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(November 18, 2009) - The Morgan State Bears have jumped out to a 2-0 start on the season after beating the UMBC Retrievers, 72-57, at RAC on Nov. 15. But the final score may suggest their second win didn’t come as easy.
(November 17, 2009) - The Bowie State Lady Bulldogs didn’t start the season exactly as they wished, losing the first two games.
(November 9, 2009) - Finding a way to close out games has been a consistent problem for the Bowie State Bulldogs for the past few weeks.
(November 8, 2009) - The Norfolk State Spartans used efficient offense to knock out the Morgan State Bears, 31-23, during “Senior Night” at Hughes Stadium in Baltimore.
(November 8, 2009) - Things aren’t getting any easier for the Howard University Bison, with a 43-13 home loss to the South Carolina State Bulldogs on Nov. 7 dealing them a fifth-straight defeat.
(November 1, 2009) - The Morgan State Bears can’t seem to catch a break at the opportune time, and they needed one badly, facing fourth-and-inches in overtime against the Florida A&M Rattlers. But they didn’t get it, as Florida A&M stopped Morgan State quarterback Carlton Jackson to seal a 31-28 victory at Hughes Stadium on Oct. 31.
(November 1, 2009) - The Howard University Bison haven’t won a game outside of the District of Columbia all season, so losing a road game against the Norfolk State Spartans wouldn’t have been too surprising. But Howard couldn’t have expected the actual outcome, a 41-6 blowout loss on Halloween Saturday, Oct.31.
(October 27, 2009) - The Bowie State Bulldogs took their first loss in the Central Interscholastic Athletic Association on Oct. 24 as they fell to the Virginia Union Panthers, 17-16, during VUU’s Homecoming in Richmond.
(October 26, 2009) - The Morgan State Bears saw a five-game winning streak come to an end as they fell to the Delaware State Hornets, 35-22, who celebrated their homecoming in Dover, Delaware on Oct. 24.
(October 25, 2009) - The North Carolina A&T Aggies shocked the crowd and even themselves in a 30-19 win over the Howard University Bison on Oct. 24 at Hughes Stadium.
(October 21, 2009) - Bowie State Bulldogs head coach Damon Wilson was recently named the Central Interscholastic Athletic Association Coach of the Week for the second time this season. He was honored after leading the Bulldogs to a 14-0 win against St. Paul’s College during Bowie State’s homecoming on Oct. 17.
(October 18, 2009) - A match-up between the Morgan State Bears and Howard University Bison is a traditional battle between Baltimore and Washington, D.C., but Morgan State’s 14-7 win Oct. 15 was anything but a classic.
(October 11, 2009) - The Morgan State Bears’ defense proved on Oct. 10 that they can be just as tough defensively as the Ravens.
(October 11, 2009) - It’s an 85-year-old argument between Hampton University and Howard University: who’s the “real HU”?
(October 08, 2009) - The Morgan State Bears are off to their first 3-1 start since 1996 after beating the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats, 24-13, on Oct. 3 at Daytona Municipal Stadium in Daytona Beach, Fla.
(October 8, 2009) - The Bowie State Bulldogs proved they may have one of the most exciting football teams in the Central Interscholastic Athletic Association as they cruised by the Lincoln University Lions, 51-20, last Saturday (Oct. 3) at Avon Grove High School in West Grove, Pa.
(October 8, 2009) - Howard University’s Keith Pough was named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week Monday for his outstanding performance in the Bison’s 7-3 win against Winston-Salem State University on Oct. 3.
(October 4, 2009) - The Morgan State Bears put up their best offensive performance of the season on Oct. 3 during a 24-13 road victory against the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats at Daytona Municipal Stadium in Daytona Beach, Fla.
(October 4, 2009) - “If you keep it close, you can win it”—that may not be the Howard University football team’s official slogan, but maybe it should be.
(October 01, 2009) - Coppin State Lady Eagles sophomore Ashley Saunders earned her second straight volleyball tournament honor on Sept. 26 at the Bryant Invitational at Chase Center.
