Morgan State’s beatdown on Howard didn’t go unnoticed by the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference’s weekly honors committee. Three MSU players were honored by the MEAC Monday following a impressive defensive and special teams showing that led to a 20-3 win in the N.Y. Urban League Classic. Bears senior defensive end Bricen Tate was named the MEAC Defensive Player of the […]
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Weekly HBCU Football Power Rankings Poll
NEW YORK/Fuquay-Varina, N.C. — For the fourth straight week, South Carolina State (3-1) is the top team in the latest editions of the Boxtorow.com/BASN HBCU media and coaches top 10 polls. The Bulldogs were again a unanimous choice in the coaches’ top 10 while they garnered 20 of 23 first-place votes from the media poll. […]
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Flacco, Ravens Pull Off Comeback Win over Steelers, 17-14
Click here to view a slideshow of the Ravens’ win against the Steelers. Nothing will satisfy Ray Lewis and the Baltimore Ravens more than winning the Super Bowl—but a huge divisional win over the Steelers in Pittsburgh is definitely a close runner-up. The Ravens edged their biggest rivals, 17-14, on Oct. 3 thanks to late […]
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Howard’s Brice Has Career Day in Win over Lincoln
Charles Brice rushed for a career-high 161 yards and three touchdowns to lead Howard University to a 28-14 win over Lincoln University on Oct. 2. The win snapped an 11-game losing skid for Howard. After both teams failed to score in the first quarter, Howard (1-4) took advantage of good field position and drove 50 […]
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Bethune Cookman Blasts Morgan State, 69-32
The Morgan State Bears showed they can put on a beat down on opponents in a 20-3 win over Howard on September 25. But they proved they can also take a beat down, losing badly to the Bethune Cookman Wildcats, 69-32, on Oct. 2. The loss marked the most points given up by Morgan State […]
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Dual-Threat Quarterbacks Taking Over Football
No doubt, the hottest quarterback in the NFL right now is Mike Vick, who recently turned the Philadelphia Eagles into one of the scariest offensive units to face on any given Sunday. Vick is reminding fans and experts why just four years ago every defensive unit in the league was trying to recruit faster defenders […]
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NBA Analyst David Aldridge Talks Arenas, Wall and Wizards
Moving through the crowd at the Washington Wizards Media Day, longtime NBA analyst David Aldridge was gracious enough to offer his insight to the AFRO about Gilbert Arenas, John Wall and the Wizards’ chances this season. AFRO: Gilbert Arenas showed up today looking a bit dazed and confused. Bearded, no smile, a short interview and […]
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Wizards Media Day Notebook: Wall, Wizards Open Season with Q and A
The Washington Wizards hosted their Media Day on their practice court at the Verizon Center on Monday and left the field open to reporters. Trying to get face time with members of one of the NBA’s youngest teams can be hazardous. New rookie John Wall accidentally threw a no look pass into the lens of […]
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Wizards Open up New Season in Midnight Madness Style
Grade Washington Wizards owner Ted Leonsis’ idea to host an NBA-style Midnight Madness a success; it worked brilliantly. A formidable crowd at George Mason University’s Patriot Center loved every minute of it and his roster compilation of 20-somethings, one 30-year-old and one dazzling teenager put on a show in its glorified first practice session. The […]
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N.Y. Urban League Classic Coverage: Bears Take Bite out of Bison in Big Apple
It’s always a fiery battle when the Howard Bison and Morgan State Bears meet. But the rivalry received a little extra seasoning Saturday after both teams headed north to play in the New York City Urban League Classic. The appearance of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway adversaries at the New Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., helped […]
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Three Downs from the District: Analyzing the Redskins 30-16 Loss to the Rams
After opening up against two of Texas’ best and staring at a road affair with the Philadelphia Eagles next week, the Washington Redskins were facing the proverbial “Trap Game” against the St. Louis Rams on Sunday. It was a trap they would fall right into as the normally rancid Rams stole a victory against the […]
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Bowie State Breaks in New Turf with 28-27 Win over Virginia Union
The Bowie State University (BSU) Bulldogs wasted no time breaking in their brand new home field Saturday as they edged Virginia Union University (VUU), 28-27, in their first home game since switching from grass to synthetic turf. Bulldogs junior Clifton Budd set two school passing records as Bowie State advanced to a 2-3 overall record, 2-0 Central Interscholastic Athletic Association (CIAA) wise. […]