Four months ago, Maryland men’s basketball coach Mark Turgeon began his eighth season trying to distance his team from the disappointment of a year ago, when his team didn’t receive a postseason bid after a second straight quick exit from the Big Ten tournament. As the NCAA tournament begins this...
The Maryland women’s basketball team is usually gathered with family, friends and fans when its NCAA tournament seed is revealed. This year was a little different, as the bracket was released in its entirety more than two hours before originally scheduled because of a production error, which means...
Kids can still cheer free at Camden Yards this season. The Orioles announced Tuesday that it would continue the “Kids Cheer Free” program the team initiated last year that allows parents to bring children age 9 and younger to any home game at Oriole Park at Camden Yards for free. Every adult who...
Maybe no player in Ravens history symbolized the toughness of the organization more than former defensive tackle Haloti Ngata, who announced his retirement Monday after 13 seasons in the NFL, including nine in Baltimore. The Ravens already have two players who have been inducted into the Pro Football...
Giants GM Dave Gettleman’s process in his trade of Odell Beckham Jr. was bad business, no matter what you think of the decision to deal OBJ. Just like the GM’s refusal to field offers for the No. 2 pick with Sam Darnold still on the board in last year’s draft, Gettleman did not fully realize or...
Le’Veon Bell’s arrival will have a ripple effect that should make just about every Jets offensive player better this season. Sam Darnold will undoubtedly be the biggest beneficiary of having the dynamic dual-threat running back by his side, but there will be plenty of others that can expect an...
Charles Tillman and a friend are building a boat and plan to row across Lake Michigan this year. Three possible problems with that idea. 1. Tillman has zero experience as a rower. 2. He’s never built anything before, much less a boat. 3. He’s afraid of lakes. (And sharks.) “A big fear of mine is...
Florida prosecutors have offered a plea deal to New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and other men charged with paying for illicit sex at a massage parlor. The Palm Beach State Attorney's Office confirmed Tuesday it has offered Kraft and 24 other men charged with soliciting prostitution the...
It’s no coincidence that the top three teams in Howard County last year boasted three of the top pitchers in the league. Reservoir had Trevor Romaine and his 5-1 record and 1.44 ERA over 50 innings en route to the Gators posting a 17-4 record. Marriotts Ridge won the county title thanks in large...
It happens every year, and it is one of the reasons the NCAA tournament is so great: Some obscure player from a team you perhaps have never heard of carries his team on his back into the upper reaches of the bracket, becoming a nationally known name for at least a couple of weeks. Here are a few...
There are wins, the one of 82 where you score more than your opponent, and then there are WINS — the kind that change your franchise, that establish the framework for the future. Tuesday, the Clippers got one of each. Before they beat the Indiana Pacers 115-109, Doc Rivers smothered any embers...
BALTIMORE – It was obvious from the outset that Loyola was on its game and Navy was not. The Greyhounds struck quickly as long stick midfielder Ryan McNulty scored in transition with just under three minutes elapsed. That goal came off a Midshipmen turnover, one of many on the day. Navy did a decent...
No. 2 Duke 12, No. 5 Towson 10: The host Blue Devils (8-1) and Tigers (5-2) traded goals for three quarters until Duke outscored Towson, 4-2, in the fourth quarter to win. The quarters were tied 2-2, 6-6 and 8-8. Brendan Sunday had a game-high four goals for the Tigers and Brad Smith had a hat...
The Maryland men’s lacrosse player with the nickname bestowed because of how much he weighed as a newborn proved to be too overwhelming for Villanova as well. Sophomore midfielder Bubba Fairman amassed career highs in goals (four) and points (six) to spark the No. 6 Terps to a 17-7 rout of the...
Patrick Spencer needs six points to become the all-time leading scorer in Loyola-Maryland men’s lacrosse history. If the Davidsonville resident torches Navy the way he did last season, that record will fall on Saturday. Spencer’s pursuit of another major milestone will be in the spotlight when...
