Redskins star LaRon Landry wasn’t the only tackling machine in Washington, D.C., over the weekend. The Hampton Pirates visited Washington Sept. 11 and left with a 31-21 victory against the Howard Bison, thanks in large part to Hampton senior Kenrick Ellis. The 6-foot-5, 340-pound defensive lineman out of West Palm Beach, Fla., was named Mid-Eastern […]
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Bowie State Names Anton Goff as New Athletic Director
The University of Maryland-College Park isn’t the only school in Maryland with a new Black athletic director. Bowie State University recently named Anton Goff as the new director of athletics, just a week after UMD announced the hiring of Kevin Anderson as its new AD. BSU managed to steal Goff from UMD after he previously […]
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Bush to Give Back Heisman
NFL star Reggie Bush will give his 2005 Heisman trophy back, according to a statement released via his team website, NewOrleansSaints.com. The 25-year-old former University of Southern California star explained why he decided to forfeit the trophy after facing much pressure of having it stripped from him by the Heisman Trust (trophy selection committee). “One […]
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Ravens Win Battle of ‘Hard Knocks’ Over Jets, 10-9
It was the same ol’ Baltimore Ravens that showed up in their 10-9 victory over the New York Jets Monday night at the new Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. Most experts and fans were expecting the Ravens to showcase their brand new explosive offense against the Jets’ top ranked defensive unit. Instead, they played […]
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AFRO’s NFL Unsung Heroes of the Week
The AFRO as long been in the business of shining the spotlight on those who make positive contributions yet go unrecognized, so the sports desk decided to extend that service to our NFL fans. Each week we will honor a player whose performance went unnoticed by most observers. Here are the AFRO’s first ever Unsung […]
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Kevin Durant Shines in the Backdrop on NFL Sunday
Football and basketball are never to be mixed. You can like one or the other or even both, but you never, I repeat, never blend the two. So sports enthusiasts who found themselves preoccupied with a weekend slate of gridiron games probably missed out on Team USA’s romp to a gold medal—what a shame. Led […]
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Another Loss for Bison as Quarterback Carousel Spins
(New Meadowlands Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ)— The Howard Bison (0-4) are barely out of their fourth game of the season (a 20-3 loss) against the Morgan State Bears but they are already on their fourth signal caller of the year. After junior quarterback Casey Council threw an interception on his first pass of the second […]
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Mayweather Jailed on Grand Larceny Charge
Superstar boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. was recently released from jail after turning himself in last Friday. He was charged with grand larceny stemming from a dispute with an ex-girl friend, the Associated Press reports. According to AP, Mayweather was released on $3,000 bail and is scheduled to appear in a Las Vegas Court Nov. 9. […]
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Three Downs from the District: Analyzing the Redskins’ 13-7 Win over Dallas
How do you open up the NFL season? With a Sunday night game between the Washington Redskins and Dallas Cowboys at FedEx Field. The Redskins slid past the Cowboys 13-7 in a game that came down to the final tick. A holding call on Dallas’ Alex Barron negated a touchdown and gave Washington their first […]
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Maryland Too Much, Routs Morgan State, 62-3
The Morgan State Bears won their first season opener in years last weekend with a close win against Division II opponent Bowie State. Unfortunately for the Bears, they had to follow up with a first-ever faceoff against Division I’s University of Maryland on Sept. 11. Maryland displayed their superior talent routing Morgan State 62-3. “They […]
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Durant Drives Team USA to FIBA Championship Game
The U.S. men’s basketball team was carefully constructed around budding 21-year-old NBA superstar Kevin Durant, a plan that has worked to perfection so far in the 2010 FIBA World Championship. Durant scored a U.S. team-record 38 points on Sept. 11 as the Americans took down Lithuania to advance to the championship game against Turkey on […]
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Hampton Humbles Howard 31-21 in Battle of the “Real HU”
The crowd. The colors. The camaraderie. Hampton vs. Howard is more than just a football game; it’s the battle for the title “The Real HU.” But lately it hasn’t been much of a battle at all on the gridiron between the schools. The Hampton Pirates have tamed the Bison 13 years in a row and […]