Nelson Mandela, who became one of the world’s most beloved statesmen and a colossus of the 20th century when he emerged from 27 years in prison to negotiate an end to white minority rule in South Africa, has died. He was 95.

South African president Jacob Zuma made the announcement at a news conference late Thursday, saying, “We’ve lost our greatest son.”

Mandela’s death closed the final chapter in South Africa’s struggle to cast off apartheid, leaving the world with … Read More »

I never met Nelson Mandela, but I stood outside his house with a hundred others in the barbed-wire ghetto of Soweto in 1995, one year after his election, wondering whether we might glimpse the great man.

Then I spent three days in that massive slum and saw what Mandela was up against. I saw it through the prism of sports in Soweto then, or what passed for sports.

Twenty dilapidated basketball courts for a part of Johannesburg that had 1.3 … Read More »

Both of these teams were booed during the intros.

Shaq’s production is just down. Will Mitchell get the starting role against GW? I thought Mitchell was excellent against Ohio State –fighting for every ball, scoring, rebounding. Perhaps he could help us get off to better start.

It just seems like when Dez is off the point, his production rapidly improves. Peters, Ram , and even Nick could split time to see who is more effective.

It is apparent that we need Layman to stroke the 3 inorder to win against … Read More »

Sources familiar with the club’s thinking told ESPNNewYork.com that the Yankees believe the Mariners are about to offer Cano a nine-year, $225 million contract — well below Cano’s reported demand of $310 million over 10 years but significantly higher than New York’s offer in the range of $175 million over seven years.

“If that’s what the [Mariners’] offer is, he’s gone,” said a source, who added that he believed Cano would go to the highest bidder and that the Yankees … Read More »

from Baltimoreravens.com

The Ravens are 24th in the NFL when it comes to scoring touchdowns in the red zone. They get in the end zone 48.7 percent of the time.

They’re often getting points thanks to kicker Justin Tucker, and rank eighth in red-zone scoring efficiency, but getting just three points instead of seven could bite them.

Pitta is a big-time red-zone target. Of his nine touchdown receptions last year, including three in … Read More »

 Senior Jill Witmer of the Maryland field hockey team was named one of four finalists for the Honda Sports Award, the honor that recognizes the national player of the year.

Witmer, the 2013 ACC Offensive Player of the year, led the nation’s top offense in scoring this year with 19 goals and nine assists for 47 points in 21 games played. She led the ACC in game-winning goals with eight on the year.

She was named a National Field Hockey … Read More »

Maryland must figure a way to win these out of conference road games. Tonight OSU was clearly better. The Terps fell behind early and played catch up unsuccessfully.

Here are the highlights of Coach Turgeon’s post game comments:

On Ohio State’s performance

“I thought Ohio State was terrific. They came out making shots and they got

a lot of confidence off of that. I thought they executed at a high level.

Craft was in total control of the … Read More »