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- Led by guard Frances Glover-Bey, guard Keante Lewis and forward Charia Roberts, Pikesville dominated play with its suffocating man-to-man defense after the break, forcing five turnovers in the first 2:30 minutes and turning most into baskets as th
- No. 4 Poly struggled in the second half on offense after leading most of the first half, and Frederick took command and came away with its third consecutive state championship thanks to a 58-44 victory over the Engineers in the Class 3A title game at Towson’s SECU Arena.
- After a slow start, River Hill regroups to pull away down the stretch for a 57-43 victory over Hereford in a 2A girls basketball state semifinal game on Friday, March 15, 2019.
- The four-year, $55 million deal that Earl Thomas signed Wednesday was “last minute,” he said Friday.
- Orioles left-hander Tanner Scott has had an uneven spring, and only recently has seen the walks that have hindered him in the past start to creep in.
- Rosburg has long been considered one of the best special teams coaches in the the NFL.
- The Dunbar alum led the Poets to five state championships and two Baltimore City crowns.
- After lining up as an attackman, offensive midfielder and short-stick defensive midfielder, the senior leads the Retrievers in ground balls and ranks second in caused turnovers in his first year on close defense.
- Dulaney falls to Eleanor Roosevelt in Class 4A boys basketball state boys basketball semifinals
- For the third straight season, the Maryland men's basketball team lost its opening game in the Big Ten tournament, this time Thursday as the fifth seed to No. 13 seeded Nebraska, 69-61, at the United Center.
- The Gators overcame a five-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat the Patriots, 51-47, on March 14 and advance to the 3A state championship.
- Towson—Aberdeen’s bid for a spot in Saturday’s Class 3A girls basketball state championship game was derailed Thursday evening by the Engineers of Poly. The Eagles (23-2) fell behind big, 19-3, through one quarter and despite playing the Engineers (22-4) fairly even in the second quarter, lost bi
- Arena Club Aquatics is sending seven individual swimmers and four relay swimmers to the 2019 Eastern Zone Southern Region Sectional Meet in Christiansburg, VA. later this month.
- Ravens officials bid farewell Wednesday to longtime quarterback Joe Flacco and linebackers C.J. Mosley and Terrell Suggs.
- Earl Thomas signed a four-year deal with the Ravens worth a reported $55 million, another expensive but impressive piece in the team’s defensive backfield.
- I’m surprised at the level of naiveté regarding the idea that people with financial means cheat to get their kids into college — it happens all the time. There is a thriving, legal industry in hiring private consultants to coach kids from freshman year to their chosen Ivy. Here's how to stop it.
- Mychal Givens is still rounding into form this spring and suffered from location issues during a rocky outing Tuesday night against the Yankees.
- Harford County’s high school girls lacrosse teams have been practicing in efforts to be ready for the next week’s season openers. Here is a look at the teams.
- The Retrievers earned a spot in Saturday’s title game at 11 a.m. and will meet No. 1 seed Vermont (26-6) for an automatic berth to the NCAA tournament.
- Kerry McCoy, who has served as the Maryland wrestling coach for the past 11 seasons, announced on Tuesday that he will be stepping down after the NCAA championships later this month.
- Westminster High School on March 12, 2019 named Chris Bassler, a former all-county standout at Francis Scott Key, its new football coach.
- Sophomore center Bruno Fernando was named to the All-Big ten first and defensive teams, while junior guard Anthony Cowan Jr. earned second-team recognition and forward Jalen Smith was named to the league's All-Freshman team.
- The 6-foot-4, 200-pound freshman guard ranks third among the Scarlet Knights in scoring and double-digit totals while making the last 22 consecutive starts.
- Saturday’s 62-54 win gives UMBC its third consecutive 20-win season for the first time in program history and sends the team to a league tournament semifinal date on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
- Scoring 21 unanswered points to open the second half, sparked by the 3-point shooting of Jaelyn and Lyric Swann, Long Reach girls basketball pulls away for a 67-48 victory in the 3A East region championship game against J.M. Bennett on Saturday, March 9, 2019.
