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

Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh met with former NBA star Magic Johnson on Thursday to discuss opportunities for him to invest in the city.

The Ravens posted a video to Twitter on Sunday in honor of LeBron James' Lakers decision. In it, the players definitively settled who truly bears the title of GOAT in the NBA.

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

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

The irony was not lost on the Maryland fans who made the trek out to Michigan State for their first-ever game at the Breslin Center. It wasn't exactly balmy in East Lansing on Saturday morning, but there wasn't even a single flake to be found.

To many, the high salaries of professional athletes can be a source of envy. But their big paydays come with a darker side – many face bankruptcy or financial distress after spending too freely, going through a divorce or failing to line up a job upon retirement.

President Barack Obama's My Brother's Keeper initiative is encountering opposition because it is too limited.

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

Authorities arrested Friday a second suspect believed to be connected to a series of "bottle bomb" incidents at movie theaters in the Baltimore and Washington metro areas in recent weeks.

Anne Arundel County Fire Department investigators have placed criminal charges related to an Arundel movie theater "bottle bombing" incident in March against a man being held in Prince George's County on similar charges in a Largo incident.

A 20-year-old Bowie man accused in a movie theater "bottle bomb" incident in Prince George's County is also a suspect in other similar incidents across the region, including a March incident in Anne Arundel County, law enforcement authorities said.

A 20-year-old Bowie man has been arrested and charged with the May 24 detonation of a "bottle-bomb" at a Prince George's County movie theater. Authorities are investigating whether he is responsible for other detonations around the region including one at Arundel Mills mall.

Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh garnered some jeers from his brother-in-law for his decision to wear a Michigan State hat at today's Spartans-UCONN basketball game.

Magic Johnson may have survived for more than 20 years with HIV and is in apparent good health, but don't let the basketball legend's success story fool you.

While science is her calling, it's Dr. Maria Trent's compassion for people that drives her.

Constant repetition of AT&T commercials becoming annoying to NCAA Tournament viewers

Former Patterson star Aquille Carr has spent his senior season at Princeton Day Academy in Laurel, is trying to rebuild his reputation after a turbulent year that included an arrest and several school transfers. Despite all that, Carr seems to be thinking ahead to professional opportunities overseas.

Senior guard, who transferred to school this year, looks to lead Poets to fourth consecutive Class 1A state title

For the Ravens to leave Foxborough with a win this time, they must find a way to slow down Tom Brady and the New England Patriots, something few teams have been able to do.

The recruiting battle for the Harrison twins that ended with Maryland losing out to Kentucky made me think about Lefty Driesell and some of the tales he has told over the years about going after the likes of Tom McMillen, Moses Malone and Albert King.

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.

As an NBA assistant coach since retiring after a Hall of Fame career, Patrick Ewing might have a better seat than many of his contemporaries to compare this year's U.S. Olympic men's basketball team to the fabled Dream Team of 20 years ago.

A few Harford County athletes who were left off The Sun's top 175 in Maryland certainly should have merited more consideration, Aegis writer says.

Sun staff predictions: Kentucky vs. Kansas for the national basketball championship

Congratulations to Magic Johnson, Stan Kasten and the rest of the new ownership group that just bought the Los Angeles Dodgers from Frank McCourt for a reported $2 billion. They will bring the Dodgers out of bankruptcy and restore some stability to the organization, but the price tag leaves room to wonder if they'll be able to keep the team competitive.

Mark Landsberger, apropos of his modest NBA career, makes only a barely noticed cameo in one of the most frequently replayed video highlights in NBA history: Dr. J's up-and-under layup in the 1980 NBA Finals.