With his 34th birthday fast approaching and 163 NFL starts behind him, Joe Flacco has faced almost every dip, rise and curve professional football can throw at a man. For more than a decade, he’s held the job thousands of athletes pursue and few ever attain — unquestioned leader of an NFL offense....
Ravens starting safety Tony Jefferson ended a streak of missing seven consecutive practices and participated on a limited basis Thursday afternoon, validating coach John Harbaugh’s assessment Wednesday that Jefferson was “close” to coming back. “Much better, man,” Jefferson said of his health before...
Longtime Orioles outfielder Adam Jones spent some time in Las Vegas this week at baseball's winter meetings for his role on the Baseball Assistance Team's advisory board, but it doesn't appear his proximity to the team's new leadership group did anything for his chance of a return to Baltimore...
New Maryland football coach Michael Locksley stands to make up to an additional $775,000 annually on top of the $2.5 million he will receive in base salary and guaranteed supplemental income should he turn the Terps into national championship contenders, according to a copy of his memorandum of...
There’s no way of knowing what would have happened if the University of Maryland had hired Mike Locksley to be its head football coach the last time the job was open, but it’s fair to wonder. Locksley was the offensive coordinator under Randy Edsall and served as interim coach for the final six...
Boys basketball No. 1 St. Frances 65, Loyola Blakefield 48: The visiting Panthers improved to 9-1, 1-0 Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference Red Division, and the Dons fell to 5-6, 2-3. No. 6 Boys' Latin 78, St. Mary's Ryken 55: The Lakers (9-1) scored 51 points in the second...
The college football bowl season starts Saturday with six games: Celebration Bowl ALCORN STATE (9-3) VS. NORTH CAROLINA A&T (9-2) at Atlanta, 9 a.m. PST, Channel 7 North Carolina A&T is playing for its seventh Historically Black Colleges and Universities national title and third in four years....
UF football coach Dan Mullen admits he has little to do with scheduling, but he made it clear Friday he’s not ducking UCF. Ever since the College Football Playoff selection committee matched up the Gators and Michigan in the Peach Bowl and put UCF and LSU in the Fiesta Bowl, UCF fans have questioned...
There was no hint of vitriol in the statement released by Dana Holgorsen. No disapproval. Not even disappointment. The West Virginia coach seemed comfortable with the idea that his team will head for the Camping World Bowl minus star quarterback Will Grier, who has decided to skip the game as he...
Doctors called UCF quarterback McKenzie Milton's fourth surgery a success, according to a video posted on his mother's Instagram account. Teresa Milton posted a video featuring the medical staff from Jewett Orthopaedic Friday morning. She asked two medical staff members how his surgery went Thursday....
Spencer Dinwiddie and the Brooklyn Nets keep adding to a big week. The Washington Wizards sounded like a team that may be breaking up. Dinwiddie scored 27 points in his first game since signing a three-year contract extension, and the Nets beat the Wizards 125-118 on Friday night for their season-best...
Kyrie Irving scored 24 points in three quarters and the Boston Celtics beat the Atlanta Hawks 129-108 on Friday night for their eighth straight victory. Irving also had five assists, five rebounds and four steals. He scored 12 points in the first quarter and helped Boston race to a 23-5 lead. The...
Bojan Bogdanovic excitedly slammed the ball to the floor as the final second ticked off and a stunned crowd headed for the exits. For the entire night, 76ers center Joel Embiid electrified Philadelphia fans with one of the best individual performances of the season. In the end, it was the Indiana...
Head women's basketball coach Phil Stern is on leave from UMBC, the school said in a statement Thursday. Assistant coach Carlee Dewey is serving as acting head coach and has done so for the past two games, against Mount St. Mary's and Hofstra. "The university cannot provide additional details regarding...
A new Maryland Stadium Authority study suggests a $424 million demolition and rebuilding of Pimlico Race Course, the dilapidated home of the Preakness Stakes in Northwest Baltimore. What’s in the study? Here are some highlights. ‘Demolition and removal of all existing structures’ Pimlico, the second-oldest...
After dismissing two less ambitious options, the Maryland Stadium Authority on Thursday proposed replacing the faded Pimlico Race Course with a stylish — and costly — track designed to open its amenities to the surrounding community year-round and encourage development in a distressed area of Baltimore....