(September 29, 2009) - The Howard University Bison were on the losing end of the first ever meeting with Georgetown University’s Hoyas last season. But this year they made sure their city neighbors would taste defeat, even if it came in ugly fashion.
(September 29, 2009) - The sixth annual Prince George’s County Classic was a football game attendees will never forget.
(9/28/09) - The Morgan State Bears improved to 2-1 after beating their cross-town rival, the Towson Tigers, 12-9, on Sept. 26 at Hughes Stadium.
(September 24, 2009) - “Nothing worth having comes easy.” You may have heard this commonly used phrase before, which certainly applied to the Morgan State Bears’ 16-10 win against the Winston-Salem State Rams ...
(September 17, 2009) - Howard Lady Bison’s Gazelle d’Artois was honored for a second consecutive week Monday after a strong performance in the VB Rags West Carolina Invitational Tournament this past weekend.
(September 8, 2009) - The Bowie State Bulldogs successfully bounced back from a season opening loss to win its first game of the season last Saturday (Sept. 5), sliding pass Shepherd University, 23-21, at Bulldogs Stadium.
(September 8, 2009) - Howard University’s Gazelle D’ Artois was named to the Pepsi Liberty All-Team Saturday for her performance in the invitational volleyball tournament in Lynchburg, Va.
(September 2, 2009) - The Bowie State Bulldogs didn’t start the 2009 football season exactly as they wanted to, falling to Slippery Rock University, 31-27, in the season’s first game last Saturday.
(July 8, 2009) - It took awhile, but Lance Stephenson has finally made his decision. Stephenson, the last top-15 player of the 2009 recruiting class to pick a school, has committed to the University of Cincinnati.
(June 30, 2009) - Jeff Jordan was going to be compared to his father no matter what vocation he chose. Choosing basketball just made the comparisons come at a quicker rate.
(June 17, 2009) - Lady Bison track star Landria Buckley recently finished her season as one of the fiercest competitors in the nation.
(May 26, 2009) - In what is shaping up to be one of the most anticipated seasons in the history of Kentucky University basketball, the level of expectation was raised another notch last week when mega recruit John Wall announced his intentions to become a Wildcat next year.
(May 18, 2009) - Former top rated basketball prospect Braxton Dupree officially transferred from the University of Maryland to Towson University Monday, indicating a possible upgrade in the post for both schools.
(May 12, 2009) - The top seeded Howard Lady Bison softball team took out No. 4 seed North Carolina A&T, 3-1, in the first round of the Mid-Eastern Atlantic Conference championship tournament last week, but that’s where Howard’s postseason luck ended.
(May 12, 2009) - The Bowie State Lady Bulldogs dominated the Central Interscholastic Athletics Association this season, but they simply didn’t have enough to keep their success rolling at the NCAA Regional Championship tournament this past weekend.
(May 6, 2009) - The Morgan State Bears’ basketball players claimed their crowns at Mid-Eastern Atlantic Conference champions back in March. Now they’re making their debut as television stars.
(May 6, 2009) - The Morgan State Bears men’s track and field team recorded 73 points to place fifth overall at the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships last Saturday at North Carolina A&T University’s campus.
(May 5, 2009) - After smashing Fayetteville State University, 9-1, to claim their third consecutive Central Interscholastic Athletics Association championship, the Bowie State Lady Bulldogs caught the attention of the NCAA Division II Softball Committee.
(May 5, 2009) - The Howard University women’s track and field team recorded only 59 total points for a sixth place finish at the Mid-Eastern Atlantic Conference Outdoor Championship in Greensboro, N.C. this past weekend.
(April 28, 2009) - The University of Tennessee’s women’s 4x1500 meter relay team made history at the annual Penn Relays held this past weekend, thanks in part to Washington, D.C. native Chanelle Price.
(April 21, 2009) - In just three years, Morgan State basketball head coach Todd Bozeman has taken the Bears from the worst of the Mid-Eastern Atlantic Conference to one of the best mid-major universities in college basketball.
(April 21, 2009) - Bowie State’s Elaine Rhoades was named the women’s Most Valuable Performer in the field of the Central Interscholastic Athletic Association outdoor track and field championship last weekend, helping BSU finish second overall as a team.
