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The City of Rockville has called a foul on a modern, half-court basketball court installed at a home in the city's West End Park historic district. Such a facility cannot be added to a home in that area without approval by the city's Historic District Commission. The homeowner at 401 W. Montgomery Avenue did not pursue that approval. Rockville code inspectors "became aware" of the concrete basketball court surrounded with 10' netting, and a fence on the property's western side, on January 10, 2023, and determined the owner of the 1890 Second Empire/Georgian Revival-style home had permits for neither.

There is a quarterback battle with the Washington Commanders between Sam Howell and Jacoby Brissett. We discuss what this means and its fantasy football impact for their teammates.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia’s 2024 recruiting class was bolstered in a big way on Friday afternoon. Obinna Onwuka, a three-star defensive end out of Maryland, announced his commitment to West Virginia’s football program on social media. His graphic was accompanied by five words: “Almost Heaven we locked in.”

Kaden Prather was Maryland football's highest-ranked incoming transfer, but there's another who could bring just as much value to the Terps this season. That would be FIU transfer Tyrese Chambers, who made CBSSports' Tom Fornelli's list of the top impact transfers in the Big Ten this fall. I don't want...

Governor Wes Moore on Friday appointed the first eight members of a newly formed Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority.

All across the Washington D.C. area looms a larger threat above: dangerous levels of air quality. This impacts people from all walks of life, but is specifically straining for student athletes. Springfield reached an Air Quality Index number of 177 on Wednesday, marking historically high levels. The smoke currently impacting...

There are 3 high school ⚽ games in Ashburn. The First Colonial High School soccer team will have a game with Independence High School - Ashburn on June 09, 2023, 10:00:00 CST.

Melissa Riggins has qualified for the finals of the 1,500-meter event at the 2023 NCAA Outdoor Championships after clocking 4:18.46 to finish fifth in the second heat and take the last automatic qualifying spot.

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The D.C. Divas are the DMV’s professional women’s football team. A member of the Women’s Football Alliance, the team has been around since 2001. For the last two decades, the team has been a shining light for women interested in the game of the football. “It’s been a big impact”, […]

Oakton Girl’s varsity were crowned Northern region champions for the first time in the school’s history by defeating Madison 2-0 on May. 31. The approach was set in stone through training sessions and athletes working collectively. “Just knowing how big this game is. Mentally they went focused throughout...

Poor air quality from Canada’s wildfires has cancelled racing at Belmont Park and called off the Washington Nationals home game against Arizona on Thursday. It’s the second straight day the continuing fires north of the border have impacted sports in the Northeastern United States. Several Major League Baseball...

The Washington Nationals game here in D-C will be played as schedued. But many area little leagues games won't.

Former Maryland football coach Ralph Friedgen, a two-time ACC Coach of the Year and 2001 ACC champion, was recently named to the 2024 College Football Hall of Fame ballot. “To be inducted into the [College] Football Hall of Fame would be a lifetime achievement for me. It would be something I would cherish the rest of my life,” Friedgen said on Glenn Clark Radio June 6.

Maryland track and field junior Jeff Kline finished off his season at the NCAA Outdoor Championships Wednesday. Kline was the only Terp to participate in the championships, starring in the men’s shot put finals. Kline’s final throw measured 18.77 meters, good enough for an eighth place finish in his...

Last year, Winston Churchill High School in Potomac celebrated Jeff Fritz’s 300th victory as head boys lacrosse coach at the school and became the first Montgomery County lacrosse team (boys or girls) to ever win a State Championship. Following another successful season in 2023, Coach Fritz has announced that he’ll be retiring.

PATERSON, N.J. – Wednesday’s middle game between the Jackals and the Wild Things has been postponed. New Jersey’s Hinchliffe Stadium is owned by Paterson’s school system, which has banned outdoor activities today due to the wildfires/air quality issues and warnings that exist across most of the eastern seaboard, according to a press release. The game […]

As the Bristol Eastern Lancers attempted to make history this season and take home a state title, their goal fell short Wednesday evening as they lost to sixth-seeded Rockville 7-0 to end their season. The Lancers, who sat at the twenty-two seed, hoped to upset the higher seed once again...

The Brian Mitchell “Intentional Celebrity Golf Tournament” took place at Lakewood Country Club ( 13901 Glen Mill Rd) in Rockville on Monday, June 5th and the event, along with the “rare night” gala following the tournament, raised $153,00 to hire the organization’s first nurse navigator to support families with children who have rare diseases. The event featured an appearance by Washington Commanders coach Ron Rivera, as well as current and former Commanders players.

Thoroughbred racing will continue in Maryland at least through the end of the year, under an agreement between industry officials and owners of the... The post Commission offered few details about agreement to keep horse racing tracks operating through end of the year appeared first on Maryland Matters.

ROSEMONT, IL -- Maryland gymnast Sophia LeBlanc has been awarded a 2023 Big Ten Postgraduate Scholarship. The Big Ten Conference office honors student-athletes from each of the 14 Big Ten institutions who plan to continue their education at a graduate degree program were each awarded a $7,500 scholarship, based primarily on academic achievements.