Will Barton

The Lakers (41-37) visit the Portland Trail Blazers (33-44) on Wednesday night in what is their final chance to win on back-to-back nights in 16 tries. With the Utah Jazz losing on Tuesday, the Lakers will make the playoffs if they win their remaining...

   There was a time when midseason mayhem was the Miami Heat's approach to February.    No sooner did Pat Riley arrive in 1995, than he turned his roster upside down at his first NBA trading deadline with the team, on Feb. 22, 1996 maneuvering 11...

|TV SPORTS| |SATURDAY| Men’s College Basketball--Arkansas at Michigan, 11 a.m. (CBS); Portland at Kentucky, 11 a.m. (ESPN2); Long Beach State at Ohio State, 11 a.m. (Big 10 Network); Texas Christian at Tulsa, Noon (FXSP); Colorado at Kansas, 1...

We’re less than two months away from the start of college basketball season, which means that it’s time to begin the second annual Sweet 16. For those who missed it last year, The Sweet 16 is my list of Baltimore’s top college...

A black nylon sign hangs over the entrance of St. Frances Academy's gymnasium with a simple, three-word message: "Protect this house." Playing before a packed hometown crowd Tuesday night, that's exactly what Will Barton did. The rookie Portland Trail...

Several NBA players will be in Baltimore on Tuesday for an exhibition game at St. Frances. Dwayne Wise, Under Armour B'more Finest's director of basketball operations, told The Sun that a team of Under Armour-sponsored pros will take on a team made up...

Will Barton has done the research. He's pored over the numbers, he's tracked the stocks and he's talked with the experts. Something just doesn't add up. How could the most efficient swingman in college basketball not be considered a lottery pick in...

More than 50 players have worked out at the Berto Center. Several other character interviews were conducted at the NBA draft combine earlier this month. Trade possibilities have been discussed. Film has been watched. Debates within Bulls management...

Will Barton has heard all about his perceived detractors: He's too skinny, too unorthodox and too undisciplined. But Thursday night, he was an NBA draft pick. It may have taken longer than he'd hoped, but Barton — a swingman out of Memphis —...

WEATHER The National Weather Service is calling for Friday to start cloudy and then become sunny, with a high near 102 and west winds between 6 and 9 miles per hour. A heat advisory is in effect from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday. Heat index values will be as...

TV SPORTS SATURDAY Tennis-The Championships, early round at Wimbledon, England, 7 a.m. (ESPN) Cycling-Tour de France, prologue at Liege, Belgium, 7 a.m. (NBCSN) Softball-World Cup, pool play at Oklahoma City, (same-day tape), noon and 6 p.m....

Surrounded by family and friends at his mother's East Baltimore home last Thursday, Will Barton became increasingly confused. It was the end of the first round of the NBA Draft and his name had yet to be called. It didn't make sense, he thought. After...