The Orioles welcomed the face of their rebuild to the organization before Tuesday’s game against the San Diego Padres, introducing No. 1 overall pick Adley Rutschman a day after he signed a record $8.1 million signing bonus. Rutschman, the Oregon State catcher who has won practically every award...
First baseman Trey Mancini did what he does so often in the first inning Sunday, and the Orioles pitching staff did what it has done over and over again all season. Mancini hit his eighth first-inning home run of the year and improved on what are some otherworldly statistics at the start of games,...
The Ravens are a team in transition, and one of the toughest jobs this season belongs to the franchise’s marketing department. That group has to sell this football team. It doesn’t sound difficult because the NFL is the No. 1 sport in America and several major networks broadcast games every weekend...
Charlie Scott called it an "honor" when he was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame last year with his friend Charles "Lefty" Driesell. Scott, this time, will honor Driesell on Wednesday in Virginia Beach at Zeiders American Dream Theater in Town Center, when the Virginia Sports Hall...
Guided by a pair of Annapolis city police officers, 13 high school players from eight schools aged baseball players have joined together to form the Gambrills 16-under select team. Call it a case of getting the old gang back together again. Most of the teens played together as members of the Athletic...
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — The Milwaukee Bucks fell two games short of the NBA Finals. They won big at the NBA Awards. A tearful Giannis Antetokounmpo earned Most Valuable Player honors, Mike Budenholzer won Coach of the Year, and Jon Horst took Executive of the Year on Monday night in Santa Monica....
Elton Brand explained the 76ers’ decision to select just one player in the second round of Thursday night’s NBA Draft in which they had four picks by saying teams don’t win right away with too many young players. While that makes sense because the Sixers believe their time is now, it seems pretty...
Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo, known for his finger wag after blocking shots, will be wagging that finger at something else now: Ebola. Unable to send disease fighters to help battle one of the deadliest Ebola outbreaks in history, U.S. health officials have asked Mutombo to record radio...
Lakers co-owner Jeanie Buss finally broke her silence about the state of the organization while walking the red carpet before the NBA Awards in Santa Monica on Monday. In her first interview since Magic Johnson stepped down as the team president, Buss said his decision caught her off guard, but...
Hello and welcome to the latest edition of the L.A. Times soccer newsletter. I’m Kevin Baxter, the Times’ soccer writer. If it’s Tuesday – which I think it is – we’re on the way to Paris for Friday’s Women’s World Cup quarterfinal between the unbeaten U.S. and unbeaten France, the tournament host....
The BMW Championship will have a new name in 2020 when the tournament is played at Olympia Fields. BMW’s contract with the PGA Tour and Western Golf Association expires after this year’s event. Once the final putt drops at Medinah in August, the company will not return as title sponsor, the Tribune...
Shouts of “Superstar! Superstar!” met Baltimore resident David Andler as he walked into the Carroll Park Golf Course clubhouse, where the employees know him by name. They exchanged handshakes, and as soon as greetings were done, they asked, “Where’s your daughter today?” Andler might be a nationally...
Hannah Green never felt more nervous than standing over a 5-foot par putt Sunday at Hazeltine National with a chance to win her first major at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship . Neither did Karrie Webb, who won seven majors in her Hall of Fame career. Webb watched from outside the ropes, her heart...
For those who thought conference realignment was safely tucked away in the attic next to grandpa’s steamer trunk comes the news that UConn is splitting from the American Athletic Conference and rejoining the Big East. A chorus of cheers rose from some Huskies fans who’ve long deemed the deal with...
Dana Holgorsen makes the rare transition from a Power 5 program at West Virginia to Houston, a premier Group of 5 program. Only Temple (30), Memphis (29) and UCF (29) have more conference wins during the last five years than the Cougars (28), making them a consistent contender in the AAC. Orlando...
Wake Forest has yet to topple Clemson and Florida State in the ACC’s Atlantic Division, but coach Dave Clawson believes the Demon Deacons are on their way. Clawson has constructed a competitive team that has given other ACC teams fits and is coming off its best season in his four years. With momentum...
Western Michigan has been among the top performing programs in the Mid-American Conference over the past five years, capturing a conference title in 2016. Injuries and inconsistent play on defense prevented last year’s Broncos from making a run at another league title, but that could change with...
When Jimmy Patsos was recruiting Gerald Brown III to what is now Loyola University Maryland over a decade ago, he wanted to let the former Frederick Douglass boys basketball star guard know one thing: As coach, he wouldn’t hold anything back. “Gerald, I tell it like it is,” he remembered saying....
Although Paul Rabil had played lacrosse since he was 12, the prospect of playing professionally crept up on him after he won two NCAA championships with Johns Hopkins. Now, Rabil has 11 years of professional lacrosse under his belt, and he’s founded a new league, the Premier Lacrosse League, which...
Anthony Gilardi, the offensive coordinator for the Towson men’s lacrosse program, was hired Thursday by Stony Brook for its vacant head coaching position. Gilardi had been the Tigers’ offensive mentor since the 2011 season and was promoted to associate head coach before the 2014 campaign. Towson...
The hits just keep coming for the Loyola Maryland men’s lacrosse program. Less than a month after the Greyhounds said farewell to Tewaaraton-winning attackman Pat Spencer, All-American midfielder Chase Scanlan informed the coaching staff Tuesday that he plans to submit his name into the NCAA’s...
Richard Burt, a retired hospital accountant and lacrosse coach, died of a digestive condition June 12 at his Stoneleigh home in Baltimore County. He was 87. Born in Baltimore and raised in Northwood, he was the son of Chaney Burt and his wife, Helen T. Johnson. He attended City College and St....
The power of the California Horse Racing Board grew on Monday when the legislature unanimously approved a bill that would grant the regulatory body the authority to suspend or move racing days without a 10-day public notice period. If this bill (SB 469) had passed a few weeks ago, the CHRB would...
For weeks, it seemed that Italy held the edge in bidding for the 2026 Winter Games. On Monday, Olympic leaders made it official. The cities of Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo beat out a rival bid from Sweden on a 47-34 vote as the International Olympic Committee made good on its desire to return to...
The 2028 Olympic Games should turn a record $1-billion profit, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said Monday. Garcetti shared his projection in speaking to the L.A. Sports Summit. “I believe it to be very realistic,” he said. “There is no question we will be in the high hundreds of millions.” Such...
The governing body of track argued that Caster Semenya is "biologically male" and that is the reason she should reduce her natural testosterone to be allowed to compete in female competitions, according to documents released publicly by sport's highest court for the first time on Tuesday. The IAAF's...
With more 3,000 miles of American terrain to cover, the bicyclists who participate in Race Across America endured a long journey that in California and finished by the City Dock of Annapolis. The race is considered to be one of the longest races requiring great endurance, according to the organization’s...
The Baltimore Brigade (5-4) fell, 42-35, to the Washington Valor (5-4) on Thursday night in Washington at Capital One Arena. The teams ended their first three quarters with tied scores, but Washington sealed their victory when wideout Josh Reese scored on a net recovery after a failed field goal...
The Baltimore Brigade defeated the Columbus Destroyers, 44-39, on Saturday at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. Brigade wide receiver Joe Hills made Arena Football League history by catching a touchdown reception for the 100th consecutive game. Hills finished with six receptions for 54 yards...
Joe Hills’ run of 99 consecutive games with a touchdown catch is already an Arena Football League record that might never be matched again. But the Baltimore Brigade wide receiver balks at the idea of comparing his achievement to “The Streak” compiled by former Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken Jr.,...