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ASHBURN, VA. –Washington Redskins tight end Chris Cooley and wife, Christy, in partnership with Tanya Snyder, wife of Redskins owner Daniel M. Snyder, and the American Cancer Society hosted the fourth annual All-Star Survivors Celebration on Tuesday, Oct. 11 at Redskins Park for 20 area women currently battling breast cancer.
The breast cancer survivors or "All-Stars" attending the event were pampered, supported and celebrated by a host of players, coaches and wives serving as "Team Captains."
The "All-Stars" indulged in pink-themed hors d'oeuvres while being treated to an afternoon of pampering that included receiving a brand-new wig and scarf, a makeup session with a licensed cosmetologist, $300 worth of makeup, a new pair of jeans from Gap Inc and a "Bosom Buddy Basket" donated by the IIIB's Foundation. The ladies also received a private tour of Redskins Park led by Chris Cooley and a custom-made pink and burgundy Redskins jersey.
Images below courtesy Washington Redskins
Amir "KING" Khan to Fight Lamont "HAVOC" Peterson
With two wins over Paul McCloskey and Zab Judah already in the books this year, Unified Super Lightweight World Champion Amir "King" Khan will look to end 2011 with a bang on Saturday, December 10, when he travels to Washington, DC for "Capital Showdown." The 12-round unified championship fight against mandatory IBF challenger and hometown hero Lamont "Havoc" Peterson will take place at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The event is scheduled to be which will be televised on HBO's World Championship Boxing in the United States.
The Hoyas of Georgetown scored 14 points in the fourth quarter to secure a 21-3 victory over the Howard Bison Sat., Oct.15 at Greene Stadium.
The Hoyas (5-2) rushed for 191 yards against the Bison defense as Howard suffered their fourth loss of the season.
The Bison, now (3-4) this season, hosts NCA@T University Saturday (Oct. 22) for its homecoming. Kickoff is 1 p.m. at Greene Stadium.
The Bulldogs of Bowie St. defeated Lincoln (Pa.) 22-10 to improve their record to 4-3. The Bulldogs travel to Elizabeth City State Saturday, kickoff is 1 p.m.
In other college scores from Sat., Oct. 14, Norfolk St. (6-1) defeated Hampton (3-3) 34-24. South Carolina St. (4-3) beat Georgia St. 23-13. Florida A@M (4-3) over Savannah St. (1-6) 47-7. NCA@T (4-2) defeated Delaware St. (2-5) 42-24. The Aggies face Howard next Saturday.
Bethune Cookman (3-3) beat Fort Valley St. (1-6) 58-30. Morgan State. (4-3) over North Carolina Central, (1-5) 52-3. Grambling (2-4) shut out Concordia (Al.) 44-0. Alabama St. (6-1) over Prarie View, (4-3) 20-7. Winston Salem St. remained unbeaten at 6-0 with a 62-7 win over Livingstone.
Johnson C. Smith beat Virginia Union 26-19, and Elizabeth City defeated Virginia Union 26-19.
In high school football Friday Oct. 14 ,H.D. Woodson beat McKinley 25-0. Coolidge beat Roosevelt 53-12. Wilson shut out Bell, 42-0,and Dunbar blanked Cardozo 51-0. , 20-12.
Wise beat Parkdale 41-6. Suitland blanked High Point 47-0. Riverdale Baptist over KIPP 28-6, and Friendship Collegiate over Poly Prep (N.Y.) 35-28. and DuVal defeated Oxon Hill 48-8.
In games to be played this Friday, Oct. 21, Anacostia travels to McKinley. HD Woodson hosts Ballou. Cardozo hosts Bell, and Dunbar travels to Roosevelt. All games start at 7pm.
On Saturday (Oct. 22), C.H. Flowers hosts Bowie. DuVal travels to E Roosevelt. Oxon Hill travels to Parkdale and Laurel hosts Wise, while Fairmont Heights hosts Friendly. Coolidge hosts Wilson.
Eagles 20, Redskins 13. John Beck.(12) replaced the Redskins 2011 season starting quarter-back Rex Grossman in the fourth quarter as head coach Mike Shanahan said he was looking for a change in momentum. "We needed a spark," Shanahan said. "John's been practicing very well the last couple of weeks, and with four turnovers there we thought it was time to make a change and give John an opportunity to show what he can do."Beck showed what he can do when he completed 8 of 15 passes for 117 yards ."It was good to play to be honest," Beck said afterward. "But I have this sick feeling after a Beck is brought in as quarterback after Grossman throws four interceptions".Photo by John E.De Freitas.The Washington Redskins lost more than a game to their NFC East rival Philadelphia Eagles at FedEx Field. Three key members of the offensive line suffered injuries during the game as the Redskins fell to the Eagles 20-13 in front of a crowd of 80,447.
