Category: Sports

It’s come down to a coin flip for the NBA Finals. When the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics tip off Game Seven on Thursday night, it’ll be just the third time since 1994 that the NBA Finals has required a deciding game. And for the NBA and its fans, they wouldn’t have it any […]

With the specter of possible elimination hovering over them, the Los Angeles Lakers came out swinging against the Boston Celtics in Game Six of the NBA Finals, catching the Celtics with a couple of hay makers along the way. Los Angeles trounced Boston 89-67 on Tuesday night at the Staples Center to even the series […]

Kevin Durant showed up for his Washington, D.C. Goodman League summer debut on Sunday with lots of people to please but little to prove. After all, the NBA’s reigning scoring champion did give spectators at Barry Farms something to remember last summer with a 62-point outburst. Topping that feat would’ve been difficult for even the […]

Most football (soccer) experts consider Ivory Coast to be the most talented African team sanctioned by FIFA this year, and they may have been proved right today. Ivory Coast earned a draw against Portugal in the opening match of Group G at Nelson Mandela Stadium, outperforming its higher-ranked opponent despite playing most of the game […]

NFL stars Darnell Dockett and Vishanthe Shiancoe make millions of dollars to entertain football fans on Sundays. But, both Maryland natives say they will never let fortune and fame allow them to forget where they came from. That’s why Shiancoe and Dockett are teaming up with DTLR to host a free football clinic June 28 […]

Cameroon, the most decorated African team competing in the 19th FIFA World Cup, was unable to earn a win in its first match against Japan June 14 in South Africa. Both teams played sloppy early in the game, but Japan eventually warmed up and proved to be the better team with a 1-0 victory to […]

NFL star Vince Young apologized to the Tennessee Titans organization and fans Monday for his involvement in a fight at a Dallas strip club early June 13. According to ESPN, Young was charged with a misdemeanor assault citation after physically attacking a strip club employee, a mistake he hopes doesn’t result in punishment from the […]

When Rajon Rondo shoved Ron Artest with 4:41 remaining in the second quarter of the Celtics’ 92-86 Game Five victory on Sunday, it triggered a role reversal that played out for the rest of the night. With less than five minutes remaining in the quarter, Rondo attacked the Lakers on a fast break, setting up […]

In Game 4, it was the Boston reserves that helped even the NBA Finals, 2-2. On Sunday, it was the Celtics’ starters that put them just one win away from their second NBA championship in three seasons. Four Boston starters scored in double figures as the Celtics defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 92-86 in Game […]

Boston Celtics Coach Doc Rivers should be commended for not giving into the pro hoops politics of playing starters over reserves during his team’s 96-89 win over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game Four of the NBA Finals on Thursday night. With reserves Glen “Big Baby” Davis and Nate Robinson providing electricity off the bench, […]

The opening round match between England and the United States ended without a winner in a 1-1 draw. But that didn’t stop the Americans from celebrating like victors after a fluke goal saved them from defeat on June 12 at Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg, South Africa. For the U.S., a draw against a dominant […]

Nigeria is considered one of the top teams in all of Africa. Unfortunately for them, their opponent in the opening round of the 19th World Cup is considered one of the top teams in the world. Argentina proved its superiority over Nigeria with a 1-0 win on June 12 at Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg, […]