University of Richmond

Kevin Bailey Fallston The senior catcher had the best season of his career, batting .456 with 25 RBIs, nine doubles, a triple and two homers. "He was our MVP," said coach Joe Connolly, whose Cougars fell in the 3A state title game. Behind the plate,...

The University of Richmond announced Tuesday that the contract of head football coach Mike London had been extended through the 2014 season. London, a 1983 Richmond graduate, led his alma mater to last year's Football Championship Subdivision national...

The Supreme Court said Tuesday it would hear a new challenge to the way states carry out executions by lethal injection, possibly banning outdated chemical concoctions that may cause dying inmates excruciating pain. Such a ruling would not prohibit...

Ilisa Tanner unlocks the door of a back room in a West Hollywood day spa. A whiff of mothballs wafts out of the small space, which has a folded massage table leaning against one wall and a few "Zen" decorations scattered about. Most of the room, however,...

All-Metro Boys Team Player of the Year: Andy Peters, McDonogh Peters, a senior, beat reigning champion Ted Kelly, 6-4, 6-1, in the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association's No. 1 singles championship, avenging two regular-season losses. Kelly...

Boys Player of the Year Patrick Hohman, Boys' Latin Hohman won the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association individual championship with a playoff victory over Gilman's Brad Miller and a score of 73. Hohman, a four-year varsity player, will...

Taking over the role of team leader isn't always easy, but that's one of the goals this season for Westminster baseball player Phil Ruzbarsky. With the graduation of Brett Harman, now at Maryland, the responsibility fell to the senior center fielder, one...

Player of the Year Annie Wu, Bryn Mawr Wu captured her third straight Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland championship with a win over Roland Park sophomore Lindsey Katz, 6-0, 6-1. The two had split their regular-season matches before...

At first Marc Broklawski's problem was an easy one. Whenever another volunteer trickled in -- the lawyer from Washington, the small business owner from Annapolis -- he just plugged them into the network of poll workers and door knockers he'd already...

Jason Clatworthy, St. Vincent Pallotti He shot slightly more than 36 per round for the season and only lost half of a point during the regular season. The junior had an impressive showing at the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association individual...

It's hard to tell whether animal-advocacy groups will sway the judge overseeing Michael Vick's sentencing on dogfighting, law professors said. Eleven animal-welfare organizations jointly filed court documents this week recommending that Vick, a Newport...

For a decade, the soaring legal career of Alberto R. Gonzales has been entwined with the political rise of George W. Bush. But as Gonzales is discussed as a possible candidate for the Supreme Court, his lengthy resume and longtime ties to the president...