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Former Baltimore Raven Superstar Terrell Suggs Charged With Assault In Arizona
Once a fixture in the front seven of the Baltimore Ravens, former linebacker Terrell Suggs found himself in police custody on Tuesday afternoon after an alleged altercation in Arizona, authorities announced. Suggs, 41, was taken into custody on Tuesday, April 9, after reportedly making threats and allegedly brandishing a weapon at a local Starbucks, officials said. The former Ravens great was charged with offenses against a public order and one count of assault following the incident, according to the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office. He made an initial court appearance on Wednesd…
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Fort Washington Native Casey Morsell To Represent Maryland In Final Four
When the NCAA Final Four tips off on Saturday night in Phoenix, there may be some faces on the court familiar to basketball fans in the DMV. There will be no shortage of players who hail from Maryland and Virginia during this weekend's showdown, as Purdue, UConn, Alabama, and North Carolina State look to secure their spot in Monday's final. For the Wolfpack, Fort Washington resident Casey Morsell is looking to help lead NC State to an upset after three years playing at the University of Virginia. He'll be joined by Richmond native Dennis Parker, Jr. a 4-star freshman recruit who playe…
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Deal To Bring Caps, Wizards From DC To Potomac Yard Dead, Officials Say
The Washington Capitals and Wizards are staying put after all. Following months of negotiations, the City of Alexandria announced on Monday, March 27 that they've cut off talks related to the Potomoac Yard Entertainment District that would have led to the teams heading from DC into Virginia. It has been a source of consternation among sports fans, residents, and politicians for weeks. "We negotiated a framework for this opportunity in good faith and participated in the process in Richmond in a way that preserved our integrity," officials said. "We trusted this process and are disappointed …
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Former NHL Player Leapt To His Death From Balcony At Miami Resort, Police Say (
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The cause of death for former Pittsburgh Penguins player Konstantin Koltsov has been ruled suicide, police in Miami tell Daily Voice. Koltsov, who played for the Penguins from 2002 to 2006, is believed to have leapt to his death from a balcony of a resort in Miami, a spokesperson for the Miami-Dade Police Department said. He was 42 years old. ALSO SEE: Pittsburgh Penguins Mourn Loss Of Former Player Konstantin Koltsov, Dead At 42 View this post on Instagram A post shared by 𝗔𝗥𝗬𝗡𝗔 𝗦𝗔𝗕𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗞𝗔 🐯🎾❤️ (@sabalenka_aryna) The Bal Harbour Police …
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Nationals Offering DC Residents Tickets Starting At $5, Excluding Fans In Maryland, Virginia
"Nattitude" is taking on a new meaning for some baseball fans in the nation's capital. Some fans are up in arms after the Washington Nationals announced a new plan to lure in District residents with a new promotion, but excluded fans in Maryland and Virginia who will miss out on $5 tickets. Exclusive tickets for DC residents will be available all season long, allowing fans to "enjoy a great game at a great price while hanging out with your neighbors." Tickets in sections 401 and 402 will be accessible to those living in the District starting at $5 for all home games, including Opening Da…
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Lucky Lottery Player Wins 'Seats For 20 Years' At Baltimore Ravens Games
The Ravens Flock is going to be one deeper for at least the next 20 years. Thomas Humphries will be seeing the world through purple-colored glasses for at least the next two decades after being announced as the winner of Maryland Lottery's "Seats for 20 Years" event on Wednesday. Nearly a million entries were made by fans vying to secure their spot at M&T Bank Stadium, and the Nottingham native was the lucky winner, landing himself club seats to every home game through 2044. Congratulations to Thomas Humphries, who won Ravens season tickets for 20 years! pic.twitter.com/…
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Trans Swimmer Smashes Record At UMD Meet, Catches Heat
Meghan Cortez-Fields has clocked yet another record for the Ramapo College women's swim team. But not without controversy. The senior athlete switched from the men's team to the women's team after transitioning from male to female. Back in November, she set her first record for the women's team, drawing controversy. Last Friday, Cortez-Fields finished 7th overall (2:10.76) at the NJAC Swimming and Diving Championships at the University of Maryland in College Park and advanced to the finals, finishing in fifth place at 2:08:20. That's a new record. And Riley Gaines, a former Universi…
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Drone-Flying PA Man Who Caused AFC Championship Game Delay Faces Prison Time In Maryland: Feds
A Pennsylvania man who flew a drone over M&T Bank Stadium during the Baltimore Ravens' AFC Championship Game loss is facing felony charges, authorities announced. Chadds Ford resident Matthew Hebert found himself in the crosshairs of federal officials during the Raves' loss against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, Jan. 28 and will now face prison time after taking several photos of himself with the drone at the game, which had to be temporarily suspended. "An administrative timeout... you may have not heard of one like that before. But it was a drone apparently that was interfering …
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Meet GF Of Raven's Tight End Mark Andrews
