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-...

The Basics Site: Papa John's Cardinal Stadium, Louisville, Ky. Time: Noon TV/Radio SNY (Eamon McAnaney, David Diaz-Infante, Joe Beninati); WTIC 1080-AM (Joe D'Ambrosio, Wayne Norman), WILI 1400-AM (Willimantic), WAVZ 1300-AM (New Haven) Weather: Sunny...

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...

The Ravens closed out venerable Texas Stadium by making some history of their own. Le'Ron McClain's 82-yard touchdown run - the longest by a visiting back in the stadium's 37-year existence - finished off the Ravens' critical 33-24 victory over the...

The Ravens' improbable Super Bowl run ended with an uncharacteristic performance by Joe Flacco. Finally looking like a rookie quarterback in the playoffs, Flacco made critical mistakes that cost the Ravens in a 23-14 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in...

In a rivalry defined by the big hits, it was the Ravens who knocked themselves out of their Super Bowl run. A crushing third-down play in the fourth quarter and three third-quarter turnovers in their territory led to the Ravens' 31-24 self-destructing...

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...

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...

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...