Local high school lacrosse stand-out uses experimental treatment to battle rare disease

DAMASCUS, Maryland— Montgomery County high school lacrosse stand-out Peighton Stone has been playing the game since she was four. College coaches started reaching out to her when she was in the 8th grade. But her future dimmed and the contact with those coaches all but disappeared when she started to get sharp pains up and down her shins and her toes went numb making it impossible to play. Things started to turn around after she connected with a Wyoming doctor who provided an experimental treatment for her rare disease. Throughout, one college stayed in touch. And now, recovered, Peighton is ready to begin her college career on Division One Elon University’s lacrosse team.

Local teams are vying for trips to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament

March Madness is almost here and college basketball fans are sharing their team pride on social media.

Kings’ Fox sees Wizards’ Wall as mentor, key to improving play on the court

WASHINGTON — The Sacramento Kings had trimmed a 21-point Wizards lead to 14 with 5:55 to play in their Monday contest. Wizards coach Scott Brooks had seen enough from his second unit. A minute later, John Wall had Kings rookie…

New Stephen Curry sneakers may financially boost Under Armour

Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry’s latest signature shoe, the “Curry 4,” is expected by shoe and business experts to help Baltimore-based Under Armour recover from recent financial losses.

What makes for an exciting NBA postseason?

Whether you are a fan of the NBA or a network executive looking to attract as many viewers to TV screens as possible, your hopes for the postseason are the same: an exciting outcome. Thanks to a Mike Beouy-created statistic, the excitement index, the CNS data lab found that the first round of the playoffs for this year are more exciting than last year’s.

John Wall’s Misplaced MVP Season

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland — The Washington Wizards just won their division for the first time in nearly 40 years, and the biggest driver of their success has been franchise superstar John Wall. The four-time all star is putting up career…

Terrapin Three-Peat for UMD women’s basketball team

For the third straight year, Maryland won the Big10 Women’s Basketball Tournament, this time with a mix of veteran experience and a youthful bench.

Lady Terps snag the win against Minnesota in the tourney

In their first game of the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament, Maryland faced off against Minnesota, and came out with the victory, their second win by double-digits this year against the Golden Gophers.

Lady Terps prep for road to third consecutive tournament title

Coach Brenda Frese and her Lady Terps prepare for competition in the 24th Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament. Maryland sits as the No.2 seed and will go head to head against No.10 Minnesota in their first matchup of the tourney. If the Terps bring the championship back to College Park, they will become the first Big Ten school to win three straight conference titles.

Remaining travel schedule could affect Wizards’ playoff seed

Both the Wizards and the Celtics are in a close race for the second seed in the NBA’s Eastern Conference and the deciding factor on who claims it could come down to the amount of miles each team has to travel for the remainder of the season