The fun has only just begun for Elena Yates and Mark Andrews. The social media ambassador whose LinkedIn shows she hails from Moorestown, NJ has her first season of being an NFL girlfriend in the books, as the Baltimore Raven's lost their spot in Super Bowl LVIII to the KC Chiefs 17-10 last weekend. Still, the 21-year-old College of Charleston senior there are more good times ahead. "Loved watching you do what you do best," she captioned an Instagram album this week. "Can’t wait to be back & better than ever!! Until next season." In a TikTok video, the Tri-Delt said the two began dati…
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Taylor Swift Touches Down In Baltimore
Taylor Swift is in the building. M&T Bank Stadium, that is. The 34-year-old pop star's Dassault Falcon 7X touched down at the Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, less than 40 minutes after taking off from Morristown Airport, in NJ on Sunday afternoon Jan. 28, according to her jet-tracking Reddit account run by programmer Jack Sweeney. As expected, Swift is in Charm City to support beau Travis Kelce, the tight end on the Kansas City Chiefs (13-6), playing the Ravens (14-4) this afternoon in the AFC Championship game. Page Six shared photos o…
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Former Wizards Guard On $1.7M Contract Caught Stealing Household Items From VA Target: Report
Now it all makes sense. Days after being cut from the Washington Wizards, it came to light that guard Ryan Rollins was caught shoplifting from Target, according to The Athletic. The 21-year-old was cut from the team Monday, Jan. 8, three days before The Athletic's John Robbins wrote citing court documents out of Alexandria that show he stole small household items and groceries from Target stores seven different times between September and November. “We just recently learned of the charges against Ryan,” Monumental Basketball president Michael Winger told The Athletic. “We cannot comme…
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UVA Track Star Smokes BF's Buddy Who Thought He Could Outrun Her In TikTok With 10.4M Views
A man who challenged a Division 1 track star to a foot race has become a national laughingstock after video of the event went viral on social media last month. More than 10.4 million people have seen the TikTok clip posted by University of Virginia track star Alahna Sabbakhan that shows her embarrassing her boyfriend's friend, who mistakenly thought he could keep up with the DC native on the track. "He refused to believe that a woman could beat him in a race," she said. @lahnazak Just to clarify, I did NOT want to race this man😂 I was already at the track with my bf doing a wor…
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Bachelor Alum To Follow Beau To Baltimore After Signing With Ravens
Maryland native Jake Funk is coming home — and he's bringing his fiance, Hannah Ann Sluss. Funk, 25, was a standout member of the Damascus High School in Montgomery County, scoring a record seven touchdowns in 2017. The running back led the team to a state championship, and went on to play five seasons for the Terps. After playing for the Rams, Saints, Colts, and Dolphins, Funk is returning home to play for the Ravens' practice squad. While it's unclear if Funk will be taking a page out of NY Giants QB Tommy DeVito's book and moving back in with his parents, according to his fi…
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'Turf Sucks, Place Is Lame:' NFL Players Would Rather Go To Any Stadium But MetLife, Poll Finds
"If you build it, they will come." At least, that's what Ray Kisella said in "Field of Dreams." But many NFL players would rather not when it comes to NFC East locales, according to a new poll by The Athletic. The anonymous survey of NFL players led to some dubious results for the New York Giants (and Jets) and Washington Commanders, whose stadiums were found to be among the worst to play in. Out of 79 responses, MetLife Stadium (18.4 percent) was overwhelmingly voted the worst stadium to play in by NFL followed right behind by FedEx Field (13.9 percent). Highmark Stadium (12.7 per…
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Maryland Assistant Coach Kevin Sumlin Arrested On Suspicion Of DUI In Florida: Jail Records
A top offensive coach for the University of Maryland is facing charges for alleged intoxicated driving in Florida. According to jail records in Hillsborough County, co-offensive coordinator Kevin Sumlin, a Bethesda resident, was arrested early on Sunday morning on suspicion that he was drinking and driving along a highway. Sumlin, 59, was arrested at around 12:40 a.m. on Oct. 22 and released later that day after posting a $500 bond for a DUI charge. Officials noted that he refused to submit to a breathalyzer test while he was being interviewed by officers, which could lead to a suspended li…
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Basketball World Mourning Death Of Georgetown Coach Tasha Butts After Two-Year Cancer Battle
Georgetown University women's head basketball coach has died following a two-year battle with breast cancer, the school announced. The 41-year-old former college and professional basketball star and first-year head coach for the Hoyas died on Monday, Oct. 23 after being diagnosed with advanced stage metastatic breast cancer in 2021, leading to the "Tasha Tough" campaign that brings awareness to early screenings and detection. "Tasha's passing is a devastating loss.," University President John DeGioia said. "She was extraordinary—Tasha was a person of character, determination, vision, and k…
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Frances Tiafoe, Son Of Maryland Custodian, Ends US Open Run In Historic Upset
Frances Tiafoe's 2023 US Open run ended in an upset on Tuesday, Sept. 5. For Ben Shelton, though, it's only just begun. Tiafoe, who is ranked No. 10 in the world, fell to 20-year-old Shelton in the quarterfinals 6-2 3-6 7-6(7) 6-2, in Queens, NY. View this post on Instagram A post shared by US Open (@usopen) The match was historic in that it was the first time two Black men faced off, and that Shelton's win makes him the youngest American to reach the Open semis since Andy Roddick in 2003. He'll face Novak Djokovic on Friday, Sept. 8. Shel…
