Adam Zielonka

Maryland schools will stay closed through April 24

Schools in Maryland will remain closed through April 24, State Superintendent of Schools Karen Salmon announced Wednesday.

March 25, 2020

Bryce Perkins, Bryce Hall of Virginia describe preparing for NFL amid pandemic

University of Virginia cornerback Bryce Hall recently talked to an NFL coach about his future in the pros -- over FaceTime, the video call app. It's not ideal, but it's where the league and its draft prospects find themselves one month away from the NFL draft.

March 24, 2020

Maryland makes room for more hospital beds in convention center, closed hospital

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan and Baltimore mayor Bernard C. "Jack" Young on Tuesday visited the Baltimore Convention Center, where instead of a nonprofit technology conference previously scheduled for the 300,000-square-foot exhibition floor, the facility is preparing to become a makeshift hospital.

March 24, 2020

Tokyo Olympics postponement creates ripple effect throughout sports

The Tokyo Olympics were officially postponed Tuesday.

March 24, 2020

Tokyo Olympics officially delayed, says Japan’s prime minister

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tuesday that he and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach reached an agreement to postpone the Tokyo Olympics for one year due to the coronavirus outbreak.

March 24, 2020

U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee joins chorus calling for postponed Olympics

The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has become the most prominent governing body to call for the 2020 Summer Olympics to be postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak.

March 23, 2020

Gaming comes to fill the sports void for Wizards, Capitals, NASCAR

The Capitals and Wizards are believed to be the first teams in the four major sports leagues to air video game simulations of previously scheduled games on their regional sports network. It's one of two primary efforts coming out of Monumental Sports and Entertainment to provide fans a respite of entertainment amid the coronavirus pandemic.

March 23, 2020

Olympics to be postponed due to coronavirus: report

International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound told USA Today that the IOC will postpone the 2020 Summer Olympics due to the coronavirus pandemic, likely by one year to 2021.

March 23, 2020

PJ Walker, XFL star quarterback, signs with Carolina Panthers

Quarterback Phillip "PJ" Walker, who broke out as the biggest star of the XFL's shortened debut season, is signing with the Carolina Panthers, reports said Monday.

March 23, 2020

Canada first country to withdraw from Olympics due to coronavirus

The Canadian Olympic Committee and Canadian Paralympic Committee announced late Sunday they would not send athletes to the 2020 Summer Olympics due to the health risk of the global coronavirus pandemic.

March 22, 2020

IOC will consider postponing 2020 Olympics, decide within four weeks

The executive board of the International Olympic Committee held an emergency meeting Sunday and announced it will decide within four weeks whether to postpone the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

March 22, 2020

Patriots take out full-page ad in Tampa newspaper thanking Tom Brady

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft took out a full-page ad in the Tampa Bay Times on behalf of the team to thank quarterback Tom Brady and tell fans of his new team, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, to "take care of him."

March 22, 2020

Jalen Smith, Maryland forward, named AP third-team All-American

Maryland sophomore forward Jalen Smith was named a third-team All-American by The Associated Press on Friday.

March 20, 2020

Wizards, Capitals to air video game simulations of postponed games

NBC Sports Washington and Monumental Sports Network will air "NBA 2K20" simulations of previously scheduled Wizards games and "NHL 20" sims of Capitals games on live TV, starting Saturday night.

March 20, 2020

Tom Brady, Buccaneers deal officially done

A few days after reports broke that he was heading to Florida in the first free agency of his career, Tom Brady has officially signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the team announced.

March 20, 2020

Lucas Kozeniesky, rifle shooter with Virginia ties, gunning for Olympic gold

Eleven years after first learning the sport at Robinson Secondary School in Northern Virginia, Lucas Kozeniesky will compete for gold in two air rifle events at the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo.

March 19, 2020

Major League Soccer extends suspension, still wants to play entire 2020 season

Major League Soccer announced Thursday it will remain suspended longer than the 30 days it originally said in accordance with the Centers for Disease Control's latest guidelines, but the league added it still intends to fit the whole 2020 season in.

March 19, 2020

ESPN brings back ‘The Ocho’ with all major sports on hold

With a dearth of new sports programming to air due to the coronavirus pandemic shutting down pro leagues and college tournaments, on March 22 ESPN is bringing back The Ocho, its day-long lineup of weird and "seldom seen" sports.

March 19, 2020

Nick Foles traded from Jaguars to Bears for fourth-round pick

The Jacksonville Jaguars traded former Super Bowl-winning quarterback Nick Foles to the Chicago Bears for a compensatory fourth-round pick on Wednesday, ESPN reported.

March 18, 2020

Maryland ranks No. 12, Virginia No. 16 in final AP poll of shortened season

The Maryland Terrapins remained No. 12 and the Virginia Cavaliers moved up one spot to No. 16 in the final Associated Press men's basketball poll of the 2019-20 season, shortened due to the coronavirus pandemic.

March 18, 2020