(April 21, 2009) - Shaw University claimed the Central Interscholastic Athletic Association women’s tennis title last Saturday at the Virginia State University Tennis Courts, but it was Bowie State senior Jessica Bond who stole the singles.
(April 15, 2009) - They can now be officially called a dynasty. The Bowie State Lady Bulldogs claimed their third consecutive Central Interscholastic Athletic Association softball season title after dogging Virginia Union University, 23-1, in game two of the regular season double-header finale on Sunday.
(April 8, 2009) - Morgan State coach Todd Bozeman is quickly boosting his resume as one of the best basketball coaches in school history.
(April 6, 2009) - There’s no doubt the Oklahoma Sooners women passionately wanted to reach the NCAA championship tournament finals.
(April 1, 2009) - As talented as they are, Oklahoma Sooners’ Big 12 Player of the Year Blake Griffin and his brother, Taylor, simply couldn’t get pass top seeded North Carolina for advancement to the Final Four of the NCAA tournament.
(March 31, 2009) - Oregon State head coach Craig Robinson told the media earlier this month he was slightly disappointed that his brother-in-law, President Barack Obama, didn’t predict one contender from the Pacific-10 Conference to make it out of the first round of the NCAA men’s championship tournament.
(March 30, 2009) -- Heading into the Maryland vs. Louisville matchup Monday night, most basketball pundits as well as fans expected to see a well-balanced team with two star players who were going to dictate the rhythm of the game.
(March 29, 2009) - The North Carolina Tar Heels haven’t disappointed President Barack Obama in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament just yet.
(March 28, 2009) - Perhaps the most exciting game of the entire NCAA tournament headlined Saturday night as the No. 3 Villanova claimed a dramatic 78-76 victory against the No. 1 seed Pittsburgh Panthers.
(March 28, 2009) - Marissa Coleman said she wasn’t going to let her team lose. All it took from her was shattering a single-game school record.
(March 28, 2009) - The last four of the Elite 8 were decided Friday night with a few lop-sided victories by the top-seeded teams of the South and Midwest region of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.
(March 27, 2009) - Maryland fans won’t be able to watch their beloved Terrapins fight on for a NCAA tournament championship. But at least they can now say the same thing for their biggest rival.
(March 26, 2009) - The Big East Conference saw two of its own advance to the “Elite 8” of the NCAA championship tournament Thursday night, as the East regional No. 1 seed Pittsburgh Panthers beat the No. 4 seed Xavier Musketeers, 60-55, in the East regional semifinals at TD Banknorth Garden in Boston.
(March 25, 2009) - Howard University’s track and field squad racked up during action at the Wake Forest Open at Kentner Stadium in Winston-Salem, N.C. last Saturday.
(March 24, 2009) - If there ever was any doubt as to who is the best women’s basketball team in the nation, the No. 1 seed Maryland Terrapins may have erased it Tuesday night at the University of Maryland Comcast Center.
(March 23, 2009) - The Maryland Terrapins’ women’s basketball squad showed the true meaning of an easy victory in the first round of the NCAA women’s championship tournament. Even their top players were able to rest on the bench for most of the second half,...
(March 21, 2009) -The Maryland Terrapins’ NCAA tournament hopes came to an end Saturday afternoon with a 89-70 second round loss to the Memphis Tigers in Kansas City.
(March 19, 2009) - It’ll be extremely difficult to finish a basketball game better than the Maryland Terrapins did Thursday afternoon in the first round of the NCAA men’s championship tournament at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo.
(March 16, 2009) - In perhaps its best season in 30 years, the Morgan State Bears will head to the “Big Dance” for the first time in school history.
(February 27, 2009) - Marquette’s Dominic James called it the “Gauntlet.” He was speaking of the Big East Conference and its deadly appetite. The Georgetown Hoyas have been the most notorious victim of the Big East’s ferocity.
(February 25, 2009) - The Bowie State Bulldogs ended its season last Saturday with an 86-63 win against non conference opponent Columbia Union, giving them momentum as they head into the Central Interscholastic Athletic Association championship tournament.