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Kevin Brown To Be 'Freed' From Much-Maligned Suspension By O's Ownership On Friday
Baltimore Orioles announcer Kevin Brown is ready to return home to the broadcasting booth. Brown, who was notoriously suspended from his job two weeks ago after the organization made a gaffe that he repeated on a broadcast, is set to return to calling O’s games on Friday night when the team squares off in Seattle against the Mariners. During the July 23 game against the Tampa Rays, Brown read his game notes - which are provided by the team's PR staff - regarding the Orioles' recent history playing in St. Petersburg. Ownership didn't appreciate him pointing out the previous futility of the…
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Nationals No Hit For First Time Since Moving From Montreal To DC In 2005
Wednesday night could be the exclamation point for a surging Philadelphia Phillies team that is hoping to ride another hot streak to a Wild Card spot in the playoffs. In just his second start with the team since being acquired last month, 31-year-old Michael Lorenzen made history on Aug. 9, becoming the first team to no-hit the Washington Nationals since they moved from Montreal to the District. At the trade deadline, the Phillies added Lorenzen for their playoff push, giving up infield prospect Hao You Lee to the Detroit Tigers for the first-time All-Star in late July. And he's making qu…
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'Thin Skinned': Orioles Suspend Announcer For Recapping Team's Past Struggles, Report Says
He's outta there (for now). The Baltimore Orioles have suspended a play-by-play announcer after he accurately recapped the team’s struggles in past seasons against the Tampa Bay Rays during a live broadcast, AwfulAnnouncing.com reports. Sources told the sports media site that Long Island, NY native Kevin Brown was suspended indefinitely following his commentary during the end of the team’s series against the Rays on Sunday, July 23. In his pregame comments, Brown noted that Tropicana Field has been “maybe the toughest ballpark” for the Orioles to play in and reminded viewers that the team…
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Review: Best Golf Stats Apps
Finding a golf stats app can be a bit overwhelming, simply because there are so many to choose from. We’ve written about the value of strokes gained stats, and the best golf stats app absolutely needs to measure strokes gained. Here is our comparison of the best golf stats apps and which ones are worth your investment. Pinpoint GolfPinpoint Golf 1. Pinpoint Golf Pinpoint Golf is the top golf stats app for tracking strokes gained. If you want to dive into strokes gained tracking, but you’re worried about data collection and complexity, don’t fret. Pinpoint makes navigation and data inpu…
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Magic Johnson Teases Another Rebrand For Washington Commanders
The Washington Commanders finally got a new owner (oh happy day), now could they be getting a new name? With hope springing anew after the group led by Chevy Chase native Josh Harris purchased the team from embattled former owner Dan Snyder, wholesale changes are expected to be coming for the franchise that hasn’t sniffed the Super Bowl in more than three decades. Among those changes? Possibly a new nickname away from the contentious Commanders, according to minority owner Magic Johnson. The NBA legend made news following his group’s purchase, refusing to rule out a possible name change d…
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Hyattsville Tennis Pro With Humble Beginnings Has New Coach With Troubled Past
Nick Kyrgios might be one of the most controversial names in pro tennis, and Frances Tiafoe the least. Kyrgios is known for his raging temper on the courts, and Tiafoe, of Hyattsville, for his humble beginnings. Well, they do say opposites attract: Kyrgios will be Tiafoe's coach for the Ultimate Tennis Showdown (UTS) Los Angeles, this weekend. View this post on Instagram A post shared by UTS Tour (@ultimate_tennis_showdown) Both Kyrgios, 28, and Tiafoe, 25, are featured in the highly-popular Netflix documentary, "Break Point," which follows…
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NFL Rookie From MD Cited For Driving 140MPH In Lambo On Minnesota Freeway: Police
Maryland native Jordan Addison’s NFL debut may be on delay after he was cited for driving 140 mph on a Minnesota highway early on Thursday morning. Addison, the former Tuscarora High School standout in Frederick County who was taken with the 23rd pick in this year’s NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings, was busted on Thursday, July 20 going nearly triple the speed limit in a Lamborghini by Minnesota State Police. The incident comes as rookies were set to report to training camp this weekend for the Vikings, where Addison was projected to serve as a possible starter besides star Justin Je…
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Maryland Native To Make History At Women's World Cup
A Maryland native will make history this week hits the field with the Philippines Women's National Team at the World Cup Sofia Harrison, who was born in Montgomery County and raised in Columbia, where she starred at Atholton High School, will be among the 'Filipinas" representing the national team as it makes its World Cup debut on the big stage. 𝙒𝙄𝙏𝙉𝙀𝙎𝙎 𝙃𝙄𝙎𝙏𝙊𝙍𝙔 🤩 @CignalTV will air our matches in the FIFA Women's World Cup on @OneSportsPHL and @PilipinasLive!🔵🔴🟡 #LabanFilipinas #ParaSaBayan #WinTheMoment #FilipinasTayo #FWWC2023 pic.twitter.com/6HP8pGIMeI — Philippine WNT ⚽ (@Pilipina…
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What Is Strokes Gained In Golf?
