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The Oxon Hill, Md., native began his college coaching career as an assistant coach at Towson (2011-12) under head coach Pat Skerry. Johnson helped the Tigers put together a top five Mid-Major ...
That class was 12 new players, including four transfers and three national top-70 high school players. A graduate of Oxon Hill (MD) High School, Johnson has extensive ties to the DMV (Washington ...
The Oxon Hill, Md., native began his college coaching career as an assistant coach at Towson (2011-12) under head coach Pat Skerry. Johnson helped the Tigers put together a top five Mid-Major ...
Investigators discovered Ye’s “manifesto,” which laid out detailed plans for a high school shooting. He also referenced a potential elementary school attack, officials said. Prosecutors say Ye had a ...
Juliana Kai Russell, 27, a beloved business and information technology teacher at Thomas A. Edison High School in Alexandria, was killed when a tree fell onto her vehicle during the recent severe ...
OXON HILL, Md. — The best young spellers in the English language are competing at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. The first bee was held in ...
OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Faizan Zaki wins the Scripps National Spelling Bee a year after finishing runner-up. For more than a century, Times Union photographers have been documenting the Capital ...
OXON HILL, Md. — Faizan Zaki's enthusiasm for spelling nearly got the better of him. Ultimately, his joyful approach made him the Scripps National Spelling Bee champion. The favorite entering ...
Faizan Zaki, 13, of Dallas, holds the trophy after winning the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center Thursday, May 29, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md.
OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — With the benefit of hindsight, Vikram Raju knows there was almost no chance he would win after being a runner-up in the 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee. “The chances ...
E.W. Scripps Company president and CEO Adam Symson presents the trophy to Faizan Zaki, 13, of Dallas, the winner of the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee, Thursday, May 29, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md.
OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Faizan Zaki nearly threw away his opportunity to go from runner-up to champion at the Scripps National Spelling Bee with a shocking moment of overconfidence.