Pete Sampras has won 14 Grand Slam singles titles during his career, which was an Open Era record at the time of his retirement. He spent 263 total weeks ranked as the best tennis player in the world (3rd most all-time).
He spent the first seven years of his life in Potomac before his family moved west to California.
Miami Heat GM, Andy Elisburg, Graduated from Churchill High School
On the heels of taking a 2-0 series lead over the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals, we wanted to highlight the man who helped put the team together.
“Jersey raised me, Maryland made me.”
Dwayne Haskins was born and raised in New Jersey, but he moved to Gaithersburg while attending The Bullis School in Potomac.
New Baseball and Softball Training Facility to Open in Gaithersburg.
D-Bat will be opening a new location in Gaithersburg, Md.
The Washington Football Team has announced that they’ve appointed Jason Wright as Team President.
Wright becomes the first Black president of an NFL team.
“Tip Your Cap” Negro League Exhibit Comes to Sandy Spring Slave Museum
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Negro League Baseball, the Sandy Spring Slave Museum will host a new exhibit about the Negro Leagues as part of the “Tip Your Cap” initiative.
D.C., along with 17 other cities, has submitted the paperwork to bid to be a host city of the 2026 World Cup.
The World Cup will be shared by Mexico, Canada, and the U.S, as was announced in 2018. Mexico and Canada are expected to provide about 3 cities each to host various games, while the U.S. is expecting to have 10 different host cities for the 80-match long tournament. D.C.’s bid names FedEx Field.
Ridge Road is an existing rink refurbished by the Capitals. The old boards were removed, and the existing metal frame was used. The bench area and doors were adjusted to be ADA compliant by Riley Manufacturing, who then installed their board system. A new Daktronics scoreboard and Mateflex flooring system was installed featuring the Capitals logo.
Georgetown Prep graduate, Arthur Smith, is a big part of the Titans deep playoff run this season.
The first-year offensive coordinator has helped guide veteran quarterback Ryan Tannehill, who started the season as Marcus Mariota’s backup, to his best season in the NFL. He has also installed an offense that features the NFL’s leading rusher, Derrick Henry, in a prominent role to help take the Titans to the AFC championship game.
Eric Wallich, the head football coach at Damascus High School released a statement earlier today officially resigning from the position.
Wallich has an overall coaching record of 119-26 (.821%) in his 13 years as a head coach at Damascus and Whitman high schools.
On Tuesday the MCPS Coaches met to select the 2019 Coaches All-County Volleyball teams. Each varsity coach was invited to participate and vote on the process (all coaches have one vote each).
Here are the 2019 teams.