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

A person familiar with the situation says the Washington Wizards have traded center Dwight Howard to the Memphis Grizzlies for forward CJ Miles.

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.

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

Former Maryland standout Kevin Huerter was named one of the NBA's top 10 rookies this season, becoming the first former Terp to do so in nearly 20 years.

By Don Markus

May 21, 2019

The 6-foot-4, 200-pound freshman guard ranks third among the Scarlet Knights in scoring and double-digit totals while making the last 22 consecutive starts.

By Edward Lee

Mar 11, 2019

Maryland big men Jalen Smith and Bruno Fernando are ranked 31st and 75th, respectively, among the top 100 NBA prospects, according to ESPN.

By Don Markus

Dec 12, 2018

Known for giving back in Baltimore, where he grew up, Rudy Gay of the San Antonio Spurs delivered for two of his fans after helping the Spurs beat LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday.

Former UMBC star and DeMatha standout Jairus Lyles signed with the Utah Jazz on Thursday.

By Katherine Fominykh

Jul 12, 2018

UMBC guard Jairus Lyles played in the Utah Jazz's summer league, hitting 3-pointers off the bench.

By Katherine Fominykh

Jul 12, 2018

Myla Abernathy, a 2018 graduate of Arbutus Middle School, was among the top finalists in the 800-meter run (girls age 15-16 division) at the USA Track & Field Potomac Valley Association Junior Olympic Championships on Saturday.

Rudy Gay, the 2003-04 Baltimore Sun All-Metro Co-Player of the Year, will leave the San Antonio Spurs after turning down the second-year option on his contract.

By Katherine Fominykh

Jun 18, 2018

“What happened to Steve Francis?” he wrote in a first-person account Thursday for The Players’ Tribune. It wasn’t crack cocaine that caused his spiral, he says.

By Jonas Shaffer

Mar 9, 2018

Hoop dreams often incubate in dim, cramped gyms, much like the one at the Mount Royal Rec Center.

Rudy Gay discussed his Baltimore community service with ESPN.

Isaiah Todd plays in Virginia now, and he's a rising star.

By Jonas Shaffer

Jun 23, 2017

Larkin, the Patriot League Rookie of the Year, earned All-America honorable mention after posting a Midshipmen freshman record of 108 points.

Digest: Shoulder surgery sidelines standout jockey Trevor McCarthy six months

Digest: Record white catfish caught in southern Potomac River

Rudy Gay, an Archbiship Spalding graduate who has gone on to a 10-year NBA career, could miss the rest of the season with a suspected torn left Achilles tendon.

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

Former Maryland and NBA star Steve Francis has been charged with felony retaliation after prosecutors say he threatened to assault a police officer during a

By Don Markus

Nov 21, 2016

 Stephen Curry had 37 points and the Golden State Warriors beat the San Antonio Spurs 92-86 Sunday night for their 72nd victory this season, tying the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls for the single-season record.

Incoming Chapelgate freshman Jason Murphy experiences NBA Africa

By Tim Schwartz

Aug 10, 2015

Former Maryland and Montrose Christian point guard Greivis Vasquez is on the move again, having been traded Thursday night from the Toronto Raptors to the Milwaukee Bucks, according to news reports.

Tim Connelly said recently that he had already exceeded his dreams by becoming the assistant general manager of an NBA team three years ago. The 36-year-old Baltimore native might be raising his career bar again.

Former Lake Clifton standout taking part in Walk-Away Campaign on Saturday in Baltimore

Donte Greene, Towson Catholic alumnus, returns to the NBA by signing with the Memphis Grizzlies

Former Lake Clifton guard Josh Selby was waived Sunday by the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Greivis Vasquez, a former Maryland Terps standout, is playing well for the New Orleans Hornets.

Loyola coach Jimmy Patsos compared Bucknell center Mike Muscala to one of his favorite former NBA players for his hometown Boston Celtics. Muscala is not the second coming of Kevin McHale, but against the Greyhounds on Friday night, he was more than enough.

Eric Hayes spent the first two years after graduating Maryland in 2010 playing basketball in three different countries and moving closer to his ultimate goal ¿ becoming a coach like his father, Kendall, who had coached for years in Northern Virginia and stopped to watch his son play for the Terps.

Chaney collapsed during an offseason workout in April 2010. He figured he was just dehydrated, but doctors soon determined he had a severe case of viral myocarditis, a potentially fatal infection of the heart that causes inflammation.

And it all started with a passing idea. Late last month, Mike Parker, brand director for Under Armour basketball, talked to Jennings about uniting the six NBA players signed with Under Armour for a three-day photo shoot in Baltimore.

Ravens safety Bernard Pollard worked with a former teammate to launch his first app.

Brandon Jennings (Milwaukee Bucks), Kemba Walker (Charlotte Bobcats), former Terps star Greivis Vasquez (New Orleans Hornets), DeAndre Jordan (Los Angeles Clippers) and Derrick Williams (Minnesota Timberwolves) will lead the UA pros team against a B'more Finest squad.

Former Lake Clifton star Josh Selby was named co-MVP of the Las Vegas Summer League, the NBA announced Sunday.

Rounding up the latest Baltimore sports news.

When Josh Selby departs for Las Vegas to play in the NBA's summer league Tuesday, he will have an opportunity to state his case for the Memphis Grizzlies' backup point guard job behind starter Mike Conley.

Carmelo Anthony, Kobe Bryant, Tyson Chandler, Kevin Durant, Lebron James, Kevin Love, Chris Paul, Russell Westbrook and Deron Williams will all be guaranteed a spot on the 2012 Olympic roster. This leaves five players vying for three open spots: Blake Griffin, Eric Gordon, Andre Iguodala, James Harden and Baltimore native Rudy Gay.

Ex-Terp Vasquez helps quiet Jeremy Lin, Linsanity

No matter how many points he has scored, scholarship offers he has fielded or invitational tourneys he has ruled, Aquille Carr is going to have to elevate his game as he moves to the next level.

No matter how many points he has scored, scholarship offers he has fielded or invitational tourneys he has ruled, Aquille Carr is going to have to elevate his game as he moves to the next level.