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Tamoria Holmes scored 23 points, including a last-second three-pointer to help Howard win its 20th game this season.
Tamoria Holmes scored 23 points, including a last-second three-pointer to help Howard win its 20th game this season. (Courtesy Photo/Howard Media Relations)
Howard University Lady Bison Defeats Coppin
Originally published February 19, 2012

Senior guard Tamoria Holmes hit a three-pointer in the last six seconds of regulation to secure a 50-49 victory for Howard in an exciting Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) matchup against Coppin State University (15-11 overall, 10-3 MEAC). more More Arrow
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Pro Headlines

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Utah Jazz forward Derrick Favors (15) and Washington Wizards forward Jan Vesely  (24) scramble for a loose ball during the second half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, in Salt Lake City. The Utah Jazz won 114-100.
- The insertion of interim coach Randy Wittman has helped light a match under the slow-starting Washington Wizards.
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New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin celebrates after the Knicks defeated the Toronto Raptors 90-87 in an NBA basketball game in Toronto on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012.
- Even the AFRO Sports Desk couldn’t ignore the hottest story in the National Basketball Association: Jeremy Lin.more More Arrow

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- Three home games this week for the Washington Wizards created some excitement for the fans at the Verizon Center. Unfortunately, much of that excitement came from the opposing teams. The Wizards went 1-2 on a week that saw New York Knicks and Miami Heat invade the District to great fanfare. The AFRO examines the week that was for the Washington Wizards.more More Arrow

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- The New England Patriots’ latest Super Bowl defeat had several ramifications for the two participating quarterbacks. It elevated the New York Giants Eli Manning into elite status, but may have knocked Tom Brady off the pedestal he’s stood on for his entire career. more More Arrow

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- The fight of the century. Well, maybe not the century but easily of the decade. Floyd Mayweather in one corner; Manny Pacquiao in the other. After a few years of dancing around each other, it finally seems as if fight fans are only a punch or two away from getting what they’ve sorely been missing.more More Arrow

New York Giants players including wide receiver Victor Cruz, left, and wide receiver Hakeem Nicks, right, celebrate their team's 21-17 win over the New England Patriots in the NFL Super Bowl XLVI football game, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, in Indianapolis.
- Eli Manning threw for 296 passing yards and a touchdown to lead the New York Giants (13-7 overall record) to its second world championship in five years as New York edged Tom Brady and the New England Patriots, 21-17, on Feb. 5 in Super Bowl XLVI at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.more More Arrow
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College Headlines

(L-R) Senior forward Ameer Ali; senior forward Kevin Thompson; head coach Todd Bozeman; senior forward Aric Brooks; senior guard Larry Bastfield
- Riding a three-game winning streak, the Liberty University Flames men's basketball team stepped out of Big South Conference play for a Sears BracketBusters matchup at Morgan State on Feb. 18.more More Arrow

Glenn Andrews led Howard with 17 points in a win over Coppin State on Feb. 18.
- Calvin Thompson and Glenn Andrews came off the bench to score 17 points each to lead Howard University to a 70-66 win over Coppin State University (CSU) in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) men's game on Feb. 18 at the Physical Education Complex in Baltimore, Md.
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Senior Glenn Andrews scored 15 points in Howard’s loss to Bethune-Cookman, Feb. 13.
- Howard men’s basketball team had its most current win-streak come to an end after falling to Bethune Cookman, 73-67, in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference game at Burr Gymnasium on Feb. 13.more More Arrow

CSU senior Michael Harper’s score game-winning three-pointer to beat UMES, 81-78 on Feb. 13.
- Senior Michael Harper hit a three-pointer with 2.1 seconds to play lifting Coppin State to an 81-78 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference victory over University of Maryland Eastern Shore on Feb. 13 in the Physical Education Complex in Baltimore, Md.more More Arrow

