By Todd Karpovich, Associated Press Ravens Coach John Harbaugh has begun the process to make Baltimore a contender again after a frustrating season that ended with six straight defeats. “I’m pretty fired up, excited, ready to go,” Harbaugh said during his first news conference since the season ended, on Jan. 31. “You think every single […]
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Washington Commanders ‘Will fight for old D.C.’ in new era
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO After 90 years and three world champions the once proud but now the most heavily scrutinized National Football League franchise began it’s makeover by announcing it’s new team name on national television Feb. 2 at FedEX Field in Landover. “We are the Commanders,” said Super Bowl MVP […]
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Vikings announce Kwesi Adofo-Mensah as the new general manager
by Jim Handrigan, Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder Calling it a new era, the Minnesota Vikings announced at a January 27 press conference that Kwesi Adofo-Mensah will take the reins as the new general manager. “We are thrilled to welcome Kwesi to the Minnesota Vikings. His unique background, variety of strong football experiences, vision for success, and leadership […]
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HBCU Report: Howard beats Morgan in early MEAC matchup
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO There was never a time where Howard seemed fazed by anything Morgan threw at them Saturday afternoon in Baltimore. Despite a barrage of three pointers in the first half, which led to a 10-point lead, the Bison remained poised and executed head coach Kenny Blakeney’s offense. For […]
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’Big Papi’ becomes youngest elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
By Nadia ReeseSpecial to the AFRO On Jan. 25, Boston Red Sox Slugger, David Ortiz, also known as “Big Papi” and now as “Cooperstown” by his teammates, was elected to the 2022 Baseball Hall of Fame. Ortiz is now the youngest member inducted and one of four Dominican-born players to be selected in this year’s […]
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Charm City to host HBCU Hoops Classic
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO The countdown to the tip off of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association’s (CIAA) trip to Baltimore is in full swing. Charm City has already rolled out the welcome mat as witnessed by the logos of all the CIAA schools that are currently draped across the Harborplace walkway […]
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Why 30 out of 32 NFL head coaches are White – behind the NFL’s abysmal record on diversity
By George B. Cunningham, Texas A&M University A couple of weeks after the close of the National Football League’s regular season, there is just one Black head coach and one Latino head coach left in the League – Mike Tomlin of the Pittsburgh Steelers, and Ron Rivera of the Washington Football Team, respectively. This follows the firing of Brian Flores by […]
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Bowie State’s Damon Wilson named AFCA Division II National Coach of the Year
By Mark Gray (Zenger News) – At a time when the perception of football coaching at Historically Black Colleges and Universities is being defined by the personality of Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders at Jackson State, Bowie State’s Damon Wilson is a throwback. Wilson’s path to what has become legendary status at his alma mater has not been […]
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Coppin State Women’s Track’s Alphonse takes 400m Crown at season opening HBCU Showcase
Submitted by Steven Kramer, Director of Athletic Communications NEW YORK, N.Y. – Kimani Alphonse won the 400m dash and helped the 4x400m Relay to a silver to lead the Coppin State women’s track & field team in its season opener at the HBCU Showcase on Saturday afternoon at the NYC Armory. Alphonse clocked an indoor personal […]
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Bowie State’s Wilson named AFCA National Coach of the Year
By Mark F. Gray Special to the AFRO Damon Wilson, architect of three CIAA Football Championships at Bowie State University, was named the 2021 American Football Coaches Association National Coach of the Year for the NCAA Division II. The announcement was made during the AFCA Convention in San Antonio, TX. Wilson, now in his 12th […]
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Burgundy and Gold Breakdown: WFT shows NY Giants who the “clown show” is in NFC East
By Mark F. Gray Special to the AFRO Before a game without any meaning New York Giants head coach Joe Judge made a comment that served as bulletin board material for the Washington Football Team. Judge was accused by the media in the Big Apple of referring to the burgundy and gold as a “clown […]
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Op-ed: NYC’s vaccine requirements keep Kyrie off the court, but let unvaxxed visiting team play
By Ricky Clemons The Brooklyn Nets superstar point guard Kyrie Irving embarked this week on one of the most quixotic and impractical playing schedules since former 76er and Net Eric Money played for the two teams during the same game in 1978. While Money’s quagmire was caused by a lot of technical fouls and some […]
