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Maryland at Johns Hopkins: Three things to watch
The 108th meeting in a series that dates back to 1895 should be an intriguing affair. Both teams bounced back from disappointing losses from the previous week. No. 10 Maryland (6-3) walloped No. 20 Navy, 13-6, April 6 after dropping a 12-8 decision to No....
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Salisbury's Berkman not shy about aiming for perfect season
Salisbury is as many as eight games away from wrapping up the program’s seventh perfect season. The Sea Gulls (16-0) finish the regular season this Saturday with their annual War on the Shore contest against Washington before entering the Capital...Tags: Salisbury Sea Gulls, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Calipari and Pitino aren't the only big-name coaches to feud
The Baltimore SunThe sniping between Kentucky’s John Calipari and Louisville’s Rick Pitino has been put on hold this week, much to the disappointment of the fan bases of their respective teams and the media assembled for the Final Four in New Orleans. It...Tags: New York Yankees, John Calipari, College Basketball, Louisville Cardinals, Kentucky Wildcats
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Liberty High athletic director puts Lions in state spotlight
Ed DeVincent isn't a person who seeks the limelight. The athletic director at Liberty High School puts the Lions' coaches and players first, while he works behind the scenes to improve the school's sports program.
In his fifth year as the head of...Tags: Liberty Bowl, Teaching and Learning, Students, University of California, Los Angeles, High School Sports
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No quit in these coaches
John McKissick is in his 60th season coaching the Summerville (S.C.) High School football team. No head football coach has held the same post longer. None on any level has ever won more games (589). But McKissick, who turns 85 this month, never...Tags: Penn State Nittany Lions, Vince Lombardi, Big Ten Conference, Alzheimer's Disease, Basketball
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Maryland to name Comcast Center court for Gary Williams
Maryland said Tuesday that it will name the Comcast Center basketball court for Gary Williams, who retired as men's coach in May after 22 seasons and a school-record 461 wins.
Williams will be honored during a Dec. 9 Comcast Center ceremony. He will join...Tags: Sports Legends at Camden Yards, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Mark Turgeon, College Basketball, Mike Krzyzewski
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Terps' Turgeon: 'He's just a basketball coach'
In the summer of 1983, an undersized, unrecruited point guard arrived unannounced in new coach Larry Brown's office at Kansas.
After talking with him for a few moments, Brown gave Mark Turgeon a spot on the team. "I beat [Division II] Washburn for him,"...Tags: Athletes, Kevin Anderson, Sam Young (basketball), NBA Playoffs, ESPN (tv network)
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Coffee Companion -- 2/10
Each morning, Monday through Friday, I'll hook you up with some reading material to skim through as you slug down coffee and slack off at the start of your workday -- that way I'll have an excuse to do the same at the start of mine.
Running it back:...Tags: Athletes, National Football League, Johnny Unitas, Baltimore Orioles, Spring Training
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Opposites attract
Sun ReporterIt does not matter where Bob Bowman lays his head to rest at night - and it could be anywhere, from Baltimore to Barcelona, Ann Arbor to Beijing - he does not hear his alarm clock in the morning. He is always awake long before it wails, usually on the...Tags: Vince Lombardi, Olympic Games, Family, Classical Music (genre), Bill Walsh
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Hall of Fame basketball coach Pete Newell dies at 93
The Associated PressPete Newell, the Hall of Fame basketball coach who won an NCAA championship and Olympic gold medal and later tutored some of the game's greatest big men, died Monday. He was 93. His death was confirmed by the University of California, the school Newell...Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Oscar Robertson, Basketball, Multi-Sport Events, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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Phelps joins pool of SI Sportsmen of Year
Even though Michael Phelps is taking a break from the pool, he's still picking up honors. The Rodgers Forge native yesterday became the first swimmer named Sports Illustrated'sSportsman of the Year. He's just the third athlete from Maryland to be so...Tags: Sports Legends at Camden Yards, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Johnny Unitas, Brett Favre, Sports Illustrated
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What they're saying about the Orioles
Here's a roundup of what the national media are saying about the Orioles: Updated May 5 Scott Miller of CBSSports.com writes about the culture change taking place with the Orioles: This guy [Dave Trembley] is such a renegade that the Orioles actually...Tags: Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Erik Bedard, Baseball, Sports Illustrated, Spring Training
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