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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…
Ty Grace and the Howard Women’s Basketball Team Are Ready for the Big Dance
After her team lost in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament final last year, Howard women’s basketball head coach Ty Grace told her players to remember the feeling of watching the confetti fall for another team. She didn’t want them to wallow in the loss, but Grace emphasized that winning championships should be the expectation at…
No. 4 Seed Maryland Women’s Basketball Looks to ‘Complete the Mission’ in the NCAA Tournament
The word “adversity” came up repeatedly in conversations with Maryland women’s basketball players after Sunday’s NCAA Selection Show. During the 2021-22 season, the team dealt with injuries and illnesses that thinned its roster and hindered its progress. In late November, the Terrapins, then ranked No. 2 in the country, only had seven healthy players dress…
Howard Men’s Basketball Has a New PA Announcer: Goodman League’s Miles Rawls
Nearly 2,000 fans inside Howard University’s Burr Gymnasium begin to settle into their seats on a late February afternoon when Miles Rawls decides it’s time to raise the arena’s energy level. The Howard men’s basketball team is warming up on the court for its Senior Day matchup against North Carolina Central University. Only two regular…
Wizards Hope Recent Trades Will Help Unify the Team
The Wizards’ once promising season has so far produced more misery than success. The team that started 10-3 imploded, and Washington’s best player and center piece, Bradley Beal, is out for the season following a wrist injury and subsequent corrective surgery. But Wizards players and front office staff believe their recent trades at the NBA…
The Georgetown Men’s Basketball Team Has Reached New Lows in Patrick Ewing’s Fifth Year
Dave Pickett doesn’t remember a time when he wasn’t a Georgetown men’s basketball fan. Growing up in the 1980s in Columbia, Maryland, Pickett’s father immersed him in the ways of head coach John Thompson, Georgetown’s success, and the program’s intimidating “Hoya Paranoia” reputation. Pickett was too young to fully appreciate Georgetown’s 1984 NCAA championship, but…
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