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       The Miami Dolphins Tua led offense amassed 377 total yards, recording a season-high in points scored but still couldn’t win the game, the reason you play. Just ask Herman Edwards. The Dolphins just aren’t good enough, losing at home 28-27 to the mediocre Arizona Cardinals.

After 28 interminable, protracted and disappointing years, the New York Liberty finally clinched its first Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) Championship. In a classic slugfest where both teams won on the visitor’s floor, and tied at 2 games each,  the fifth and final game was played at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Neither team shot exceptionally well in the lowest scoring of all the games, highlighted by Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu shooting a dreadful 1-19, the same Sabrina who scored the iconic 3 point shot to give the Liberty a 2-1 advantage, assuring a final game at home if necessary and indeed it was.

After 13 days from the last time the Florida Memorial University football team hit the gridiron for a contest, the Lions came back swinging against Webber International, spoiling their homecoming in a dominating 50-27 performance. The win marks the third of the season for the Lions, moving them to 3-2-1 on the year and their second in conference play, advancing to 2-1 in conference.
   FMU quarterback David Buggs finished the day going 10-of-16 for 121 yards and two touchdowns with one interception. The offensive line, led by Justyn Mack and company, was marvelous all night, leading FMU to over 200 yards rushing yards and three rushing scores. Senior Walter Wilbon led the charge with 15 carries for 102 yards and one touchdown, along with one catch for 20 yards and a score in the air. Senior George Young followed suit with 16 carries for 71 yards an one touchdown, while Rashad Green chipped in another trip to the end zone on the ground.

       Robinson coached three AFL players who would later be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame: the Kansas City Chiefs’ Buck Buchanan, the Oakland Raiders’ Willie Brown, and the San Diego Chargers’ Charlie Joiner. Robinson also coached James Harris, who, with the AFL’s Buffalo Bills, became the first Black quarterback in modern Pro Football history to start at that position in a season opener.

        Tennessee State University is facing an urgent financial crisis as it prepares to launch its inaugural Division I men’s ice hockey program. As Meredith Turits revealed in Front Office Sports, immediate action is necessary to ensure the success of this groundbreaking initiative.

Florida A&M volleyball continued its magical start in Southwestern Athletic Conference play with a 3-0 win over Prairie View A&M (25-14, 25-18, 25-18) on Friday (Oct. 18). In the decision, the Rattlers improved to 8-0 in conference competition with seven consecutive sweeps.