The Washington Wizards saw an eventful week pass as, just a few days after earning their first road win of the season, youngsters JaVale McGee and John Wall represented the team at the NBA’s All-Star Weekend, shedding the light on Washington, D.C. basketball with a spectacular showing that should keep fans marveling over their efforts […]
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Baltimore Boxer Aims for Revenge in Rematch Against Former World Champion
Baltimore, Md. native boxer Cory “Black Ice” Cummings doesn’t back down from anyone. It’s a policy that’s served him well since birth, served him well throughout his life and that’s serving him well in his current occupation. It’s also the reason why he’s preparing for a rematch with former three-time middleweight world champion and Washington, […]
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Morgan State Tops VMI, 67-62, to Extend Winning Streak
The Morgan State University (MSU) men’s basketball team earned its third straight win with a 67-62 victory over the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) Keydets on Feb. 19 at Hill Field House in Baltimore. Morgan State junior forward Kevin Thompson led a “big man” attack that simply couldn’t be stopped by the undersized VMI in a […]
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UDC Women Trample Central State, 85-43
It didn’t take much time for the University of District of Columbia (UDC) women’s basketball team to get over its Feb. 16 loss to local rival Bowie State. The team bounced back with an impressive 85-43 thrashing of Central State University at Beacom/Lewis Gymnasium in Wilberforce, Ohio on Feb. 19. The game was practically decided […]
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Bison Snaps Two-Game Skid with 59-50 Shocker Over FAMU
Howard University men’s basketball team ended a two-game losing streak on Feb. 19, with a surprising home victory against a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) cohort with a far better record than the Bison. Howard (6-20 overall, 4-9 MEAC) is second from last in the MEAC and usually struggles against better ranked conference opponents, but they […]
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Lady Bears Dropped by Delaware State, 59-47, Hold Onto Second Place
Delaware State senior forward/center Brittany Washington scored a game-high 16 points and pulled down eight rebounds, while freshman guards Tasia Bristow and Kianna Conner added 13 and 12 points, respectively, to lead the visiting team to a 59-47 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) victory over Morgan State on Feb. 19 at Hill Field House in Baltimore. […]
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Hot Shooting Bears Avoid Valentine’s Day Loss
Morgan State sophomore forward DeWayne Jackson put on one of his best shooting performances of the season on Feb. 14, and it was just enough to help his team avoid a Valentine’s Day heartbreaker as the Bears escaped the South Carolina State Bulldogs, 72-66, at Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center in Orangeburg, S.C. Jackson, a 6-foot-6-inch native […]
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Bison Loses Another Key Player to Injury
Howard University men’s basketball team has already lost several players to injuries this season, including team captain Calvin Thompson. They would lose yet another major contributor on Valentine’s Day as leading scorer and rebounder Mike Phillips missed the entire second half of a 76-68 loss to Norfolk State (8-16 overall, 6-6 in the MEAC) in […]
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2011 Top 5 HBCU Football Recruiting Classes
Fuquay-Varina, N.C. – “FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW,” the sports talk radio show that places major emphasis on HBCU sports, released its fifth annual national rankings of the top 10 HBCU football FCS recruiting classes for 2011. FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW first ranked the top classes in 2006. The rankings […]
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Lady Aggies Pull Away, 58-54, to Snap Lady Bison Win Streak
The Howard University Lady Bison basketball team suffered its first loss in six games as they fell to the North Carolina A&T Lady Aggies, 58-54, Feb. 12 in Greensboro, N.C. Howard redshirt-sophomore forward Saadia Doyle nearly recorded a double-double with a team-high 18 points and nine rebounds. Sophomore guards Cheyenne Curley-Payne and Tamoria Holmes also […]
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Hoyas Battle Their Way to Eighth Straight Win, Dump Marquette, 69-60
Georgetown hasn’t struggled much offensively during its current winning streak but, off-balance against a pesky Marquette squad, the Hoyas scrapped their way to an eighth consecutive win with a 69-60 victory Feb. 13 at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. “We didn’t play well,” Georgetown coach John Thompson III said. “You have to give credit […]
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Wizards Week 16: Washington Breaks Eight-Game Losing Streak, Embarrassed Against Spurs
It was a short week for the Washington Wizards as the team only played two games this week, both at home, while they prepare for the NBA All Star break next weekend. Typical of the Wizards’ season so far, Washington endured mixed results, with a win against the Milwaukee Bucks quickly deflated by an embarrassing […]