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• Sports

Wizards' Bradley Beal receives Community Assist honor at NBA Awards show

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

• Sports

Wizards make Hachimura 1st Japanese player ever in NBA first round

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

• Sports

Finding a new GM tops list of Wizards' offseason tasks

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.

• Sports

Pivotal offseason awaits Wizards after 50-loss season

Pivotal offseason awaits Wizards after 50-loss season

• Sports

Wizards' John Wall says he isn't sure if he'll return next 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.

• Sports

Wizards interim President Tommy Sheppard steps out of Ernie Grunfeld's shadow

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

• Sports

Pistons' Griffin, Drummond pound short-handed Wizards, 121-112

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

• Sports

Wizards trade Otto Porter Jr. to Bulls, Markieff Morris to Pelicans in shake-up before deadline

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.

• Sports

Ibaka's 3-pointer in double OT, Leonard's 41 points help Raptors spoil Wizards' comeback, Beal's triple double, 140-138

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.

• Sports

Wizards can’t seem to take their show on the road; 4-15 away from home, they'll visit Pistons on Wednesday night

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.

• Sports

Wizards select Oregon swingman Troy Brown Jr. with 15th overall pick in NBA draft

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

• Sports

DeRozan, Raptors put Wizards in 3-2 hole with Game 5 win, 108-98

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.

• Sports

Wall takes over late after Beal fouls out as Wizards beat Raptors, 106-98, to tie series at 2

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.

• Sports

Wizards finish eighth in East after 101-92 loss to Magic, setting up playoff matchup with Raptors

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.

• NBA

Wizards pull off biggest comeback of NBA season, rallying from 27 down to top Knicks, 118-113

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

• NBA

Digest (Jan. 15): Otto Porter Jr. draws criticism after Wizards' home loss to Bucks

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

• Sports

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

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

• Washington Wizards

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

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

• Ice Hockey

Digest: Wizards' Wall reportedly has MRI on left knee

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.

• College Sports

Digest (July 13): U.S. women's lacrosse team coasts to victory in World Cup opener

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

• Maryland

Basketball: Sounds of the season at McDaniel's annual summer camp

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

• Sports

His NBA draft prospects in doubt, former Maryland star Melo Trimble remains confident

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

By Don Markus

Jun 21, 2017

• Sports

Seeking lane into NBA, undrafted players turn to developmental and overseas leagues

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

• Sports

Trimble at home for Wizards' predraft workout

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

By Don Markus

May 30, 2017

• NBA

Thomas' 33, Celtics' 3s too much for Wizards in 123-111 win

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

• NBA

Wall scores 32 to lead Wizards to 114-107 win over Hawks in Game 1

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.

• Sports

Digest: Wizards' Ian Mahinmi to miss start of postseason

Digest: Wizards' Ian Mahinmi to miss start of postseason

• NBA

Digest: Beal, Wall lead Wizards past Hawks

Digest: Beal, Wall lead Wizards past Hawks

• College Sports

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

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

• High School sports

Digest: Bernie Walter selected for National High School Hall of Fame

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.

• Sports

Digest: Encina, Gilbert win top Maryland media awards

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.

• NBA

Digest: Win over Pacers sends Wizards into All-Star break on a roll

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.

• NBA

Digest: Wall takes over late to lead Wizards over Pacers, 112-107

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.

• Sports

Digest: Wizards beat Hawks, close in on first place

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.

• Sports

Digest: Capitals win again, head into All-Star break with most points in NHL

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.

• Sports

Digest: Wall helps Wizards edge Knicks, 113-110

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.

• Sports

Digest: Wall, Beal lift Wizards over 76ers for 11th straight home win, 109-93

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.

• Sports

Digest: Beal, Morris lead Wizards over Bucks, 107-101

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.

• Sports

Digest: Wall's 18 points, 18 assists lift Wizards over Timberwolves, 112-105

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).

• Soccer

Digest: 2015 NWSL MVP Dunn leaves Spirit for Chelsea

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.

• Sports

Digest: Redskins offensive coordinator Sean McVay to interview for Rams job

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

• Soccer

Digest: Donatelli's two goals lift Blast over Syracuse, 6-3

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

• Sports

Digest: Former Terps wide receiver Amba Etta-Tawo named AP All-American

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

• Soccer

Digest: Dantas, Vanzela help Blast rout Tropics, 7-0

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

• Sports

Digest: Former O's minor leaguer, Nationals third base coach Tony Beasley declared cancer-free

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

• College Football

Digest: Clemson's Watson wins Golden Arm Award

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

• Sports

Digest: Johansson scores twice to lead Capitals over Sabres in OT, 3-2

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.

• Sports

Digest: Leonard's late basket lifts Spurs over Wizards, 107-105

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

• Sports

Digest: Beal hits seven 3s to lift Wizards over Kings in OT, 101-95

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.

• College Sports

Digest: Morgan State wins football season finale, 35-24

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.