Mike Thomas

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Detroit Lions - INSIDE SLANT The Lions might have preferred one of the can't-miss left tackles to still be on the board when they picked at No. 5 Thursday? They might have preferred to trade down a few notches and...

Wednesday, April 24, 2013 PREP BASEBALL CLEAR SPRING — Storms put a damper on Clear Spring’s hot start, as Wednesday’s MVAL Antietam baseball game was suspended with the Blazers leading 4-1 in the bottom of the third inning....

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Detroit Lions - INSIDE SLANT The Lions are in an almost no-lose situation. With the fifth pick in the draft they are in position to land one of three top-tier offensive tackles, one of two top-tier defensive ends or,...

Tuesday, April 16, 2013     PREP SOFTBALL Clear Spring 13-7, Berkeley Springs 6-1 BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — Tori Albert drove in the game-winning run with a single in the second game that gave Clear Spring a sweep over Berkeley Springs. Jenna...

Wednesday, April 10, 2013 COLLEGE BASEBALL LA PLATA, Md. —  Hagerstown Community College began its doubleheader sweep of the College of Southern Maryland on Wednesday with a 13-3 rout, as Hagerstown head coach Scott Jennings picked up his 400th...

Sunday, April 7, 2013 COLLEGE BASEBALL Hagerstown 11, Chesapeake 5 Garrett Sprankle had two hits and four RBIs for Hagerstown Community College in a victory over Chesapeake on Sunday. The Hawks (22-17) rallied for six runs in the bottom of the...

|TODAY| |HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD| Dakota Clash Meet at Pierre, 1 p.m.   |MEN’S CITY LEAGUE BASKETBALL| |at Washington Street Gym| 6:30 p.m. — F League Playoff, Titan Machinery/S&S Lumber vs. Culver’s/Harr Motors. 7:45...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Ways to describe the Bears defense early Sunday afternoon: Old. Outdated schematically. Fatigued. Out of its element. Way to describe the Bears defense early Sunday evening: Dominating. Go ahead, underestimate them some...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Running back Mikel Leshoure scored three times in the second quarter and sore-kneed wide receiver Calvin Johnson ended a string of slow starts. Together, they led the Detroit Lions to a 31-14 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars on...

South Carolina Coach Steve Spurrier recently got criticized for comments made on a radio show, but one of the great things about Spurrier is that he could not care less if you or I disagree with him. And in this case, despite what you think, he's right....

Every morning, Monday through Friday, blogger Matt Vensel will hook you up with reading material -- mostly on the Ravens but with some other Baltimore sports stuff, too -- to skim through as you slug down coffee and slack off at the start of your workday....

Seven games, five losses, one recruiting faux pas and a pinch of chewing tobacco into his tenure, Illinois coach Tim Beckman will enter Memorial Stadium on Saturday for his first homecoming game. And there already is a faction that wants to kick...