Starting guard Kory Lichtensteiger suffered torn ligaments in his knee and may be gone for the rest of the season. Left tackle Trent Williams suffered a high ankle sprain and tight end Chris Cooley fractured the index finger on his left hand.
Even the only gain the Redskins achieved is a troublesome one – a true quarterback decision. Starter Rex Grossman had a rough day, complete just nine of 21 passes for 143 yards and throwing four interceptions, three of those going to Eagles safety Kurt Coleman.
Saying afterwards that the team needed "a spark," Redskins Head Coach Mike Shanahan inserted backup John Beck in the fourth quarter. Beck would lead the Redskins on their only touchdown drive. Beck culminated the 10-play, 80-yard drive himself with a two-yard touchdown run.
The Georgetown University football team scored 14 fourth-quarter points, to defeat Howard University on Sat. Oct.15 at Greene Memorial Stadium to claim the Mayor’s Cup. Howard Corey Berry (93) successfully tackles Georgetown quarterback Isaiah Kempf (1) in the first half as he tries to get a first down./Photo by John E. De Freitas 
With the 2011-2012 college basketball season rapidly approaching, once again a buzz is being created in the black community regarding Georgetown basketball. Over the past 30 years, there has been a strong connection between D.C.'s black community and the Georgetown University men's basketball team. Spend a few hours at your local barber shop, Langston Golf Course, or the bar at B. Smith's Restaurant, and it will become apparent that our community is full of anticipation regarding the upcoming season.
The relationship started in the early 1980s when the Georgetown Hoyas came close to winning the national championship. In 1982, the Hoyas took on the North Carolina Tar Heels in the national championship game. The Hoyas were trailing by 1 point when Georgetown guard Fred Brown's pass was intercepted by James Worthy of North Carolina. When the buzzer sounded, the Hoyas found themselves the national runner-up. Two years later, the Hoyas played for the national title again. This time, they were facing the University of Houston Cougars. Led by All-American Hakeem Olajuwon, the Houston team was known as "Phi Slamma Jamma" because of their high flying players often ended offensive possessions with monster slam dunks. Regardless, the Hoyas prevailed and won their first national championship.
Howard Bison quarterback Greg McGhee(7) avoided defensive back Khamari everrett and connects on his third down pass to Brandon Flanagan tor 15 yards that led to the overtime win on a Terrance Leffall 34-28 win on Sat.Oct.22 at Greene Stadium./Photo by John E. De FreitasHoward pulled out a thrilling 35-28 win over North Carolina A&T in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference game before an overflow homecoming crowd at Greene Stadium on Sat.Oct.22.
Howard led 13-0 at halftime, then came 30 minutes of homecoming activities.
The Aggies took the lead 14-13, at the end of the third quarter.
Both teams scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter, but it was in overtime that Bison Terrance Leffall scored from three yards to give the Bison their second win in the last six homecoming games.
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The Bison withstood a comeback from the Aggies who trailed 13-0 at the half. North Carolina A&T scored two touchdowns in the third quarter to take a 14-13 lead.
The two teams traded touchdowns in the fourth quarter to set up the overtime contest.
The Bison scored first in the overtime on a Terrence Leffall three yard run.
Howard quarterback Greg McGhee completed 21 passes for 242 yards and two touchdowns to secure the Bison win.
Howard improved to 4-4 on the season and is currently tied for second place in the MEAC conference at 2-2 with Florida A&M and South Carolina St.
NBA Commissioner David SternThe NBA lockout is going into its fourth month with no end in sight. Commissioner David Stern announced this past Tuesday that two more weeks of regular season games have been canceled which, in some ways, puts added pressure on both sides to find ways out of the labyrinth of distrust, claims and counter-claims about who's doing what to whom.
The Washington Nationals recently announced that the team has exercised Davey Johnson's managerial option for the 2012 season.
Nationals Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement, which stated that Johnson will continue the on-field efforts he began on June 27 when he assumed the Nationals' managerial helm.
"After a series of discussions, it became obvious that the Nationals would be best served if Davey Johnson would continue as manager," Rizzo said. "Davey's remarkable connection to the clubhouse and D.C. community during the season's final three months was well received. His baseball acumen coupled with a proper off-season of planning, including a full regiment of Spring Training, should put our players in a position to succeed in 2012."
Johnson's 2011 Nationals closed strong, winning 15 of their final 20 contests to register the best winning percentage in the NL from Sept. 9 through season's end.
In more than half a season with Johnson at the helm, the Nationals went 40-43 and a D.C.-based big league club finished as high as third place for the first time since 1945.
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