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

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

Hall of Fame basketball player and Los Angeles Lakers great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, 71, who sat down for an interview with The Baltimore Sun.

After Houston Rockets stars James Harden and Chris Paul fouled out in Thursday’s 111-106 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, an NBA official with a long, controversial history was in their crosshairs. That official: Scott Foster, a Maryland native and University of Maryland graduate.

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Remember when Kyle Boller, Archie Clark and Mark Belanger were in the news?

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

A day after LeBron James rocked the NBA by joining the Los Angeles Lakers, the Golden State Warriors, NBA champions three of the past four years, made a stunning addition of their own.

A look at what sports writers, columnists and Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert are saying about LeBron James' departure from Cleveland to Los Angeles.

With more than a handful of NBA teams rumored to be considering drafting Kevin Huerter, here's a look at some of the scenarios that could play out Thursday night.

Two years after leaving a close-knit community in upstate New York for Maryland, Kevin Huerter will watch his NBA future unfold with family, friends and neighbors at a draft viewing party.

One day out, it seems like Maryland guard Kevin Huerter will end up as a mid-to-late first-round pick in the 2018 NBA Draft. Forward Justin Jackson, who struggled last season due to injury, is likely to be a second round pick.

Maryland guard Kevin Huerter became a hot item during workouts this spring — will he become a Laker, Timberwolf or fall to someone else?

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

Anthony Mitchell, Frank Robinson and Bert Rechichar are part of This Week in Maryland Sports for Jan. 7-13

The team was picked to finish third in the America East Conference this season, as high as it's ever been.

Despite cold shooting spells, former Terp Jake Layman has a solid summer league performance for Trail Blazers.

Melo Trimble's layup over highly-touted rookie Lonzo Ball goes down as a dunk for Alex Poythressthress

Sixers' Melo Trimble plays just six minutes against Lakers a day after having his best game of the summer.

Feb. 12, 1991: The Orioles sign first baseman Glenn Davis, acquired in the offseason from the

The Washington Wizards officially announced the hiring of Scott Brooks as the franchise's 24th head coach Tuesday. The sides agreed to a five-year deal worth $35 million, according to people with knowledge of the situation

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

Los Angeles Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak didn¿t cause a stir when he took his seat at the back of press row an hour before tip-off Tuesday night at Xfinity Center. It was Kupchak¿s first trip back to the Maryland campus since his days as a Washington Bullet playing summer pickup games at Cole Field House. Yet Kupchak¿s presence for No. 7 Maryland¿s matchup against Northwestern was an indication of his interest in at least one of the game¿s participants. Considering how little Maryland freshman Diamond Stone was on the floor for Maryland¿s 62-56 overtime win -- a total of 15 minutes -- Kupchak might have to come back.

What the NFL has done in moving the Rams to Los Angeles ¿ whether it was done to Baltimore or Cleveland or St. Louis, and whether or not the ultimate outcome for each locality has been good or bad ¿ is reprehensible.

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.

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.

Minnesota selected Kentucky's Karl-Anthony Towns with the first pick in the NBA draft on Thursday night, the first of three straight freshmen chosen before New York chose Latvian forward Kristaps Porzingis, triggering loud, long boos from their fans inside Barclays Center.

The giant spark plug in Johnny Egan's attic is nearly as big as he is. A gift from Bullets fans, the 4-foot trophy depicts the spunky guard's role on Baltimore's NBA team one-half century ago. Then, he'd come off the bench, time after time, to ignite the offense or fire up the defense.

The Wizards returned to Baltimore on Monday night to play against the New Orleans Pelicans at the newly renamed Royal Farms Arena, and it seemed like the memories came flooding back more than the fans came storming into the antiquated venue.

It's now pretty clear the president was wrong on all counts when it comes to Iraq.

My hair is gone, my knees are gone and now my memory is a memory; life, it seems, is just a voyage into decrepitude

Maryland's Damonte Dodd has an innocence about him. Everything seems new and promising to the 6-foot-10, 250-pound center, without boundaries or baggage or bravado.

In its prime, Maryland-Duke was a series that emanated heat. While Duke fans professed indifference, the rivalry didn't fade away quietly at Maryland, not even after the school announced it would join the financially lucrative Big Ten beginning this July.

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

Former Baltimore high school star Aquille Carr is now trying to break through with the minor league Delaware 87ers.

Boys' Latin junior defenseman Dylan Gaines has committed orally to play lacrosse at Denver.

Napoleon McCallum, Mike Cuellar and Hasim Rahman are part of The Sun Remembers This Week in Sports for Nov. 3-9

Carmelo Anthony will don a pro uniform in Baltimore for the first time when his New York Knicks meet the Washington Wizards at the Baltimore Arena.

Half a century ago, the Baltimore Bullets came into the world without much fuss. There was no parade for the city's new National Basketball Association team. The opening night crowd fell far short of a sellout. And the Bullets bowed meekly to the world champion Boston Celtics, as they would the first nine times they played them.

WWE held a news conference in advance of Sunday's SummerSlam. This year marks the 26th edition of the event, with the past five held at the Staples Center.

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.