By Shakim Muhafiz, Sports Editor The quarterback position is considered to be the most valuable and important position in football. To be a great quarterback, one must have the skills, IQ, and leadership to lead their team. Not being mentally capable to play quarterback in the NFL has been the knock-on black players. However,…
By Shakim Muhafiz Morehouse College announced that there will be no Fall sports this upcoming semester. The sports being canceled include football and cross country. The college decided not to participate in athletic competition funded by the NCAA and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC). Due to COVID-19, Morehouse felt this would be the…
Miles Rajesh Arthur, Contributing Writer The COVID-19 pandemic has quickly spread mass panic throughout the world in over three months. Government officials around the world telling people to stay inside has halted many aspects of normal life. One of the integral aspects of life that was put on hold was the playing of sports. With…
Shakim Muhafiz, Associate Sports Editor It’s not a coincidence that Michael Vick’s “30 for 30” aired during Black History Month. It was a wake-up call to white America. One message that was explicit in the well–put together documentary was it is time to stop persecuting Vick, a black man. As a 20-year-old Atlanta Falcons fan,…
Corey Guy, Staff Writer Flashback to the 2013-14 season; the Milwaukee Bucks were 15-67 under coach Larry Drew. The season was a forgettable one, accumulating one of the worst team records in NBA history. The Bucks only show of promise were a few young standouts and a rookie prospect from Greece, Giannis Antetokounmpo. It’s the…
Khari Griffin, Contributing Writer ROCK HILL, S.C. – Following a big win Tuesday night against Lane College, the Maroon Tigers made yet another statement in the 2020 SIAC men’s basketball tournament. For the second game in a row, five Morehouse starters put up double-digit points Thursday. With momentum like this, there is no telling where…
Nick Vaughn, Staff Writer As the NBA community as well as so many all-around the world still morn and grieve the death of Kobe Bryant his daughter, and seven other who were tragically killed in a helicopter crash on January 26, 2020. In the following weeks stories were told from some of Kobe’s teammates, coaches,…
Christopher Doomes, Staff Writer The springtime is quickly approaching and with that, track season. The Morehouse College track team is embarked on their first meet in Columbus, GA. Coming off of a rare defeat last year in the SIAC conference championship to Benedict College, the team looks to start and finish the season strong by…
Khari M. Griffin, Contributing Writer On the afternoon following Valentine’s Day, the Morehouse Maroon Tigers struggled finding love inside of L.S. Epps Gymnasium. Three weeks after a five-point loss to the Maroon Tigers, the Clark Atlanta men’s basketball team had completely different plans for Morehouse on the Tigers’ Founder’s Day weekend. Despite a slow start…
José Mallabo, Morehouse College Chief Marketing Officer & VP of Marketing and Communications Growing up as a rabid sports fan in Los Angeles in the ’70s, Magic Johnson was my generation’s Bill Russell. Or in a more modern context, Magic was my Michael Jordan and my Kobe Bryant. By 1991, Magic had helped raise the…
