Now that former Vice President Joe Biden has clinched the Democratic presidential nomination, his next big task, save for polishing up his convention speech, is to pick a running mate. Mr. Biden, who emerged from a packed list 12 years ago to join…

One of Los Angeles' best high school running backs was shot to death and killed Sunday night in what area police are calling a random act of gang violence. Jamiel Andre Shaw Jr., a 17-year old junior at Los Angeles High, was walking home from a trip…

From The Sun's Pat O'Malley: It's hard to believe that Arundel High's state record-setting passing duo of quarterback Nick Elko and wide receiver Brandon Johnson-Farrell are still out there without a college. The two Sun All-Metro choices are still…

We've said it before here and we'll say it again: Baltimore County officials, from superintendent Joe A. Hairston down to Carver A&T principal Karen Steele and her counterpart at Chesapeake, Maria Lowry, should answer questions about the fight that…

If you're like me (and why would you want to be), you're wondering about the wisdom and propriety of having one national high school football All-Star game, much less two. Yet, that's precisely where we are, with two nationally televised games…

We told you last month about the passing of John H. Cox, the former chairman of the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association's football committee. The association announced yesterday that it has established a sportsmanship award for…

While some of the races to decide football playoff posts among Baltimore area teams in the 1A and 2A classes of the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association are still fluid heading into the last weekend of the regular season, the races…

From The Sun's Stefen Lovelace: Gilman senior linebacker Joey Ehrmann committed to a full football scholarship with Wake Forest last week. He chose the Demon Deacons over scholarship offers from Syracuse, Duke and Iowa. "I came to the conclusion that…

From The Sun's Katherine Dunn: Anyone who counted out Severna Park's field hockey team from contention for a regional championship just because the Falcons lost three regular-season games is — to put it mildly — looking a little foolish. The Falcons…

The complete posting of point totals for the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association football standings was held up this week because some school systems did not play games until yesterday, so we'll take a look at a couple of…

When The Sun's new polls are revealed Wednesday, it's entirely possible that two Howard County teams will be at the head of two of them, volleyball and football. With top-ranked St. Paul's loss to No. 10 Archbishop Spalding Friday, No.2 Reservoir…

We told you earlier that participation in athletics in Maryland public high schools was up five percent from last year, according to the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association. We even told you that football, soccer and track and…

From The Sun's Katherine Dunn: It's tough to be homeless. Roland Park's field hockey team has found that out this season. The installation of artificial turf on both of their fields has forced the Reds to play all of their games on the road. The…

The debate over whether or not to allow metal bats in youth baseball out of safety concerns has made its way to Pennsylvania, and if people here in Maryland are paying attention, it just might open the door to bringing the Little League World Series…

You can now add copper thieves to the list of bizarre reasons to call a sporting event. Two Arizona high school football teams, Scottsdale Horizon and Anthem Boulder Creek, were all set to play a game Friday night when the Anthem stadium lights…

It's often said that the most popular man in any NFL city is that team's backup quarterback. Think of Atlanta, for instance, where Matt Schaub achieved near legendary status among Falcons fans as the No.2 to Michael Vick despite hardly ever playing a…

Jack Nicklaus has his own golf course, and so does Arnold Palmer, so how could Tiger Woods be far behind? Golf magazine is reporting that Woods will design a course just outside of Asheville, N.C., his first in the United States. Woods is already…

Loading your audio article Now that NFL sheriff, er, commissioner Roger Goodell has altered player conduct throughout the league, it's high time that he did something about the conduct of owners. Specifically, Goodell has to do something about the…

Admit it: When Orioles pitcher Jeremy Guthrie finished yet another impressive Sunday afternoon start yesterday in Oakland (two hits, no runs, three walks in seven innings), you felt like Sergio Garcia walking up the 18th in Carnoustie: Technically,…