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Valkyries waive former Maryland guard Shyanne Sellers in first cut to training camp roster
Less than a month after the 2025 WNBA Draft, the first roster cuts are beginning to fall. On Saturday, the Golden State Valkyries announced that they had waived Shyanne Sellers, the team’s second-round pick.
Sellers, a guard from Maryland, was selected 17th overall by Golden State, but was dropped by the team just a week into training camp.
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In a league where teams are limited to 12 players on the regular-season roster, putting players on waivers will become increasingly common over the coming weeks. But while some undrafted players have already been waived, Sellers is the first player selected in the draft to get cut.
Valkyries head coach Natalie Nakase, who is maneuvering Golden State through its inaugural season, told reporters that Sellers was waived not because of a lack of talent, but simply because of space.
“She picked up everything we asked her to, did everything we asked. It’s just that I have to choose the best 12 that are going to fit. Doesn’t mean it’s the most talented, it means it’s the best 12,” Nakase said, via ESPN’s Kendra Andrews.
Sellers was a star at Maryland, earning three straight Big Ten First-Team selections and putting up an average of 14.1 points per game with the Terrapins. During her time at Maryland, Sellers built up a significant online following: The guard boasts 23.2K followers on Instagram and 94K followers on TikTok. Many of these fans were upset after Sellers was waived.
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For Golden State, the simple answer was that they had too many guards. On the current roster as of Saturday, seven of the the Valkyries’ 18 signed players are guards, including some locks like veteran Tiffany Hayes and fan favorite Kate Martin.
Sellers getting cut marks the beginning of a cutthroat WNBA preseason. After taking 38 total players in the 2025 Draft, plus others who may have signed free agency contracts, the 13 WNBA squads will have to cut down to 12 players by the start of the regular season on May 16. That means some tough choices on players who just began their WNBA journey.
Even players who are stars in their college careers can have a hard time cutting it in the WNBA. Former North Carolina star Alyssa Ustby, one of the more notable undrafted players, was waived by the Los Angeles Sparks on Friday after signing a training camp contract with the team. In the coming weeks, other noteworthy names at the collegiate level are likely to follow.
Maryland
Month-By-Month Summer Forecast Released For MD
The competing signals are one reason NOAA is approaching the forecast with caution.
“Overall, temperature and precipitation tools offer either weak or conflicting signals,” Pugh said.
For Maryland residents, the outlook suggests that temperatures and precipitation will be near normal this summer.
NOAA’s forecast offers some encouraging news for areas still dealing with drought conditions. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, most of Maryland is dealing with severe drought, while others are experiencing extreme to exceptional drought conditions, and NOAA’s Seasonal Drought Outlook calls for conditions to improve through the end of August.
While forecasters expect the Northeast’s most active severe weather period to fall, as usual, in June and July, NOAA does not issue seasonal severe weather outlooks.
Maryland
Federal agents search for Maryland juvenile in connection to double shooting turned murder
EDGEWOOD, Md. (WBFF) — A double shooting ended in murder, and now a juvenile is wanted for the crime.
A’Maree Curbeam, 17, is wanted on several charges including first-degree murder, second-degree murder, first-degree assault and weapons violations.
ALSO READ | Harford County Sheriff’s Office searches for 17-year-old homicide suspect
On April 3, 2026 officers with the Harford County Sheriff’s office responded to reports of a shooting at a townhome community off Pulaski Highway in Edgewood.
Responding officers first came in contact with a 22-year-old man on Brookside Drive, near Grempler Way, according to the Harford County Sheriff’s Office.
Investigators said he had a non-life threatening gunshot wound to his shoulder.
The victim was transported to a hospital in Baltimore.
As officers began canvassing the neighborhood, a second shooting victim was found lying in the 1900 block of Eloise Lane.
Investigators said the 19-year-old man had a gunshot wound to his chest and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The victim was identified as Bryan Burroughs Jr., of Edgewood.
According to the Harford County Sheriff’s Office, investigators obtained video and audio footage from local surveillance cameras in the neighborhood that they say captured the shooting and minutes leading up to and following the crime.
Investigators identified A’Maree Curbeam as the suspect in the case.
According to court documents, Curbeam shot Burroughs one time in the upper torso area, and then can be heard telling his associates, “Take me somewhere. Take me somewhere. I got to get out of here”
In court documents, investigators said officers collected several 9mm casings from the scene, and executed a search warrant at one of the homes Curbeam was reportedly seen running out of on Eloise Lane.
According to court documents, clothing matching the description of what Curbeam wore was seized from the home.
A warrant was issued for Curbeam’s arrest the following day.
The Harford County Sheriff’s Office has not yet released a believed motive, but said the parties are known to each other.
The U.S. Marshals Service has now joined the search for the fugitive.
“Investigators relied on video footage, ballistic evidence, the result of the search and seizure warrant and witness statements to develop this suspect,” Jennifer Mazza, deputy marshal with the U.S. Marshals Service, said.
It’s pertinent that we locate and apprehend this individual.”
As the search continues, a family has been left in anguish.
Burroughs Jr. has since been laid to rest.
In a GoFundMe page his family wrote in part,
My son Bryan was only 19 years old—a recent high school graduate, an excellent athlete, and a friend to everyone he met. He was full of big dreams and plans for the future, and he brought so much joy to our family. Bryan loved his father and me deeply, but his younger brother was truly his world.”
Tragically, Bryan was taken from us in a senseless act of violence. Our family is heartbroken, and we are still waiting for justice.”
Anyone with information concerning Curbeam’s whereabouts is asked to contact the U.S. Marshals Service at 703-407-9896.
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Travel trends nationwide suggest more people are staying close to home this year due to higher oil and gas prices. Some 71 percent of Americans plan road trips for summer vacations, according to Hilton’s 2026 Trends Report.
Another study, by Bank of America, found consumers are responding to higher gas prices by taking fewer trips, reducing travel budgets, cutting back on accommodations, or choosing destinations closer to home.
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