(Washington D.C.) -- MASN, the local leader in live sports entertainment, will broadcast the Mid-Atlantic Classic live on July 15th at 7 p.m. on MASN and MASN HD from the Regency Furniture Stadium in Waldorf, MD, home of the independent Southern Maryland Blue Crabs. The game, which will pit a team of 28 Valley League Stars against a team of 28 Ripken, Sr. League Stars, will air in high definition during MLB's All-Star break. In addition to the game, a Home Run Derby between the two leagues...

(Washington D.C.) -- MASN, the local leader in live sports entertainment and television home of the Washington Nationals, announced a partnership today with Nationals' interim manager Jim Riggleman. MASN will host Riggleman's exclusive blog on MASNsports.com, the premier online destination for Nationals fans. As part of the partnership, Riggleman will write a weekly blog; he will also interact with fans by answering their questions each week. Riggleman will be discussing the performance...

(Baltimore, MD) --- Continuing its commitment to televising the highest caliber national and local thoroughbred racing, MASN has partnered with The New York Racing Association Inc. (NYRA) to present "Saturdays at Saratoga" beginning Saturday, August 1 at 5:00 p.m. The special live programming is the latest racing series televised by MASN, and will run for five weeks in August and September from the historic Saratoga Race Course. Jason Blewitt, Eric Donovan and Andy Serling will provide...

(WASHINGTON D.C) -- MASN, the local leader in live sports entertainment and television home of both the Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles, has announced a Fantasy Baseball challenge for fans throughout the second half of the baseball season on MASNsports.com. MAXIMUM ACCESS Fantasy Baseball launches today with competition beginning on Monday, August 3rd. The contest allows fans to put together their own Major League Baseball roster and compete against other fans for top prizes each...

(Baltimore, Md.) -- MASN, the local leader in live sports entertainment and the Official Cable Network of the Baltimore Ravens, has announced the network's schedule of pre-season Ravens games. Beginning on Thursday, August 13th, MASN will televise three pre-season Ravens games against the Redskins, Panthers and Falcons. MASN's first game telecast is Thursday, August 13th when the Ravens host the Redskins at M&T Bank Stadium at 7:30 p.m. The network will air two additional pre-season...

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) --- MASN will provide live coverage of the Nationals news conference Friday introducing recently-signed pitcher Stephen Strasburg. The news conference is Friday at 2:00 p.m. and will be televised live on MASN and MASN HD. The Nationals reached a four-year agreement with the top selection in the 2009 First-Year Player Draft on Monday night. Strasburg has been called a once-in-a-generation talent who, as a college junior, throws a triple-digit fastball with command. For...

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) --- MASN will provide live coverage of the Nationals news conference Thursday afternoon naming Mike Rizzo general manager of the Washington Nationals. The news conference is Thursday at 4:00 p.m. and will be televised live on MASN and MASN HD. The Nationals named Rizzo acting general manager in March. Since taking the job, Rizzo acquired outfielder Nyjer Morgan and reliever Sean Burnett from the Pirates for Lastings Milledge and Joel Hanrahan. Rizzo was also instrumental...

Ben Goessling, Nationals Guest Host, MASNsports.com Blogger Ben Goessling joined MASN in January 2010. He covers the Nationals and makes guest appearances during pre- and post-game broadcasts. Goessling is in his third year covering the Nationals after two seasons on the beat at the Washington Times, where he was a frequent contributor to MASN's pre-game shows during the "Hot Corner" segment. In addition to covering the Nationals and two World Series, he covered the Washington Capitals,...

Phil Wood, Co-Host of Nats Xtra A native Washingtonian, Phil Wood has spent his entire career in the D.C.-Baltimore area. Throughout the years he's hosted radio sports talk shows in both markets with a decided emphasis on baseball, and has also performed on-air duties on and around broadcasts of the Washington Bullets and Capitals; Baltimore Orioles, Colts, Ravens, and Skipjacks (AHL); and Bowie Baysox. Phil's a past winner of the NSSA Maryland Sportscaster of the Year Award, a "Best...

Byron Kerr, Co-Host of Nats Xtra Kerr returns to MASN as a fill-in anchor for Nats Xtra and as the fill-in sideline reporter for Nationals baseball games. He has been the pregame/postgame host and sideline reporter for MASN at the BB&T college basketball Classic at Verizon Center the past two seasons. He is the host of the Nats Insider weekly magazine show and Nats Talk Live post-game call-in show heard on the Nationals Radio Network and its flagship, Federal News Radio 1500 AM. Kerr is the...