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Root For These 24 Maryland, Virginia Athletes Repping Team USA At Paris Olympics Root For These 24 Maryland, Virginia Athletes Repping Team USA At Paris Olympics
Root For These 24 Maryland, Virginia Athletes Repping Team USA At Paris Olympics A strong contingent of athletes and para athletes from Maryland and Virginia are headed to the Paris Olympics. A total of 24 athletes from Maryland and 15 from Virginia have all qualified for the Olympics and are ready to make their run at the gold when events kick off Friday, July 26. Athletes from Maryland set to sport the Red, White, and Blue during the Olympics:  Phoebe Bacon, of Chevy Chase, in swimming; Aaron Brooks, of Hagerstown, in wrestling; Kevin Durant, of DC, in basketball; Erin Gemmell of Bethesda, in swimming; Noah Hanssen, of Maryland, in wheelchair fencing; Jahmal …

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by Zak Failla
Real Estate
NBA Star's Mega Mansion In Maryland Sells For $1 Million Under Asking Price (LOOK INSIDE) NBA Star's Mega Mansion In Maryland Sells For $1 Million Under Asking Price (LOOK INSIDE)
NBA Star's Mega Mansion In Maryland Sells For $1 Million Under Asking Price (Look Inside) A Maryland mansion formerly home to a 30-year-old NBA star has sold for about $1 million under asking price. Bradley Beal's home at 8913 Holly Leaf Lane hit the market last fall, after the three-time All-Star was traded from the Wizards to the Phoenix Suns. The 13,482-square-foot Bethesda estate was listed for approximately $10 million but sold for $9.1, Zillow shows. It features nine bathrooms, six bedrooms, a four car garage, as well as two basketball courts for good measure sitting on nearly 14,000 square feet. The home was built by Winmar Construction and includes a "true indoor-…

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by Zak Failla & Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Former Loyola Basketball Star Jamal Barney Found Dead In Vacant Home Former Loyola Basketball Star Jamal Barney Found Dead In Vacant Home
Former Loyola Basketball Star Jamal Barney Found Dead In Vacant Home Former Loyola men's basketball star Jamal Barney was found dead inside a vacant home this week in West Baltimore, police confirmed. On Monday afternoon, Oct. 2, officers from the Baltimore Police Department responded to the 500 block of North Payson Street to conduct a welfare check after Barney's family reported that he had been missing for days and may be inside. Upon arrival, police say that they found Barney's body with signs of trauma to the body and the 37-year-old former basketball player was later identified by the Medical Examiner's Office. His death was ruled a homicide on Tuesd…

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by Zak Failla
Sports
Who's Got Game? Virginia, Maryland Governors Muse About Going One-On-One Over New FBI HQ Who's Got Game? Virginia, Maryland Governors Muse About Going One-On-One Over New FBI HQ
Who's Got Game? Virginia, Maryland Governors Muse About Going One-On-One Over New FBI HQ Could the future location of the FBI’s future headquarters be determined over a pickup game of basketball? This week, officials from the General Services Administration heard from delegations in both Maryland and Virginia regarding the highlights of bringing the FBI to either state, prompting a curious showdown between top elected officials in both. After their pitches were heard, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore shared a clip of himself on Twitter before a recent Washington Wizards came showing him smoothly hitting a jump shot from the free throw line. .@GlennYoungkin let's go one on one, win…

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by Zak Failla
Sports
Maryland Native Judah Mintz Slaps NCAA Star During 'Cuse-Bryant Game (VIDEO) Maryland Native Judah Mintz Slaps NCAA Star During 'Cuse-Bryant Game (VIDEO)
Maryland Native Judah Mintz Slaps NCAA Star During 'Cuse-Bryant Game (Video) What goes around comes around, and for Judah Mintz, that's a slap to the face. The Syracuse guard who hails from Prince George's County was ejected from the Saturday, Nov. 26 game against Bryant University apparently after slapping another player — who slapped him right back. It began with 7:35 left in the first half when the freshman guard appeared to slap Bryant's Doug Edert, who returned the gesture, hitting Mintz from behind on the side of his head. Things getting out of control up in Syracuse.Cuse guard Judah Mintz slaps Bryant's Doug Edert and then Edert comes right back with a s…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Former Coppin State Basketball Legend, Avid Cyclist, Killed During Bicycle Ride Former Coppin State Basketball Legend, Avid Cyclist, Killed During Bicycle Ride
Former Coppin State Basketball Legend, Avid Cyclist, Killed During Bicycle Ride A former Coppin State basketball star has died after a fatal bicycle collision in Delaware, authorities confirm. Larry Yarbray, 51, a Chester, Pennsylvania native, was killed after being struck by a vehicle in the Camden Wyoming area on Saturday, Sept. 10, according to Delaware State Police. Yarbray was an avid bicyclist and still holds the Baltimore school's career record for assists, helping lead the team to their first NCAA tournament appearance in 1990.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Larry Yarbray (@chestercyclingteam) Po…

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by Annie DeVoe