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The Washington Wizards announced Saturday that they have acquired forward C.J. Miles from Memphis in exchange for center Dwight Howard.

Peter Schmuck's takes on the news items of the week. Thoughts on Peyton Manning, Joey Chestnut, Trey Mancini, Colin Kaepernick and more.

By Peter Schmuck

Jul 5, 2019

Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal was named the NBA Cares Community Assist Award winner at the league’s annual award show Monday night.

Maryland center Bruno Fernando was taken in the second round at Thursday's NBA draft in Brooklyn.

By Don Markus

Jun 21, 2019

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

Expected to be selected in the second half of the first round of Thursday's NBA draft, here are five possible landing spots for Maryland center Bruno Fernando.

By Don Markus

Jun 20, 2019

Former Maryland center Bruno Fernando's name can be found all over the various mock drafts, from a top-10 pick to middle of second round.

By Don Markus

Jun 13, 2019

Randolph-Macon sophomore guard Buzz Anthony (Archbishop Spalding) was named the Kurt Axe Player of the Year in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. Anthony

Ben Coleman, who died Sunday at age 57, was an all-ACC player as a junior and senior after transferring from Minnesota to Maryland in 1983.

By Don Markus

Jan 9, 2019

Maryland used a zone defense, along with a career-high-tying 27 points from Anthony Cowan and a career-high 21 points from Jalen Smith, to beat Minnesota, 82-67.

By Don Markus

Jan 8, 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

Laurel Park's ninth race today will serve as the launching pad of the inaugural Stronach 5, a national wager featuring five races at four tracks across the

Buck Williams, LaMont Jordan, Mark Greenberg and Terry Hutchinson are the latest additions to the Maryland State Athletic Hall of Fame.

By Mike Klingaman

Aug 28, 2018

The Washington Wizards and Dwight Howard have both seen better days. Two springs ago, the Wizards fell one game shy of playing in the Eastern Conference finals

Riverdale's Frances Tiafoe, a product of the Junior Tennis Champions program in College Park, saved 13 of the 15 break points he faced to upset 30th-seeded

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

Maryland sophomore guard Kevin Huerter sat out Friday's scrimmage at the NBA combine in Chicago with a torn ligament in his right hand, an injury suffered during a late season game at Northwestern.

By Don Markus

May 18, 2018

Former Maryland star Greivis Vásquez will be back on campus Sunday hoping to raise awareness and funds for his foundation.

By Don Markus

Jan 26, 2018

After making a case to be Maryland's best all-around player as a freshman, Kevin Huerter looks to expand his game.

By Don Markus

Nov 12, 2017

Former Orioles draft pick Pat Connaughton scored a career-high 24 points in Portland's season opener on Wednesday

By Eduardo A. Encina

Oct 20, 2017

The Washington Wizards added guards Carrick Felix and Donald Sloan to their training camp roster, bringing the roster total to 19. Sloan has appeared in 218

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

Digest: Brenda Frese, Juan Dixon part of D.C. Sports Hall of Fame class

After playing last season in Italy, former Terp Robert Carter Jr. trying out for Denver Nuggets

By Don Markus

Jul 8, 2017

After his best NBA season, Otto Porter Jr. has a big offer to join the Brooklyn Nets. But it appears he'll be staying in Washington. Porter has agreed to sign

Digest: Record white catfish caught in southern Potomac River

A lot of familiarity at Verizon Center for former Terps' point guard Melo Trimble

By Don Markus

May 30, 2017

Digest: Wizards' Ian Mahinmi to miss start of postseason

The lead was long gone, the comeback was short-lived and the Maryland men’s basketball season was about to end.

By Don Markus

Mar 17, 2017

Former Arundel baseball coach Bernie Walter is among 11 individuals selected for the 2017 class of the National High School Hall of Fame administered by the National Federation of State High School Associations.

On Thursday night, Towson hosts Drexel, and Kurk Lee Sr. — the Tigers' first Division I All-American in 1989 — will be there, cheering his son on the court. Except that Kurk Lee Jr. plays for Drexel and hopes to kick Towson's butt.

By Mike Klingaman

Feb 2, 2017

Crystal Dunn, a rising star with the top-ranked U.S. women's national soccer team, has left the Washington Spirit to sign with English club Chelsea, the second prominent player to depart since the National Women's Soccer League final three months ago.

Williams was charged with third-degree assault, breach of peace, third-degree strangulation and risk of injury to a minor.

By Jonas Shaffer

Jan 3, 2017

With his goal in overtime, Johansson lifted the Capitals to a 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres, ending the team's three-game losing streak.

Maryland's Melo Trimble in way-too-early 2017 NBA mock drafts. But after a disappointing sophomore season, Trimble has his doubters, too.

By Jonas Shaffer

Jun 29, 2016

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

A year ago, Melo Trimble didn't have much time to decide if he wanted to enter the NBA draft.

By Don Markus

May 23, 2016

Pat Connaughton working out at Orioles extended spring training this week

By Eduardo A. Encina

May 23, 2016

Here¿s a full transcript of what Connaughton had to say about being an NBA rookie, pitching for the Orioles, balancing the two sports and more.

By Eduardo A. Encina

Jan 19, 2016

Former Orioles draft-pick Pat Connaughton is following his dream of playing in the NBA, nearly three months into a rookie season with the Portland Trail Blazers that has seen little playing time, but in his eyes, plenty of promise.

By Eduardo A. Encina

Jan 18, 2016

Incoming Chapelgate freshman Jason Murphy experiences NBA Africa

By Tim Schwartz

Aug 10, 2015

Steve Blake has heard the same line for more than a decade, as the NBA careers of three of his former Maryland teammates came to an end.

By Don Markus

Aug 2, 2015

Maryland junior center Brionna Jones (Aberdeen) won the gold medal with USA Basketball at the World University Games in Gwangju, South Korea.

The Detroit Pistons have acquired former Terps guard Steve Blake from the Brooklyn Nets in a trade for forward Quincy Miller.

Ben's Cat returned to Laurel Park after finishing what trainer King Leatherbury described as a "very disappointing" sixth in Saturday's $200,000 Parx Dash Handicap in Bensalem, Pa.

Pat Connaughton moved one step closer to his NBA dreams, and perhaps one further from returning to the Orioles, when he signed with the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday.

By Josh Land

Jul 9, 2015