Mount Saint Joseph basketball had an immediate stern challenge to open its postseason Tuesday against visiting Spalding. The No. 3 Gaels proved plenty playoff tough. Star senior guard BJ Ranson scored a game-high 26 points, sophomore guard Chauncey Word scored nine of his 15 points in the deciding fourth quarter and dogged interior defense and […]
Not one Anne Arundel coach predicted that Severna Park boys basketball would be the best team in the county this season. Meade, South River? Nearly unanimously, yes. As of Tuesday, the Falcons beat them both. They didn’t take the lack of attention personally. Frankly, even sophomore Blake Coard couldn’t have imagined this: A spot in […]
SARASOTA, Fla. — Heston Kjerstad is ready to put the 2025 season behind him. The Orioles outfielder reported to spring training feeling back at full strength after going on the minor league injured list with “fatigue” in July and dealing with an unspecified injury or condition that sidelined him the rest of the year. “Back to […]
February 13 – Speaking at UEFA’s Congress in Brussels yesterday, European commissioner Glenn Micallef said the EC will renew its co-operation agreement with UEFA which he said is a “relationship (that) is stronger than ever.” Micallef is European commissioner for intergenerational fairness, youth, culture and sport, and has been an outspoken political advocate for game and […]
Despite winning their last two games and, to some, starting to play their best basketball of the season, nothing else mattered to Liberty boys basketball other than the rematch with its archrival on its home floor. “It’s the game,” Liberty coach George Sinnott said. “Records get thrown out the window and you just play.” While […]
February 9 – Spanish giants FC Barcelona have withdrawn from the proposed breakaway European Super League, leaving Real Madrid as the last club still backing the competition and the organising entity A22 friendless and exposed. In a statement, the Catalans said: “FC Barcelona hereby announces that today it has formally notified the European Super League […]
ATLANTA — Atlanta Falcons rookie star James Pearce Jr. was arrested near Miami on Saturday night after fleeing officers and then crashing his car following what police said was a domestic dispute with WNBA player Rickea Jackson. Pearce, the first-round draft pick who led the Falcons in sacks and was third in NFL Defensive Rookie […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Matthew Stafford edged Drake Maye for the AP NFL Most Valuable Player award on Thursday night in the closest race since Peyton Manning and Steve McNair were co-winners in 2003. Stafford received 24 of 50 first-place votes while Maye got 23. But Maye has a chance to go home this week with […]
February 3 – Gerard Piqué’s Kings League has taken the non-traditional football world by storm, and now the financial world is waking up to its impact with a $63 million investment round. The seven-a-side, creator-led football competition has closed a funding raise led by Alignment Growth, with existing backers Left Lane, Antifund, Bolt Ventures, and […]
LeBron James is an All-Star again, extending his record streak of selections. James was a pick for the 22nd consecutive year, one of 14 players who were announced Sunday as reserves for the Feb. 15 midseason showcase that’ll take place at the Los Angeles Clippers’ arena in Inglewood, California. James is the All-Star record holder […]
