to the female vote, Derek Jeter has tied Babe Ruth as the greatest Yankee of all time in a poll of New York City baseball fans. The Captain and the Babe tied at 23 percent in a Quinnipiac (KWIHN’-ih-pee-ak) University poll of 785 baseball fans. The poll was taken July […]

The legal troubles of former NBA player and TV basketball analyst Jalen Rose grew after he was pulled over for speeding just hours after being sentenced to serve 20 days in prison for a DUI charge. According to the Associated Press, Rose was clocked going 46 mph in a 25-mph zone shortly before 9 p.m. on […]

The Washington Redskins signed all 12 members from their 2011 draft class, the team announced July 29. Terms of each deal were not disclosed. In addition to securing their own drafted rookies, Washington also came to terms with a trio of undrafted free agents: Indiana quarterback Ben Chappell, North Carolina running back Shaun Draughn and […]