Category: Sports

With a couple of uneven starts from their stalwart pitchers, but clutch at-bats from Bryce Harper, the Washington Nationals’ 2017 season does not lack for excitement. Washington Nationals’ Bryce Harper bats during the third inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Friday, June 23, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Tenally) Throughout the whole […]

The Baltimore Orioles are in the same position they were a week ago: two games below .500 and mired in fourth place in the American League East. But the Orioles (36-38) at least managed to avoid setting an embarrassing Major League Baseball record. Baltimore Orioles’ Adam Jones celebrates with third base coach Bobby Dickerson (11) after […]

The Philadelphia 76ers selected former Washington University guard as the first overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft on June 22. Philadelphia 76ers’ draft pick Markelle Fultz (l) winds-up to dunk against Seattle in an NCAA college basketball game Dec. 22, 2016; and (r) poses after a news conference at the team’s NBA basketball training complex, […]

Life after football hits some NFL players harder than others. Michael Vick, Steve Smith and Justin Forsett are adjusting to their post-NFL careers in different ways. (from l-r) Professional NFL football players: former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick; Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Steve Smith; and Detroit Lions running back Justin Forsett. (AP Photos/John Bazemore, Roger […]

NEW YORK (AP) — New England Patriots wide receiver Malcolm Mitchell can be sweet when he wants to be. FILE – In this Jan. 26, 2017 file photo, New England Patriots wide receiver Malcolm Mitchell speaks with members of the media in the team’s locker room following an NFL football team practice in Foxborough, Mass. […]

After a stellar football campaign in 2016, Dr. Henry A. Wise Junior High School in Upper Marlboro, Md. sent three players to the Big 33 Football Classic on June 17. Since its inception in 1957, the Big 33 Football Classic is an all-star event that features the best high school players in Pennsylvania and Maryland. […]

History will say the Boston Celtics passed on the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s NBA draft, not only trading it away but doing so in a deal with one of the team’s fiercest rivals. Danny Ainge isn’t worried. FILE – In this June 15, 2017, file photo, Markelle Fultz speaks with reporters after […]

LeBron James is right when he says he didn’t start the “superteam” trend that’s in the NBA right now. That term goes way back beyond James’ years. Now, while James did join perhaps the most hyped NBA assembly of all time when he famously took his talents to South Beach to join forces with Chris […]

LAS VEGAS (AP) — After leaving no doubt who was the best light heavyweight around, Andre Ward talked about securing his place as one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in the world and perhaps even one day moving up to heavyweight. The talk in Sergey Kovalev’s camp, meanwhile, was about protesting the outcome of Saturday […]

Fresh off of an NBA Finals “three-peat” appearance and ESPN’s recent inside look at the Boston Celtics/Los Angeles Lakers documentary, rivalries have been the trending topic over recent weeks. Golden State’s 4-1 series win over Cleveland was another chapter in their growing rivalry, but NBA fans were reminded of the even greater competition between the Lakers and the Celtics. That series basically dominated the 1980s […]

The Baltimore Orioles are officially in trouble. After losing eight of its last 10 games, including six straight losses during that span, the Orioles now find themselves with a below .500 win/loss record for the first time this season.  With a 33-34 record as of June 18, Baltimore has fallen to fourth place in the […]