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- Coppin State sprinter Joseph Amoah was victorious against an international field in the 100-meter dash at the Aliann Pompey Invitational.
- DeMatha Catholic alumnus Jerami Grant was traded by the Oklahoma City Thunder to the Denver Nuggets.
- The Johns Hopkins baseball team finished the season with a nation-leading 83 home runs.
- John Beilein's surprising announcement Monday that he was leaving Michigan to coach the Cleveland Cavaliers has some similarities to Gary Williams' retirement.
- "I think what we’ve learned is that Kevin has a lot more swag than we’ve given him credit for," Hawks coach Lloyd Pierce said. "Soft-spoken, mild-mannered, and all of sudden he’ll dunk on you. And he’ll whisper something to you after he dunks on you."
- After the only off-the-board finish of his career in his debut outside the Mid-Atlantic, Linda Zang's stakes winner Lewisfield finds himself back in familiar
- Two Maryland youth soccer teams earned US Youth Soccer National Championship titles this past weekend in Frisco, Texas.
- The organizations hosted a ribbon-cutting celebration at the school, where an outdoor play space was unveiled featuring a new basketball court.
- The Thunder reportedly will either trade Anthony or use the NBA's stretch provision or a buyout-and-stretch combination.
- Oklahoma City Thunder forward Carmelo Anthony plans to opt in and take the $28 million he is due next season.
- Maryland guard Kevin Huerter became a hot item during workouts this spring — will he become a Laker, Timberwolf or fall to someone else?
- Russell Westbrook scored 45 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied from 25 points down in the second half to fight off elimination and beat the Utah Jazz, 107-99, on Wednesday night.
- Several NBA teams have played the so-called "Negro National Anthem" at games during Black History Month thanks to the urging of retired Howard University professor Eugene Williams.
- With less than 25 games left after the All-Star break, the NBA resumes with a lot of interesting storylines to watch down the stretch,
- In a what-have-you-done-lately-for-me league, the Towson Catholic alumnus is reinventing himself as a key role player in Oklahoma City.
- Coppin State put a scare in host Georgia Tech for two-thirds of the game before fading, 76-62, on Wednesday night. The Eagles, who fell to 0-21 all-time
- Carmelo Anthony ejected for flagrant foul, 'unnatural' basketball move
- Carmelo Anthony scores 22 points in Thunder debut against his former team.
- Paul George and Carmelo Anthony join Russell Westbrook in Oklahoma City to make run at NBA title.
- After months of speculation, the Knicks have agreed to trade Carmelo Anthony the Oklahoma City Thunder.
- Players not selected in the NBA draft turn to development leagues such as the newly renamed NBA Gatorade League and overseas leagues.
- When the NBA draft combine's on-court portion starts Thursday, the most interesting Maryland player on the court will not be Melo Trimble but Justin Jackson.
- Evgeny Kuznetsov scored twice, Alex Ovechkin had a goal and an assist and the Capitals beat the host Devils, 5-2, on Thursday night to head into the All-Star break with the most points in the NHL.
- Tony Donatelli scored two goals and the visiting Blast earned a 6-3 win over the Syracuse Silver Knights on Thursday night.
- For the first three games of his rookie season, and the first 40 minutes of the fourth, Jake Layman was no more than a paid spectator. That changed Tuesday.
- Jump Sucker Stable's Blacktype ran his winning streak to three races with a record-setting performance, settling early and finding room along the inside down the stretch to capture the $200,000 Commonwealth Turf Cup (Grade 2) on Saturday at Laurel Park.
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C. Milton Wright graduate Amanda Barnes was named the first head coach at East Carolina. - M & D Stables homebred Eyeplayeveryday ($19) took the lead in midstretch and held off a closing English Minister to capture the $75,000 Find Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday.
- Former Maryland forward Robert Carter Jr. turned down a chance to be drafted in the second round by two different teams.
- Playing the 'what if' game with Under Armour and Durant
- After getting injured during summer league practice with the Washington Wizards. former Maryland star Dez Wells will get training camp tryout with Oklahoma City Thunder.
- The live stream of Prince's Rally 4 Peace concert at Royal Farms Arena earlier this month raised $17,323 for the Open Society Institute-Baltimore.
- LaMarcus Aldridge returned to the Trail Blazers two days after saying he was going to have thumb surgery and had 26 points and nine rebounds in a Portland's 103-96 victory over the Washington Wizards on Saturday night.
- Within days last week, Under Armour lost a bid for NBA superstar Kevin Durant to Nike but announced it landed the world's top-earning supermodel for a marketing campaign geared to women.
- Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Kevin Durant spurned overtures from Under Armour and will sign a new shoe deal with basketball giant Nike.
- Under Armour has offered NBA superstar Kevin Durant – one of the nation's most popular and marketable athletes -- a package worth between $265 million and $285 million that would be the company's largest sponsorship deal, according to a media report..
- Tommy Hunter blew his third save of the season for the Orioles last night.
- Baltimore Sun Coffee Companion (4/22): Orioless, Tatyana McFadden win in Boston, David Moyes out at Manchester United, and more
- After watching Alex Len on the court Wednesday against the Washington Wizards, Don Markus started thinking about which Terp will next join the 7-1 center from Ukraine in the NBA.
- Maryland forward Jake Layman broke out of his slump with strong game against Pittsburgh. The Terps host Miami on Wednesday night.
- Baltimore Sun reporter Don Markus and editor Matt Bracken weigh in on the three biggest topics of the past week in Maryland sports.
- Except for the fact that his left foot is encased in a protective boot, and that most of his training is done sitting down, little has changed for former Maryland center Alex Len as he gets ready for next week's NBA draft.
- Former Maryland Terps center and NBA prospect Alex Len has surgery for partial stress fracture
- Since Steve Blake went to the Los Angeles Lakers three years ago, the former Maryland point guard had rarely been much of a factor.