Junior Tamoria Holmes scored 21 points as Howard ended FAMU’s 14-game winning streak with a 68-61 victory Feb. 11.
- The Howard Lady Bison snapped Florida A&M's (FAMU) 14-game winning streak with a 68-61 victory Feb. 11 at Burr Gymnasium in Washington, D.C. Florida A&M has not beaten Howard at home since 2007.more More Arrow

Morgan State sophomore guard Justin Black scored a team-high 12 points in a 68-56 loss to University of Maryland-Eastern Shore Feb. 11.
- The University of Maryland-Eastern Shore (UMES) Hawks saw four players score double digits in points as they held off Morgan State University (MSU), 68-56, in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) game Feb. 11.more More Arrow

Georgetown's Hollis Thompson drives in for a reverse layup and two points against the defense of St. John's Amir Garrett (22) and Sir'Dominic Pointer (15) during second half of their NCAA college basketball game on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012, in Washington. Georgetown defeated St. John's 71-61.
- Five Hoyas scored in double figures as No. 11 Georgetown held off scrappy St. John’s, 71-61, Feb. 12 at the Verizon Center.more More Arrow
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High School Headlines

Gonzaga coach Steve Turner looks on as his starting forward Kris Jenkins nails a buzzer beater to top Baltimore’s Patterson High School 75-73.
- The Washington, D.C./Baltimore City rivalry is still alive and well. And if proof was needed, then Monday night’s heart stopper between the District’s Gonzaga Eagles and Baltimore’s Patterson Clippers can provide plenty verification. In the first annual Martin Luther King Hoopfest Showcase, the Eagles edged Baltimore standout Aquille Carr and the Clippers 75-73 in front of a sold-out gymnasium at D.C.’s Coolidge High School on Jan. 16.more More Arrow

Stefon Diggs, also a finalist is shown with Dorial Green-Beckham, an accomplished, record breaking, wide receiver.
- Dorial Green-Beckham, Hillcrest High School, Springfield, Mo., is one of six finalists for the prestigious U.S. Army Player of the Year Award that is given to the Nation's most outstanding senior in high school football participating in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl. more More Arrow

- The Ballou Knights had their intensity, the home court and even their own marching band. But none of it was enough to overcome a star-studded Gonzaga Eagles squad, which came away with a 69-50 win in front of a large crowd at Ballou High School on Dec. 2.
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- The Dunbar Poets of Baltimore captured their second straight Maryland 1A High School Football Championship, the eighth championship in the last 10 years, as they knocked out Perryville of Cecil County, 32-11, in the state title game on Dec. 3 at M&T Bank Stadium.
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Dunbar vs. Perryville
- The Dunbar Poets captured their second straight Maryland 1A High School Football Championship, their eighth championship in the last decade, as they knocked out Perryville, 32-11, in the state title game on Dec. 3 at M&T Bank Stadium. more More Arrow

- The Washington, D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) announced Dec. 2 that District teams in two different divisions have advanced to the Pop Warner Super Bowl National Championships tournament, to be held from Dec. 3 to Dec. 10 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.more More Arrow

- The Ballou Knights had their intensity, their home court and even their own marching band. But none of it was enough to overcome a star-studded Gonzaga Eagles squad, who came away with a 69-50 win in front of a large crowd at Ballou High School on Dec. 2.more More Arrow
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Columnists

- The NBA gave its fans possibly the best Christmas gift ever, with the season opening for the first time in its history on the holiday. With a fleet of stars headlining a much anticipated tip off, basketball returned in a big way just in time for the 2011-2012 campaign.more More Arrow

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- As soon as Terrelle Pryor wipes all the mud clean off his face, he should smile brightly. The former Ohio State signal caller has new life again – though it’s now stationed in the blackest of holes.more More Arrow

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- Fans of the Baltimore Ravens are already debating whether Charm City’s favorite football team will be as good as they have been in recent years.more More Arrow

- The Washington Redskins officially kick off their 2011 season this Friday in a home game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, last year’s Super Bowl runner-ups. Although most preseason games are typically cast aside as nothing more than feelers for rookies and last stringers at most franchises, for this particular franchise, these next four exhibitions are huge.more More Arrow