BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has announced that London J. Anthony, from Pasadena, has caught a new state record blueline tilefish. The 20.6-pound, 37.25-inch fish was caught on August 24, while fishing in Poorman’s Canyon off Ocean City. Anthony was using a cut ballyhoo chunk bait while deep-dropping. According to the DNR, Anthony had a long morning […]
PERRY HALL, MD—A professional women’s soccer team has signed a Perry Hall Native. The United Soccer League’s DC Power FC added Towson University standout Phoebe Canoles, 22, to its attacking ranks ahead of the 2024/2025 season. A native of Perry Hall, Canoles is a three-time All-Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) selection who played five seasons at Towson University, amassing 21 goals […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland’s sports wagering market generated $6,254,056 in contributions to the state from a handle of $333,269,669 during July 2024. Sports wagering contributions go to the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future Fund, which supports public education programs. The $6.3 million contribution to the state in July 2024 was the fourth-best single-month total and was nearly double the $3.3 million figure recorded […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Lottery and the state’s casinos, sportsbooks, and daily fantasy sports operators combined to contribute $1.585 billion to Maryland’s good causes in Fiscal Year 2024 (July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024). The total is Maryland Lottery and Gaming’s second-largest single-year transfer to the state, missing the $1.589 billion figure from FY2023 by 0.25%. Casino gaming contributions to […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Natural Resources says that sightings of tarpon, a fish usually associated with warmer southern waters, are on the rise in the state. DNR officials say that it has been spotted several times in Maryland in the past two years. Some of these sightings have been confirmed by anglers who have caught the fish. One such […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Ben Halfpap, an angler from Monkton, has caught all three invasive species in Maryland, and caught them at trophy size. Halfpap has now been awarded the Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ FishMaryland Master Angler Milestone Award. The award is given to those who have caught ten trophy-sized fish of different species in Maryland. Halfpap is now the 12th person […]
OVERLEA, MD—Overlea resident Cheryl Harrow will be heading to Italy for the 2026 Winter Olympics after she claimed her Mega Millions Team USA second-chance promotion prize. From now until August 12, Maryland Lottery Mega Millions players can submit winning and non-winning Mega Millions tickets into the Maryland Lottery’s My Lottery Rewards (MLR) program for a chance to travel to either […]
TOWSON, MD—The NCAA has selected Belle St. Jean from Goucher College as one of two finalists for the NCAA Woman of the Year award for the 2025-26 season. St. Jean, a four-year member of the women’s soccer program, was nominated by her school and was one of 10 finalists selected by a conference office across the NCAA. Those finalists were […]