Maryland football position coaches embrace transition from past head coach jobs

by Michelle R. Martinelli | Aug 25, 2016 | Sports, Topics

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — The first time Pete Lembo met D.J. Durkin — when he was invited to speak at Michigan last summer, when Durkin was the Wolverines’ defensive coordinator — he felt like they had known each other for decades. And after Durkin took the reins of...

Rio Bound: Olympics Recap and Favorite Moments

by Michelle R. Martinelli | Aug 22, 2016 | Sports

WASHINGTON — Michelle Martinelli and Aishwarya Kumar take a look back at the Rio Olympics, discussing their favorite moments and some of the top events for both the United States and...

Sudfeld eager to learn as Washington’s third-string quarterback

by Michelle R. Martinelli | Aug 18, 2016 | Sports, Topics

RICHMOND, Va. — He still looks like the young college star he was at Indiana and has the same urgency to learn, but now, Washington Redskins backup quarterback and Modesto, California native Nate Sudfeld wants to be a jack of all trades, ready to help his new team...

Cullen Jones on Simone Manuel and the Future of African-Americans in Swimming

by Michelle R. Martinelli | Aug 17, 2016 | Sports, Topics

In the race of her life, Simone Manuel stunned Rio Olympics spectators when she finished first in the 100-meter freestyle last Thursday night, becoming the first African-American woman to win an individual swimming gold medal. The 20-year-old Stanford student tied...

Simone Manuel Made History for African-American Women at the Rio Games

by Michelle R. Martinelli | Aug 15, 2016 | Sports

In stunning—and pretty much unexpected—fashion, Simone Manuel, 20, became the first African-American woman to win an individual Olympic swimming gold medal when she triumphed in the 100-meter freestyle Thursday night at the Rio Olympics Manuel tied with Canada’s...