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• Sports

Wizards trade Dwight Howard for C.J. Miles, add four more players in two three-team deal

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

• Sports

AP source: Wizards trade Howard to Grizzlies for Miles

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

• 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

2019 NBA draft: First-round pick order, top prospects and how to watch

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

• Sports

Former Maryland star Kevin Huerter selected to NBA's All-Rookie second team

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

• Sports

John Carroll graduate Montez Mathis endearing himself to fans, Rutgers men’s basketball

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

• Sports

Maryland standouts Bruno Fernando, Jalen Smith get first-round grades in NBA mock drafts

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

• Sports

He scored 16 points against LeBron James, then Baltimore's Rudy Gay did something even better

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.

• Sports

Jairus Lyles, star of UMBC's historic NCAA tournament team, signs with Jazz

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

By Katherine Fominykh

Jul 12, 2018

• Sports

In 'uphill battle' to secure NBA roster spot, UMBC hero Jairus Lyles is still an underdog

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

By Katherine Fominykh

Jul 12, 2018

• Sports

Digest: Arbutus' Abernathy earns spot in Junior Olympic track and field region finals

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.

• Sports

Report: NBA vet Rudy Gay (Archbishop Spalding) turns down option with Spurs, becomes free agent

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

• Sports

Four things we learned from Steve Francis' gripping Players' Tribune story

“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

• Baltimore City Paper

Melo Returns: Carmelo Anthony adds to his Charm City legacy as host of The Basketball Tournament

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

• Rudy Gay

Local NBA veteran Rudy Gay sees playgrounds as a positive outlet for Baltimore kids

Rudy Gay discussed his Baltimore community service with ESPN.

• High School sports

Baltimore native rated ESPN's No. 1 hoops prospect in Class of 2020

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

By Jonas Shaffer

Jun 23, 2017

• Golf

Digest: Navy women's lacrosse attacker Kelly Larkin named nation's top freshman

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

• Horse Racing

Digest: Shoulder surgery sidelines standout jockey Trevor McCarthy six months

Digest: Shoulder surgery sidelines standout jockey Trevor McCarthy six months

• NBA

Digest: Record white catfish caught in southern Potomac River

Digest: Record white catfish caught in southern Potomac River

• NBA

Spalding product Rudy Gay suffers suspected torn Achilles tendon

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.

• 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

Former Terp Steve Francis charged with threatening officer in Houston during traffic stop

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

• Sports

Warriors match NBA record with 72nd win

 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.

• Howard County

Chapelgate's Jason Murphy relishes trip to Africa with NBPA

Incoming Chapelgate freshman Jason Murphy experiences NBA Africa

By Tim Schwartz

Aug 10, 2015

• Sports

Greivis Vasquez dealt to Bucks and Steve Blake sent to Nets, reports say

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.

• Maryland

Agent: Grizzlies' Randolph agrees to extension

• NBA

Towson Catholic graduate hired as Denver Nuggets general manager

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.

• NBA

Josh Selby looking for an NBA fit while giving back to city youth

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

• Christianity

Towson Catholic alumnus Donte Greene signs with Grizzlies

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

• NBA

Cavaliers waive former Lake Clifton star Josh Selby

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

• Terps

Former Terps star Greivis Vasquez making his mark with New Orleans

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

• Media Industry

A fire in Brazil, a fake fight in Phoenix and a real one in California

• NBA

What Pau Gasol trade makes most sense?

• College Basketball

Loyola run over by Bucknell, 66-46

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.

• NBA

Wizards' 12th loss in row, 118-92, is their worst this season

• Sports

Former Terps guard Eric Hayes having 'a lot of fun' as a Maryland graduate assistant

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.

• College Basketball

Allan Chaney gets another chance to play the game he loves

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.

• Will Barton

Basketball stars gather for battle of Baltimore pride

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.

• Science

Ravens safety Pollard launches app based on card game

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

• High School sports

Team of Under Armour NBA players to play exhibition game at St. Frances

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.

• Sports

Lake Clifton grad Josh Selby named co-MVP of NBA's Las Vegas Summer League

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

• Sports

Coffee Companion: July 9, 2012

Rounding up the latest Baltimore sports news.

• NBA

In second NBA season, Josh Selby hoping for expanded role with Grizzlies

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.

• Sports

Rudy Gay still in the mix for Olympic team, but it'll be a battle

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.

• Maryland

Commentary: Employee No. 8's swift fall

• Sports

Ex-Terp Vasquez helps quiet Jeremy Lin, Linsanity

Ex-Terp Vasquez helps quiet Jeremy Lin, Linsanity

• Basketball

Aquille Carr looks to elevate game as basketball legend grows

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.

• Sports

Aquille Carr looks to elevate game as basketball legend grows

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.

• Coaches

Aquille Carr looks to elevate game as basketball legend grows