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Mystics Add Depth With Draft Picks Shakira Austin and Christyn Williams
Last week, when the Washington Mystics traded their first overall selection to the Atlanta Dream for the third and 14th picks in the 2022 WNBA Draft and the right to swap first-round picks in the 2023 draft, the Mystics’ front office reasoned that the team would be receiving a better value in this year’s draft.…
Maryland Men’s Basketball Introduces New Coach Kevin Willard
It’s that time on the college basketball calendar when power conference schools that have fallen on hard times like to make big, splashy hires by bringing in coaches that have just led mid-major programs to an upset or something greater on national television during March Madness. This is a highly likely scenario for Seton Hall,…
Maryland Women’s Basketball Heads Back to the Sweet 16
Cinderella stories rely on timing. In March, midnight strikes eventually for every team but one. The Maryland women’s basketball team knows this all too well. The Terps have danced all the way to a title before, but they’ve also heard the clocktower toll early. After the pandemic cost Maryland an opportunity in 2020 and they…
Sidwell Basketball Star Kiki Rice Named Gatorade Player of the Year
Kiki Rice doesn’t typically cry, but Thursday afternoon brought plenty of emotions out of the Sidwell Friends senior. “I don’t cry a ton, but I guess I was as close to that as I could get,” she says. “I was shocked.” Rice, a UCLA signee and point guard for the undefeated No. 1 girls’ high…
The Wizards’ Splashy Trade Deadline Deal Hasn’t Worked Out So Far
When the Wizards pulled off a surprise trade for Kristaps Porziņģis just before the Feb. 10 NBA trade deadline, the consensus around the league was that, at the very least, Washington would be receiving the best player in that deal. Porziņģis had been out for an extended period of time with a knee bruise, but…