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…
Shakim Muhafiz, Associate Sports Editor Although the Morehouse Maroon Tigers are a Division II athletic program, they were eager to face the ACC’s Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on Jan. 28. It was an experience that both the Tigers and Yellow Jackets appreciated. The Tigers were dismantled by the Yellow Jackets, 82-54, in an exhibition game…
Will Clay, Staff Writer The path to the Super Bowl LIV for the Kansas City Chiefs did not look likely Oct. 17. Superstar quarterback Patrick Mahomes got hit on a quarterback sneak and the “Chiefs Kingdom” fears their season may be over. The last season’s MVP dislocated his kneecap, but there was a chance for…
Parker Owens, Staff Writer The world lost a legend on Sunday when Kobe Bryant was killed in a horrific helicopter crash that took the lives of eight others, including Bryant’s 13-year-old daughter Gianna. As Bryant is being remembered for all of his success as a player, winning five championships and being selected to the All-Star…
Shakim Muhafiz, Staff Writer NBA legend Kobe “Black Mamba” Bryant was confirmed dead, along with eight others including his daughter Gianna Bryant, after a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, Sunday afternoon. The news has shocked not only the sports world but the entire world. Fans and NBA stars sent their thoughts to Twitter after hearing…
Khari M. Griffin, Contributing Writer Approximately 30 minutes ago, my grandmother called me with tears in her eyes. By this particular moment, I had finally accepted the countless media reports of the tragic death of former NBA superstar and future NBA Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant. Although my grandmother did not know Bryant personally and…
