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  • Maryland files tampering complaint against Vanderbilt

    Maryland files tampering complaint against Vanderbilt

    Maryland, which has been quietly seething over its strongly held belief that Vanderbilt improperly made contact with quarterback Danny O’Brien, has filed a complaint against the Commodores football program.

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    Victory over Miami is first signature win of Turgeon era

    Victory over Miami is first signature win of Turgeon era

    On paper, Maryland's two biggest wins this season have come against Notre Dame and Miami.

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    Former Terps guard Johnny Rhodes to finally get credit he deserves at Comcast Center

    Former Terps guard Johnny Rhodes to finally get credit he deserves at Comcast Center

    Johnny Rhodes has often been overlooked in the discussion of Maryland’s greatest all-time players. That is not surprising, since Rhodes rarely got a ton of credit even as he helped the Terps begin their turnaround under Gary Williams during the...

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    A Philadelphia Big 5? Not here

    A Philadelphia Big 5? Not here

    Local college basketball fans have long fantasized about an arrangement in which area schools would regularly play each other in a format akin to the city series of Philadelphia’s Big 5 – Villanova, Temple, La Salle, Penn and St. Joseph’s.

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    Turgeon says Terps need to win ACC tourney to get NCAA bid

    Turgeon says Terps need to win ACC tourney to get NCAA bid

    Those like me who had considered Maryland's game against Virginia a big one have got to be asking "What now?"

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    Turgeon says not a single Terp played well

    Turgeon says not a single Terp played well

    For Maryland coach Mark Turgeon, the Puerto Rico Tip-Off was something of a benchmark. A low-water mark, you might say.

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    Ernie Graham is honored more than 30 years after Terps career

    Ernie Graham is honored more than 30 years after Terps career

    More than 30 years after playing at Maryland, Ernie Graham was asked Thursday night whether he thought the day would come when his jersey was honored by the school.

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    After Duke, Turgeon told Terps to be more of a 'family'

    After Duke, Turgeon told Terps to be more of a 'family'

    You had to wonder how Maryland would respond one game after a loss at Duke that seemed to frustrate most everybody.

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    Turgeon says team manager is 'inspiration'

    Turgeon says team manager is 'inspiration'

    Maryland basketball coach Mark Turgeon sat next to freshman basketball manager Zach Lederer today and said: "God touches you in a lot of ways and he’s touched us with Zach."

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    Four Terps football players earn Academic All-ACC honors

    Four Terps football players earn Academic All-ACC honors

    Four Maryland football players were among the 52 conference selections announced Wednesday to the 2011 Academic All-ACC team.

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    Danny O'Brien releases statement on his transfer from Maryland

    Danny O'Brien releases statement on his transfer from Maryland

    Danny O'Brien released a statement to the media Tuesday regarding his decision to transfer from Maryland. Here it is:

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    O'Brien's  transfer release excludes Vanderbilt

    O'Brien's transfer release excludes Vanderbilt

    Maryland quarterback  Danny O'Brien  was given his release by the football program, but Vanderbilt and other schools were excluded as transfer possibilities.

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    Danny O'Brien leaving Maryland

    Danny O'Brien leaving Maryland

    COLLEGE PARK -- Maryland quarterback Danny O'Brien, who endured a trying season in which he lost his starting job and broke his arm, was granted his release from the program Monday after declaring he needs “a fresh start.”

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    Tug-of-war continues between Stoglin, Turgeon

    Tug-of-war continues between Stoglin, Turgeon

    The season-long tug-of-war between Maryland coach Mark Turgeon and leading scorer Terrell Stoglin continues.

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    For Terps fans, Diggs' signing is about hope

    For Terps fans, Diggs' signing is about hope

    The success of football programs -- which are commodities in the business of selling themselves -- relies partly on perception.

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    Danny O'Brien is contemplating life after Maryland

    Danny O'Brien is contemplating life after Maryland

    Danny O’Brien hasn’t made his decision final yet, but the Maryland quarterback is serious enough about exploring options beyond Maryland that he’s already thinking about where else he’s likely to end up.

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    Terps guard Pe'Shon Howard out for the season with knee injury

    Terps guard Pe'Shon Howard out for the season with knee injury

    Maryland point guard Pe’Shon Howard’s season is ending the way it began  -- with an injury.

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    Diggs would give Terps a 5-star commitment but no guarantee of success

    Diggs would give Terps a 5-star commitment but no guarantee of success

    After a winding, drawn-out and often befuddling recruitment that has snaked past national signing day and left him as Rivals.com’s lone uncommitted five-star prospect, Good Counsel wide receiver Stefon Diggs reportedly is set to announce his commitment to Maryland at a bar within walking distance from Byrd Stadium.

