Kevin Durant

Digest: Terps' Schwarzmann, Aust, Cummings receive year-end honors

2013-05-14 22:48:00

Colleges Terps' Schwarzmann, Aust, Cummings receive year-end honors Synapse Sports honored three Maryland women's lacrosse players with annual awards: Katie Schwarzmann (Century) is Midfielder of the Year, Alex Aust is Attacker of the Year and...

NBA player Jason Collins coming out is a defining moment in sports

2013-04-29 16:08:00

Maybe you yawned when you heard the news. Or maybe you just shrugged when you heard about Jason Collins and said: "What's the big deal?" But it's a very big deal. First active male player in a major team sport to declare he's gay? In the macho world...

Are NBA refs calling too many technicals?

2013-03-06 17:31:00

How about flagrant fouls? Ira Winderman Sun Sentinel No. Technical fouls are not the issue, not when you get 15 before you can incur a suspension with a 16th. If you can't retain your composure so that you are being called for a technical once every...

Prep basketball star Aquille Carr still harbors pro dreams despite his complicated present

2013-02-23 17:51:00

LAUREL — Good luck reducing Aquille Carr's story to a tweet or a television sound bite. Has the Baltimore prep basketball sensation grown into a man? Well, the calendar says so, as do his daughter, about to celebrate her first birthday, and his...

Former Terps star Greivis Vasquez making his mark with New Orleans

2013-02-02 14:06:00

NEW YORK -- The conversation took place during his freshman year at Maryland. Greivis Vasquez, still learning a new language and getting adjusted to playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference, sat down in his coach's office one day to talk about his dreams....

10 Awkward Questions for Derrick E. Vaughan

2013-01-29 11:29:00

Many English words derive from Latin. Others from Spanish, American Indian, Norwegian. You name a country, an English word probably came from there. But in the grand history of William Shakespeare, some words are invented by brilliant minds. Derrick E....

Laurel hoopsters ready for another college season

2012-11-06 03:56:59

Brooklyn, the home of the 1970s TV sitcom show "Welcome Back Kotter," is hip once again. The New Jersey Nets of the National Basketball Association have moved east to Brooklyn, which has a pro team for the first time since 1957. The Nets are now playing...

Sweet 16: C.J. Fair, Syracuse

2012-10-30 07:02:00

C.J. Fair considers himself "a top wing player in the country." This season, the former City star will get a chance to prove it. Fresh off summer appearances at the LeBron James and Kevin Durant skills academies, Fair is confident that his junior...

Q&A with Wilde Lake football player Moise Larose

2012-10-10 15:04:00

An All-State lineman on the offensive side of the ball last season, Wilde Lake's Moise Larose may be even more impressive this fall on the defensive side. The 6-foot-5, 285-pound senior has committed to Rutgers as an offensive tackle, but Wildecats coach...

Which NBA teams hurt by flopping rule?

2012-09-30 16:06:52

Heat is on the Heat K.C. Johnson Chicago Tribune The Miami Heat better figure out a way to defend without flopping. OK, so that's not entirely fair to a defensive team schooled in the principles of Pat Riley. Erik Spoelstra is a terrific defensive...

Legacy of Dream Team casts shadow on 2012 U.S. Olympic basketball team

2012-07-15 14:08:00

As an NBA assistant coach since retiring after a Hall of Fame career, Patrick Ewing might have a better seat than many of his contemporaries to compare this year's U.S. Olympic men's basketball team to the fabled Dream Team of 20 years ago. Ewing was one...

Dream Team vs. 2012 U.S. Olympic team: Who would win?

2012-07-16 07:09:00

The debate raging these days between those arguing whether this year’s U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team could compete with the Dream Team of 20 years ago is not answered simply by a generational divide. I for one, being of sound mind and...

Kevin Durant #35 of the Oklahoma City Thunder loses control of the ball as Darrell Arthur #00 and Tony Allen #9 of the Memphis Grizzlies defend during Game Four of the Western Conference Semifinals of the 2013 NBA Playoffs at FedExForum on May 13, 2013 in Memphis, Tennessee.

2013-05-13 22:32:51

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Serge Ibaka (9) reaches for a rebound as guard Derek Fisher (6) forward Kevin Durant (35) and Memphis Grizzlies forward Tayshaun Prince (21) look on at the FedexForum. Mandatory Credit: Nelson Chenault-USA TODAY Sports

2013-05-13 00:00:00

Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) handles the ball against Memphis Grizzlies guard Tayshaun Prince.

2013-05-05 00:00:00