Adam Zielonka

Pittsburgh TV station calls Tom Brady cheater in graphic; employee fired

After a TV station in Pittsburgh Steelers Country ran a graphic on Monday that called Tom Brady a "known cheater," the station fired the employee responsible for the gag.

January 30, 2019

NFL ‘expected’ to consider adding ability to challenge penalties

The league is likely to consider a proposal to give coaches the ability to challenge "judgment calls," like referees' decisions to call penalties, to avoid having another moment like the one that many claim tainted the Saints-Rams game.

January 30, 2019

Jack McKeon, 88, joins Nationals’ front office

The Washington Nationals hired 88-year-old World Series-winning manager Jack McKeon to be a senior adviser in their front office, The Athletic and ESPN reported.

January 30, 2019

Maryland returns to winning ways by thwarting Northwestern

Bruno Fernando posted his 13th double-double of the season as the Terrapins trounced the Northwestern Wildcats and snapped a two-game slide.

January 29, 2019

Super Bowl Week silliness aside, NFL remains ‘No Fun League’

From rejecting ads to enforcing strict copyright rules, the shield never receives more overzealous protection than the week of the Super Bowl.

January 29, 2019

Super Bowl LIII prop bets include Trump tweets, Tony Romo predictions

Super Bowl prop bets seem to evolve with the times.

January 29, 2019

Maryland basketball in high spirits after Special Olympics, despite two losses

Coach Mark Turgeon and some of his standout freshman players credited a Special Olympics event with boosting the team's spirits ahead of the Maryland Terrapins' home game Tuesday.

January 28, 2019

Virginia remains No. 3, Maryland plummets to No. 21 in AP basketball poll

The Cavaliers remained No. 3 in this week's Associated Press men's basketball poll, while the Terrapins dropped eight spots from 13th to 21st.

January 28, 2019

Anthony Davis requests trade from New Orleans Pelicans: Report

Midway through his seventh season in the NBA and with only two brief playoff appearances to show for it, Anthony Davis has requested the New Orleans Pelicans trade him away.

January 28, 2019

Fans rip Pro Bowl, calling it ‘touch football’

Fans (and some current players watching from home) took to social media to discuss their annoyance with the product the Pro Bowl has become.

January 27, 2019

Cam Jordan wears ‘Blow whistles, not games’ T-shirt

Saints defensive end Cam Jordan arrived for Sunday's Pro Bowl wearing a T-shirt calling out NFL officials, a week after his team lost the NFC Championship Game partly due to a missed pass interference penalty.

January 27, 2019

Jeff Green coming off season highs in points, 3-pointers as Wizards visit Spurs

Green posted 24 points and 6-for-9 shooting from the 3-point arc, both season highs, in the Wizards' 95-91 win over the Orlando Magic on Friday.

January 27, 2019

Alex Ovechkin nets hat trick but Capitals blow lead, lose to Sharks

Alex Ovechkin recorded his third hat trick of the season Tuesday night, but the Washington Capitals continued to make mistakes and allow soft goals as they saw their losing streak extend to six games with a 7-6 overtime loss to the San Jose Sharks.

January 22, 2019

Khalen Saunders, NFL prospect, will stay at Senior Bowl as fiancee goes into labor

An NFL prospect found out his fiancee was going into labor while he was stuck in Mobile, Alabama, to take part in the Senior Bowl, an annual college football all-star game attended by NFL scouts.

January 22, 2019

Capitals try to solve slump as eight-day break approaches

The Washington Capitals, on their first five-game losing streak since 2014, held a players-only meeting after losing to the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday.

January 21, 2019

Maryland shoots up to No. 13

Maryland (16-3, 7-1 Big Ten) was ranked No. 13 in the new Associated Press poll that came out Monday afternoon, six spots up from the 19th ranking they held last week.

January 21, 2019

Refs’ missed pass interference call in Rams-Saints roundly criticized

Los Angeles Rams cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman was not penalized for a blatant pass interference in the NFC Championship Game, which forced the New Orleans Saints to settle for a field goal late in regulation.

January 20, 2019

Maryland women outlast Penn State to get back on track

The Lady Terrapins bounced back from their second loss of the season by pushing through for a 79-67 win over Penn State on Sunday.

January 20, 2019

Greg Hardy, former Cowboys player, disqualified in UFC debut on ESPN

Greg Hardy, the former NFL ruffian with a history of legal trouble, was disqualified from his UFC bout with Allen Crowder Saturday night in a card televised by ESPN.

January 20, 2019

Capitals fans likely to cheer Barry Trotz while players see visit as regular game

Now that complicated emotions and logistics of that first reunion are out of the way, Capitals players are approaching Friday's game as just that -- one out of 82, one that they need to win to snap a three-game losing streak.

January 17, 2019