The Shaw University Bears men’s basketball team advanced to the CIAA Finals after an 82-69 victory against the Johnson C. Smith University Golden Bulls (JCSU) on March 4 at Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, N.C. Shaw advanced to the CIAA championship by doing what it always does against JCSU: score points. Shaw was victorious […]
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Serena Williams Has Surgery to Remove Blood Clot from Lungs
Tennis superstar Serena Williams is reported to be resting after recently undergoing two separate major surgeries at a Los Angeles hospital. According to People Magazine, Williams’ spokesperson Nicole Chabot confirmed on Feb. 2 that the 29-year-old, 13-time Grand Slam champion under went “emergency treatment” on Feb. 28 for a hematoma that developed as a result […]
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BYU Star Dismissed From Team Reportedly for Having Sex
Brigham Young University sophomore forward Brandon Davies, a force in BYU’s nationally ranked starting lineup, has been dismissed from the basketball team indefinitely for admitting to having sex with his girlfriend, according to several news reports. The Salt Lake Tribune reported March 2 that BYU officials met with Davies on Feb. 28 to discuss his violation of the school’s honor code, which as stated […]
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Doyle Named MEAC Player of the Week
Saadia Doyle, forward with the Howard University women’s basketball team, was named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Player of the Week on Feb. 28 after an impressive week of play. The redshirt-sophomore from Atlanta, Ga., led the Lady Bison with an average of 20.0 points and 10.5 rebounds, shooting 51 percent from the field and […]
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UDC Blasts Urbana in Senior Day, Season Finale
The University of District of Columbia women’s basketball team couldn’t have ended their season better than they did Feb. 27, crushing Urbana University’s Lady Blue Knights, 84-60, for third place in the Independent Invitational Women’s Basketball Classic in Washington, D.C. UDC not only sealed their winning season with an impressive 19-9 record (a seven wins […]
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Wizards’ Week 18: Washington Makes Moves, Continues Losing Ways
It was a busy week for the Washington Wizards, who returned from the NBA All-Star break facing four games in five days as well as the NBA trade deadline. While the break provided the Wizards with some much-needed hope, reality set in as Washington endured another losing streak before making a move to acquire some […]
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Norfolk State’s O’Quinn Dominates in 69-63 Win Over Morgan State
Morgan State men’s basketball team has one of the best “big man” combinations in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) with junior Kevin Thompson and senior Rodney Stokes patrolling the paint. But even they couldn’t stop Norfolk State’s Kyle O’Quinn, who dominated on the inside, scoring a game-high 23 points to help Norfolk State get by […]
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Strong Second Half Propels UMES to 73-63 Win Over Howard
University of Maryland-Eastern Shore junior Hillary Haley poured in 15 of his game-high 26 points in the second half and senior Freddie Obame Obame scored all eight of his points during a key stretch to help UMES pull away to a 73-63 win over Howard University in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) game on Feb. […]
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Norfolk State Upsets Morgan State Lady Bears, 66-65
The Norfolk State University women’s basketball team played like champions on Feb. 26. It was also the institution’s Alumni Day, a day when the school recognized all of its past championship teams, and celebrated its ring ceremony for its 2009-10 women’s and men’s cross country, indoor and outdoor championship teams. Freshman guard Rae Corbo scored […]
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Did New York Give Up Too Much for Carmelo?
The Miami Heat’s LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh host the New York Knicks on Feb. 27 at American Airlines Arena in Miami, and with the Knicks recently acquired star Carmelo Anthony, the game is expected to be one of the biggest games of the season. The Knicks managed to beat the trade deadline […]
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Hoyas Fall to Syracuse, 58-51, in First Game Without Wright
Despite a valiant effort, Georgetown suffered its second straight loss in its first game without injured senior point guard Chris Wright, falling to Syracuse, 58-51. Georgetown struggled to score even before Wright broke his hand in the second half of the Feb. 23 loss to Cincinnati, and his absence for a full 40 minutes only […]
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Knicks Get Carmelo in Blockbuster Deal
A move to “The Mecca of Basketball” is always headline news for any NBA player, but when it involves a four-time NBA All Star it’s an even bigger story. The New York Knicks forged ahead with the much expected deal to land former Denver Nuggets superstar Carmelo Anthony in a 12-player, three-team trade on Feb. […]