Mike Rizzo

Colleges Oakland Mills forward Long will join Patsos at Siena Oakland Mills senior Lavon Long committed to Siena during an official visit Thursday. The 6-foot-6 forward signed with Loyola in November, but received a release from his letter of intent...

Time must fly if you're Mike Rizzo. Less than three years ago, Rizzo was an interim general manager of the Washington Nationals, charged with getting Scott Boras to sign off on a deal for Stephen Strasburg, the San Diego State ace billed as a once-a-...

Will the third time be the charm for the World Baseball Classic? Not if the underwhelming U.S. roster is any indication. While many of Commissioner Bud Selig's innovations have enjoyed immediate success — especially expanded playoffs and...

In this optimistic, Opening Day episode of "How do you root for the Marlins?" we consider ESPN analyst John Kruk's answer to my question: "If I'm a fan of the Miami Marlins, I don't know if I would be a fan anymore,'' he said. Let's offer three credible...

Media Sun's Preston named top Md. sportswriter The Baltimore Sun's Mike Preston has been honored as the Maryland Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association for the second straight year, it was announced...

Baseball Ex-Oriole Gonzalez signs with Brewers The Milwaukee Brewers have agreed to a one-year deal with former Orioles left-handed reliever Michael Gonzalez, according to a Fox Sports report Friday. Gonzalez, 34, flourished last season with the...

Baseball analysts don't agree on a lot. But for months just about everyone has said that this class of free agents is weak, and that Zack Greinke is the best guy in it. In other words, it's a great time to be Greinke. But how about the team that signs...

Colleges Terps men survive, 2-1, in 2OT in ACC semifinal Top-seeded Maryland survived a sluggish first half to defeat fourth-seeded Clemson, 2-1, in double overtime Friday night in the semifinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer...

Et cetera Maryland's graduation success rate rises again University of Maryland teams posted their best Graduation Success Rate, 82 percent, in the most recent statistics announced Thursday. It was the third straight year that Maryland's GSR has risen....

Once upon a time, the chance to go to Great American Ball Park and watch the Reds play a win-or-go-home game in the playoffs would have been the chance of a lifetime for fans in Cincinnati. The franchise hadn't played one since 1975, and that was at...

Though the Nationals enjoyed a soft schedule to start the season, with 10 of the first 14 against the Cubs, Mets and Astros, their pitching — especially their starting pitching — has been impressive. The Nationals went into the weekend with...

Bryce Harper isn't looking to get a little more experience and then go back to the Eastern League. He's coming to spring training planning to leave Florida on the Nationals' flight to Chicago, where they will open the season. And in Harper's mind, and...