To end an 108-year championship drought, the Chicago Cubs absorbed a series of knockout blows from the Cleveland Indians, survived a collapse by their flame-throwing closer and weathered a storm sweeping off Lake Erie in an 8-7 victory in Game 7 of the World Series. Ben Zobrist etched his name...
Among the Orioles’ in-season additions, veteran outfielder Michael Bourn added the biggest spark in September after the team acquired him from the Arizona Diamondbacks for minor league outfielder Jason Heinrich on Aug. 31.
Team does terminate contract of practice squad RB Stephen Houston
The No. 6 Maryland women's basketball team defeated visiting Division II Bluefield State in an exhibition game Wednesday, 146-17, and in one sense, it's among the Terps' greatest comebacks ever.
Anthony Cowan works fast. The Bowie native is a blur on the basketball court— one of many reasons he developed into a national-caliber recruit despite his relative (6-foot-1, 170 pounds) lack of size. Cowan, who starred at Washington, D.C.'s St. John's College High School, has wasted no time making...
It's been 15 years since Muffet McGraw and Notre Dame were No. 1 in the poll. The Irish earned the top spot in The Associated Press women's basketball this morning as they received 14 first place votes from a 33-member national media panel to earn the top ranking in the preseason. Notre Dame last...
A week after being voted No. 21 in the USA Today coaches’ Top 25 poll, the Maryland men’s basketball team was selected No. 25 in the Associated Press preseason media poll. Duke is the No. 1 team in the AP poll for the eighth time. The Blue Devils, who return three starters and have one of the top...
In first-year Maryland coach DJ Durkin's world, the slate is clean, the next opponent is the only one his team is thinking about and the rest of the season's schedule is a complete blank. To those occupying a place outside the Maryland locker room, the Terps are headed into what can easily be considered...
McDonogh defeats defending champs
Overtime goal brings down Falcons
Rachel Fleig scored with 1:36 left in overtime, lifting the Chesapeake-AA over Mount Hebron, 2-1, to claim the Class 3A East Region field hockey championship for the second straight year.
Chesapeake beats Mount Hebron for region title
Senior wide receiver putting up superb receiving numbers in triple-option offense
Each week during the season, visit “The Huddle” for the latest in college football news, notes, conversation and opinion. This is notable Penn State can win its fifth consecutive Big Ten Conference game when it hosts Iowa on Saturday, a streak unseen in Happy Valley since 2011. That was the year Joe...
With its football team facing continued allegations, Baylor has launched a website called “The Truth” in an effort to be “more transparent wherever possible” about an ongoing sexual assault scandal at the Texas school. The site includes an open letter from interim President David Garland. “Both...
Senior special teams standout is shining example of selflessness
Cue the music. Hit the lights. Drum roll, please. The selection committee for the College Football Playoff issued its first ranking of the season on Tuesday night, a much-awaited list of contenders for the final four spots. The announcement got theatrical treatment with an hour-long show on ESPN...
Corey Davis caught 12 passes for a conference-record 272 yards with three touchdowns Tuesday night to help No. 23 Western Michigan beat Ball State, 52-20, at Muncie, Ind. The Broncos (9-0, 5-0 Mid-American Conference) won their 11th straight game. James Gilbert had 155 yards in 29 carries for...
Midshipmen open against Ohio State in the Veterans Classic
Expected starter Hogan transferred to Jacksonville
The NCAA accused Louisville of four violations stemming from its investigation into allegations that a former basketball staffer hired escorts and strippers for sex parties with recruits and players. The governing body's report Thursday does not mention a lack of institutional control — the most...
Navy has released its schedule for the 2017 season. Here is a breakdown of what awaits the Midshipmen, who went 11-5 last year, captured a share of the Patriot League regular-season championship, and fell 11-10 to No. 5 seed Brown in the NCAA quarterfinals.
Towson has released its schedule for the 2017 season.
The video chronicled a blossoming college romance that soured and turned violent. Through the video and discussion this week, students at Annapolis High School learned to look for signs of emotional and physical abuse and the need for friends to speak up against domestic abuse. The turning point...
Had he tussled with that black bear Monday, John Kennedy would have lost. Kennedy weighs 150 pounds; the bear peering at him from the edge of a ravaged Allegany County farm field weighed nearly four times that. But Kennedy had a rifle, and the bear had a belly full of corn.
Nearly 2 ½ months after the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, hundreds of workers still haven't been paid and are planning to sue the local organizing committee to get their money. Among those late getting paid are about 100 freelance contractors who worked as stadium announcers, show producers and DJs,...
May: Become a dad. June: Become a husband. July and August: Further your Olympic legacy. October: Celebrate the year with a wedding ceremony in Cabo. It's been quite a year for Michael Phelps, who we learned last week did in fact get married in between two of the other big moments in his life. ...
After keeping it a secret since June (and denying it at least twice this week), Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps finally admits it. He's married. A shirtless Phelps signed on to Facebook Live Thursday evening to check in with viewers while golfing in a place he says is "not in Arizona, [but] close"...
Defender Ali Krieger, the Washington Spirit captain who helped inspire a run to the National Women's Soccer League final last month, was traded to the Orlando Pride on Wednesday. In exchange, the Spirit swapped spots with the Pride in the NWSL's distribution ranking order, which determines the...
NAVY WOMEN'S SOCCER: Senior Cat Macklin and sophomore Ash Fairow each tallied a goal to lift fifth-seeded Navy past fourth-seeded Colgate, 2-0, in Tuesday night's Patriot League Quarterfinals at Hamilton, New York. Navy will face second-seed Boston University on Friday at 7 p.m. in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
Major League Soccer says it drew more than 7.37 million spectators this season, breaking its attendance record for the third straight season. What MLS won’t say publicly, however, is how many paid to get in — or how many even bothered to show up at all. And that could be a problem for a league...
Bob Baffert, still fresh and snappy after hours of morning interviews, steps into his stall-sized office at Barn 5 near the front of the Santa Anita backstretch. He immediately looks on his desk to find a faded winner’s circle picture from a long-ago quarter-horse track. “See who the jockey is?...
It was the first meeting between the three-time Eclipse Award-winning mare Beholder and 3-year-old filly Eclipse winner Stellar Wind. Anticipation was high, but the results were as expected as Beholder beat her younger rival by 1 ½ lengths in the Vanity Mile at Santa Anita. After the race, Victor...
The buzz surrounding this year’s $6-million Classic on Saturday has naturally focused on the certifiable most popular horse in the world, California Chrome, and his possibly more talented understudy, Arrogate. But while most all the questions to trainer Bob Baffert are about his lightning-quick...