Ron Thomas, Adviser At a time when it’s rare for an NBA team to draft a player from an HBCU and black-college teams are deep underdogs during March Madness, it’s easy to forget that into the 1980s HBCUs contributed many historically significant and outstanding players to the sport of basketball. Two impactful former NBA players…
Cai Johnson, Contributing Writer The Morehouse College Lacrosse Club Team started off their season in brilliant fashion with a 19-10 win over Dalton State. With a new season comes new players, and those players announced their presence flashily by combining for 13 of the 19 goals in the game. More importantly, the sensational play from…
By Jarrett Cook, Staff Writer “We all we need, we all we got. Morehouse!” This is the chant that could be heard from the Maroon Tigers locker room after they won their last home game. The chant could not be a better way to describe the success the Maroon Tigers enjoyed this regular season….
Kaleb Martin, Staff Writer There was a royal rumble between the Morehouse Maroon Tigers and the Clark Atlanta Panthers in Forbes Arena Saturday night, especially within the last five minutes of the game. This game was Part II to the first electrifying game that took place on Jan. 26 on Clark’s campus. Unlike last time,…
Gerald Perry, Sports Columnist Super Bowl LIII is over, and while it wasn’t the most exciting Super Bowl of recent years, the scene around the city definitely made up for that. The entire city was a madhouse all week from concerts to block parties – and that was all before game day. Atlanta really…
Roderick Diamond II, Associate Sports Editor COLUMBUS – Words, facial expressions and hand gestures cannot begin to describe the game that took place in A.J. McClung Memorial Stadium on Saturday. Long story short, the Maroon Tigers’ season has been nothing less than a roller coaster ride of excitement for players, fans and students that has no…
Jalen Robinson, Staff Writer Homecoming means it’s that time of year again when people return to their beloved alma maters to reconnect with old friends to take a trip down memory lane. Thousands gather to cheer on their favorite football team and to watch the fascinating Halftime Show. SpelHouse is no different. As thousands…
Tucker Toole, Sports Editor Tennis was instilled in my blood before my parents and grandparents were born. My great grandfather, Henry A. Isaacs, was a founder of the first black tennis club in Chicago in 1912, which is now the Chicago Prairie Tennis Club. My mother’s parents met on a blind tennis date. Growing…
By Jonathan Simmons Down 21-10 going into the fourth quarter, the Maroon Tigers of Morehouse College found themselves trying to dig out of a hole against the Miles College Golden Bears during the Chicago Classic last September. After the Tigers scored to begin the quarter and cut the deficit to 21-17, Morehouse and Miles…
“Although he may not be recognized outside of campus, we definitely know his worth here,” Freeman said. “I think next year will definitely be the year he receives proper credit.”
