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Ryan Zimmerman among those inducted into DC Sports Hall of Fame
WASHINGTON — The latest class of the D.C. Sports Hall of Fame was inducted on Sunday at Nationals Park before the Nats took on the Cincinnati Reds. Nine people were honored. One of the big names on that list was former Nats star Ryan Zimmerman. The World Series champion...
Football Player Capsules: Kellan Wyatt
Fall camp begins in August, and to preview the upcoming 2024 season we take a look at each scholarship player on Maryland’s roster, from jersey No. 0 to No. 99. RECRUITING: Wyatt, a class of 2022 recruit out of Spalding (Severn, Md.), earned his first major offer from Maryland in 2019 from Brian Williams and ex-assistant Brawley Evans.
This cyclist group riding from coast to coast made a stop in Winchester, but the cash prize at the finish line won’t go to the riders
WINCHESTER, Ky. (FOX 56) — A group of ambitious cyclists trying to bike across the country from Seattle to Washington, DC, made a pit stop in Winchester today. The trip is part of the Fuller Center Bike Adventure where riders bike 4,000 miles over 10 weeks, but it’s about much more than just seeing the country.
Carolina Gets OT Win Over Maryland
The Carolina Chaos took on the Maryland Whipsnakes in the second Friday matchup of the PLL’s Week 6 slate in Fairfield, Connecticut. Carolina was coming off what was effectively a two-week bye, as they did not play in Week 5 before the All-Star break. With a 2-3 record, the Chaos were just one game behind the Utah Archers for the West Conference lead. Maryland, meanwhile, were also 2-3, good for third place in the East but looking to separate themselves from the last place Philadelphia Waterdogs, who lost earlier in the evening.
Iowa Hawkeye Football Schedule Prep: Week 11 vs. Maryland
The 2024 regular season will near its end as the Hawkeyes make one final road trip to College Park, Maryland to take on the Terrapins. The Iowa Hawkeyes have met Maryland in four games, all since Maryland joined the Big Ten. While the Terps shocked Iowa in 2014, each of the past three games has gone to the Hawkeyes in comfortable fashion.
Big Ten primer — Maryland’s greatest football moment
The Maryland Terrapins haven’t been in the Big Ten very long, and within the Big Ten, they haven’t done anything of note. Yet, they are a Big Ten member school, and their football history deserves to be looked at along with all the other schools which were part of the conference before the four Pac-12 refugees joined them. Maryland has had some very successful clusters of seasons, but the Terps haven’t been annually relevant the way college football blue bloods have. Maryland was highly successful in a 13-year period from 1973 through 1985. The Terps had 10 or more wins in...
McLean Little League 9-11 All-Stars win state softball tourney
With a 6-0 record, the McLean Little League age 9-11 All-Stars won recent District 4 and state tournaments, dominating the competition along the way. McLean outscored its opponents, 84-7 with two shutouts. McLean was 2-0 in the district tourney, defeating Great Falls by 12-1 and 13-2 scores. The team was...
Sparkle Blue Repeat Winner of $100,000 Big Dreyfus
LAUREL, MD – Augustin Stable and Catherine Parke’s Sparkle Blue, exiting four consecutive graded-stakes, put her class on display by powering through the stretch and turning back stubborn longshot Cut From Class to win Sunday’s $100,000 Big Dreyfus at Laurel Park for the second consecutive year. The...
Brenden Queen wins a heavyweight fight with rival Connor Hall, takes checkered in a dramatic Hampton Heat at Langley
HAMPTON, Va. — The 16th annual Hampton Heat at Langley Speedway featured an incredible display of fireworks, the majority of which exploded long after pre-race pyrotechnics graced the Eastern Virginia sky in front of a sellout crowd. The main event on a Saturday night that represented the second leg...
International Soccer Star Visits Local Students
Students at MCPS’ Rolling Terrace Elementary School in Takoma Park got the chance to spend a summer afternoon with professional soccer star Luis Palma. Palma is a Honduran footballer who plays as a winger on the Scottish Premiership club Celtic and the Honduras national team. He has also played professionally in leagues in Honduras, the United Stated, and Greece. Palma became the second Honduran player to ever score in the Champions League when he scored for Celtic against Atletico Madrid in 2023.
Football Player Capsules: Caleb Wheatland
Fall camp begins in August, and to preview the upcoming 2024 season we take a look at each scholarship player on Maryland’s roster, from jersey No. 0 to No. 99. RECRUITING: Wheatland was a three-star recruit out of Avalon (Gaithersburg, Md.) and accumulated offers from numerous Division I-AA programs before Maryland anted up in early June of 2021.
Maryland Basketball: "The vibes are great" for Rodney Rice in his Maryland homecoming
Rodney Rice is one of five players in a highly-touted transfer class for Kevin Willard and Maryland men's basketball. The 6-foot-4 guard, who will wear No. 1, is a Virginia Tech transfer, native of Clinton, Maryland, and DeMatha Catholic High School product. He caught up with Maryland athletics' Taylor Smyth for a player introduction interview, discussing his move to College Park, his game, the team and more.
Football Player Capsules: DJ Samuels
Fall camp begins in August, and to preview the upcoming 2024 season we take a look at each scholarship player on Maryland’s roster, from jersey No. 0 to No. 99. RECRUITING: De’Juan “DJ” Samuels was a three-star 2022 recruit out of Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.). To...
Miss Harriett Chasing Third Stakes Win in $75,000 Miss Disco
LAUREL, MD – Multiple stakes winner Miss Harriett, bred and owned by David Baxter’s Narrow Leaf Farms, steps out of open company for the first time since her stunning upset of the 2023 Maryland Million Lassie in Sunday’s $75,000 Miss Disco at Laurel Park. The seventh running...
Oakton, Hamlet, Highlands among local division diving champs
Four local summer diving teams in the GazetteLeader’s coverage areas won division championships in the Northern Virginia Swimming League. The Oakton Otters, with a 4-1 record, finished first in Division I for the third year in a row. Overall the division crown was the team’s fourth straight, winning Division II in 2021.
DC bars, restaurants and nightclubs given permission to extend hours for Olympics
Closing time in the District is about to get later. That’s because D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser recently signed legislation allowing bars, restaurants and nightclubs to extend their hours for the Olympics, which will take place from July 26 to Aug. 11. The extended hours will also apply for the Paralympics, which will happen from Aug. 28 to Sept. 8.
Maryland Football: Terps release uniform schedule for all seven home games
If you are heading to any of the seven Maryland football home games at SECU Stadium this year, you can start looking ahead to your favorite script Terps uniform and pick out specific gear to match the team. The team announced its seven home uniform combinations on Wednesday. In the...
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