If you play golf, you know it's not easy. In fact, it's probably the most frustrating and difficult game there is. Athletes in other sports might disagree, but everyone can agree that getting good at golf is hard. That's where “strokes gained” comes in. Golfers can finally learn exactly where they need to improve their game so that they can get better faster. A lot faster. Strokes gained compares every facet of a golfers game to other players of a similar skill level. How good are you at short putts, long putts, short game, irons, driving? Strokes gained tells you all this and more. This …
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Orioles Fans Are Losing Their Minds Over Rutschman's Show-Stopping Little Sis
Josie Rutschman just about stole the show during brother Adley's performance at the Home Run Derby. The 25-year-old Orioles' switch-hitter's little sister was seen dancing in T-Mobile Park stands with the rest of the family. The 23-year-old dancing queen allegedly gained thousands of Instagram followers in the seconds that it took her big bro to kick off the Home Run Derby. Adley Rutschman puts his switch-hitting skills on full display. ⚾️💣💣 #HomeRunDerby pic.twitter.com/kkhWbmOeo5 — The Comeback (@thecomeback) July 11, 2023 As of Tuesday morning, Josie had 12K Instagram followers. …
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Nats, O's Among Most Instagrammed Ballparks In MLB: Report
Whether it's a stadium selfie or shots of peanuts and Cracker Jack, some MLB stadiums have become decidedly more "Instagrammable" than others, according to a newly released report. A new report from agamble.com, an online casino and betting promo site, highlighted the ballparks that have seen the most play on Instagram and other social media sites, with both the Orioles and Nationals ranking in the top half of the league. Despite their lowly record and standing in the NL East, as well as poor attendance, Nationals Park landed 12th on the list, with more than 40,000 Instagram hashtags repo…
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'Sorry I Couldn't Save You': GF Of Drowned Ravens QB Ryan Mallet Pens Heartbreaking Tribute
"I'm sorry I couldn't save you." That was just one heartbreaking line among many in a Facebook tribute posted by Madison Carter, who was dating former Baltimore Ravens quarterback Ryan Mallett, when he drowned last week in Florida. "Nothing was ever about you, it was always about others," Carter wrote days after the 35-year-old athlete drowned in the Gulf of Mexico. "Multiple times, I heard you say 'there are so many good people in this world,' and that statement alone shows what kind of person you were. Always looking for the good." First responders were called to the bea…
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Ex-Ravens QB Ryan Mallett Drowns In Gulf Of Mexico, 35
Former Baltimore Ravens quarterback Ryan Mallett has died in an apparent drowning in Florida on Tuesday June 27, officials said. He was 35 years old. The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Department identified Mallett as the victim who drowned in the Gulf of Mexico. First responders were called to the beach behind 775 Gulf Shore Drive in Destin, FL, at 2:12 p.m., the sheriff's office said. "A group of people in the water near the second sandbar had reportedly been struggling to make their way back to shore," the statement reads. "One of the individuals, an adult male, went under and lifeguar…
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Firefighter Saves Choking Man At Nationals Park
The Washington Nationals got two wins on Wednesday night in DC. On the field, the home team topped the floundering San Diego Padres 5-3 to inch closer to a .500 record, but it was what happened in the stands in the middle of the game when a visiting firefighter saved a choking man’s life in a moment that has since gone viral. Todd Covington, a firefighter who was visiting Nationals Park from Kansas City, is being hailed as a hero after leaping into action in the middle of the game to come to the aid of another fan who found himself in a perilous position. The heroic rescue was first repor…
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