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Wizards top Hornets in preseason as Kristaps Porzingis leaves with injury 10/10/2022 10:11pm • Wizards top Hornets in preseason as Porzingis leaves with injury originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington   The Washington Wizards beat the Charlotte Hornets 116-107 in their third preseason game. Here are five takeaways from what went down... Porzingis tweaked his ankle Unfortu Presto's Picks: Maryland, Virginia & Navy hope for home cooking; Texas-Oklahoma features fried foods, cooked teams 10/07/2022 05:04am • College football's conference carousel often creates strange bedfellows. For instance, this week's local Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) action features games that were non-conference matchups as recently as 10 years ago, such as Maryland-Purdue (the all-time series is now three games) and Virgin Marcin Gortat joins Wizards as temporary assistant coach 10/06/2022 05:37pm • Gortat joins Wizards as temporary assistant coach originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonWASHINGTON -- The look was familiar, but the setting and context were different. Marcin Gortat was wearing a Wizards t-shirt and shorts after practice on Thursday, just as he did when he was a player. But G With declining enrollment despite pricey ad campaign, University of Maryland Global Campus cuts 43 jobs 10/06/2022 10:34am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. University of Maryland Global Campus, one of the largest online higher education institutions in the country, is getting criticized for sudd Ozone season summary shows how much the DC area's air quality has improved 10/05/2022 05:12pm • Using words such as "huge" and "tremendous," the air program chief with the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments noted that air quality is continuing to improve in the region. Data released in the 2022 Ozone Season Summary marks the best three-year period since COG began tracking air po 2nd man pleads guilty in fake federal agent scheme 10/05/2022 04:40pm • A D.C. man accused of posing as a federal law enforcement officer in a bizarre scheme involving guns, Secret Service agents and a luxury apartment complex, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy and bank fraud charges. Haider Ali, 36, pleaded guilty Wednesday in U.S. District Court for D.C. to one coun Kristaps Porzingis has high hopes for fellow unicorns Victor Wembanyama, Chet Holmgren 10/03/2022 01:30pm • Porzingis speaks on his clones; Wembanyama and Holmgren originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonWASHINGTON -- There are a few players who likely deserve credit for changing the big man position in the NBA, from Dirk Nowitzki to Kevin Durant to Draymond Green. But some of the biggest names in the Want a lower mortgage rate? Borrow bigger (or gamble on an ARM) 10/03/2022 10:30am • Mortgage rates across the board are at a 15-year high, with a traditional 30-year fix hitting an average of 6.7% last week, according to Freddie Mac's weekly rate report. But some unusual dynamics are playing out in the current mortgage lending environment. One of them is rates being offered on Credit card interest rates are climbing: Here's how to tackle your debt 10/01/2022 10:07am • Interest rates are climbing this year on all kinds of consumer debt, and that's bad news for those who carry a credit card balance. The Federal Reserve has been pushing interest rates higher in an ongoing campaign to battle inflation, announcing an unprecedented three consecutive 75-basis-point j If Montez Sweat is feeling pressure to create pressure, he's not showing it 09/28/2022 05:10pm • If Sweat feels pressure to create pressure, he's not showing it originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonThe advancement of advanced stats has made evaluating NFL players more nuanced than ever, yet there are still baseline numbers that each position on the field is measured by, whether they 5 DC-region companies on Fortune's Best Workplaces for Women 09/28/2022 11:05am • The 2022 Best Large Workplaces for Women includes five companies with headquarters in the D.C. region, up from three last year. This year's list, sponsored by Fortune Magazine and compiled by analytics firm Great Place to Work, includes 100 companies. Last year's list included the top 75. Report: More background, reference checks after Fairfax Co. school counselor dismissal 09/27/2022 11:59pm • After a Fairfax County, Virginia, counselor managed to stay on the job for 20 months after his first sex crime arrest and conviction, the county's school system ordered an independent look into what went wrong and how to prevent a similar siltation in the future. Some of the report's results and rec Maryland Black Caucus will have new leadership with resignations of Dels. Barnes, Brooks 09/27/2022 08:16pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland will have new leadership when the 2023 General Assembly session begins in January. Two of its lo Stratford Univ. students in Alexandria demand answers and a plan as school prepares to close 09/26/2022 08:37pm • About 800 students are in limbo as Stratford University prepares to close all Northern Virginia campuses by the end of the week. (InsideNova/Jared Foretek) This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email Report: Md. children and youth continue to experience mental health challenges 09/26/2022 11:13am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Irene Diane is excited for her senior year at Bowie High School, serving as president of the school’s student government association and f