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The drama is cranking up now that spring time is here. I expect to see many more theatrical moments in the swamp as the season progresses. From the ground below to the sky above, it’s sure to be a great show!

Glory Stars, owned by James A. Shannon Jr., came with a steady drive along the rail to catch front-running Tour de Force approaching the wire and forge a neck

Two Maryland youth soccer teams earned US Youth Soccer National Championship titles this past weekend in Frisco, Texas.

Bird Brown's column for July 29, 2018

President Trump said he may pardon deceased boxing great Muhammad Ali.

Grandmaster Jhoon Rhee, the man known as the "father of American Taekwondo," has died at the age of 86.

Despite sharing a name with the greatest heavyweight of all time, Cassius Chaney didn't put on boxing gloves until he was 23. At 30, the Baltimore native is an undefeated prospect fighting to establish his own place in heavyweight boxing.

By Childs Walker

Mar 2, 2018

Craig Williams, 57 - better known as "Mr. Let Me At Em' " - is the man beneath the T-shirts who shouts to fans and players with his unmistakable tenor voice.

By Karl Merton Ferron

Feb 26, 2018

Jonathan Eig spent four years researching and writing his 623-page biography of the greatest heavyweight fighter of all time.

By Dan Rodricks

Nov 3, 2017

Towson will host Bucknell in a special exhibition game to help raise money for hurricane relief on Saturday at 1 p.m. in SECU Arena. The concept of an

Digest: Terps topple Penn State in field hockey in 2OT

"Rumble Young Man, Rumble" event comes to Baltimore to inspire and strategize ways to improve outcomes for black men.

By Yvonne Wenger

Oct 4, 2017

Knockout Fitness gym in the Federal Hill neighborhood has launched a boxing class with an upbeat atmosphere including blaring hip-hop and laser lights that bounce to the beat of the music.

By Andrea K. McDaniels

Oct 4, 2017

When Colin Kaepernick didn't stand for the national anthem before a preseason game last summer, perhaps he knew he was lighting a powder keg that would still burn a year later. Perhaps not.

By Childs Walker

Aug 4, 2017

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

A rough trip for Classic Empire in the Kentucky Derby hasn't curbed Mark and Norman Casse's enthusiasm for the Preakness

By Childs Walker

May 15, 2017

Boxing does not enjoy widespread appeal, but the sport is getting a lift from Anthony Joshua — a British heavyweight — and Under Armour is along for the ride.

By Jeff Barker

May 5, 2017

Glenelg senior Laney Treacy named Player of Year to headline Howard County field hockey 2016 Player of Year

Adam Jones stands up for Colin Kaepernick in a USA Today interview.

By Peter Schmuck

Sep 12, 2016

In the fifth grade, my lips were chapped and 50 Cent's debut album "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" spun feverishly in my Walkman. I was finally able to shoot free

In September 2004, as chairman of the Legal Committee for the Association of Boxing Commissions and general counsel to the Association of Ringside Physicians, I was honored and privileged to be invited to testify before a congressional subcommittee at a hearing entitled Examining Professional Boxing: Are Further Reforms Necessary — as was Muhammad Ali.

Each NFL team is required to maintain a thorough rookie orientation program, which includes three more days of sessions later this month while NFL facilities have otherwise emptied out until closer to the start of training camps in late July.

By Jeff Zrebiec

Jun 11, 2016

My brush with 'The Greatest'

As the family of Muhammad Ali prepares to lay the legendary heavyweight champion to rest in his hometown of Louisville, Ky. Friday, his 2012 visit to the Ravens

By Don Markus

Jun 9, 2016

Late boxer will be remembered not only for what he accomplished in the ring but also his leadership outside of it

Boastful and bombastic, Donald Trump aspires to be Muhammad Ali without the boxing skills (or genuine conviction)

When Abdul-Jaami Salaam was a kid in the 1980s, he didn't identify with many of the public figures that were held up as role models. Muhammad Ali was an exception.

Muhammad Ali spoke truth to power, as the saying goes.

Muhammad Ali fought twice in Maryland toward the end of his legendary career, both times as the defending heavyweight champion at the Capital Centre in

By Don Markus

Jun 5, 2016

Not too long ago I wrote about the loose usage of the "Greatest of All Time" tag on some of the today's athletes. The term seems to be used to describe every

Sun columnist Peter Schmuck takes a personal look back on the early life and career of Muhammad Ali.

Legendary boxer Muhammad Ali, who died late Friday, made a huge impression on the Ravens on the eve of what became a Super Bowl season.

By Jeff Zrebiec

Jun 4, 2016

Muhammad Ali delighted and excited the men in my life with his amazing skills in the ring, but his decision to resist the draft during the Vietnam War as a

By Dan Rodricks

Jun 4, 2016

Muhammad Ali was a staggeringly famous, photogenic figure who nonetheless felt like a man of the people.

Besides being the greatest boxer ever, the legacy Ali leaves behind is one built on principle, character and peace. And for young African American men like me who grew up watching Ali in his prime, he taught us about racial pride and that being a leader was more than just rushing for 1,000 yards in a season or being able to score 20 points a game.

By Mike Preston

Jun 4, 2016

When Demond Nicholson was a 6-year-old, he wanted to play contact football but was told flag football was his only option. That didn't appeal to him. Instead, his parents took him to the boxing gym at the Laurel Boys and Girls Club.

Alan N. "Goldy" Goldstein, a retired Baltimore sun sports reporter and columnist whose primary beats during his four decade career was professional boxing and basketball, died Monday of liver failure at a son's Glen Arm home. He was 82.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Mar 3, 2016

President Obama's remarks at the Islamic Society of Baltimore

Under Armour makes retro warmup suits for Dunbar hoops team -- from 1983

By Jeff Barker

Feb 2, 2016

Baltimore Sun theater critic Tim Smith picks the five best productions on local stages during 2015.

Under Armour often showcases local athletes and sites in its ads. The company is at it again with a new commercial featuring fighters sparring at the Baltimore Boxing Club.

By Jeff Barker

Nov 5, 2015

As we approach the first day of summer (June 21!), we decided to look back at the top songs of summer over the past 56 years

By Jordan Bartel

Jun 17, 2015

Maryland resident and former CIA officer Tony Mendez is raising awareness about the disease

Hundreds of people, including top city and state officials, on Monday mourned the death of longtime Baltimore Circuit Court Clerk Frank M. Conaway Sr. at a funeral held at Morgan State University's Fine Arts Center.

By Luke Broadwater

Feb 23, 2015

Baltimore sports apparel company Under Armour said Wednesday it has formed a partnership with the firm that manages the Muhammad Ali brand to incorporate the pathbreaking boxer into its ad campaigns and products.

By Jeff Barker

Feb 18, 2015

Baltimore's Center Stage presents perfectly cast, vibrantly directed production of Kemp Powers' fact-based drama "One Night in Miami" about Cassius Clay, Malcolm X, Sam Cooke and Jim Brown.

In "One Night in Miami," which gets its East Coast premiere at Center Stage, playwright Kemp Powers imagines what happened when Cassius Clay, Malcolm X, Sam Cooke and Jim Brown celebrated after the 1964 Clay-Liston bout.