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Here's what you need to know before the 2019 NBA draft begins Thursday night.

John Beilein's surprising announcement Monday that he was leaving Michigan to coach the Cleveland Cavaliers has some similarities to Gary Williams' retirement.

By Don Markus

May 14, 2019

The Washington Wizards' offseason mercifully began after Tuesday night's loss to the Boston Celtics, giving the team until September to chart a new course.

Pivotal offseason awaits Wizards after 50-loss season

Wizards point guard John Wall says he is not sure whether he will be able to play next season as he recovers from a torn Achilles tendon.

Former NBA player Glen “Big Baby” Davis has agreed to pay $15,000, the maximum fine, to avoid jail time and have his case dismissed after being arrested with a quarter-pound of marijuana at a hotel in Harford County.

By Colin Campbell

Feb 18, 2019

Maryland big men Jalen Smith and Bruno Fernando are ranked 31st and 75th, respectively, among the top 100 NBA prospects, according to ESPN.

By Don Markus

Dec 12, 2018

As a point guard for the Boston Celtics, Chris Herren’s dreams of playing in the NBA had seemingly come true. In reality, he was trapped in a nightmare of addiction to alcohol, cocaine, OxyContin and heroin. Herren spoke to 325 people at Havre de Grace High School Tuesday evening.

Two memorial scholarships at Edgewood High School are named for a student basketball star and a former teacher, coach and athletic director. Their families accepted the honors during the school's annual Hall of Fame induction ceremony Friday.

Former Maryland coach Lefty Driesell and former North Carolina and NBA star Charlie Scott have been close since Driesell, then the coach at little Davidson College, recruited a mostly unknown prospect at Laurinburg Institute in 1964.

By Don Markus

Sep 6, 2018

Harford County is observing Shine a Light on Recovery Month in September.

After the only off-the-board finish of his career in his debut outside the Mid-Atlantic, Linda Zang's stakes winner Lewisfield finds himself back in familiar

With more than a handful of NBA teams rumored to be considering drafting Kevin Huerter, here's a look at some of the scenarios that could play out Thursday night.

By Don Markus

Jun 21, 2018

Maryland guard Kevin Huerter became a hot item during workouts this spring — will he become a Laker, Timberwolf or fall to someone else?

By Katherine Fominykh

Jun 19, 2018

Kevin Huerter’s decision to leave the Terps ends an anxious and bittersweet few days of waiting for Terps fans.

Freshman center Bruno Fernando will return for his sophomore year after putting his name into the NBA draft but not signing with an agent.

By Don Markus

May 28, 2018

Maryland sophomore guard Kevin Huerter is now being mentioned on several mock drafts as a late first-round draft pick in June.

By Don Markus

May 24, 2018

Despite being located near one of the meccas of the sport, close to Baltimore, the professional game hasn’t caught on strongly even though the Chesapeake Bayhawks are one of the league’s flagship franchises having won an unprecedented five championships. But Kelly said he has seen a turning point.

By Mike Preston

Apr 6, 2018

Les Hunter played on the Loyola Chicago national basketball championship team 55 years ago and for the Baltimore Bullets as a rookie in 1964.

By Mike Klingaman

Mar 30, 2018

Washington went on a 42-15 run to tie the score at 83 with 3:32 left in the third quarter.

Monumental Sports and Entertainment on Thursday announced the details of a privately funded, $40 million renovation of Capital One Arena, which will include

While Boston and Philly were hardly in direct competition in politics or finance, both played vital roles in the founding and defining of America. Nowadays when one links Boston and Philly it usually has something to do with professional sports. Super Bowl LII is only the most current instance.

Kent Auslander thought his career was done after two seasons at Maryland. He's getting another chance.

