The Washington Redskins aren’t ready to part ways with their former starting quarterback just yet. Or are they? Five-year veteran passer Jason Campbell signed a $3.1 million tender with Washington on April 12, removing himself from the free agent market. But now that Campbell is signed, the Redskins may be in the works for a […]
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AFRO Mocks the 2010 NFL Draft
Scheme and fit are two terms that are often forgotten when putting together mock drafts. The top talent at a particular position doesn’t necessarily make him the ideal fit for a position-starved team. Balancing a player’s abilities and the needs of a team is what grants franchises the right to say they had a successful […]
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Tiger Tied for Third Heading into Final Round of Masters
Tiger Woods is still well alive in the hunt for his fourth Masters green jacket at Augusta National in Georgia. After finishing the third round with a score of 70, Woods maintains a total score of 208 points, good for a third place tie with Korean native K.J. Choi. They both trail a first place […]
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Woods Commercial Draws Controversy Ahead of Masters Debut
For most of the past four months, golf superstar Tiger Woods has avoided the media as much as possible. But just a day before the Masters began on April 8, Woods’ top endorser, Nike, aired a commercial that exposed a bit more of Woods’ inner life. ? In the ad, which initially aired on ESPN […]
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Nolan Smith Gives Marylanders Reason to Cheer
Most Maryland Terrapins fans weren’t smiling when Duke claimed its fourth NCAA title on April 5, but maybe they should have. Although the Blue Devils are considered public enemy No. 1 to the fellow Atlantic Coast Conference member Terrapins, there’s still a reason for Marylanders to cheer for the newest champs. Upper Marlboro, Md., native […]
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UCONN Survives Stanford, 53-47, to win Championship
The Connecticut Lady Huskies (39-0) played perhaps their worst first half of basketball all season long in Tuesday night’s NCAA women’s championship game against Stanford in the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The same undefeated UCONN team that won nearly 80 consecutive games by double-digits was trailing, 20-12, at halftime against the same school that […]
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Arenas to Serve Two Days in Jail
Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas avoided a prison sentence for his felony gun conviction, but according to reports, he’ll still have to serve two days in jail. Arenas had an 18-month jail sentence suspended for a more lenient sentence of just 30 days in a halfway house, along with probation for bringing guns into the […]
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Hopkins Gains ‘Sweet Revenge’ Against Roy Jones Jr.
It took him 17 years to pull it off, but famous boxer Bernard Hopkins finally has “sweet revenge.” Hopkins, 45, claimed probably the most gratifying win of his long career after beating fellow legendary boxer Roy Jones Jr. by unanimous decision in a light heavyweight bout in Las Vegas. The first time these two fought, […]
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Tommy Hearns Holds Auction to Pay Off Tax Debt
Legendary boxer Thomas “Hitman” Hearns held an auction April 2 to help pay off nearly half a million dollars in tax debt, The Associated Press reported. According to the AP, Hearns, 51, auctioned off a 1957 Chevy, three boats, six ATVs, a three-wheeled motorcycle and boxing memorabilia to cut into his $448,000 debt with the […]
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McNabb Officially Introduced to Washington
Washington Redskins head coach Mike Shannahan had a glimmer in his eye and a crackle in his voice in front of reporters at a FedEx Field press conference on April 6. The two-month Washington coach couldn’t help feeling like a kid again as he introduced his new starting quarterback, Donovan McNabb, to the masses of […]
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Moore Schools Baylor’s Griner in ‘Final Four’
Heading into the NCAA women’s “Final Four” on Easter Sunday (April 3), many fans were wondering how the undefeated Connecticut Lady Huskies were going to contain Baylor’s 6-foot-8-inch star freshman Brittney Griner. By halftime, that mystery had been solved and replaced with a new riddle: how can Baylor, or anyone for that matter, stop UCONN’s […]