(February 19, 2009) - After winning its seventh consecutive game Wednesday night with a 74-69 win against the Howard Bison at Burr Gymnasium, the Morgan State Bears are on pace to win the Mid-Eastern Atlantic Conference season title for the second straight season.
(February 18, 2009) - Howard Bison linebacker Endor Cooper was recently named to the Sheridan Broadcasting Network’s (SBN) Black College All-American football team for his excellent performance...
(February 18, 2009) - The Howard University Lady Bison snapped a three-game losing streak thanks in part to the outstanding performance of three particular players on the team.
(February 12, 2009) - It hasn’t taken first-year head coach Donna Polk very long to prove why she was chosen to lead the Bowie State Lady Bulldogs this season.
(February 12, 2009) - The Morgan State Bears have dazzled fans all season long, beating tough opponents like University of Maryland-College Park and University of Maryland-Baltimore County, earning its way to a 14-10 overall record, 8-2 conference wise.
(February 12, 2009) - It was a tough nail-biter, but Morgan State Lady Bears star guard Corin “Tiny” Adams nearly recorded a triple-double to help her team escape the South Carolina State Lady Bulldogs,...
(February 11, 2009) - The Howard Bison continue to shock its fellow Mid-Eastern Atlantic Conference opponents, picking up a third consecutive victory last Saturday with a 72-65 win against the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks at Burr Gymnasium.
(January 29, 2009) - The Morgan State Lady Bears’ track and field team smoked most of its competition last Saturday, earning second place overall at the Albany Great Dane Classic hosted at the Armory Track & Field Center in New York City.
(January 28, 2009) - Howard University’s track and field team had several standouts at the Hampton Invitational this past weekend.
(January 6, 2009) - Howard freshman guard Chris McHenry was announced the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week on Tuesday after averaging nearly 14 points over a four game span.
(December 30, 2008) - After falling in a 75-72 nail biter to Augusta State just more than a week ago, the Bowie State Bulldogs closed 2008 with a 5-5 overall record, 3-2 in the Central Interscholastic Athletic Association.
(December 29, 2008) - Pat White was thrown into the fire as a freshman quarterback at West Virginia.
Four years later, he stands as one of, if not the best to ever lace up a pair of cleats for the Mountaineers.
(December 11, 2008) - The Morgan State Bears killed two birds with one stone last Saturday, snapping a four-game losing streak as well winning its first Mid-Eastern Atlantic Conference game this season as they cruised by the Coppin State Eagles, 62-48 at Hill Field House.
(December 1, 2008) - Usually when star student-athletes bypass their senior year at college, it’s because they’ve been offered the opportunity to cash in at the professional level. But if you ask Florida State University’s best defensive player, Myron Rolle, why he won’t be returning next fall semester, he’ll tell you he’s been offered something far greater.
(December 1, 2008) - The first African-American head coach of a Southeast Conference team, Sylvester Croom, has resigned from the Mississippi State Bulldogs.
(November 20, 2008) - The two best basketball squads in all of Baltimore met up Monday night and with home court advantage, the Morgan State Bears merely edged the University of Maryland Baltimore County Retrievers, 67-60 at Hill Field House.
Over the past three weeks, the Morgan State Bears have played their best football in nearly three years.
Howard freshman sensation Gabrielle Martin earned her third Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week award of the season on Monday after another spectacular week of play.
Despite the disappointing loss to Morgan State during Howard’s homecoming, Bison defensive end James Carter was named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week on Tuesday.
For the Howard Bison’s football team, Saturday’s intense game against the beltway rival Morgan State Bears was all about revenge. Over the past few seasons, the Bison have developed a bad habit of losing tight-score games to the Bears, including a bizarre 18-12 double-overtime loss to them during the 2006 Howard University homecoming game.
The Morgan State Bears traveled to Greensboro, N.C., last Saturday with one mission: To earn its first Mid-Eastern Atlantic Conference win of the season. And when the final whistle was blown, the Bears not only accomplished its mission, but did so while ripping the spirit out of North Carolina A&T’s homecoming with a 41-3 blowout against the Aggies.
