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Kevin Willard is leaving for Villanova. Here are 11 potential candidates to replace him as Maryland basketball coach.
After its best season in years, the Maryland men’s basketball team needs a new coach.
Kyle Goon: Maryland’s Kevin Willard drew attention for telling the truth. But not the whole truth.
Kevin Willard said he was fighting for his program. But that was never the whole truth.
Letter: Bill Ferguson should allow vote on bill prohibiting automatically charging youths as adults
Two members of Jews United for Justice urge Senate President Bill Ferguson to agree to put SB422, which would stop youths from automatically being charged as adults for crimes, to a vote in the state Senate.
‘The Mountain’ returns: Orioles closer Félix Bautista makes first appearance since Tommy John surgery
Bautista pitches a scoreless ninth inning in his first appearance since a 2023 injury.
Orioles put on another display of offense in beating the Blue Jays 9-5
Jordan Westburg hits two home runs in a game for the first time in his career, and Ramón Urías hits a three-run double over Anthony Santander’s head.
US Institute of Peace workers get late-night word of their mass firing
Most employees at the U.S. Institute of Peace, a congressionally created and funded think tank now taken over by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, received email notices of their mass firing.
Hundreds of ‘Tesla takedown’ protesters turn out at Owings Mills dealership: ‘No oligarchs! No fascists!’
Hundreds of protesters are lining both sides of Reisterstown Road outside the Owings Mills Tesla dealership, expressing outrage at the company’s billionaire CEO, Elon Musk.
Maryland basketball stars to throw ceremonial first pitches at Orioles’ home opener
Queen, the Big Ten Freshman of the Year, will be joined by Maryland natives Julian Reese and Allie Kubek, along with Shyanne Sellers.
Top vaccine official resigns from FDA, criticizes RFK Jr. for promoting ‘misinformation and lies’
Dr. Peter Marks sent a letter to acting FDA Commissioner Sara Brenner on Friday saying he will resign and retire by April 5 as director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research.
Johns Hopkins tells faculty not to ‘intervene’ in potential ICE detainments on campus
A memo sent by the Office of General Counsel at Johns Hopkins instructs faculty and staff not to intervene if federal law enforcement detains a community member on campus.
Earthquake death toll rises to more than 1,600 as more bodies recovered from rubble in Myanmar
Myanmar’s ruling military said Saturday on state television that the confirmed death toll from a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake rose to 1,644, as more bodies were pulled from the rubble of the scores of buildings that collapsed when it struck near the country’s second-largest city.
U.S. Naval Academy ends affirmative action in admissions
Despite a federal ruling in its favor, the academy will no longer consider race in admissions.
Delta flight and Air Force jet diverted from possible collision at Reagan National Airport
A U.S. passenger flight preparing to leave the nation’s capital and an incoming military jet received instructions to divert and prevent a possible collision.
Letter: Power line bill could open path for environmental exploitation
A reader says a proposed power transmission line that crossed three protected Maryland wildlands will not benefit our state and would encourage future environmental exploitation.
Jackson Holliday blasted a fastball, and that’s a good sign after too much swing and miss last year
The home run is a strong indication that the infielder is more prepared as he begins his second season in the major leagues.
Charlie Morton hit hard in his first start as the Orioles lose 8-2 in Toronto
The 41-year-old allowed four runs in 3 1/3 innings, and the bullpen and defense also faltered.
Maryland pushes No. 1-seeded South Carolina before falling in NCAA Sweet 16
Despite 17 points from Kaylene Smikle, Maryland lost 71-67 Friday in Birmingham, Alabama.
A Maryland judge tried to stop Musk’s ‘wood chipper’ plan. But an appeals court clears the way for DOGE.
A federal appeals court lifted a Maryland judge’s order blocking Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from further cuts at the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Trump asks Supreme Court for permission to resume deporting Venezuelan migrants under wartime law
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court for permission to resume deportations of Venezuelan migrants.
Hopkins lays off 1,000 workers in staffing company closure
Hopkins-owned Broadway Services notified state regulators this week that it would shut down by the end of June, triggering more than 1,000 layoffs at the staffing company.