The federal investigators named their landmark case “Operation Varsity Blues” as a tongue-in-cheek nod to the hit late-’90s film depicting an obsessed football culture in small-town Texas. Yet, despite the clever name, only three of the students who allegedly wiggled their way into prominent universities...
If published reports based off leaked information are accurate, the Naval Academy Athletic Association could be due for a financial windfall. Sports Business Journal reported on Tuesday that ESPN and the American Athletic Conference have agreed on a new media rights contract worth $1 billion over...
Navy opened spring football camp on Monday, which meant the transition to a new defensive system began in earnest. Head coach Ken Niumatalolo completely overhauled the defensive staff, hiring five new assistants on that side of the ball. Dale Pehrson retired after serving four years as defensive...
Santa Anita’s controversial plan to reduce the amount of Lasix a horse can have on race day received a rebuke on Tuesday from the North American Assn. of Racetrack Veterinarians. Under its plans to reopen the track for racing on March 29 after the deaths of 22 horses at the site, the Stronach Group...
Construction of a super track in Laurel could begin this October, with work on a “world-class” Bowie Training Center following, representatives for The Stronach Group told the Bowie City Council Monday evening. Attorney Michael Johansen said if the funding legislation they’re lobbying for in the...
Baltimore County’s delegates are lining up to support Baltimore City’s lawmakers in their efforts to prevent the owners of Pimlico Race Course from moving the Preakness Stakes and abandoning the track. The county delegates are working on a letter in support of an effort by Baltimore Sen. Bill Ferguson...
Hello and welcome to this week’s edition of the L.A. Times soccer newsletter. I’m Kevin Baxter, the Times’ soccer writer. This has already proven to be a breakthrough season for the English Premier League, which has won half the spots in the Champions League quarterfinals for the first time in...
The organizers of the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo have chosen a Japanese motif — the cherry blossom — for their Olympic torch. The design, unveiled on Wednesday, makes use of not only a traditional “Sakura-mon” blossom emblem but also the same aluminum extrusion technology used in the manufacture...
From the moment she burst into the spotlight as a teenager, sprinting to victory at the 2009 track and field world championships, Caster Semenya faced anger and suspicion. It wasn’t just her precocious speed over 800 meters. It was her broad shoulders, the set of her jaw and muscular build. One...
Jessica Long, a gold-medal winning paralympic swimmer for Team USA, will be the keynote speaker at the 2019 Women’s Conference at Oak Grove Baptist Church in Bel Air. The conference is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 30, at the church, located at 2106 Churchville Road. Long participated...
Rory McIlroy made two late birdies amid the wild theatrics of Sunday at The Players Championship and closed with a 2-under 70 to win the next best thing to a major. It required a major performance down the scary stretch at the TPC Sawgrass. McIlroy could not afford to make a mistake over the final...
Look back at how Rory McIlroy won The Players Championship.
Tiger Woods said his golf game is “close” after recording his best round of the week at The Players Championship. Woods, who closed with a 3-under-par 69 to finish 6-under 282 total, never was in contention on the weekend. Yet he left TPC Sawgrass full of optimism with major-championship season...
Canada bound high-flyers riding the southerlies form an irregular vee but uniform in their destination. Scores of swans rest and refuel on a farm pond before heading to the vast northwestern Arctic. One osprey adds a fourth stick to its platformed nest as its mate snacks on fresh shad. I reckon...
The Arena Football League announced its 2019 season schedule, along with rule changes for the upcoming season. The Baltimore Brigade will kick off the season in a rematch of last year's championship game at Royal Farms Arena, hosting the defending AFL champion Washington Valor on April 26. The...
Indoor football The Arena Football League , which includes franchises in Baltimore and Washington, is launching a team in Columbus, Ohio, to begin play this spring. The team will play its home games at Nationwide Arena , and will play a total of 12 games during the regular season. The Columbus...
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...