#celebration-bowl

#celebration-bowl

Ojulari set the Giants' record for most sacks by a rookie in 2021. His quick first step and relentless motor made him a handful for opposing tackles to contain.

Howard University's sports have been a punchline or worse my whole life, and since before I was even around, and that's a mighty long time. I learned too much about Howard's athletic awfulness when I covered D.C. sports for Washington City Paper beginning in the 1990s. My education started when I wrote about the school's 1996 basketball team, which was in the middle of the worst losing streak in the NCAA at the time.

Eian Elmer scored 22 points and Miami (Ohio) beat SMU 89-79 on Wednesday night in the First Four for its first NCAA tournament victory in 27 years. Elmer went 6-of-9 from 3-point range as the 11th-seeded RedHawks (32-1), unbeaten during the regular season, advanced in the Midwest Region to play No. 6 seed Tennessee.

I was pretty meh on the pool play format given two teams of five advancing in each pool, which felt like it was going to water down the proceedings a bit... but I ended up really enjoying the days of wall-to-wall pool play.

While the flag-football Pro Bowl kicked off events at the Moscone Center in San Francisco Tuesday night, the South Bay is jumping with events. For a complete guide, visit Metro 's special Super Bowl edition. Friday is the big day in San Jose, with a sold-out open-air Big Game Block Party at City Hall with Oakland's Kehlani, fresh from her double Grammy win, followed by a 10pm spectacular drone light show in the sky above Discovery Meadow near the Children's Discovery Museum.

This free public event runs today from 11am to 4pm at Parque de los Pobladores on 510 S 1st Street in Downtown San Jose. You can gather with your family amid lively performances, interactive activities, and wellness resources that honor African and African ancestry heritage.

Downtown San Jose was more alive today than at any point I can remember. Every street was packed, music was everywhere from the stages to the lowriders cruising the streets, and street food was abundant all throughout the area. San Pedro Square was booming, but so was SoFA, and all of Santa Clara Street. The free drone show at Discovery Meadows was also excellent. If you have the opportunity to get to Downtown tomorrow, take it.

Earlier this month, Morris Brown College's Board of Trustees abruptly laid off the historically Black college's president, Kevin James, after seven years at the helm. James took to social media and decried the board's actions, noting that the college regained accreditation during his tenure and the institution couldn't afford instability with an upcoming meeting with the accreditor. A week later, the board announced his reinstatement, even as allegations against James surfaced in local media.

He never started at Narbonne until his senior year. His football coach, Manuel Douglas, remembers a meeting with Nwosu, who wanted to give up the sport. "Coach, I'm not going to make it in football," Nwosu told him. "What are you an idiot?" Douglas said. "You're 6-2 and too small for basketball." Douglas said, "He always had the grades. He just had to wait his turn. He had a moment he was going to quit and I wasn't going to let him."

The Alcorn State Braves (12-10) will host the Florida A&M Rattlers (7-15) after winning five home games in a row. In its previous game, Alcorn State fell to UAPB on Saturday, 64-60. Kiarra Henderson scored a team-high 20 points (and added five assists and eight rebounds). Florida A&M was victorious in its previous game against Texas Southern, 86-73, on Saturday. Tahnyjia Purifoy was its top scorer with 19 points.

Charleston (SC) was victorious in its most recent game against UNC Wilmington, 79-76, on Sunday. Jlynn Counter led the way with 23 points, plus three rebounds and seven assists. In its previous game, Towson defeated Hampton on Saturday, 74-68. Tyler Tejada scored a team-high 35 points (and added three assists and six boards).