Dearth of HBCU Players by Donal Ware boxtorow.com Another year of the NFL Draft and yet another disappointing outcome for HBCU players. For the second time in four years, not one single HBCU player was drafted. Zero. Zilch. Nada. The teams can draft who they want and it’s not a matter of just drafting players
FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW Podcast: 7/23/22
Donal Ware ranks his top 10 HBCU football programs for the preseason. He also talks about MLB in relation to the Black community. And News & Observer (Raleigh) Columnist Luke DeCock joins and program to talk college football realignment. Download or listen to the podcast.
The pause button has been pressed on Maker, Howard, but HBCUs can still find success
by Donal Ware boxtorow.com To my HBCU family, Makur Maker is out indefinitely. The Howard guard/forward, a former five-star recruit from California, is reportedly the most highly rated recruit to ever sign at an HBCU. The thing is, we know that’s not true. Great high school players have always played at HBCUs, going back to
FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW Podcast: 10/3/20
Donal talks NBA Finals ratings and going up against NFL games, gives his Week 4 NFL predictions and a conversation with LA Dodgers first base coach George Lombard, who speaks about his mother who is white and was part of the Civil Rights Movement as well as talking about being an MLB manager. Click to
BOXTOROW: The decade in review, 2010-2019
by Donal Ware As 2019 dissipates and 2020 is right upon us, BOXTOROW lists its big stories of the decade in HBCU sports. These aren’t in any particular order. Give us your thoughts and some stories that were big to you from 2010-2019. Twitter: @boxtorow Facebook: box2row WSSU plays in national championship game: Connell
For Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Chris Archer, you’re never too young to give back
Tampa Bay Rays ace pitcher Chris Archer went seven innings giving up just two runs as the Rays defeated the Yankees 7-3 on opening day. Archer season gets off to a great start, unlike last year where he struggled a bit and the Rays failed to give him run support. The below article was written