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Goodyear Blimp at 100: From Ronald Reagan to Ice Cube, ‘floating piece of...
By MARK LONG, Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Flying a few hundred feet above the streets and shores of Daytona Beach, the Goodyear Blimp draws a crowd. Onlookers stare and point. Drivers...
View ArticleTrump Jr. backs Enhanced Games, an Olympic disruptor that would allow some...
By EDDIE PELLS, Associated Press A group led by Donald Trump Jr. is infusing funding and some political muscle into the Enhanced Games, a sports festival that would hold track, swimming and other...
View ArticleOpportunity is finally knocking for Orioles’ Heston Kjerstad: ‘He’s earned...
SARASOTA, Fla. — For the first time in his MLB career, Heston Kjerstad is entering spring training with a clear path to regular playing time. Kjerstad, the Orioles’ No. 2 overall draft pick in 2020,...
View Article10 things we saw and heard from the Orioles’ first day of spring training
SARASOTA, Fla. — The palm trees were swaying. The sun was shining. And the cold, dreary weather back in Baltimore was an afterthought. Orioles spring training at Ed Smith Stadium got underway Thursday...
View ArticleAnnapolis wrestling advances to region semifinals after 60-16 win over Glen...
Like any wrestling team that survived Thursday’s region quarterfinals, Annapolis faces a grueling weekend ahead. Snow postponed the first round of regional dual wrestling Tuesday and then didn’t allow...
View ArticleHigh school sports roundup (Feb. 13)
Here’s a roundup of high school varsity action on Thursday, Feb. 13. Boys basketball North Harford 82, Rising Sun 69: Zach Mullins posted a double-double with 24 points and 10 rebounds to lead the...
View ArticleNo. 17 Maryland women’s basketball crushed by Nebraska, 91-71: ‘We just got...
COLLEGE PARK — Alexis Markowski had 20 points and 11 rebounds for her ninth double-double, Alberte Rimdal added 15 points off the bench and Nebraska women’s basketball beat No. 17 Maryland, 91-71, on...
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Derik Queen comes up big again in No. 25 Maryland men’s basketball’s 83-75...
Maryland men’s basketball made its reprieve count. Three days after barely retaining a place in the national rankings, the No. 25 Terps validated their second consecutive week in the Associated Press...
View ArticleThe Orioles have one of MLB’s deepest rosters. Is it good enough to win a...
SARASOTA, Fla. — Brandon Hyde couldn’t wait for the end of the question. “Is this the deepest roster you’ve had since you’ve been he—,” Hyde was asked Thursday during the first day of Orioles spring...
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Aaron Rodgers to Steelers? Predicting 2025 landing spots for top available QBs
The NFL offseason is just getting started. With two more weeks until the scouting combine begins in Indianapolis, there’s still so much to be decided as teams plan for free agency and the draft. For a...
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Philadelphia turns green on Valentine’s Day to celebrate Super Bowl champions
By MARYCLAIRE DALE PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia was awash in green on Valentine’s Day to celebrate its Super Bowl champions. Swooning fans screamed and cheered Friday as MVP quarterback Jalen Hurts...
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Orioles observations on Bautista feeling 85%, Bradfield Jr.’s quest for more...
SARASOTA, Fla. — Félix Bautista’s rehabilitation from Tommy John surgery has been like scaling a mountain. He’s closing in on the peak. “Marching on. Everything is going according to plan, and that...
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As NBA beckons, Maryland freshman Derik Queen looks ‘like a 15-year vet’
When Maryland center Derik Queen and Rutgers point guard Dylan Harper and shooting guard Ace Bailey met Feb. 9, there was more than a little friendly competition at stake for Queen. “Them two are my...
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Stars on the line in Army-Navy basketball doubleheader Saturday at Alumni Hall
Stars will be on the line Saturday in Annapolis as the Army-Navy basketball doubleheader is held at Alumni Hall. Action gets underway at 11 a.m. with the women’s game and Navy will be looking to avenge...
View ArticleHigh school sports roundup (Feb. 14)
Here’s a roundup of high school varsity action on Friday, Feb. 14. Girls basketball Crofton 48, Meade 31: The host Cardinals beat the Mustangs. Tuesday Crofton travels to Chesapeake-AA and Meade hosts...
View ArticleCarmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard, Sue Bird, Micky Arison, ‘Redeem Team’ among...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard are one step closer to going into the Basketball Hall of Fame. If all goes well, they might get in twice. Anthony and Howard were among the...
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Chesapeake wrestling avenges loss to South River, advances to 3A state...
As an eighth grader, Bently Schmidt watched his older brother’s Chesapeake wrestling team get upset by South River in the regional duals finals last year. Chesapeake was unbeaten then, just as it was...
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Wild final sequence lifts Mount St. Mary’s men’s basketball past Niagara, 84-83
LEWISTON, N.Y. (AP) — Terrell Ard Jr. rebounded a missed free throw between two defenders and found Carmelo Pacheco for a catch-and-shoot 3-pointer in the final seconds to lift Mount St. Mary’s to an...
View ArticleThe Orioles’ rotation has question marks. They’re being patient for answers.
SARASOTA, Fla. — If spring training is the time for optimism and a fresh outlook on a ballclub’s future, the Orioles are meeting the moment. Coming off back-to-back quick playoff exits, the Orioles...
View ArticleNo. 4 Johns Hopkins men’s lacrosse rallies late to beat Loyola, 9-8 | ROUNDUP
Here’s the weekly state college lacrosse roundup. Division I men No. 4 Johns Hopkins 9, Loyola Maryland 8: The visiting Blue Jays scored twice in the final 1:19 to rally past the Greyhounds on...
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