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Charley Toomey's life 'a whirlwind' since Loyola won national championship

Mike Preston — Fri, 1 Jun 2012 19:22:00 -0400

Greyhounds coach 'does things the right way,' friends and colleagues say

Charley Toomey's office phone line is so flooded that it no longer accepts incoming calls. The Loyola men's lacrosse coach has spent the past couple of days responding to emails, so he really hasn't had a chance to think a lot about his team's national championship.

Loyola's Eric Lusby saves best performance for last

Mike Preston — Mon, 28 May 2012 20:57:00 -0400

Greyhounds attackman sets tournament record for goals in win over Maryland

Sometime in the near future, Loyola needs to hang a portrait of attackman Eric Lusby in the hallways of Ridley Athletic Complex with his elbows away from his body, arms extended and ready to shoot.

Terps are most dangerous team heading into final four

Mike Preston — Sun, 20 May 2012 21:03:00 -0400

Maryland will face Duke for the third time this season Saturday, while balanced Greyhounds battle Notre Dame

Top-seeded Loyola is the most balanced team, but unseeded Maryland will be the toughest to push out of the Division I men's lacrosse final four.

Lehigh coach Kevin Cassese has brought an ACC flavor to the Mountain Hawks

Mike Preston — Fri, 11 May 2012 15:36:00 -0400

Making its first NCAA tournament appearance, Lehigh faces Maryland in the opening round

As a former Duke player and assistant coach, Lehigh's Kevin Cassese wanted to model his Mountain Hawks after his alma mater and other Atlantic Coast Conference teams.

Wally Williams: Suggs can return from torn Achilles

Mike Preston — Mon, 7 May 2012 17:43:00 -0400

Former Ravens offensive lineman had same injury, surgery

When team officials announced last week that Pro Bowl outside linebacker Terrell Suggs had torn his Achilles tendon, former Ravens offensive lineman Wally Williams understood what Suggs was experiencing.

Ravens solution to Suggs' injury may rest with rookie

Mike Preston — Thu, 3 May 2012 16:11:00 -0400

When the Ravens traded back from the first to the second round last week and still managed to get Alabama outside linebacker Courtney Upshaw, it might have been the steal of the NFL draft.

Ravens' grade after the draft? Incomplete

Mike Preston — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:17:00 -0400

We're several years away from discovering if this year's group will contribute

The Ravens get an incomplete grade for the 2012 NFL Draft.

Move back nets Ravens their man

Mike Preston — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 23:06:00 -0400

They get Upshaw at No. 35, but settle for different lineman at No. 60

The Ravens almost pulled off an upset and landed two of their coveted players in the second round, but instead had to settle for one, Alabama outside linebacker Courtney Upshaw.

Ravens did the right thing by trading out of first round

Mike Preston — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 23:50:00 -0400

Too many holes to fill, too much talent left on board to keep pick

After New England traded up with Denver in the first round to secure the No. 25 overall pick and select Alabama inside linebacker Dont'a Hightower, there was a strong possibility the Ravens were going to trade out of the first round at No. 29.

Mike Preston: Johns Hopkins lacrosse has problems it can fix

Mike Preston — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:39:00 -0400

It was OK when Johns Hopkins lost to Maryland 10 days ago because Maryland versus Hopkins is one of college lacrosse's greatest rivalries.