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ESPN television and radio host Scott Van Pelt, a former Maryland student and big-time Terps fan, had the rare kind word for an airport security team after the staff at Baltimore-Washington International Airport tracked down his stolen backpack and allowed...

Despite his boat grounding on an uncharted, underwater obstacle, Minneapolis skipper Hap Fauth and his Bella Mente crew continue to lead the IRC 1 class at the Quantum Key West sailing regatta off the Florida Keys. Tactician Terry Hutchinson of...

When the NCAA tournament brackets for men's basketball come out each March, there are usually a couple matchups -- or potential matchups -- that raise eyebrows and suggest that the selection committee was having some fun. Maryland and Georgetown being...

Offensive lineman Quarvez Boulware and defensive end Oseh Saine verbally committed to Maryland on Saturday, becoming the 17th and 18th members of the Terps' 2015 recruiting class in advance of National Signing Day on Feb. 4. Here is an updated list of...

Since many of you spent Tuesday dealing with your first dose of winter, here’s a reason to think about early spring (if not late winter). The bracketologists have come out of hibernation and most of them believe in Maryland’s turnaround. Both ESPN’s Joe...

As he opened the broadcast of ESPN's College GameDay on Saturday morning from the Inner Harbor, ESPN's Chris Fowler said, "All of us are so proud to be here." The popular Saturday morning television show, launched in 1987 and hosted by...

The buildup to the 115th Army-Navy game at M&T Bank Stadium got an early start at the Inner Harbor this morning. ESPN’s College GameDay came to Maryland for the first time and more than a thousand screaming Mids, Cadets and college football fans...

Maryland is a 14-point underdog heading into its matchup against Stanford in the Foster Farms Bowl, according to ESPN. While the Terps and Cardinal are both 7-5, Stanford is coming off of a 31-10 road win over then-No. 8 UCLA. All five of Stanford’s...

The question was about recruiting, asked during a conference call in early December after Maryland secured oral commitments from two top local prospects. Maryland coach Randy Edsall's answer, however, sounded true about more than just that one area:...

Two months ago, the Maryland men’s basketball team was picked to finish 10th by a group of more than two dozen members of the media covering the Big Ten. Trying not to get carried away with the hype surrounding freshman point guard Melo Trimble and the...

Maryland's football program has been trying to sell local recruits from the next two recruiting classes on the idea of banding together and helping to create something special at their homestate school. The Terps recently sent out pictures to those...

Ravens coach John Harbaugh vehemently denied Wednesday that family members are attempting to convince his brother, San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh, to take the University of Michigan job. Jim Harbaugh has been linked to Michigan throughout...

They have no marching band, no home arena and no shot at landing on ESPN, but the University of Maryland University College's cyberdefense team is among the world's best. The Cyber Padawans — a name that references Jedi knights in training in the...

Never Stop Looking hadn't won a race since last January, but past performances were of little matter as he steered wide into the stretch and ran down his foes to win the Fire Plug Stakes, the second of four $100,000 stakes Saturday at Laurel Park. The...

One of the most remarkable stories in pop culture is the power of the NFL as TV entertainment. At the start of this scandal-plagued season, some analysts were predicting that ratings for Sunday, Monday and the new CBS Thursday night telecasts were...

The NFL unanimously passed a revised personal-conduct policy for all league employees Wednesday during the owners meetings in Dallas. The more extensive disciplinary policy comes in a year that had high-profile incidents that involved former Ravens...

In the winter of his discontent, Marquez Fernandez clung to a blanket of stress. He found no comfort. For as the Maryland men's soccer team's 2012 season spilled into December and a College Cup appearance, what had led him to College Park — talent,...

The Maryland women's basketball team, which went 28-7 last season, was ranked No. 8 in the USA Today preseason coaches poll, released Monday. ESPN, which on Monday ranked the Terps tied with Duke for sixth in the nation, wrote: "The shift [to the Big...

Wilbon and Van Pelt to headline UM panel on racism in sports The Shirley Povich Symposium on "Racism & Sports: How Far Have We Really Come?" will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center at Maryland. Michael Wilbon, an...

ESPN’s College Gameday is finally coming to Baltimore thanks to the 115th Army-Navy game. For the first time, ESPN’s main college football show will appear in Maryland, broadcasting from the Inner Harbor the morning of the Dec. 13 game at M&T Bank...