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

The Washington Wizards have forward Rui Hachimura from Gonzaga the first Japanese player ever taken in the first round of the NBA draft.

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.

Tommy Sheppard has become the team's interim president of basketball operations, elevated to the top job after Ernie Grunfeld's dismissal Tuesday afternoon.

Blake Griffin and Andre Drummond combined for 63 points in the Detroit Pistons' 121-112 win over the Washington Wizards on Monday night.

The first domino has fallen in the wake of the news of John Wall's extended absence: The Wizards are breaking up what many believed to be their core for years to come, trading Otto Porter Jr. to the Chicago Bulls for Jabari Parker and Bobby Portis.

Serge Ibaka hit a 3-pointer with 15 seconds left in the second overtime, and the Toronto Raptors survived to earn their fifth straight win, 140-138 over the Washington Wizards on Sunday.

The Washington Wizards have lost 15 of 19 games on the road, including losses at Cleveland and Atlanta — teams with a combined 17 wins in 66 games, a winning percentage of .258.

6-foot-7 Troy Brown Jr. provides the Wizards with needed wing depth, a versatile defender and a potential playmaker for their second unit.

DeMar DeRozan scored 32 points and the Toronto Raptors beat the Washington Wizards, 108-98, on Wednesday night in Game 5 of the first-round series.

John Wall had a hand in 10 of Washington's final 14 points and finished with 27 points and 14 assists as the Wizards tied their NBA Eastern Conference quarterfinal series at 2-all.

A win would have pulled the Wizards up to seventh place and a first-round playoff series against the injury-marred Boston Celtics. Instead, they will play the Toronto Raptors in the opening round.

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

John Wall, peering over the heads of reporters, checked to see whether his teammate Otto Porter Jr. was across the locker room.

Digest: US Lacrosse announces 23-man FIL World Cup roster

Digest: Wizards suffer second-worst loss in franchise history, 116-69 to Jazz

Washington Wizards All-Star point guard John Wall had an MRI exam on his sore left knee Friday, reports Chase Hughes of NBC Sports Washington.

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

The final hour of each day during McDaniel College's Green Terror Basketball Camp focuses on fun, and Thursday was no exception.

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

By Don Markus

Jun 21, 2017

Players not selected in the NBA draft turn to development leagues such as the newly renamed NBA Gatorade League and overseas leagues.

By Don Markus

Jun 20, 2017

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

By Don Markus

May 30, 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.

John Wall scored a playoff career-high 32 points and Markieff Morris added 21 in his NBA playoff debut as the Washington Wizards beat the Atlanta Hawks 114-107.

Digest: Wizards' Ian Mahinmi to miss start of postseason

Digest: Beal, Wall lead Wizards past Hawks

Digest: Duke's John Danowski earns record 376th career men's lacrosse win

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.

Reporter Eduardo A. Encina, who covers the Orioles for The Baltimore Sun, has been named a first-time winner of the Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association.

Otto Porter Jr. made six 3-pointers, finished with 25 points and eight rebounds, and the Washington Wizards won their fourth straight, a 111-98 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Thursday night.

In a matchup between two of the NBA's top teams since New Year's Day, John Wall heard "MVP!" chants while producing 26 points and 14 assists to lead the host Wizards past the Pacers, 112-107, on Friday night.

Otto Porter Jr. had 21 points and 11 rebounds, John Wall scored 19 and the visiting Wizards moved within a half-game of the Southeast Division lead with a 112-86 victory over the Hawks on Friday night.

Evgeny Kuznetsov scored twice, Alex Ovechkin had a goal and an assist and the Capitals beat the host Devils, 5-2, on Thursday night to head into the All-Star break with the most points in the NHL.

John Wall had 29 points and 13 assists, scoring Washington's final four points in the last 32 seconds as the surging Wizards beat the host Knicks, 113-110, on Thursday night.

John Wall had 25 points, seven rebounds and seven assists, Bradley Beal added 20 points and the host Wizards used a second-half spurt to beat the 76ers, 109-93, on Saturday night.

Bradley Beal scored 26 points and Markieff Morris added 20 points with 10 rebounds, leading the visiting Wizards over the Bucks, 107-101, on Sunday.

Hannah Fenske scored the go-ahead basket on a jumper with 29 seconds left and added two free throws in the final second to lift visiting Navy (8-5, 1-1 Patriot League) to a 62-59 victory over Boston University (4-9, 2-0).

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.

McVay, who just completed his third season as Washington's offensive coordinator, will interview for the position Thursday in Los Angeles.

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

Syracuse wide receiver Amba Etta-Tawo, a graduate transfer from Maryland, was named a third-team All-American by the Associated Press.

Vini Dantas had two goals and two assists as the Blast beat the Florida Tropics, 7-0, on Saturday night.

Texas Rangers third base coach Tony Beasley has been declared cancer-free after missing much of the past season while going through extensive chemotherapy.

Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson won the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award on Tuesday and will be honored Friday in Baltimore.

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.

The Washington Wizards came close to ending a staggering run of futility in San Antonio, but Kawhi Leonard made certain the stretch would continue.

As the Wizards held off Sacramento, 101-95, in overtime, Beal scored 31 points and reached career-high figures with seven 3-pointers on 13 attempts.

Lamont Brown III had 13 carries for 113 yards and two rushing touchdowns to lead Morgan State to a 35-24 victory over host Savannah State in its season finale Saturday.