SPORTS
Former Quince Orchard High football star selected in first round of NFL Draft
Gaithersburg’s Chop Robinson, a Quince Orchard High School graduate, was selected Thursday night by the Miami Dolphins with the 21st pick of the NFL Draft. Robinson played for the University of Maryland and Penn State after high school and was considered a top defensive end prospect. (WJLA) Pet Wants...
Metro extends train service for Caps playoff game
WASHINGTON — Fans skating to see the Washington Capitals take on the New York Rangers at the Capital One Arena during the playoffs will have the option to metro there and back home. Games three and four of the Capitals playoff series are scheduled to take place on Friday,...
Ex-Iowa offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz lands at Maryland as a senior offensive assistant
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Former Iowa offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz has joined the Maryland football staff, a spokesman for the Terrapins said Friday. Ferentz, the son of Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz, is a senior offensive assistant and does not count as one of the 10 on-field coaches. Brian Ferentz, 41, will be working with an offense that’s entering a season of change with the departure of Big Ten leading passer Taulia Tagovailoa. Brian Ferentz had been Iowa’s offensive coordinator from 2017 until then-interim athletic director Beth Goetz fired him last October, effective at the end of the season. The Hawkeyes had one of the nation’s least productive offenses three straight years, and fans and media alleged nepotism had allowed him to keep his job as long as he did.
Girls flag football continues to grow in the DMV, inspires young girls who play in leagues
MCLEAN, Va. — In light of the NFL draft, we are hearing more about the popularity of flag football and how more girls are playing and receiving support on the field. WUSA first reported that Montgomery County Public Schools are piloting a girls' flag football program this fall. Now...
Gov. Moore confident in Maryland’s play to keep Commanders
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Amid a jurisdictional tug-of-war over the future home of the Washington Commanders, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Wednesday struck an assured posture on his state’s ability to keep the team in Prince George’s County. “I’m very confident we’re going to put together the most...
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