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• Sports

Warriors star Steph Curry puts his faith in new production company

Stephen Curry is using a foundation of faith to build a career away from the basketball court through his burgeoning production company.

• Sports

Schmuck: New Dodger Manny Machado makes it clear he already loves L.A.

Manny Machado was introduced as a new Dodger at a news conference in Milwaukee on Friday afternoon and said all the right things.

By Peter Schmuck

Jul 20, 2018

• Sports

Nearly quarter-century after leaving Maryland as NBA's top pick, Joe Smith in different spotlight

Former Maryland star Joe Smith tells Alex Rodriguez on a CNBC show that he is broke despite earning more that $60 million in his NBA career.

By Don Markus

Mar 13, 2018

• Sports

From Puerto Rico to the America East final, K.J. Maura emerges as UMBC's small wonder

The 5-foot-8 guard was named the America East Conference's shortest-ever Defensive Player of the Year,

By Jonas Shaffer

Mar 9, 2018

• Baltimore City Paper

Sole Searching: Ballin' on a budget and Lonzo Ball's $500 shoes

LaVar Ball, the father of prospective NBA lottery draft pick Lonzo Ball and patriarch of Big Baller Brand, recently released Lonzo's first signature shoe the

• Sports

Mike Wallace looks forward to potentially hitting 1,000-yard milestone

The attention Sunday will be on Steve Smith Sr. and his likely final game, but another Ravens wide receiver has a benchmark that he could hit.

By Jeff Zrebiec

Dec 30, 2016

• College Basketball

Kevin Garnett could've been Maryland's modern-era NBA star — had he gone to college

"I led people on that I was going to UM. If I would have gone to college it was going to be Maryland. I was going to shock 'em all."

By Jonas Shaffer

Sep 26, 2016

• Maryland

Appreciating history in the making

I've never really been a Kobe Bryant fan. Maybe it's because I grew up idolizing players like Johnny Unitas, Brooks Robinson, and Pele. In my young adult years

• NBA

Kobe's final performance was complex and intriguing -- just like Kobe's character

My very favorite thing about sports is that you never know when a game is going to take over your night.

By Childs Walker

Apr 14, 2016

• Maryland

It's fun to start up GOAT talks

At the end of a school day recently, the kids were winding down from a long week anticipating the final bell and I overheard some of the boys talking about the

• NBA

Baltimore native Will Barton maintains ties to hometown as he breaks out for Denver Nuggets

Baltimore product Will Barton is having a breakout season for the Denver Nuggets, and the ties that bind him to his hometown are as strong as ever.

By Childs Walker

Jan 29, 2016

• Sports

Steve Blake's long road trip around the NBA

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

• Sports

LaMarcus Aldridge chooses the San Antonio Spurs

Ending a frantic few days of courtship ¿ and perhaps cementing the Spurs as the preseason favorites to win yet another NBA title ¿ Aldridge announced Saturday that he will sign with San Antonio and align with Tim Duncan and Kawhi Leonard to form what would figure to be among the league's most-formidable frontcourts.

• Features

Dogs ready to have their day -- and nights -- at Westminster

Owners of 2,711 dogs set to take part

• Maryland

New-Look NBA: A player's perspective, Paul Pierce

• Opinion

No defense for what Ray Rice did [Commentary]

Fans who have a reflexive need to excuse Ray Rice should ask themselves whether they would feel the same if Rice were in a different business

• Opinion

No defense for what Ray Rice did [Commentary]

• Maryland

Free agency opens in the NBA

• Maryland

Local coaches, players react to Sterling's comments

• Sports

Jared Nickens doesn't mind flying under the radar in Maryland's recruiting class

Maryland recruit Jared Nickens doesn't get as much attention as Melo Trimble, Dion Wiley or Trayvon Reed, but he's confident he can help the Terps

• Features

ESPN broadcaster Lisa Salters' 10 favorite things

Sports reporter's possessions reflect a life on the road and a love of home

• Sports

CM Punk cracks Sports Illustrated's Twitter 100 list

WWE superstar CM Punk has been selected by Sports Illustrated to be among its "Twitter 100," categorized as the most "essential to your daily routine for finding news, information and entertainment from the sports world."

• Sports

Turner-Blair is pride of Baltimore at Big 26 Baseball Classic

Growing up, Terrence Turner-Blair wasn't like the other kids. While others wanted to be the next Kobe Bryant or Peyton Manning, he wanted to be the next Barry Bonds or Ken Griffey Jr.

• Sports

Terps Trio: Maryland's NBA players, ACC relationship, 2015 local hoops recruiting

Baltimore Sun reporters Jeff Barker and Don Markus and editor Matt Bracken weigh in on the three biggest topics of the past week in Maryland sports.

• Maryland

2013 NBA Playoffs: First round analysis

• Sports

Ex-Terp Steve Blake played crucial role in Lakers making NBA playoffs

Since Steve Blake went to the Los Angeles Lakers three years ago, the former Maryland point guard had rarely been much of a factor.