WASHINGTON -- The University of Maryland, College Park, graduates 79 percent of its student-athletes, but almost half of its teams have rates that fall below the national average in their sport, according to figures released by the National Collegiate Athletic Association Tuesday.
The 5th Annual Prince George’s Classic was held on the campus of Bowie State University, spearheaded by its President and Founder, M.A. “Mike” Little and hosted by the Prince George’s Black Chamber of Commerce (Petey Green, President) with State Farm insurance being the title sponsor.
Dr. Ian Smith, famous for his Fat Smash Diet and role on the television series, “Celebrity Fit Club,” was present at the P.G. Classic at Bowie State University last Saturday.
It was a long time coming. But when Bowie State finally saw action at home, after playing their first five games of the season on the road, they didn’t disappoint.
Howard University’s 2008 homecoming weekend just became that much more entertaining.
(Oct. 6, 2008) Howard junior Lemuel Lyons and sophomore Jamil Devers were recently selected to the 2008 Country Inn & Suites Homecoming Classic All-Tournament team.
Bowie State senior Tamira Conner Rogers drives the volleyball across the net as the Lady Bulldogs sweep Virginia State University (Photo courtesy of BSU Sports Information)
By Perry Green
AFRO Sports Writer
The Bowie State Lady Bulldogs made it three wins in a row after sweeping Virginia State University Monday. Bowie State beat the Lady Trojans 25-18, 25-19 and 25-22, improving its record to 11-7 overall, 6-4 in the Central Interscholastic Athletic Association and 3-1 in the Eastern Division. The three-set sweep was Bowie State’s eighth of the year.
Lady Bulldogs senior Alycia Williams-Chase put on an individual-best performance as she recorded a game-high 12 kills, along with 10 digs and two service aces.
Seniors Bethany Sloat and Tamira Conner Rogers also added eight kills each for the Lady Bulldogs.
Their dominant performance follows the three-set sweep they put up against the University of the District of Columbia.
Tamira Conner Rogers led BSU with eight kills as they knocked out UDC 25-21, 25-19 and 25-23 last Thursday.
The Lady Bulldogs will now face Elizabeth City College on Saturday to determine who takes first place so far in the Eastern Division of the CIAA....
Just two weeks into the college football season, the Morgan State Bears are already setting school records with their defensive unit. In a completely dominating performance, Morgan slapped around North Carolina Central, 49-7...
There are a lot of things that Lincoln University is proud to be known for.
Pull any Lincoln student aside, and before you can ask, they’ll tell you that their university is the oldest historically Black university (HBCU) in the country.
Howard freshman Gabrielle Martin was named Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week Monday, marking the second consecutive week that Martin has earned such honor.
Last Saturday marked both a successful and disappointing day for Washington, D.C. sports. The Howard Bison took their worst loss of the season, falling 51-24 to the Florida A&M Rattlers at Greene Stadium.
College football has officially returned in Baltimore, as the Morgan State Bears will take on the Towson Tigers this Saturday, 6 p.m. at Johnny Unitas Stadium. With just five miles between each school, MSU and Towson hold a recent tradition of playing at least one of their first two games of the season against each other,...
The Bowie State Bulldogs smacked around Cheyney University with a lopsided 51-26 victory in the Wade Wilson Classic in Cheyney, Pa. last Saturday. Bulldogs tailback Tariq Jones proved he’s going to be a playmaker for the team this season...
Howard kicked off the 2008 soccer season last Friday, but failed to find the net as they took a 5-0 loss to American University on the opening day of the D.C. Cup.
The Howard Bison will open the 2008 football season as they host cross-town rivals Georgetown University at 1 p.m. this Saturday at Greene Stadium.
Howard Alumna Denique Graves Names Assistant Basketball Coach at Binghamton
North Carolina underclassmen Ty Lawson, Wayne Ellington and Danny Green will return to Chapel Hill next season after removing their names from the NBA draft Monday.
Earlier in the season, Howard softball coach Tonja Braxton told the AFRO she was making a few changes to the team’s batting lineup.
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