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Virginia transfer Elijah Saunders commits to Maryland
BY ALEJANDRO LOPEZ Buzz Williams has continued his busy transfer portal season. Virginia transfer Elijah Saunders has committed to Maryland, he announced on Saturday. The 6-foot-8 forward averaged 10.4 points and 5.0 rebounds per game in his junior year. Saunders played his first two seasons in college at San Diego State before transferring to Virginia, Maryland … [Read more...] about Virginia transfer Elijah Saunders commits to Maryland
Maryland Rep. Andy Harris explains why he ultimately voted for Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ budget bill
Maryland Rep. Andy Harris, an early holdout on a budget plan critical to President Donald Trump’s agenda, says he came around after the White House promised to back deep new spending cuts, including targeting Medicaid waste. The support of Harris and fellow members of the House Freedom Caucus — the fiscally conservative group he chairs — was critical to passage, by a 216-214 … [Read more...] about Maryland Rep. Andy Harris explains why he ultimately voted for Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ budget bill
Liberty’s Tristan West named Carroll County boys basketball Player of the Year
In the season opener against Catoctin, Liberty’s Tristan West controlled the ball from the opening tip and exploded for a thunderous dunk just seconds later in an impressive display of athleticism. “In my 20 years at Liberty, I’ve never seen anything like that,” Liberty coach George Sinnott said. “It kind of set the tone for everything this year now that I’m looking back on … [Read more...] about Liberty’s Tristan West named Carroll County boys basketball Player of the Year
Ten years after Freddie Gray’s death, Sandtown-Winchester residents say change remains elusive
Ten years ago this weekend, Ericka Alston Buck heard through the grapevine that a young man she knew through the drug treatment center she ran in West Baltimore, Freddie Gray, had emerged from a police transport van unable to walk. Two weeks later, after Gray’s funeral, she heard rocks smashing through windows and saw cars in flames outside her workplace, signs of the uprising … [Read more...] about Ten years after Freddie Gray’s death, Sandtown-Winchester residents say change remains elusive