The No. 6 seed Maryland men’s basketball team will face No. 11 seed Belmont in the first round of the NCAA tournament Thursday in Jacksonville, Fla. Belmont defeated Temple, 81-70, in a First Four play-in game Tuesday night in Dayton, Ohio, to advance to the Round of 64. The Terps’ game Thursday...
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...
Anything above last year's 47 wins would amount to progress for the Orioles, who enter the 2019 season with much more modest ambitions than the club that fell short of its one last crack at contending with its old core. New executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias and the front office...
The Ravens and new safety Earl Thomas have a future together, secured last week with a four-year, $55 million contract. But over an 18-quarter span last season, they also shared a statistical quirk. From the second quarter of the Ravens’ Week 7 loss to the New Orleans Saints to the third quarter...
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...
ESPN apparently isn't surrendering hope of putting Peyton Manning in the booth for "Monday Night Football" games this season. Jimmy Pitaro, the network's president, and Connor Schell, its executive vice president for content, flew to Denver last week to woo the retired quarterback, according to...
Boys lacrosse No. 11 Archbishop Spalding 15, DeMatha 7: Josh Tang had three goals and Jake Oliver made eight saves to lead the Cavaliers (1-2) past the host Stags (3-2). John Carroll 5, Curley 2: The Patriots (1-0) defeated Archbishop Curley (1-1) as senior midfielder Jake Gottshalk scored twice,...
Loyola’s season is over after the Ramblers lost 70-61 to Creighton in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament on Tuesday night in Omaha, Neb. Aher Uguak led Loyola with 18 points, and Cameron Krutwig added 17. Uguak shot 9-for-11 from the field, Krutwig was 8-for-14, and the rest...
The last time Jabari Parker visited the United Center, he played as if auditioning for the 2020 dunk contest. The former Simeon star threw down six dunks in a lively, 20-point, six-assist performance as the Wizards handed the Bulls a franchise-record 10th straight home loss on Feb. 9. The performance,...
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...
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...
Houston and Navy face the toughest nonconference schedules heading into the 2019-20 football season. 1. Houston Aug. 31 at Oklahoma; Sept. 7 Prairie View; Sept. 13 vs. Washington State; Sept. 28 at North Texas Overview: Dana Holgorsen inherits a nonconference schedule that features a College Football...
While at the recent NFL combine, Jaquan Johnson did his best to try and catch the attention of league scouts and personnel. He was measured and weighed. He ran the 40-yard dash and participated in several other drills that gauged his strength, speed and agility. He went through extensive interviews,...
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...
Fearing the loss of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore’s state Senate delegation is asking the Budget and Taxation Committee to kill a bill that would provide funding for a “super track” at Laurel Park. In a letter sent Friday to Budget and Taxation Committee chairwoman Sen....
The Bowie Race Track closed in 1985; in 2015, training at the facility ended. But when the track’s owner looks at the future of racing in the state, Bowie is a part of the picture again. The Stronach Group will present its plans for that property, and for Laurel Park, to the Bowie City Council...
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...
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...
The family of Kelly Catlin, the Olympic cyclist who died by suicide last week at 23, has donated her brain to Veterans Affairs-Boston University-Concussion Legacy Foundation Brain Bank, seeking answers for a series of behavioral changes that they believe contributed to her death. "Our family decided...
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...