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    Word on Danny O'Brien expected by early next week

    Word on Danny O'Brien expected by early next week

    Like a jury deliberating its verdict, it seems that Maryland quarterback Danny O'Brien is still contemplating where he will play the remainder of his college football career.  I'm told to expect some news by early next week.

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    Maryland president says AD Anderson is doing 'remarkable job'

    Maryland president says AD Anderson is doing 'remarkable job'

    University of Maryland president Wallace Loh, responding to an editorial in the campus newspaper, said today that Athletic Director Kevin Anderson has his "unqualified support."

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    Former Maryland defensive coordinator Bradford promised $300,000 in buyout

    The buyout  that Maryland negotiated with former defensive coordinator Todd Bradford is to pay him $300,000, according to a copy of the agreement obtained under a public records request.

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    Brian Stewart discusses new Terps' defense

    Brian Stewart discusses new Terps' defense

    So what did we learn about new Maryland defensive coordinator Brian Stewart, who met the media on Wednesday?

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    Danny O'Brien ponders the future

    Danny O'Brien ponders the future

    Danny O’Brien likes most everything about Maryland.  That’s certainly been a positive for the quarterback and the school.  And it clearly factors into the inner debate he’s been having -- for months, those who know him say -- about where his immediate football future should be spent.

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    Locksley says he's "home" at Maryland

    Locksley says he's "home" at Maryland

    New Maryland offensive coordinator Mike Locksley met with the media today and talked about coming "home" to the Baltimore-Washington area,  about the Terps' quarterback situation and about a recruit he seems particularly excited to coach.

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    Some good fortune? Maryland will take it

    Some good fortune? Maryland will take it

    Is it just me, or would this have been Maryland's most crushing loss of the season? Maryland was so good against Clemson until about the seven-minute mark. That's been the bewitching hour for the young Terps -- a time when the team sometimes seems to buckle as it learns how to close out games. Finishing games is an art all its own, right? There's a special emphasis on basketball IQ and making free throws.

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    Notebook: Terps heading to Clemson

    Notebook: Terps heading to Clemson

    Here are notes heading into the Clemson road game on Tuesday night:

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    Turgeon still searching for his first signature win at Maryland

    Turgeon still searching for his first signature win at Maryland

    When Miami beat Duke on Sunday at Cameron Indoor Stadium, it gave Jim Larranaga his first signature win as the Hurricanes' coach -- something Mark Turgeon is still seeking with Maryland.

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    Maryland did not like North Carolina's end-of-game dunk

    Maryland did not like North Carolina's end-of-game dunk

    Maryland's effort against North Carolina ended with a loss -- and also with an end-of-game play by the Heels that Maryland did not appreciate.

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    Terps football tentatively will open against William & Mary on Sept. 1

    Terps football tentatively will open against William & Mary on Sept. 1

    The Maryland football team is tentatively scheduled to open the 2012 season at home on Sept. 1 vs William & Mary, followed by games at Temple on  Sept. 8, home against Connecticut on  Sept. 15 and at West Virginia on Sept. 22.

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    Terps to play Pitt, not Duke, twice each basketball season

    Terps to play Pitt, not Duke, twice each basketball season

    Maryland’s two-games-a-season men’s basketball series with Duke — once a rite of winter — will no longer occur every year.

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    Turgeon won't face further action from ACC over ejection against Miami

    Turgeon won't face further action from ACC over ejection against Miami

    First-year Maryland coach Mark Turgeon, who was ejected in the second half of Wednesday night's 90-86 double overtime loss at Miami, will not be suspended for Saturday's home game against North Carolina.

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    "It would have been that next step for us"

    "It would have been that next step for us," Mark Turgeon said after Maryland's double-overtime loss to Miami -- a game that saw the Maryland coach ejected after picking up two technicals.

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    Adrian Coxson talks about leaving Maryland, transferring to Stony Brook

    Adrian Coxson talks about leaving Maryland, transferring to Stony Brook

    The only previous experience Adrian Coxson had with a Football Championship Subdivision team was when Maryland came away with a 28-3 win over Towson last fall. Before that, the Terps wide receiver had never given any FCS school much thought, and he certainly never expected to play at that level. 

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    Jeff Barker has been a Baltimore Sun sports writer since 2004, handling stories and projects including Terrapins basketball, the NFL and sports economics. More


    Don Markus returns this season as a regular contributor to Tracking the Terps and The Toy Department. More