Marcus Smith

Too often this year for Bogan, it's been the Luwane Pipkins show. Bogan's convincing 73-57 road win over Hyde Park in the second round of the Chicago Public League tournament Thursday offered a glimpse of how proficient the Bengals can be if the sharp-...

State semifinals Quince Orchard (11-1) at No. 3 Westminster (12-0) When: Friday, 7 p.m. Class: 4A Coaches: Dave Mencarini, Quince Orchard; Brad Wilson, Westminster Outlook: The Owls' high-flying offense, led by QB Deryk Kern and his state-record...

MADISON -- Dakota State put a damper on Presentation’s men’s basketball season opener, handing the Saints a 77-58 setback Tuesday.  The game was the sixth of the season for the Trojans, who collected their fifth win. Presentation coach...

The MIAA championships highlighted Week 12 with Gilman dominating Calvert Hall for the A Conference title and St. Paul’s and St. Frances escaping close calls in the B and C conference finals, respectively. The regional championships also...

Old Mill just couldn't find a way to stop Meade quarterback Marcus Smith in Friday's Class 4A East Region final. Smith's running sparked the visiting Mustangs on offense throughout the night, especially on the team's final drive. That's when he ran for...

Friday night at Howard, No. 13 Atholton spent the first 12 minutes digging a hole for itself, and the next 36 climbing back out of it. After falling behind, 21-0 in a disastrous first quarter, the Raiders (3-0) managed to outscore the previously...

For Chykie Brown, the idea of making it to the NFL rested on the periphery of reality during his playing days at the youth and high school level. That only changed when he became a starter at Texas and his defensive backs coach Duane Akina encouraged...

This is the final installment of a three-part series in which Baltimore Sun reporter Matt Vensel examines the Ravens and how each area of the team can be improved this offseason. Billy Cundiff's missed field goal in the closing seconds of last month's...

The Ravens decided to take the cautious route by sitting their starting offensive line for the preseason finale. That means the first time all five starters will play together will be the season opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Starting center...

The Ravens are the only team to have made the playoffs in each of the past four seasons. That’s a credit to G.M. Ozzie Newsome, who has given coach John Harbaugh enough talent to mold this team into a contender. As we close in on the 2012 NFL...

TV SPORTS Men's College Basketball-NCAA Division I Tournament, Xavier vs. Baylor, 6 p.m. (CBS); Ohio vs. North Carolina, 6:15 p.m. (TBS); Indiana vs. Kentucky, 8:45 p.m. (CBS); North Carolina State vs. Kansas, 9:17 p.m. (TBS) NBA Basketball-Boston...

TV SPORTS Men's College Basketball-North Carolina State at North Carolina, 6 p.m. (ESPN); Florida at Mississippi, 6 p.m. (ESPN2); Nebraska at Iowa, 6 p.m. (ESPNU); Indiana at Wisconsin, 8 p.m. (ESPN2); Boston College at Virginia, 8 p.m. (ESPNU);...