A winless week has rarely been so exciting. Despite falling to a 6-19 record after a 0-3 week, the Washington Wizards overshadowed their lackluster play on the court with some major play outside the white lines. In perhaps the biggest trade of the NBA season so far, the Wizards traded Gilbert Arenas to the Orlando […]
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Ravens Hold Off Super Bowl Champion Saints, 30-24
The Baltimore Ravens pulled off by far their most impressive win of the season as they held off the New Orleans Saints for a 30-24 victory on Dec. 19 at M&T Bank Stadium. Baltimore produced just enough big plays offensively, defensively and on special teams to hand the 2010 Super Bowl defending champs their first […]
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Three Downs from the District: ‘Skins Lose to ‘Boys 33-30 but Grossman Impressive
The decision by Washington Redskins coach Mike Shanahan to start Rex Grossman over Donavan McNabb was going to cause conflict regardless if the team defeated the Dallas Cowboys Dec. 19—but maybe most critics had it wrong about Grossman’s chances to help them do just that. Making his first start since 2008, Gross played the game […]
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Morgan State Makes Light Work of UMBC, 75-62
Two weeks off seemed to do the Morgan State University Bears men’s basketball team some good, as MSU cruised to a 75-62 home victory over the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) Retrievers on Dec. 18 at Hill Field House. Morgan State (4-4) shot 60.5 percent from the field as sophomore forward DeWayne Jackson scored […]
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Redskins’ McNabb Benched for Rest of Season
Washington Redskins quarterback Donovan McNabb has more than likely seen his season cut three games short after being benched by head coach Mike Shanahan on Dec. 17. Shanahan told reporters during a press conference following a Friday practice that McNabb will not start on Dec. 19 against the Dallas Cowboys, marking the second time this […]
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Humane Society Says Michael Vick Should Wait to Get Another Dog
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick said he’s ready to own a dog again, but the U.S. Humane Society believes he should wait a little longer. According to the Associated Press, Vick told NBC’s TheGrio.com that he genuinely cares for animals and he hopes to own another dog someday. Vick was jailed in 2007 for his […]
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Georgetown Gets Through Exams, Aces Loyola
Georgetown head coach John Thompson III said he was nervous that a week of final exams for his players might have disrupted their focus on basketball. But his feelings were unwarranted as his squad easily dispatched Loyola (Md.), 99-75 Dec. 18. Georgetown missed only one two-point shot in the first half on its way to […]
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Mayweather Again Arrested
Nevada police arrested undefeated fighter Floyd Mayweather Dec. 16 after a state judge reinstated a month-old arrest warrant for battery charges. Mayweather was arrested at the Bellagio resort on the Las Vegas strip, held overnight at the Clark County jail on a misdemeanor battery warrant and released on personal recognizance Dec. 17. The arrest stems […]
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Morgan State Track and Field Sends 18 Qualifiers to MEAC Championship
The Morgan State men’s indoor track and field team had quite a weekend at the Golden Flash Gala, hosted by Kent State from Dec. 10-12. The Bears captured two events and placed three in the top five, while earning seven individual Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) qualifying spots and two IC4A marks. Junior Calvin Dascent won […]
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Bethune-Cookman Voted Boxtorow.com/BASN HBCU Football Top-10 Champs
Fuquay-Varina, N.C. – The Bethune-Cookman College Wildcats were voted the Boxtorow.com/BASN HBCU football Power Rankings national champions in the final top10 media and coaches polls. The Wildcats received 10 of 20 first place votes in the media poll and received 14 of 15 first place votes in the coaches’ poll. In the media poll the […]
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Baltimore Escape Houston in Overtime, 34-28
The Baltimore Ravens edged by the Houston Texans, 34-28, on Dec. 13 in what was perhaps the Ravens’ most physically and emotionally draining victory so far this season. All Ravens fans breathed a great sigh of relief as the team escaped Houston with an overtime win after blowing a 21-point second half lead. Baltimore leaped […]
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Auburn’s Cam Newton Wins Heisman Despite Eligibility Investigation
Auburn junior quarterback Cam Newton has won the Heisman Trophy, college football’s highest award. Newton won in a landslide vote Dec. 11 despite an NCAA investigation that determined that his father attempted to sell his son’s services to the highest bidding school. Investigators found that Cecil Newton engaged in a pay-for-play scheme, but found no […]