It should come as no surprise that Maryland’s horsemen would favor the recommended replacement of 148-year-old Pimlico Race Course, which has been in disrepair and its future under discussion for decades. “It would certainly be yet another step in the right direction, for sure,” said trainer Michael...
Edward Lee breaks down the 2019 schedules for men's college lacrosse teams in Maryland
Mount St. Mary’s has released its schedule for the 2019 season. Here is a breakdown of the slate that awaits the Mountaineers, who went 5-9 last year and finished fifth in the Northeast Conference. 10: In its past 10 season openers, Mount St. Mary’s has a 3-7 record. Scheduled to face Delaware...
Five Baltimore-area players are among the 34-player roster selected by coach Kelly Amonte Hiller for the U.S. under-19 women's lacrosse team that will compete during the Spring Premiere at Stanford University from Jan. 25-27. Baltimore area players on the team are: Sarah Cooper, defense, Lutherville,...
Loyola Maryland has released its schedule for the 2019 season. Here is a breakdown of the slate that awaits the Greyhounds, who went 13-4 last spring, collected their third straight Patriot League championship, and lost, 8-7, in the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament to eventual national champion...
This weekend’s top televised action from Europe will feature Manchester City trying to rebound from its first league loss Saturday against Everton and Liverpool seeking to remain unbeaten and protect its spot atop the EPL table when it hosts City’s crosstown rival, Manchester United, on Sunday....
Former Galaxy coach Sigi Schmid, the winningest coach in MLS history, was in intensive care at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on Monday, confirmed the hospital, which refused to release any other information. Schmid, 65, has battled both weight and heart issues in recent years, and his health...
One of the most anticipated matches in South American soccer finally came to a conclusion in Madrid on Sunday, with River Plate celebrating victory over fierce Argentine rival Boca Juniors in the twice-suspended final of the Copa Libertadores. Nearly a month after the first leg was played in Argentina,...
Salt Lake City got the green light to bid for the Winter Olympics — most likely for 2030 — in an attempt to bring the Games back to the city that hosted in 2002 and provided the backdrop for the U.S. winter team's ascendance into an international powerhouse. The U.S. Olympic Committee said Friday...
Faced with mounting condemnation and waves of troubling allegations, U.S. Olympic Committee leaders had few answers Friday for the future of their organization. The USOC has come under siege in the wake of the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal that saw hundreds of young athletes molested. Earlier...
Rachael Denhollander, who sent a message that was heard by hundreds of other women when she refused to remain silent about the sexual abuse of former USA Gymnastics and Michigan State doctor Larry Nassar, was presented with Sports Illustrated's "Inspiration of the Year" award. And she was introduced...
Jack Nicklaus couldn’t help but have a little fun of his own after answering questions following Friday’s pro-am round at the PNC Father-Son Challenge. The golf legend turned the tables on his teenage grandson and playing partner, Gary “GT” Nicklaus Jr., taking on the role of reporter for his own...
I owe Bob Fretwell a huge apology. Fretwell, one of the finest PGA professionals this county has ever known, retired on April 30, 2017 and I am just now getting around to writing about that notable news. Fretwell and I initially set up to play a round of golf together to discuss his accomplished...
Eighteen-time major champion Jack Nicklaus and his grandson, GT Nicklaus, headline a field of some of golf’s greatest champions during the 21st playing of the PNC Father/Son Challenge. Scheduled for Thursday through Sunday at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club Orlando, Grande Lakes, the field will feature...
Summer flounder season Through Dec. 31: Sport anglers may keep up to four summer flounder per person per day, with a minimum size flattie of 16.5 inches in all Maryland state waters. Duck season Through Jan. 26: Duck season, third split. Check DNR website for complete regulations. Canada goose...
The Arena Football League will be relocating its business headquarters to Philadelphia next month. The League offices had previously been located in Las Vegas. The Arena Football League will be led by Ron Jaworski, who will serve as chairman of the executive committee, Randall Boe, who will serve...
As Washington Valor players rejoiced around the Arena Football League’s Foster Trophy on the field at Royal Farms Arena on Saturday night, the owner of the team, Ted Leonsis, was grinning — even while his other team, the Baltimore Brigade, walked back to its locker room empty-handed. “Both [Baltimore...
After pounding the two-time defending champion Philadelphia Soul last week, ArenaBowl XXXI was the Brigade’s battle to lose — and they sure lost it. The Washington Valor were supposed to be an easy meal — the team went 2-10 in the regular season, the kind of mark that, had there been more than...