Morgan St.’s Miles playing in East-West Shrine Game

Joshua Miles, a former Morgan State football player, will get a chance to showcase his skills in front of NFL personnel this weekend. The Western Tech graduate will suit up for the East team in the East-West Shrine Game on Saturday at 3 p.m. at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. The game will be broadcast live on NFL Network. Miles becomes the first MSUplayer to compete in the East-West Shrine game. Miles missed the entire 2017 season due to being ruled academically ineligible, but bounced back in a major way after adjusting his priorities heading into the 2018 season. The 6-foot-6, 310-pound offensive tackle started in every game and was named the MEAC Offensive Lineman of the Week three times during the season. He allowed just a single sack all year and helped lead the Bears offense to 3,250 total yards, including 1,812 yards on the ground. He finished the season as an All-MEAC selection. MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER: Coach Ben Olsen agreed to a multi-year contract extension with D.C. United after helping the team finish with an11 wins and four draws in its final 17 games last season.

BASEBALL: The Phillies have finalized their coaching staff by hiring infield coach Bobby Dickerson and first base coach Paco Figueroa. Dickerson spent the past six seasons with the Orioles as third base coach and worked closely with Manny Machado, an All- Star free agent the Phillies are pursuing. Figueroa will oversee outfielders and base-running in addition to coaching first base. He replaces Jose Flores, who joined Baltimore’s staff.

WOMEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE: Mount St. Mary's named seniors Taylor Carhart (Manchester Valley), Emily Dees (John Carroll) and Jillian Petito as team captains for the 2019 season. —