Kyle Goon joined the staff of The Baltimore Banner in April 2023 as a sports columnist. He previously covered the Los Angeles Lakers for the Orange County Register, including a three-month stint in the NBA bubble for the team’s 2020 NBA championship. He started his career at The Salt Lake Tribune, where he covered high school sports, Utah State University, University of Utah and the Utah Jazz. Kyle grew up in Ellicott City and is a Mt. Hebron High and University of Maryland grad.
With singles and a cadre of relievers, the Orioles show how they can keep winning early this season without some of their biggest names available to play.
Julian Reese's mom, Angel, once thought he should leave Maryland. But the senior's success with the Terps has alleviated her concerns and given her a chance to celebrate her more reserved child.
Queen plays with a carefree style that made him the perfect candidate to take the final shot of a big game. Now he'll be remembered forever in Terps history.
The Terps got Queen a key to the city of Baltimore and a dinner at Ruth’s Chris Steak House, but relationships were the key to keeping the five-star recruit in his home state.
Shyanne Sellers’ fearlessness has helped define her basketball career. With a final weekend at Xfinity Center with the Terps, those close to her think she'll make a memorable bow.
With athletic director Damon Evans apparently set to leave, Terps coach Kevin Willard uses the uncertainty to lay out a list of demands. The school will be hard-pressed to ignore him.
Hopkins will be 33 by the time he suits up for the Ravens this fall, but he doesn’t seem like he’s ready for shuffleboard, bridge club or early-bird dinners.
After an up-and-down career, Randallstown native and St. Frances alum Julian Reese has found his center for the No. 13 Terps. They couldn't have done it without him.
The Towson Tigers have hit a wall in their conference semifinals in each of the last three seasons. Armed with a No. 1 seed in the CAA and with a 12-game win streak in the regular season, the Tigers feel they know how to break through.
With an NFL investigation ongoing into his alleged inappropriate sexual behavior, Justin Tucker’s future in Baltimore is up in the air. If Ravens general manager Eric DeCosa cuts ties with the most accurate kicker in NFL history, the Ravens would be in the market for a new one.
The Washington Mystics will host Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever on May 28 and Sept. 7 at CFG Bank Arena, the city's biggest basketball events in years.