LeBron James scored 29 points with 10 rebounds and five assists as the Miami Heat stole an 85-75 road-win over the top-seeded Chicago Bulls in game two of the Eastern Conference Finals. The best-of-seven series is now tied, 1-1. The scored was locked at 75 with just less than five minutes remaining in the game […]
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Mavericks Ride Nowitzki Past Thunder for Game One Victory
Dallas Mavericks All Star forward Dirk Nowitzki didn’t do much in his team’s Western Conference Finals opener against the Oklahoma City Thunder—except score. And score, and score and score some more. Nowitzki torched the Thunder for 48 points, setting a playoff record in the process as the Mavericks eluded Oklahoma City 121-112 on May 17 […]
Kevin Durant Scores 39 Points to Close Out Memphis
The Oklahoma City Thunder put on a shooting clinic to finally topple the Memphis Grizzles with a lopsided 105-90 win in game seven of their second-round series at the Oklahoma City Arena on May 15. Washington, D.C. native Kevin Durant led the way with 39 points on 13 of 25 shooting, including 4-for-9 behind the […]
Bulls Crush Miami 103-82, in Game 1
The Chicago Bulls crushed the Miami Heat, 103-82, on May 15 to take a 1-0 series lead in the NBA Eastern Conference Finals. Most viewers expected to see a slug-out between Bulls’ MVP guard Derrick Rose and the Heat’s star trio of forward LeBron James, guard Dwyane Wade and forward Chris Bosh, but it was […]
Bethune-Cookman Defeats Delaware State for the MEAC Softball Conference Title
Bethune-Cookman (BCC) overcame Delaware State, 5-4, in eight innings to win the 2011 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Softball Championship, May 15 at the Ormond Beach Sports Complex in Daytona Beach, Fla. The victory, Bethune-Cookman’s second consecutive softball title, gives the school an automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Division I Softball Championship tournament. The pairings […]
Grizzlies Top Thunder, Force Game Seven
Behind power forward Zach Randolph’s 30 points, 13 rebounds and two blocks, the Memphis Grizzlies showed their mettle against the surging Oklahoma City Thunder on May 13 at Memphis’ FedEx Forum. Down 3-2 in their best-of-seven series and trailing by 13 points before halftime, the Grizzlies used a strong second half to erase both deficits […]
Bulls Advance on to Eastern Conference Finals
NBA MVP Derrick Rose has almost single-handedly carried the No. 1 seed Chicago Bulls throughout the Eastern Conference Playoff. But it was his supporting cast of teammates that led the honors in closing out the second round series against the tough Atlanta Hawks. Veteran forward Carlos Boozier scored a double-double of 23 points and 10 […]
Olympics’ Lewis Running for N.J. State Senate
Nine-time Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis’ attempt to run for the New Jersey Senate will have new life after a judge said that his name can appear on ballots in the state. “Under the ruling, the voters, not a partisan elected official, will decide who should be the state senator in the eighth legislative district,” […]
Miami Closes Out Series on Celtics, 4-1
Heat forward LeBron James said at the start of this NBA season that the road to the championship will go through the Boston Celtics. Well, consider James and the rest of Miami’s squad well on their route to reaching their destination after bouncing the Celtics from the second round to advance to the Eastern Conference […]
Thunder Take Series Lead over Memphis, 3-2
The Oklahoma City Thunder took their first series lead over the Memphis Grizzlies, 3-2, after a lopsided 99-72 win in Game 5 at Oklahoma City on May 11. The Thunder dominated on offense and defense while running away with a 27-point cushion victory. Kevin Durant led OKC with 19 points, but he wasn’t the only […]
Former Howard SID Honored with CoSIDA Rising Star Award
Former Howard University Assistant Sports Information Director Chevonne Mansfield will be honored this summer as the 2011 CoSIDA Rising Star Award recipient for the University Division (Division I organizations), according to reports. According to CoSida.com, the Rising Star Award is presented to sports information personnel with a maximum of 10 years or less serving at […]
Howard’s Keith Pough Listed among Top-10 Linebackers in FCS
College football season is months away, but Howard University’s football team is already gaining national attention for the upcoming season. The Sports Network recently cited Bison linebacker Keith Pough as one of the top-10 linebackers in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) for the 2011 football season scheduled to kickoff in August, as reported by howard-bison.com. […]

