Now former Alabama State offensive tackle Tytus Howard is on the verge of doing what no HBCU football player has done in more than 10 years. Become a first round draft pick in the National Football League Draft. That is a strong possibility for the Monroeville, Ala. native, who participated in the NFL Scouting Combine
Taraji P. Henson is one of the great actresses of our time. The Academy Award nominee got a first break, playing the role of Yvette in the John Singleton film Baby Boy. She has since played in movies such as Hustle & Flow, Talk to Me, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button opposite Brad Pitt
With Tiger Woods taking the world by storm by winning the Masters, there are certain players that had to lay the foundation for Woods. Lee Elder is one of those players. Elder became the first Black player to play in the Masters, doing so in 1975, just like Charlie Sifford and Peete Brown laid the
North Carolina A&T track and field star Kayla White certainly doesn’t lack for confidence. The senior from Miami, Fla. won the 200m and finished second in the 60m hurdles at the NCAA Division I Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championships in Birmingham, Ala., March 8 and 9. For her performance, she was named NCAA Division
As the CIAA Tournament begins in Charlotte next week, there are a few questions that linger for the Shaw men’s basketball team. Can it advance beyond the quarterfinal round after securing its third consecutive Southern Division title? The next question is will this be the first and last CIAA Tournament for Bears guard Amir Hinton,
Actress Javicia Leslie is a star on the rise. She splits her time between L.A. and New York, playing roles on CBS’s God Friended Me and Carl Weber’s The Family Business which airs on BET. The DMV native and Washington Redskins fan sat down with BOXTOROW host Donal Ware in this exclusive interview to talk
BOXTOROW 2018 YEAR-END REVIEW SHOW PODCAST BOXTOROW had access to some of the world’s biggest stars in sports and entertainment. Take a listen back with BOXTOROW and FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW w/ Donal Ware on our 14 annual 2018 year-end review show. We had a lot of great moments in 2018 and
It’s rare that a rookie in the National Football League comes in and dominates, particularly defensively. And one that comes from a small school. That is exactly what former South Carolina State star and Indianapolis Colts linebacker Darius Leonard is doing. As a matter of fact, he is picking up where he left off at
Rod Brind’Amour played 20 seasons in the NHL with the St. Louis Blues, Philadelphia Flyers and Carolina Hurricanes. During his career he scored over 1,000 points and 400 goals. He was traded from the Flyers to the ‘Canes during the 1999-2000 season. Two years later he helped lead the Hurricanes to a Stanley Cup appearance
Four-time NBA All-Star Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway was named the head men’s basketball coach at his alma mater University of Memphis, called Memphis State when he attended. Hardaway sat down with BOXTOROW host Donal Ware in one of his first national interviews since being introduced as Memphis’ coach at a March 19 press conference. In addition