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  CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Bryon Westmorland had a huge night in leading Bowie State to the CIAA championship. The senior forward scored a career-high 38 points including 26 points in the second half to outduel Livingstone's Mark Thomas and help…
Monday, 04 March 2013 20:52
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  An Otto Porter Jr.-led Georgetown team snapped Syracuse's 38-game home winning streak at the Carrier Dome on Saturday, Feb. 23. A few days later, Orange coach Jim Boeheim gave Porter the highest praise he has received all season. "He's…
Monday, 04 March 2013 14:30
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    No. 5 Miami at No. 3 Duke The Hurricanes (23-4, 14-1) can capture the Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season championship with a win and maybe grab a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. They will have their hands…
Saturday, 02 March 2013 00:20
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  A Sports Commentary:   We're done with the rhetoric surrounding the Washington Nationals. We don't want to hear any more talk about building for the future as the team starts spring training. This is the season Nationals fans have…
Friday, 01 March 2013 03:39
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  There's no doubt that the top-ranked Indiana Hoosiers deserve a No. 1 seed in this year's NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. Beyond that though, the resumes start to merge. Right now there may be 9 or 10 candidates for the…
Wednesday, 27 February 2013 13:50
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  The fact that Cullen Jones and Lia Neal aren't usually mentioned when discussing professional swimmers, while Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte are, only draws attention to the line drawn in the sand between African American and Caucasian swimmers. Jones…
Monday, 25 February 2013 15:37
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IBF Junior Welterweight champion and District native Lamont Peterson defended his title with an eight-round TKO over former world champion Kendall Holt in front of more than 3,000 spectators at the DC Armory. The event, which took place Friday night, was also…
Sunday, 24 February 2013 14:32
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  Manti Te'o was duped by a supposed friend when it came to an online relationship. Then he lied about his girlfriend to his family and the world. However, as far as the NFL Draft goes, how much will that…
Saturday, 23 February 2013 02:16
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  This year's NFL Scouting Combine runs from Feb. 20-26, and will be held in Indianapolis, Indiana. These are five players from the Washington-Baltimore area who have been invited, ranked by their draft stock: 5. Alec Lemon, Wide Receiver, (Arundel/Syracuse)…
Saturday, 23 February 2013 02:10
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  Jordan Crawford spent his last four games as a Washington Wizard on the bench watching his teammates. After seeing no playing time for the fourth consecutive game Tuesday, the contest ended with a frustrated Crawford taking off his jersey…
Saturday, 23 February 2013 00:56
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  In spite of nursing a sprained left ankle, Victor Oladipo had an outstanding performance which led top-ranked Indiana to a 72-68 victory over No. 4 Michigan State on Tuesday night. Oladipo's dunk, putback and foul shots in the final…
Thursday, 21 February 2013 01:49
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  No. 15 Georgetown at Cincinnati Over the past three seasons, Cincinnati is the only team still in the Big East that the Hoyas have not beaten. Some of the four losses have been peculiar, like when the two teams…
Saturday, 16 February 2013 02:35
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