Cindy Boren

Washington, D.C.

Deputy Sports Editor, The Early Lead at The Washington Post

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No harm, no foul: Mike Trout greets fan who interfered with catch

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Cindy Boren

No harm, no foul: Mike Trout greets fan who interfered with catch (washingtonpost.com) No harm, no foul: Mike Trout greets fan who interfered with catch By Cindy Boren 2025041316050800 The story typically has a predictable ending. A fan rips a baseball from the hand of a player trying to make a catch, then is immediately ejected while drawing the scorn of fellow fans.
Timberwolves, Lynx owner won’t fight sale to Alex Rodriguez, Marc Lore

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Cindy Boren

Timberwolves, Lynx owner won’t fight sale to Alex Rodriguez, Marc Lore (washingtonpost.com) Timberwolves, Lynx owner won’t fight sale to Alex Rodriguez, Marc Lore By Cindy Boren 2025040216580300 The protracted purchase of the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Minnesota Lynx by Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore moved closer to a resolution Wednesday, with Glen Taylor ending his fight to retain ownership at the price agreed upon in 2021.
Naval Academy athletic director Chet Gladchuk is retiring after 24 years

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Cindy Boren

Naval Academy athletic director Chet Gladchuk is retiring after 24 years (washingtonpost.com) Naval Academy athletic director Chet Gladchuk is retiring after 24 years By Cindy Boren 2025033117033400 Chet Gladchuk is retiring after 24 years as the Naval Academy's director of athletics and president of the Naval Academy Athletic Association, the school announced Monday.
March Madness highlights: Auburn joins Houston in men’s Final Four; UCLA, South Carolina women advance

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Cindy Boren |Des Bieler |Sally Jenkins |Candace Buckner

March Madness highlights: Auburn joins Houston in men’s Final Four; UCLA, South Carolina women advance (washingtonpost.com) March Madness highlights: Auburn joins Houston in men’s Final Four; UCLA, South Carolina women advance By Cindy Boren; Des Bieler; Sally Jenkins; Candace Buckner 2025033016004700 March Madness continued Sunday with four more Elite Eight games in the men's and women's NCAA tournaments.
Bob Carpenter says this will be his final season calling Nationals games

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Cindy Boren

Bob Carpenter will retire as the Washington Nationals’ lead play-by-play television announcer after this season, saying he plans to focus on his family. Carpenter, who recently turned 72, made the announcement that his 20th season with MASN would be his last during the Nationals’ exhibition finale broadcast Monday. (The game against the Baltimore Orioles was rained out.)“I’ve got a new deal working for next year as a full-time husband, dad and grandpa,” he said.
Did Maryland’s Derik Queen travel on his game-winner? Does it matter?

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Cindy Boren

The buzzer-beating game-winner was, Derik Queen acknowledged, “the very first” of the freshman’s career, but the shot that catapulted Maryland into the Sweet 16 wasn’t without controversy. The shot by the Big Ten Freshman of the Year came after Colorado State appeared to be on the brink of an upset when Jalen Lake’s three-pointer gave the Rams a 71-70 lead with six seconds left.
Celtics sold for a North American record $6.1 billion

1 month ago | unionleader.com | Ben Golliver |Cindy Boren

The Boston Celtics’ ownership group has agreed to sell the team to William Chisholm, the managing director and co-founder of Symphony Technology Group, for $6.1 billion, making the sale the largest for a North American sports franchise. The sale of the NBA’s defending champions by the Grousbeck family, first reported by the Boston Globe and ESPN, is expected to be finalized in late June or July, after review by the NBA Board of Governors.
NBA’s Boston Celtics sold to William Chisholm for record $6.1 billion

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Ben Golliver |Cindy Boren

The Boston Celtics’ ownership group has agreed to sell the team to William Chisholm, the managing director and co-founder of Symphony Technology Group, for $6.1 billion, making the sale the largest for a North American sports franchise. The sale of the NBA’s defending champions by the Grousbeck family, first reported by the Boston Globe and ESPN, is expected to be finalized in late June or July, after review by the NBA Board of Governors.
Jackie Robinson’s Army story is restored after Defense Department’s DEI purge

1 month ago | adn.com | Cindy Boren |Andrew Golden |Glynn A. Hill

An article on the Department of Defense website telling the story of Jackie Robinson, which was apparently removed in a purge of articles related to diversity, equity and inclusion as of Wednesday morning, reappeared later that afternoon. The article, part of the department’s series on athletes who served, highlighted the Hall of Fame hero’s life and service before he broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier in 1947.
Jackie Robinson’s Army story deleted in Defense Department DEI purge

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Cindy Boren |Andrew Golden

An article telling the story of the Army career of Jackie Robinson, the Hall of Fame hero who broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier in 1947, no longer is accessible on the Department of Defense website’s series on athletes who served, apparently removed in a purge of articles related to diversity, equity and inclusion. Robinson, described by President Trump last month as helping “drive our country forward to greatness,” served in the Army during World War II.