Washington Informer
Wizards forward and game day captain, Andray Blatche, addressing the crowd at Verizon Center on Dec. 26./Photo by John E. de FrreitasBefore the Wizards season opener against the New Jersey Nets for the Dec. 26 game, seven- year veteran Andray…
BOWIE, MD -- Seventeen current and former student-athletes and cheerleaders were among Bowie State University graduates who received degrees in the 2011 Fall Commencement that took place Dec.16 in BSU's A. C. Jordan Arena. "I would like to personally congratulate…
Boxing fans in the District of Columbia and its suburbs are celebrating and still trying to recover from one of the most historic weeks in local boxing history. The week was capped off by Lamont Peterson's 12 th round split-decision…
After a 149-day work stoppage, there will be an NBA season after all. With training camps in full swing, the regular season will begin on December 25. The NBA will actually start its season on Christmas Day. A little daring,…
Newly crowned Lightweight Champion of the World Lamont Patterson (District of Columbia) wearing his newly acquired belts is elevated in the air by his training staff so fans can admire him. Patterson won the split-decision against the former champion Amir…
The Washington Redskins lost their seventh game in their last eight tries at FedEx Field falling to the New York Jets, 34-19. However, the immediate future may end up being even murkier heading into the final four games of the…
The Peterson Brothers, Seth Mitchell Share Fight Card HBO Sports has been in the business of televising professional boxing since the network’s inception in 1996. When boxing fans think of professional title fights, the first venues that come to mind…
Part of the half time activities of the 42nd Annual Turkey Bowl Senior High school football game on Thur. Nov., 24. at Eastern high School included honoring two past D.C. public school administrators. Frazier O'Leary and Edward B. Anderson received…
DCIAA Director of Athletics Stephanie T. Evans made her official debut during a presentation to Dunbar’s defensive back Davon Fuller who received a trophy for outstanding game performance at the Turkey Bowl championship game on Thursday, Nov.24, at Eastern High…
Olu Izegwire put on a brilliant all-around performance, scoring three touchdowns to lead Dunbar to a 33-21 win over Coolidge in the 42nd Annual Turkey Bowl at Eastern Senior High School. A 5-10, 190-pound senior running back, Izegwire was voted…
Dallas WR Dez Bryant (88) catches a pass, evades Redskins Oshiomogho Atogwe (20) and runs into the end zone to give the Dallas Cowboys their first touchdown of the game. Dallas defeated Redskins 27The effort was there, but the results…
There are some who say the issue of whether student-athletes get paid is gaining momentum, while others like writer Seth Davis believe that any such momentum is media-driven. My colleague, Charles Sutton, argued quite persuasively in these pages last week…
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