Zac Boyer

Shaka Smart of VCU accepts Texas head coaching job

Smart coached the Rams for six seasons, leading the team to a Final Four appearance in 2011. He won more than 20 games each season and will leave the team with a .744 winning percentage.

April 2, 2015

Alex Ovechkin’s sixth 50-goal season occurs in the midst of a rapidly evolving NHL

Not three years ago, Ovechkin was being written off as someone who was focused merely on scoring goals and filling highlight reels with little regard to his team's success. His reawakening, then, has been quite special.

April 1, 2015

Alex Ovechkin scores 50th goal, ties Peter Bondra in victory over Hurricanes

Ovechkin scored his 50th goal of the season in the Capitals' 4-2 victory over the Hurricanes, ripping a shot past goaltender Cam Ward just 11:12 into the first period.

March 31, 2015

George Mason hires Dave Paulsen, formerly of Bucknell, as next coach

Paulsen, a three-time Patriot League coach of the year who spent the last seven seasons at Bucknell, will replace Paul Hewitt, who was fired earlier this month after four seasons.

March 30, 2015

Redskins’ pursuit of Marcus Mariota a curious move given recent decisions

Adding Mariota, a highly regarded quarterback, would disrupt the peace that general manager Scot McCloughan and coach Jay Gruden have worked so hard to craft in recent months. And, it's not such an implausible scenario.

March 30, 2015

Reunion between Santana Moss, Redskins likely wouldn’t be until mid-summer

Relegated to a reserve role in 2014, Moss, who turns 36 on June 1, played in just 10 games and had only 10 catches — his fewest in each category since his rookie season with the New York Jets in 2001.

March 29, 2015

Trea Turner, future Nationals prospect, has mixed emotions over pending trade

Turner was provisionally traded from the Padres to the Nationals in late November, but won't be able to join his new team until June because of a rule preventing draft picks from being acquired in their first season.

March 26, 2015

Redskins hope offseason investment in defense pays off quickly

None of the five signings Washington made were particularly flashy, but the Redskins recognized that spending plenty of money to bring in a marquee free agent is a strategy that, for them, has frequently failed.

March 26, 2015

For Jay Gruden, Redskins’ roster turnover the end product of dismal first season

Over the past month, the Redskins have re-tooled their roster, adding several key players on defense via free agency and allowing several others to walk. Gruden hopes they've allowed the Redskins to make improvements.

March 26, 2015

Jay Gruden: As starter, Robert Griffin III must keep focus on development

Coach Jay Gruden, speaking at the owners' meetings, said Griffin understands what he needs to work on as he prepares to enter his second season with Gruden as the Redskins' coach and his fourth season overall.

March 25, 2015

Adam LaRoche embraces his past as he adjusts to new surroundings with White Sox

LaRoche used to tag along with his father, then the White Sox's bullpen coach, in the late 1980s, and the experiences of his formative years guided him back to Chicago after leaving the Nationals in November.

March 24, 2015

Redskins GM Scot McCloughan: Marcus Mariota in play with team’s top draft pick

McCloughan, speaking to reporters at the owners' meetings, reaffirmed his strategy to draft the best player available when the Redskins are on the clock — and that includes Mariota, the Heisman Trophy winner.

March 24, 2015

Mark Turgeon: Dez Wells’ three seasons helped ‘put Maryland back on the map’

Wells finished his career 19th on the all-time scoring list, having amassed 1,398 points over 98 games, and was Maryland's unquestioned leader — especially this past offseason, when the program again appeared in flux.

March 23, 2015

Melo Trimble sustains head injury in Maryland’s loss to West Virginia

Trimble sustained what the team would only classify as a head injury with 8:25 remaining in Maryland's 69-59 loss to West Virginia on Sunday and was not cleared by the team's medical staff to return to the game.

March 23, 2015

Unfriendly schedule taking a toll on Dayton, other NCAA tournament teams

More early-round games have begun after 7 p.m. local time this year than in any of the three previous tournaments — including Dayton's victory over Providence on Friday, which ended after 1 a.m.

March 22, 2015

West Virginia’s full-court press looms as next challenge for Maryland

West Virginia installed the press as a staple of its defense prior to this season and has spent four months smothering teams with it. The Terrapins will need to overcome it in an NCAA tournament game on Sunday.

March 21, 2015

A day later, Maryland’s Varun Ram still enjoying game-saving defensive play

By the time Ram, a former walk-on, left the arena following Maryland's 65-62 victory over Valparaiso on Friday, he received phone calls, text messages and e-mails from plenty of family members, friends and fans.

March 21, 2015

Varun Ram’s defensive prowess stifles Valparaiso late in Maryland’s victory

Needing a defensive stop to preserve the Terrapins' three-point lead, Turgeon released Ram from the bench with 13.7 seconds remaining, hoping he'd stifle Valparaiso in the same frustrating manner he has done all year.

March 20, 2015

Joey Gruden, son of Jay Gruden, enjoying season as walk-on at Dayton

Gruden, the son of the Redskins' coach, didn't have to think hard when asked about his favorite experience during his time at Dayton. It was on Wednesday, when the Flyers defeated Boise State in an NCAA tournament game.

March 19, 2015

After four days of waiting, Maryland loosens up before NCAA tournament opener

The fanfare that accompanied Maryland's return to the NCAA tournament became tangible on Thursday afternoon when the Terrapins settled in for a casual shootaround at Nationwide Arena.

March 19, 2015