- The Aberdeen girls basketball team won the Class 3A North Region championship Saturday, their sixth overall and first since 2013.
- Establishing a national holiday on the day after these events would not eliminate all workplace inefficiency on those days, but it would significantly reduce the amount of hours lost in missed work and low productivity of the post-event Walking Dead.
- Following a surprise pregame proposal by forward Ivan Bender on senior night, No. 24 Maryland beats Minnesota, 69-60, Friday at Xfinity Center behind junior guard Anthony Cowan Jr.'s 21 points and freshman forward Jalen Smith's second double double in a Big Ten game this season.
- The Havre de Grace boys basketball team saw its region title hopes taken away Friday night by the visiting Crisfield Crabbers.
- McDaniel College football coach Mike Dailey is stepping down because of health reasons. Dailey spent three years as coach of the Green Terror, and compiled a 9-21 record.
- Former walk-on Andrew Terrell, who will be honored on senior night Friday at Xfinity Center, gave up sitting in the stands at homestate school Indiana for sitting on the bench and occasionally getting in games at Maryland.
- After falling behind by double digits in first quarter, Long Reach girls basketball regroups behind hot outside shooting to earn a 65-52 victory over Reservoir in the 3A East region semifinals on Thursday, March 7, 2019.
- First-race post time at Laurel Park moves to 1:10p.m. beginning Sunday. The 48-day winter meet runs through March 31. Laurel's 19-day spring meet runs April 5
- Pikesville hosts Western Tech in Class 1A North Section I finals. Rematch of Baltimore County championship game
- 56th Scholar Athlete Awards dinner
- “I think Nick is a huge piece of our offense going forward from the standpoint of how he plays," coach John Harbaugh said of tight end Nick Boyle, who the Ravens signed to a three-year extension Thursday.
- Also, the Mount St. Mary’s men are enjoying their biggest win in six years, and the Maryland men have keyed on a contributing factor to their overtime loss at Notre Dame on Sunday.
- Francis Scott Key hosted Smithsburg in the Class 1A West Section 2 final girls basketball playoff game March 7, 2019.
- Keeping his players focused will become a top priority for Towson's lacrosse coach Shawn Nadelen. His team is ranked No. 1.
- Ke'von Simpson converted off an offensive rebound at the end of the first overtime to give the Scorpions' a 61-59 victory over River Hill in the 2A South, Section I final on March 6.
- Former Marylnd basketball stars Joe Smith and Keith Booth see positive signs from this season's team, which reminds them of the one they played on as freshman 25 years ago.
- The Greater Baltimore Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame will sponsor the 56th annual Scholar Athlete Awards Dinner on
- The Maryland football team landed its first commitment for its Class of 2020, as DeMatha lineman Jordan White announced his pledge Wednesday night.
- Nine months after University of Maryland football player Jordan McNair died of heatstroke following a summer practice, the state flagship university has implemented most of the changes recommended by a sports medicine consultant brought in to assess the response to his death.
- Wednesday was a big day for three Harford County boys basketball teams. C. Milton Wright, Harford Tech and Havre de Grace all won section final games in three different classes to advance to Friday’s region championship games.
- Four Harford County girls basketball teams are still in line for region titles after each won section semifinal games Tuesday. Aberdeen, C. Milton Wright, Fallston and Patterson Mill were all in the win column and all will be in action Thursday.
- Stephanie Jones comes from a remarkable basketball family, and she's following in her sister's footsteps at the University of Maryland. But with a rage to win that belies her perpetual smile, she's her own person and a dependable rock for the 26-3 Terps as they prepare for postseason play.
- Towson uses hustle, heart in girls basketball win over Milford Mill
- Winters Mill hosted South Carroll in a Class 2A West Section 1 semifinal on March 5, 2019.
- Orioles first baseman Chris Davis was scratched from the lineup Tuesday with a sore hip flexor, but manager Brandon Hyde said he's putting in good work amid a slow start this spring.