The Wizards enjoyed a 101-73 romp over the Charlotte Bobcats, by far the worst team in the NBA. Meanwhile, the Wizards announced team president Ernie Grunfeld will stay on through the 2013-2014 season.

What was once an entertaining season for the Washington Wizards has quickly gone down the proverbial drain so fast most people are afraid to ask “What’s next?” In the last 12 days, the team has lost Caron Butler and Gilbert Arenas for the season, lost the third seed in the Eastern Conference playoff picture, lost the Southeast Division crown to the Miami Heat and also lost six in a row, with four of those…

Former Maryalnd Terp and Silver Spring native Lonny Baxter was arrested by Secret Service agents early this morning after witnesses reported hearing shots fired from a sport-utility vehicle near the White House. Baxter’s SUV was stopped near the intersection of 17th and I streets NW where officers found a handgun and spent casings inside his vehicle. Baxter, along with fellow passenger Irvin Martin, was charged with carrying a pistol without a license, having unregistered…

Washington Mystics owner Abe Pollin announced today that he has sold the WNBA franchise to Sheila Johnson, co-founder of BET Television. Johnson, the former wife of Charlotte Bobcats owner Robert Johnson, became the first black female franchise owner in WNBA history. “I would not have sold this team to anybody else,” Pollin told the AP. “We think it’s time for an African-American woman to own a WNBA team. We sought her out, we think she’s…

>> Wins on Friday against the free falling Cleveland Cavaliers and on Sunday against the Charlotte Bobcats coupled with an Indiana Pacers loss at Miami have moved the Wizards into 5th place in the Eastern Conference playoff race with just two games to go. The Wizards overall record now stands at 45-35 and the team has won four in a row since their five game losing streak. With the Pacers two games back with only…