By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor A secret audio recording from an October 2017 meeting between NFL owners, executives and players was revealed by The New York Times (https://mobile.nytimes.com/2018/04/25/sports/nfl-owners-kaepernick.html) April 25. A lot of interesting comments made by some of the league’s owners during the meeting were exposed in the Times report, causing speculation that the audio recording […]
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I Think I Love the Wizards, but I’m Cheating On Them with ‘The Process’
By Stephen D. Riley, Special to AFRO In 2007, “I Think I love My Wife,” a comedy starring comedian Chris Rock and my then-crush, Kerry Washington, hit theaters nationwide with good success. Rock played a family man in a relationship that had grown stale while his attention swayed heavily toward the dangerously attractive Washington, an old friend […]
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Is Tiger Woods on a Real Comeback?
By Tim Lacy, Special to the AFRO Tiger Woods finished in 32nd place in the 2018 Masters at Augusta last week, a fairly decent standing considering just how bad Woods has been since his stardom came crashing down nearly a decade ago. Tiger was just good enough to make the U.S. Open cut, scheduled for June. […]
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What Were the Wizards Seriously Thinking Signing Another Point Guard in Ty Lawson?
By Dion Johnson, Special to the AFRO In another installment of, “What in the world is Ernie Grunfeld thinking?,” the Washington Wizards have signed DMV native Ty Lawson to join the Wizards’ playoff roster. Now, these sort of transactions are very rare so I guess props are in order for having at least one spot remaining […]
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Is Ben Simmons the Next Magic Johnson?
By Perry Green and Stephen D. Riley, AFRO Sports Desk During Magic Johnson’s playing days he was labeled with several definitions and monikers that defined his career. For much of the prime of his career, Johnson owned the title of tallest point guard, best rebounder at his position and the best passer in basketball history. At […]
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Ray Lewis: Grill Eric Reid on Protest
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor, pgreen@afro.com Cincinnati Bengals owner Mike Brown has been facing heavy criticism from the public ever since news leaked of him questioning free agent safety Eric Reid about kneeling in protest during the National Anthem. Reid, the very first player to join Colin Kaepernick in kneeling during the national anthem, […]
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Was Ray Lewis Out of Line for Saying OBJ, ‘Has Removed God From His Life?’
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor, pgreen@afro.com Former Baltimore Raven legend Ray Lewis took a beating on social media Monday after saying New York Giants star receiver Odell Beckham, Jr. “has removed God from his life.” Lewis, 42, currently a sports analyst for Fox Sports 1, appeared on the Colin Cowherd Show on April 10 when he […]
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Wizards Coach Calls Players Selfish A Week Before Playoffs
By Stephen D. Riley, Special to AFRO It is common for teams to gel in time for the playoffs. It’s rare that teams fall apart a week before the postseason begins. But, what better place or team for it to happen to than the classically dysfunctional Washington Wizards? After another head-scratching, buffoonish loss — this time […]
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Why Would We Want to See Mayweather in the Octagon Other Than To See Him Finally Lose?
By Dion Johnson, Special to the AFRO Look, I love Floyd Mayweather. Well, I – and countless others – love what Mayweather has done with the sport of boxing via his business acumen and being able to deliver on his promises of victory, no matter how boring the fights may have been throughout his illustrious career. […]
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Who Should Win NBA MVP? Harden or LeBron?
By Perry Green and Stephen D. Riley, AFRO Sports Desk The NBA MVP race isn’t over but some are calling it a done deal. Houston Rockets guard James Harden has piloted his team to the top record in the Association and he is leading the league in scoring, averaging over 30 points per night. Harden […]
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Was the Ravens’ Signing of RGIII a Slap in Kaepernick’s Face?
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor The Baltimore Ravens announced April 4 the signing of former Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III, sending social media into an instant frenzy. But the buzz behind Griffin’s signing wasn’t about him landing in Baltimore. Instead, just about everyone who caught wind of the signing wanted to know why the Ravens […]
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Who Will Win It All? Villanova or Michigan?
By Perry Green and Stephen D. Riley, AFRO Sports Chaos has settled and the NCAA Tournament has played itself down to the championship game. Villanova and Michigan will tip off Monday night in a highly accredited showdown. Both schools are classic and storied programs with deep history and championship banners. Villanova will open as the favorite […]