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As the Wizards held off Sacramento, 101-95, in overtime, Beal scored 31 points and reached career-high figures with seven 3-pointers on 13 attempts.

Lamont Brown III had 13 carries for 113 yards and two rushing touchdowns to lead Morgan State to a 35-24 victory over host Savannah State in its season finale Saturday.

The Ravens will honor Gina Truesdale and Jeremy Lichtenstein as winners of the their 2016 Community Quarterback Award on Sunday.

Evgeny Kuznetsov scored a goal and an assist in the Washington Capitals' 4-3 win over the visiting St. Louis Blues on Wednesday night, the first game in which he's had a goal and an assist since Feb. 22.

The Washington Capitals took out their frustrations in a 7-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night.

A new Arena Football League team will begin play at Royal Farms Arena in spring 2017.

Jay Beagle scored with 30 seconds left in the third period to lift the Washington Capitals to a 3-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets for their third straight win.

California Chrome heads a full field of 14 horses for the Breeders' Cup Classic, with the 2014 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner likely to be the prohibitive favorite in the $6 million race.

Digest: Jets place LB Erin Henderson (Maryland, Aberdeen) on reserve list

Alex Ovechkin scored his first goal of the season on the power play and assisted on one of T.J. Oshie's two goals as the Washington Capitals defeated the Colorado Avalanche, 3-0, on Tuesday night.

With a Breeders' Cup berth at stake, Sagamore Racing, Allen Rosenblum and The Club Racing LLC's Miss Temple City became the first filly in 22 years to win the $1 million Grade 1 Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes on Saturday at Keeneland in Lexington, Ky.

Maryland-bred star Ben's Cat will look to avoid losing his fourth race in a row for the first time ever when he takes the gate in the $100,000 Laurel Dash as part of the 11-race Turf Festival program Saturday at Laurel Park.

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.

It was a dream matchup for even the casual hockey fan.

For 16 seasons, Bruce Anderson, a Lutherville resident, has been the organist for the Washington Capitals.

The 30-year-old from Kenora, Ontario, signed a $1 million, one-year deal with the Capitals in early January to resume his NHL career.

Susan Mead's daughter, Tiffany, was in high school in September 1996 when The Gardens Ice House opened in West Laurel. At the time, Tiffany was an aspiring figure skater from Oakland Mills High training at a rink in Virginia, but she switched to The Gardens once her mother began to work there. Nearly 20 years later, Mead is administrating the Learn To Skate program at The Gardens and is one of several front office employees and instructors who have remained at the 150,000-square-foot facility

After a week in which he scored his 500th career goal and moved into the league lead for goals scored, Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin was named the NHL's "First Star" of the Week.

Bradley Beal will almost certainly sign a long-term contract with the Washington Wizards by next summer, though he likely won't sign a four-year extension by the Halloween deadline.

Defensive end Melvin Keihn (Gilman) reportedly has requested a release from his scholarship at Virginia Tech and is no longer on the roster.

Maryland guard Melo Trimble scored five points in nine minutes off the bench for the United States in a 111-108 loss to Canada in a men's basketball semifinal at the Pan American Games in Toronto.

Brad Snyder and Jessica Long of Baltimore won races Friday at the IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland.

Amaris Hinton of the Baltimore Rowing Club and Poly is one of four recipients of an America Rows Junior National Team Grant.

Defenseman Mike Green signed a three-year, $18 million contract with the Detroit Red Wings, according to reports, formally closing the door on his tenure with the Washington Capitals.

The Carolina Hurricanes placed Alexander Semin on unconditional waivers on Tuesday with the intent to buy out his contract.

Adrian Avena brought a five-bass limit to the scale Thursday weighing 16 pounds, 12 ounces to take the lead after the first day of the Walmart FLW Tour event on the Potomac River in Marbury, Maryland.

Hampton announced that it is adding men's lacrosse as a varsity sport for the 2015-16 school year and named longtime Baltimorean Lloyd Carter its coach.

Mayweather and Pacquiao don't live up to the hype on day of terrific Kentucky Derby, NBA heart-stopper and more

Johns Hopkins junior attackman Ryan Brown was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year and Maryland senior defenseman Casey Ikeda was named Defensive Player of the Year in lacrosse.

The Washington Capitals have told themselves there will be another day.

Trevor McCarthy rides Bodhisattva to victory in the $100,000 Federico Tesio for 3-year-olds, one of six stakes Saturday at Pimlico Race Course.

During his time coaching the Nashville Predators, whenever Barry Trotz prepared to face the Washington Capitals, he always marveled at their size but never saw it translate onto the ice.

Joel Ward scores with 2:18 remaining in overtime to lift the visiting Washington Capitals over the San Jose Sharks, 5-4, on Wednesday night.

Troy Brouwer scored two goals, Braden Holtby stopped 27 shots and the host Washington Capitals beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-0 Tuesday night for their second win in eight games.

Cam Atkinson and Fedor Tyutin each had a goal and an assist to lead the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 4-3 win over the Washington Capitals in the NHL on Tuesday night.

Nicklas Backstrom's hat trick helps the Washington Capitals beat the Tampa Bay Lightning for the second time in five nights.

The Washington Nationals sent left-hander Ross Detwiler to the Texas Rangers on Thursday for two minor leaguers

Laurin Mincy leads the ninth-ranked Maryland women's basketball team past George Washington, 75-65, at the Smith Center in Washington.

Alex Ovechkin and Marcus Johansson each scored a pair of goals to lead the Washington Capitals to a 4-2 NHL win over the slumping Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night.

Shane Doan had a pair of goals and an assist as the Arizona Coyotes beat the Capitals, 6-5, Sunday night, rallying for their first road victory and handing Washington its fourth straight loss.

Orioles centerfielder Adam Jones and Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin are a somewhat unlikely pairing on the cover of Sports Illustrated this week.

The Washington Capitals have confirmed they will not be making the trip to Baltimore Arena for a preseason game this year. The NHL team had hosted the Baltimore Hockey Classic exhibition here in two of the past three years.

The Washington Capitals are close to landing Barry Trotz to be the team's coach, reports Saturday night indicated.

Barry Trotz met with Capitals owner Ted Leonsis and president Dick Patrick in Washington on Tuesday about the team's vacant coaching job, another indication in the mutual interest between the organization and the veteran bench boss.