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 […]
Category: National Sports
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 […]
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 […]
’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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Burgundy and Gold Breakdown: WFT loss to Eagles puts them on the clock
By Mark F. Gray Special to the AFRO The meaningful portion of the Washington Football team’s final season came to a fitting conclusion with a Taylor Heinicke interception in the […]
2.2.22 WFT sets date to announce new name
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Content Editor mgreen@afro.com The Washington Football Team may have had a lousy season, with a 6-10 record and ranking third in the NFC […]
Burgundy & Gold Breakdown: Cowboys humble WFT with beatdown in Big D
By Mark F. Gray Special to the AFRO All hopes for a postseason berth may have ended on a horrific night in Dallas. Not only did the Washington Football Team […]
Ravens loss against Bengals jeopardize playoff hopes
By Demetrius Dillard Special to the AFRO Struggles continue for the Baltimore Ravens. Just several weeks ago, they seemed to be the clear-cut favorite to emerge out of the AFC […]
A glimpse into how Black people have globally impacted the sports sphere
By Demetrius Dillard Special to the AFRO In general terms, sports heavily influences various world cultures to the same extent that music, entertainment, economics, politics and religion does. When the […]