By Jonas Shaffer

Jan 19, 2018

The Washington Capitals started training camp with 65 players and 20 days to whittle the roster to no more than 23. On Thursday afternoon, Washington cut four

Wizards forward Markieff Morris is expected to be out six to eight weeks after undergoing surgery to repair a sports hernia. The Wizards announced Friday that

A junior tennis team from central Maryland won the 18-and-under Intermediate title at the USTA Mid-Atlantic Junior Team Tennis Section Championships, topping a

ESPN's "Baltimore Boys" is an outstanding sports film. But its real power is the sociology and sensitivity it brings to this saga of achievement that started at Dunbar High.

By David Zurawik

Aug 4, 2017

A number of Dunbar greats, including legendary coach Bob Wade and three-time NBA champion Sam Cassell, savored the memories at a panel discussion Monday at Shoe City on Monument Street.

By Glenn Graham

Aug 1, 2017

The United States opened defense of its world championship with a 19-3 victory over Scotland at the Federation of International Lacrosse Rathbones World Cup in

Melo Trimble's layup over highly-touted rookie Lonzo Ball goes down as a dunk for Alex Poythressthress

By Don Markus

Jul 13, 2017

Sixers' Melo Trimble plays just six minutes against Lakers a day after having his best game of the summer.

Melo Trimble, playing in his first game of the Las Vegas Summer League for the Philadelphia 76ers, scored 13 points Tuesday night.

By Don Markus

Jul 12, 2017

Digest: Capitals sign Smith-Pelly, Albert to one-year deals

But he could play Wednesday.

By Jonas Shaffer

Jul 3, 2017

Friends say the NBA's shortest-ever player deserves Hall of Fame enshrinement.

By Jonas Shaffer

Jun 27, 2017

Former Maryland guard Melo Trimble remains optimistic heading into Thursday night's NBA draft.

By Don Markus

Jun 21, 2017

Orioles center fielder Adam Jones said Tuesday that he's all for the typical trash talk that comes from the stands at major league ballparks — and he's heard

By Jon Meoli

May 2, 2017

Orioles center fielder Adam Jones said Tuesday that he’s all for the typical trash talk that comes from the stands at ballparks across the country, yet made it

By Jon Meoli

May 2, 2017

Thomas played just a day after attending the funeral for his sister, who died in a car accident last month outside of Tacoma, Wash.

Melo Trimble told Maryland coach Mark Turgeon at a meeting this week that he will file for early NBA draft eligibility and sign with an agent.

By Don Markus

Mar 29, 2017

The Redskins add wide receiver Terrelle Pryor to a one-year contract and are said to be considering NFL Network draft analyst Mike Mayock for their general manager job.

Tony Donatelli scored two goals and the visiting Blast earned a 6-3 win over the Syracuse Silver Knights on Thursday night.

Otto Porter scored a career-high 34 points and had 14 rebounds in the Wizards' 118-93 rout of the visiting Celtics on Wednesday night.

M & D Stables homebred Eyeplayeveryday ($19) took the lead in midstretch and held off a closing English Minister to capture the $75,000 Find Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday.

After Thursday¿s NBA draft, Maryland guard Melo Trimble¿s decision not to hire an agent is looking better than it did even back when he made it in April.

By Don Markus

Jun 24, 2016

Diamond Stone did not have a going-away party at Maryland after his freshman year, as Jake Layman and three others did in March on Senior Night.

By Don Markus

Jun 23, 2016

Even before classes ended at Maryland, Jake Layman began the transition from college student to professional basketball player.

By Don Markus

Jun 23, 2016

The first inkling about Len Bias came the summer before his freshman year at Maryland when he played in the well-respected Urban Coalition league in Washington. The league was made up mostly of college players, local NBA players and a few older playground legends.

By Don Markus

Jun 17, 2016

"I often say, we can step over addicts. We can walk past them on the street, but every one of them have a mom and dad at home. They have a son or daughter that miss them on Christmas and just want to see them on their birthday," Chris Herren told more than 800 people gathered at The John Carroll School's gym.

As a starting NBA point guard, Chris Herren traveled coast to coast, playing the sport he had loved since childhood. But Herren wasn't just shooting hoops as he crisscrossed the country for various professional basketball teams. He was shooting heroin and popping pills.

By Doug Donovan

May 18, 2016