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Maryland Native & Former NBA Coach Of The Year Gene Shue Dies At 90 Maryland Native & Former NBA Coach Of The Year Gene Shue Dies At 90
Maryland Native & Former NBA Coach Of The Year Gene Shue Dies At 90 Maryland native and former NBA player, coach and executive Gene Shue has died at the age of 90, the NBA reports.  As a player, Shue racked up five consecutive NBA All-Star appearances from 1958 to 1962 and played one season with the Baltimore Bullets before going into coaching. Shue’s coaching career spanned 13 total seasons in Baltimore and Washington, where he led the Bullets, now the Washington Wizards, to three 50-win seasons. During that time Shue also amassed a record 522 wins and was named NBA Coach of the Year twice. “Gene dedicated his life to the game and left an indelible mar…

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by David Cifarelli
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Ravens QB Lamar Jackson Surprises Morgan State Students Ravens QB Lamar Jackson Surprises Morgan State Students
Ravens QB Lamar Jackson Surprises Morgan State Students "Our QBs are not the same." That's the impact Baltimore Raven Lamar Jackson had on Morgan State University students, after unexpectedly showing up on campus this week. The quarterback zipped around on a motorized scooter and took pictures with students. He even jumped behind the on-campus Chick-fil-A counter and started serving food. This man Lamar Jackson is serving at a Chick-Fil-A our QBs are not the same 🙌 pic.twitter.com/HrZzlqpvsf — RAMEY (@HoodieRamey) April 2, 2022 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Morgan State Women’…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Former Washington Nationals Pitcher Odalis Perez Dead After Fall From Ladder: Report Former Washington Nationals Pitcher Odalis Perez Dead After Fall From Ladder: Report
Former Washington Nationals Pitcher Odalis Perez Dead After Fall From Ladder: Report Former Major League and Washington Nationals pitcher Odalis Perez died after falling from a ladder while along at his home in the Dominican Republic this week, ESPN reports. The 44-year-old former pitcher was found by his brother lying on the patio around 7 p.m., the outlet said citing another former MLB player, Walin Batista. Odalis Pérez was our starting pitcher at our 1st game in Nats Park history.Our hearts go out to his family and friends. May he rest in peace. pic.twitter.com/r9Y8eJGwv5 — Washington Nationals (@Nationals) March 11, 2022 Perez made his MLB debut in 1998 with the A…

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by David Cifarelli
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Father-Son Duo From PA Surprised To See Their Drone Footage In Super Bowl Commercial Father-Son Duo From PA Surprised To See Their Drone Footage In Super Bowl Commercial
Father-Son Duo From PA Surprised To See Their Drone Footage In Super Bowl Commercial The commercials are a Super Bowl favorite that unites fans rooting for different teams, and this year Pennsylvania viewers caught a glimpse of their home state in one such ad. The new Mercedes-EQS commercial included a clip of the Veterans Memorial Bridge over the Susquehanna River between Wrightsville and Columbia, Pennsylvania, according to the 717 Drone Guys' Facebook page. The 717 Drone Guys — Nathan, 16, and Eric Wenger — are a father-son duo in Lancaster County that has been making drone footage of the Keystone state and has it available for professionals to purchase for several ye…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Baltimore HS Football Star, Penn State Recruit Dies Trying To Beat Train: Report Baltimore HS Football Star, Penn State Recruit Dies Trying To Beat Train: Report
Baltimore HS Football Star, Penn State Recruit Dies Trying To Beat Train: Report A standout football player from Baltimore with an offer to play for Penn State was killed on his way to school when his car was hit by a train Wednesday, Feb. 2, according to multiple news reports. Lamar Patterson, 18, was running late for school at St. Frances Academy in Baltimore when he tried to "beat a train" through an intersection in Linthicum around 9 a.m., the Orlando Sentinel says citing sources close to the family. The junior wide receiver's Honda Accord failed to stop for the lowering railroad gates and red flashing traffic signals, the outlet says. A Kissimmee, Florida native,…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Photo Of SUV Wanted In Shooting That Killed Pro Boxer On Christmas Released By Police Photo Of SUV Wanted In Shooting That Killed Pro Boxer On Christmas Released By Police
Photo Of SUV Wanted In Shooting That Killed Pro Boxer On Christmas Released By Police Authorities in Prince George's County have released surveillance footage of the SUV wanted in a shooting that killed a professional boxer in front of his children and girlfriend on the way to Christmas dinner. Danny Kelly Jr., 30, of Clinton, was behind the wheel of his family's SUV on St. Barnabas Road in Temple Hills, with his girlfriend and three children in the car, Prince George's police said. Another driver pulled up and opened fire, hitting Kelly around 4:40 p.m., police said. He was pronounced dead at an area hospital a short time later. In the video, the suspect vehicle is seen o…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Maryland Track Coach Sexually Assaulted Former Athlete, Maybe More Victims: Police Maryland Track Coach Sexually Assaulted Former Athlete, Maybe More Victims: Police
Maryland Track Coach Sexually Assaulted Former Athlete, Maybe More Victims: Police A Silver Spring High School track coach has been arrested on charges of felony sexual assault and molestation against a former student, according to police.  Giovanni Di Angelo Reumante, 31, of Takoma Park is accused of sexually assaulting a former female student at Northwood High School who is now an adult, said the Montgomery County Police Department. The Special Victims Investigation Division began an investigation into the sexual assault on Oct. 27, police say the assaults took place against the victim while she was still a student, after school hours.   Reumante had bee…

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by Joe Gomez
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Meet The UMD Grad Responsible For Jeff Bezos' Body Meet The UMD Grad Responsible For Jeff Bezos' Body
Meet The UMD Grad Responsible For Jeff Bezos' Body See those bulging biceps and toned calves on Jeff Bezos? They're not from doing the heavy lifting at the Amazon warehouses himself. According to an article in the New York Post, they're thanks to his fitness trainer, Wesley Okerson, who has trained other celebrities including Katie Holmes, Sacha Baron Cohen, Gerard Butler and more. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Wesley (@wesokerson) Okerson found his passion for fitness in college pitching, for the Frostburg University baseball team. He transferred to the University of Maryland…

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by Cecilia Levine
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That Teacher's A Baller: Washington DC Teacher Sinks Playground Shot In Viral Video That Teacher's A Baller: Washington DC Teacher Sinks Playground Shot In Viral Video
That Teacher's A Baller: Washington DC Teacher Sinks Playground Shot In Viral Video Kathleen Fitzpatrick was playing basketball with her third graders one Friday afternoon at recess as she usually does, when she made the shot that nearly broke the sports-side of TikTok: "If I make this shot, we'll have hot chocolate as a class on Monday," Fitzpatrick told the students, she said in an interview with ESPN. Dressed in jeans and a white blouse dribbles toward the hoop before launching the ball -- her students watching in anticipation. It goes in. The crowd goes wild. Make no mistake, it's not "Miss Fitz's" first time handling a basketball: The Washington DC-area third grade …

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by Cecilia Levine