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Nearly a quarter-century ago, Maryland basketball star Walt Williams was in a similar situation that the team's current stat, Dez Wells, has faced this season.

Outfielder Bryce Harper and the Washington Nationals will avoid a grievance hearing over his 2015 salary after the sides reached a settlement Sunday night with a two-year, $7.5 million contract, according to a person familiar with the situation.

Business is brisk this time of year for the Washington-based technology company Optoro, which processes and re-sells returned merchandise for some of the biggest retailers in the country.

The Washington Wizards make a statement, leading from wire to wire in a 104-96 win over the red-hot Los Angeles Clippers

For the first time in program history, the 20th-ranked Johns Hopkins women's soccer team advanced to the Division III Final Four after a 1-0 win over ninth-ranked Thomas More (23-2).

Pittsburgh has suspended junior forward Durand Johnson (Lake Clifton) for the entire season for undisclosed reasons, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

After spending much of eight seasons coaching doomed teams, Wittman is finally overseeing a roster primed to win.

The Wizards returned to Baltimore on Monday night to play against the New Orleans Pelicans at the newly renamed Royal Farms Arena, and it seemed like the memories came flooding back more than the fans came storming into the antiquated venue.

The expectations have been raised, perhaps higher than they've been in a decade. The roster has been bolstered, with the additions of aging superstar Paul Pierce and blue-collar power forward DeJuan Blair. Are the Washington Wizards for real, or was last season just a nasty tease for the team's long-suffering fans?

Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal spoke publicly about his fractured wrist for the first time Tuesday, a few hours before the team announced that it had exercised the fourth-year option on his contract.

Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal spoke publicly about his fractured wrist for the first time Tuesday, a few hours before the team announced that it had exercised the fourth-year option on his contract.

Ben's Cat has a chance next Saturday at Laurel Park to become the first horse to win Jim McKay Maryland Million races in four different years.

Franchon Crews of Baltimore captured the National Police Athletic League middleweight championship Saturday in Oxnard, California

Wes Unseld has never been one to seek the spotlight. Yet there he was on Thursday, surrounded by media, NBA players past and present and several hundred youngsters who packed the gym at the Unseld School in West Baltimore for the promotion of a Washington Wizards preseason basketball game to be played in Baltimore on Oct. 20.

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..

The Washington Wizards will play a preseason game at Baltimore Arena for the second straight year, hosting the New Orleans Pelicans on Oct. 20.

All Otto Porter Jr. and Glen Rice Jr. could do last season was sit, watch and wait. T

Orioles stars homer in win over Nationals

Roscoe Smith, a former Walbrook star, wasn't invited to the NBA draft combine, but he tried to impress teams at individual workouts.

Now 23 years old, Ian Chiles -- a 7-foot-2, 260-pound center at Morgan State for the last four seasons -- has spent the past month and a half practicing jump shots in workouts for teams as he prepares for Thursday's NBA draft.

Kevin Gausman allowed a run in six innings in a 4-2 win over Toronto

This past season, Jerelle Benimon and Davon Usher battled on the court as rivals, playing for the top two teams in the Colonial Athletic Association. Now they're both trying to latch on with NBA teams.

The Washington Wizards are close to reaching an agreement with coach Randy Wittman that will allow him to build upon the franchise's surprising playoff run, according to people with knowledge of the situation.

Book chronicles the rise and fall of a worldwide footwear manufacturing center

"I don't know if we ran out of gas or what, but we didn't have the same confidence .. to try to increase the lead," Drew Gooden said.

Paul George scored a game-high 39 points, 28 in the second half, to help the Pacers take a 3-1 lead in this best-of-seven series.

Matt Wieters found out he will not need elbow surgery last night as the Orioles won 4-3 in Tampa Bay

The Ravens are preparing for the NFL Draft and the Orioles moved into first place

Bradley Beal scored a game-high 25 points and Trevor Ariza had 22 as the Wizards won their fourth straight road game in the playoffs and took a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven series.

NBA bans Clippers owner Donald Sterling, Manny Machado back in Baltimore, and more Baltimore sports news.

Despite some notable setbacks, Baltimore demonstrates a budding talent for staging and supporting major sporting events

"I take what they are giving to me," said Nene, who is averaging a team-best 20.5 points on 63.3 percent shooting in the first two games.

The Orioles were victimized by three three-run home runs against the Blue Jays, who the Ravens might draft in the first round, and more in the Coffee Companion

For almost a year, the question was "if" Michael Phelps would return to competitive swimming. Now that Phelps is scheduled to end his 20-month retirement this week in Mesa, Ariz., a more nuanced question looms: Why?

Olympic swimming legend Michael Phelps has quite predictably come to realize that living the good life isn't going to be enough to keep him entertained.

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.

After playing in only four of the team's first 32 games, Alex Len has slowly made his way into first-year coach Jeff Hornacek's rotation, playing behind former Duke star Miles Plumlee and, if the Suns go to a smaller lineup, Channing Frye.

The CAA men's basketball tournament will be held at Baltimore Arena for three years, and possibly longer if the event is successful.

He only has a 10-day contract, but Jason Collins apparently also has the NBA's top-selling jersey.

As Dez Wells took control at the top of the key Wednesday night, Maryland men's basketball coach Mark Turgeon expected his junior guard to drive. So did Miami coach Jim Larranaga and the Hurricanes.

Carmelo Anthony had the full attention of basketball fans on Friday, when the New York Knicks forward and best basketball player to come out of Baltimore scored a franchise-record 62 points in the Knicks' 125-96 win over the Charlotte Bobcats.