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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.
- Former Loyola Maryland midfielder Chase Scanlan announced that he has agreed to transfer to the Syracuse men’s lacrosse program.
- Franklin graduate Olivia Gruver earned a spot on the U.S. national track and field team that will compete in the Pan American Games in August.
- 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.
- Expected to be selected in the second half of the first round of Thursday's NBA draft, here are five possible landing spots for Maryland center Bruno Fernando.
- Former Maryland center Bruno Fernando's name can be found all over the various mock drafts, from a top-10 pick to middle of second round.
- Denver president of basketball operations Tim Connelly decided to stay with the Nuggets instead of possibly bolting for Washington.
- Loyola Maryland's Pat Spencer, who ranks in the top-five all-time of both points and assists in NCAA Division I, was selected first overall by the PLL’s Archers to become the first collegiate player ever selected by the new league.
- Shooting guard Will Barton is one of a few members of the Denver Nuggets' roster, coaching staff and front office with roots in Baltimore.
- The Washington Wizards' offseason mercifully began after Tuesday night's loss to the Boston Celtics, giving the team until September to chart a new course.
- Pivotal offseason awaits Wizards after 50-loss season
- Wizards point guard John Wall says he is not sure whether he will be able to play next season as he recovers from a torn Achilles tendon.
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- Tommy Sheppard has become the team's interim president of basketball operations, elevated to the top job after Ernie Grunfeld's dismissal Tuesday afternoon.
- Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals will get a chance to celebrate their Stanley Cup championship with President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday.
- There's no telling the potential of the 3-year-old filly Las Setas after another impressive victory Saturday at Laurel Park. Coming into the $100,000 Beyond
- Friday sports on TV highlights in the Baltimore area
- The Maryland pitching staff utilized nine arms as the Terps baseball team earned a 4-3 win over host VCU on Tuesday afternoon. The Terps (5-2) have won five
- Randolph-Macon sophomore guard Buzz Anthony (Archbishop Spalding) was named the Kurt Axe Player of the Year in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. Anthony
- Jared Bernhardt scored four goals and Logan Wisnauskas added three goals and two assists to lift the No. 3 Maryland men’s lacrosse team to an 11-6 win over visiting No. 16 Colgate on Tuesday.
- After five seasons with the Phoenix Suns, who made him the No. 5 pick in the 2013 NBA draft, former Maryland center Alex Len is trying to restart his career in Atlanta.
- Blake Griffin and Andre Drummond combined for 63 points in the Detroit Pistons' 121-112 win over the Washington Wizards on Monday night.
- The Maryland women's basketball team announced an upcoming two-year series with Connecticut starting in the 2020-21 season. The Terps and the Huskies will meet
- 21-year-old tennis pro Frances Tiafoe has risen to No. 30 in the world rankings after advancing to the first quarterfinals of his career at last month’s Australian Open.
- The first domino has fallen in the wake of the news of John Wall's extended absence: The Wizards are breaking up what many believed to be their core for years to come, trading Otto Porter Jr. to the Chicago Bulls for Jabari Parker and Bobby Portis.
- "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."
- The Washington Wizards announced that the team has signed guard Gary Payton II to a 10-day contract.
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Dream of playing in NBA a reality for Baltimore native, Archbishop Curley grad Haywood Highsmith Jr.
The 22-year-old forward scored his first NBA points on a three-pointer in his NBA debut for the Philadelphia 76ers in a thumping of the Washington Wizards on Jan. 8. - Serge Ibaka hit a 3-pointer with 15 seconds left in the second overtime, and the Toronto Raptors survived to earn their fifth straight win, 140-138 over the Washington Wizards on Sunday.
- The Washington Wizards have lost 15 of 19 games on the road, including losses at Cleveland and Atlanta — teams with a combined 17 wins in 66 games, a winning percentage of .258.
- On Saturday night against the Phoenix Suns, Thomas Bryant scored a career-best 31 points on 14-for-14 shooting for the Washington Wizards. The breakout game was years in the making.
- Five teams from Emilia’s Acrobatics & Gymnastics Club in Laurel took first place and secured United States national team slots at the U.S. Acrobatic Gymnastics national team trials Dec. 7 in Kearney, Mo.
- Joe Mallia, the winningest head coach in Loyola Maryland women's soccer history, is returning to lead the Greyhounds' program 14 years after last serving in
- The Maryland Jockey Club will reward generous-minded fans as part of its 'Give a Gift, Get a Gift' program Saturday at Laurel Park. Everyone that drops off a
- Post positions will be drawn and odds will be assigned today for the $150,000 Maryland Million Classic, to be held Saturday at Laurel Park. The draw will take
- Toliver, 31, is the first active WNBA player to serve on an NBA coaching staff and just the second woman ever.
- A dominant winner over the course in her debut two months ago, Godolphin homebred Elsa returns as the horse to beat as she seeks her first career stakes
- Loyola Blakefield graduate Terence Garvin was signed by the San Francisco 49ers to bolster their linebacking corps. The five-year NFL veteran made three starts
- From Scottsdale, Ariz., to the University of Oklahoma to Baltimore, rookie tight end Mark Andrews has preached the same message to children once like him: Diabetes doesn’t define you. It’s only a part of you.
- The Capital City Go-Go, the Washington Wizards' NBA G League affiliate, will hold an open tryout for local players at the Saint Elizabeths East Sports &
- The Arena Football League will be relocating its business headquarters to Philadelphia next month. The League offices had previously been located in Las Vegas.
- For a second-straight season, the Loyola Maryland men's soccer team has been selected the preseason favorites in the Patriot League. Junior Barry Sharifi was
- 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
- The Baltimore Brigade will host the Washington Valor in ArenaBowl XXXI on Saturday at Royal Farms Arena at 7 p.m.
- For the first time, four former Terps are playing together for the Washington Mystics.
- Team USA turned in a big second half to secure a 17-9 triumph over the Iroquois Nationals on the opening day of the Federation of International Lacrosse World
- Former UMBC star and DeMatha standout Jairus Lyles signed with the Utah Jazz on Thursday.