Walter Johnson

Baseball books cover the bases

2013-03-29 12:00:00

George Plimpton knew the score. A generation or so ago, the late Paris Review editor developed what he called the "Small Ball Theory" of sports writing, which posits "a correlation between the standard of writing about a particular sport and the ball it...

Gary Carter: He was a pretty good paper boy, too

2012-02-16 21:34:35

Harry Wendelstedt dies at 73; baseball umpire also ran school

2012-03-10 00:00:00

Harry Wendelstedt, a retired 33-year Major League Baseball umpire who also nurtured a new generation of the game's arbiters for more than 30 years, died Friday at a hospital in Daytona Beach, Fla. He was 73 and had brain cancer. Wendelstedt, who...

Was one of Georgetown's canine mascots a war hero?

2012-01-18 16:33:54

Did Sam Rice reveal a World Series secret in a letter opened after his death?

2011-09-07 16:33:49

Question of the day: Is Don Mattingly ready to manage in the major leagues? [Updated]

2010-09-21 16:33:42

Officials identify man killed by Santa Monica police during domestic dispute

2011-04-15 04:35:22

'1921: The Yankees, the Giants, & the Battle for Baseball Supremacy in New York'

2010-04-04 00:00:00

In 1970, a journeyman pitcher published a memoir with an innocuous subtitle: "My Life and Hard Times Throwing the Knuckleball in the Big Leagues." Written by Jim Bouton (with help from sportswriter Leonard Shecter), "Ball Four" took readers to a...

Obama throws first pitch at Washington Nationals' game, keeping a 100-year-old tradition [Updated]

2010-04-05 16:35:35

C. Milton Wright's reign as girls swimming state champions ends

2013-02-23 19:52:00

COLLEGE PARK — The C. Milton Wright girls swimming team's nearly two-year unbeaten streak came to an end Saturday, as the defending class Class 3A-2A-1A champs came up short at the state finals, finishing second to Poolesville. The Mustangs...

Wrestling: Two Hubs, two Rebels qualify for 4A-3A states

2013-02-23 20:11:00

Four wrestlers from North Hagerstown and South Hagerstown qualified for the Maryland Class 4A-3A state tournament during the second day of the West regional tournament Saturday. Amont Hawkins (182 pounds) and Gene Balcita (138) finished third in their...

Digest: Danny Wiseman elected to PBA Hall of Fame

2013-01-18 23:35:00

Bowling Wiseman elected to PBA Hall of Fame Danny Wiseman of Baltimore, a 12-time PBA Tour winner, was elected to the PBA Hall of Fame along with Doug Kent, the Professional Bowlers Association announced Friday. They will be inducted during the Hall...

This is a Sept. 26, 1924 photo showing Washington Senators pitcher Walter Johnson.

2012-09-21 06:43:00

E.J. Johnson, 6 1/2 years old, of Middle River, wearing lederhosen, dances to the German music as his father, Ed Johnson, left, and grandparents, Dorothy and Walter Johnson watch at the 112th German Festival at the Maryland State Fairgrounds on Sunday.

2012-07-29 00:00:00

E.J. Johnson, 6 1/2 years old, of Middle River, wearing lederhosen, dances to the German music as his father, Ed Johnson, left, and grandparents, Dorothy and Walter Johnson watch at the 112th German Festival at the Maryland State Fair Grounds.

2012-07-29 00:00:00