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Earlier in the season, Howard softball coach Tonja Braxton told the AFRO she was making a few changes to the team’s batting lineup.

‘Proud’ Wizards wish to stay together

The Washington Wizards have spent the last seven months fighting through adversity. Back in October they learned they would have to play the entire season without power forward/center Etan Thomas, who had to undergo open-heart surgery.

Flacco, Rice drafted as the Raven’s future

The Baltimore Ravens entered the 2008 NFL draft with a need for a franchise quarterback and with the crafty maneuvering of a couple traded picks, it came out the draft’s first-round with University of Delaware’s Joe Flacco.

Fighting against the odds

“Look at this guy. My boy is fighting right here,” said Tyrone Sol, while watching a video tape of his son boxing in a regional tournament just two months ago.

The Black Hawks are back for the summer

Forest Park Little League Black Hawks will officially kickoff its 2008 baseball/teeball season on Saturday, May 3, at Sloman Field. More than 400 kids, from ages five to 14, will take the field as early as 10am to learn and play the game of baseball in a family-oriented environment.

Dunbar revives inner city baseball

It’s no secret that Baltimore City is fertile ground for talented Black athletes. During the fall and winter seasons of the year, you can pretty much go to any high school in the city and enjoy a passionate game of football or basketball.

Affluence Does not Shield Black Teens Growing up in the Suburbs

Quinton and Karen Law are not the kind of teenagers frequently criticized by comedian Bill Cosby. They speak fluent English, have both parents in their Springs, Md. home and they are doing well in their classes.

Howard’s Push For the Crown

With just one month before the regular season closes, Howard has reminded folks why they’re the favorite to win the Mid-Eastern Atlantic Conference Softball Championship Tournament.

Another Viewpoint

Tim Lacy ‘The Reward’ It boggles my mind how we as a society can buy into the hypocrisy of preaching to young people about proper conduct and how to select the proper role model when we continue to reward rude behavior.

Wizards rise on Easter Sunday; Gil back soon

With a 95-83 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Easter Sunday, the Washington Wizards have recently resurrected their season from a month-long losing slump.