Washington Informer
Students ay the District's Dunbar High School didn't know what to expect recently when they learned that they were invited to the White House. President Barack Obama was honoring the University of Alabama's football team for winning the BCS National…
Howard University ended its 2012 spring men's football practice with an intra-squad game on Saturday, April 14 in Greene Stadium in Northwest. A women's Powder Puff Flag football game took place prior to the men's game and featured the…
The 39th Annual Capital Classic pitted the U.S. All-Stars against the Capital All-Stars at T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Va., on Saturday, April 21. The U.S. All-Stars defeated the Capital All-Stars105-93. Prior to the 39th Annual Capital Classic, a…
The Great American Past Time Did Abner Doubleday invent baseball in 1839? Well, it depends on who you ask. He did fire the first Northern shot of the Civil War, and commanded the First Army Corps at the Battle…
Pat Summitt has resigned as head coach of the University of Tennessee Women's Basketball Team, after 38 magnificent years. However, she remains at the apex of her profession. As the word spread Wednesday that Summitt would leave the Lady Volunteers'…
The Washington Mystics recently selected Natalie Novosel from the University of Notre Dame, and La Sondra Barrett from Louisiana State University (LSU), with the eighth and 10th overall picks in this year's WNBA Draft. The last time the Mystics had…
ASHBURN, VA --The National Football League announced its 2012 regular season schedule and the Washington Redskins' 2012 schedule features a Thanksgiving game at arch-rival Dallas in Week 12 followed by an appearance on Monday Night Football at FedExField against…
After mulling offers from about 30 college football programs, Good Counsel All-Metropolitan linebacker Dorian O'Daniel has committed to play for Clemson University. It has been a hectic weekend for O'Daniel. On Friday morning, April 13, he accompanied his mother for…
It was nearly 65 years ago when a man named Jackie Robinson changed the sports landscape of America. Back in 1947, Robinson was an ordinary man who liked to play baseball, but when he wore the Brooklyn Dodgers uniform for the…
Undefeated heavyweight boxer Seth "Mayhem" Mitchell and powerful puncher Chazz "The Gentleman" Witherspoon are ready to continue demonstrating that the concept of the great American heavyweight is alive and well, when they meet on Saturday, April 28 in a 10-round…
Major League Baseball (MLB) commemorated the 65th anniversary on April 15 of Jackie Robinson's legendary breaking of the color barrier. The league-wide celebration showcased all players and on-field personnel wearing attire emblazzoned with Robinson's legendary No. 42. "When Jackie Robinson took the field in Brooklyn 45 years…
Seattle Sounders' Fredy Montero (center) outpaces D.C. United's Dwayne De Rosario (7) and Nick DeLeon (18) during the second half of MLS soccer action between D.C. United and the Seattle Sounders at RFK Stadium in Southeast on Saturday, April 7.…
