Jared Nickens commits to Maryland, giving Terps another shooter

Maryland men’s basketball coach Mark Turgeon believes that you can never have enough shooters. That philosophy was proven again Sunday, when rising senior swingman Jared Nickens orally committed to the Terps after taking a visit to College Park over the weekend.

Terps Trio: Danny O'Brien, signees at Big 33, hoops recruit rankings

Baltimore Sun reporter Jeff Barker and editor Matt Bracken weigh in on the three biggest topics of the past week in Maryland sports.

Weekly Maryland recruiting roundup

Two Maryland commitments and several other Terps targets are down in Charlottesville, Va., this week for the annual NBPA Top 100 Camp.

Former Maryland football players on 2013 NFL rosters

Thirty-one former Maryland football players are on NFL rosters as minicamps are held across the country. Check out where these Terps have landed.

The Last Word with A.J. Francis

The Last Word is an occasional Baltimore Sun Q&A series that checks in with outgoing Maryland football and men’s basketball players.

InsideMDSports: 2014 wing Jared Nickens preparing for visit to Maryland

Editor's note: Each week, InsideMdSports.com provides this blog with a Maryland recruiting feature that previously appeared as premium content on its site.

Former Terp Danny O'Brien says he won't return to Wisconsin

After playing for two teams and four head coaches in four seasons, quarterback Danny O'Brien is again college football's version of a free agent, hoping to find a school where he can fulfill the promise he showed in a redshirt freshman season at Maryland that seems long ago.

As recruiter, Mark Turgeon isn't glitzy but he aims high

Mark Turgeon didn’t watch the live ESPNU show in which Andrew and Aaron Harrison told the world last October that they would be attending Kentucky in 2013, rather than Maryland.

Terps Trio: Hoops players with most to gain/lose, 2014 recruiting, fastest football player

Baltimore Sun reporters Jeff Barker and Don Markus and editor Matt Bracken weigh in on the three biggest topics of the past week in Maryland sports.

Dion Wiley, four-star shooting guard, commits to the Terps

Maryland's 2014 basketball recruiting class got its point guard in December when Melo Trimble of Bishop O'Connell in Arlington, Va., pledged to the Terps. On Friday morning, Maryland paired Washington's best lead guard with the area's top-ranked shooter.

Weekly Maryland recruiting roundup

Fresh off a visit to Oregon State, 2014 small forward Jared Nickens is prepping for a trip to Maryland.

Time for some Terps football predictions

It’s time to take a deep breath and make some predictions. I do this occasionally against my better judgment. I said in a recent post that there is already enough material online that is less than certain, and I don’t need to add to the morass. I want people to believe what they read here.

InsideMDSports: Dion Wiley has Terps on top of his six-school list

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Seat 'getting warmer' for Terps' Randy Edsall, Sports on Earth says

A week ago, the emerging website Sportsonearth.com put together a list of breakout players for the 2013 college football season. Surprisingly, Maryland’s Stefon Diggs didn’t make the cut.

David Shaw, defensive lineman from Pa., commits to the Terps

The Maryland football team added a monster to its defensive line when Frankenshaw committed to the program Monday morning.

Maryland's lingering lacrosse question has now been answered

Maryland’s decision to join the Big Ten last year prompted plenty of speculation about how the school’s most popular sports – football and men’s basketball – would fare in a new conference.

Maryland's 2015 Big Ten football schedule includes game at M&T Bank stadium vs. Penn State

For the second time in three years, the Maryland football team will play a game at M&T Bank Stadium in 2015 – this time against Penn State in what Terps fans hope will be part of a renewed rivalry between the schools.

Terps Trio: 2015 football schedule, ACC vendetta, Kai Locksley's recruitment

Baltimore Sun reporters Jeff Barker and Don Markus and editor Matt Bracken weigh in on the three biggest topics of the past week in Maryland sports.

Weekly Maryland recruiting roundup

Maryland's pursuit of a four-star center in the 2014 class is continuing this spring.

Promising Terps receiver Marcus Leak leaves school

Marcus Leak, a promising Maryland wide receiver who averaged 17.1 yards per catch before being sidelined late last season with a broken toe, has withdrawn from the school but says he plans to return next year.

InsideMDSports: Terps working on a D.C. Assault pipeline

Editor's note: Each week, InsideMdSports.com provides this blog with a Maryland recruiting feature that previously appeared as premium content on its site.

Meet Maryland center commitment Damonte Dodd

Damonte Dodd was looking forward to starting his Maryland career in the fall of 2012 when the Terps coaching staff floated the idea of delaying his arrival to College Park by a year.

Seth Allen deserves to get his shot as Maryland's starting point guard

There were times last season when Maryland coach Mark Turgeon begrudgingly turned his offense over to freshman point guard Seth Allen.

Antonio Barton picks Tennessee, spurning Maryland

After announcing last month that he was leaving Memphis, Antonio Barton said he thought Maryland “would be a good fit” in order to finish his college basketball career.

Terps Trio: ACC lawsuit, Navy and Georgetown, Alex Len's NBA possibilities

Baltimore Sun reporters Jeff Barker and Don Markus and editor Matt Bracken weigh in on the three biggest topics of the past week in Maryland sports.

Start times for Maryland's first two football games are set

The start times for Maryland's first two games of the 2013 season are now set.

Weekly Maryland recruiting roundup

Maryland fans will learn in two days whether or not the Terps will have an addition to their backcourt.

Meet Maryland point guard commitment Roddy Peters

Roddy Peters’ plan to claim Maryland’s starting point guard job suffered a significant setback in December when the Suitland senior underwent season-ending shoulder surgery.

My best Terps' predictions -- and one clunker

I don’t tend to make that many predictions. My thinking is that there is already enough material online that is less than certain, and I don't need to add to the morass. I try to confine my writing to topics with solid factual underpinnings and leave guesswork to others. I really want people to believe what they read here.

Antonio Barton expected to announce his choice Sunday

Antonio Barton’s decision about where he will finish his college basketball will come Sunday afternoon.