• Auto Racing

Rebel Wilson "exposed," Turbo Tax day fail and the NRA's Sprint Cup sponsorship turns deadly for one NASCAR fan

Rebel Wilson confusses and titillates at the 2013 MTV Movie Awards while tax-paying procrastinators struggled to submit their returns on a temporarily floundering TurboTax online. In gun control news, a sadly ironic turn of events took place at the first 500 Sprint Cup race sponsored by the NRA as a NASCAR fan shot himself in the head after an apparent argument with a fellow racing fan.

• Twitter

Alabama Shakes, Alicia Keys and Christoph Waltz

The weekend's NBA all star game gave halftime show junkies a fix after their Super Bowl withdrawl, Danica Patrick ran a fast qualifying lap, and Christoph Waltz shows everyone the lighter side of Hitler.

• Los Angeles Lakers

Which NBA teams will rally, slip in 2nd half?

• Sports

Terps Trio: Dez Wells, Signing Day, football recruiting sleeper

Baltimore Sun reporters Jeff Barker and Don Markus and editor Matt Bracken weigh in on the three biggest topics of the past week in Maryland sports.

• Sports

Analyzing Maryland's loss at Florida State

The Maryland Terps lost to the Florida State Seminoles. Don Markus analyzes the defeat.

• High School sports

Maryland is 'exactly where I want to be,' A'Lexus Harrison says

Digital Harbor forward-guard A'Lexus Harrison's commitment to Maryland after her freshman year has shaped her high school basketball career in a much different way than the careers of her peers.

• Sports

Catonsville rides defense past Lower Merion in Holly and Hoops tournament

Comets ride defense to seventh victory of girls basketball season

• Media Industry

Grammy nominees, Kobe Bryant and Tim Cooke are having an awesome St. Nick's Day

Christmas may come early for Apple CEO Tim Cooke who could find out today whether a mess of Samsung phones are permanently placed on the naughty list, out of reach of U.S. consumers. Lakers star Kobe Bryant just scored his 30,000 point joining the elite ranks of Michael Jordan and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

• NBA

Is D'Antoni the right choice for Lakers?

• Entertainment

Shaq's Comedy Jam brings laughs to the Lyric

Show has six different comics and more than two hours of material

• NBA

Where will James play after summer of 2014?

• Sports

Report: Turgeon has lunch with father of Harrison twins

Maryland basketball coach Mark Turgeon and assistant Bino Ranson reportedly had lunch today in Texas with Aaron Harrison Sr., the father of the 6-5 twin guards Aaron and Andrew Harrison, who are choosing between the Terps and defending national champion Kentucky.

• Baltimore City Paper

Most pro athletes would never think to spit out hate terms "Nigger," "Kike," or "Spic," but somehow "Faggot" gets a pass.

• NBA

How far will Lakers go next season?

• NBC

London Olympics a cry-fest for the ages

You know how they say there's no crying in baseball> Apparently they haven't gotten that message at the London Olympics.

• Sports

Maryland angle: 'Melo sets records as U.S. smashes Nigeria in men's basketball

The U.S. drove a stake through Nigeria in a preliminary men's basketball game, 156-73, making massive numbers of 3-pointers Thursday and smashing the Olympic record for points in a game.

• Olympics

James becoming leader for Team USA

David Haugh: Olympic gold could restore LeBron James' image

• Olympics

McCoughtry leads fourth-quarter surge for U.S.

McCoughtry, Cash lead U.S. rally in 81-56 win over Croatia

• Sports

MMA champion Ronda Rousey is not a fan of Michael Phelps

Former Olympian Ronda Rousey talks about her negative experience around Michael Phelps in Beijing.

• Olympics

Former Cardinal Gibbons and Duke star Wojciechowski helping U.S. men prepare for the Games

Assisting Mike Krzyzewski, Steve Wojciechowski helps prepares scouting reports and runs drills for the likes of Kobe Bryant and LeBron James.

• Sports

Anthony seems to shine brightest on the Olympic stage, but his ultimate goal remains an NBA title

Being a member of the U.S. Olympic team has been Carmelo Anthony's haven. But the drive to win an NBA title is part of the reason he's in London for the Games.

• Sports

Your Turn: Should U.S. Olympic hoops team only use players under 23?

Would you rather see an American team filled with the league¿s best players, or the best players under 23?

• Sports

U.S. men's basketball team struggles against Brazil

What was supposed to be a rousing sendoff for the U.S. team playing its last game on American soil before continuing its pre-Olympic tour later this week in England, turned into an embarrassing first quarter that saw Brazil take a 10-point lead amid an assortment of missed dunks, errant jump shots and porous defense by their more famous counterparts.

• Sports

Dream Team vs. 2012 U.S. Olympic team: Who would win?

The debate raging these days between those arguing whether this year's U.S. Olympic men's basketball team could compete with the Dream Team of 20 years ago is not answered simply by a generational divide.