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The Terrapin is the mascot for the University of Maryland at College Park athletic department. Regularly referred to as the Terps, Maryland sponsors 27 Division I varsity sports. The Terrapins mascot is Testudo the Turtle. The school colors are red, black, gold and white the same colors as the Maryland state flag. Maryland's athletic director is Dr. Deborah Yow, a former women's college basketball coach at Kentucky and Florida. Some of the more recognizable faces in the Terrapins athletic department are head football coach and Maryland alumnus Ralph Friedgen, men's basketball coach Gary Williams (also an alum) and women's basketball coach Brenda Frese. Friedgen graduated from Maryland in 197...
The Terrapin is the mascot for the University of Maryland at College Park athletic department. Regularly referred to as the Terps, Maryland sponsors 27 Division I varsity sports. The Terrapins mascot is Testudo the Turtle. The school colors are red, black, gold and white the same colors as the Maryland state flag. Maryland's athletic director is Dr. Deborah Yow, a former women's college basketball coach at Kentucky and Florida. Some of the more recognizable faces in the Terrapins athletic department are head football coach and Maryland alumnus Ralph Friedgen, men's basketball coach Gary Williams (also an alum) and women's basketball coach Brenda Frese. Friedgen graduated from Maryland in 1970, worked as an assistant football coach for several years in the 1980s, and has been head coach since 2001. The Terrapins football team plays at Chevy Chase Bank Field at Byrd Stadium. Williams coached the Terrapins to the 2002 national championship, a team on the floor by players by Juan Dixon, Steve Blake, Lonny Baxter and Chris Wilcox. A 1968 Maryland graduate, Williams, like Friedgen, quickly turned around a losing program, putting together a streak of 11 consecutive NCAA tournament appearances from 1994-2004. Frese coached the Terrapins women's basketball team to the 2006 national championship. Both Terps basketball programs play their games at the Comcast Center, which was completed in 2002. Other traditionally strong Terrapins athletic teams are women's field hockey (five-time NCAA champions), men's lacrosse (two-time NCAA champions), women's lacrosse (nine-time NCAA champions) and men's soccer (two-time NCAA champions). While the Terps lack a true rival across all sports, several individual programs have developed rivalries over the years. Duke is considered Maryland's primary men's basketball rival, while Johns Hopkins has taken that role in men's lacrosse. West Virginia and Virginia are most frequently mentioned as football rivals, for geographic reasons as much as anything else.
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Terps lose second game in two days
The Washington PostWisconsin disrupted Maryland's intermittent rhythm with an inelegant prose that has become the staple of its program during coach Bo Ryan's nine-year tenure. One pass, two pass, three pass, four. The Badgers remained unconcerned with Maryland's desire...Tags: Gary Williams
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Bohannon helps Wisconsin top No. 21 Maryland 78-69
Jason Bohannon and Wisconsin went outside the arc to take down Maryland. Bohannon scored 20 points and Jon Leuer added 16, leading the Badgers to a 78-69 victory over No. 21 Maryland in the third-place game of the Maui Invitational on Wednesday at the...Tags: Gary Williams, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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O'Malley: Public funds shouldn't be used to buy out Friedgen
Baltimore Sun reportersGov. Martin O'Malley waded into a brewing controversy over football coach Ralph Friedgen's contract at the University of Maryland, saying that public money shouldn't be used to buy out his contract if that's what officials in College Park decide to do....Tags: Virginia Tech, Dining and Drinking, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Ralph Friedgen, Regional Authority
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Kizer powers Maryland to rout of Samford
The Associated PressBrenda Frese was curious to see how her young Maryland basketball team would respond to its first loss of the season. It didn't take long to find out. The Terrapins built a 24-point lead against Samford in the opening 11 minutes Tuesday night and... -
Gov. O'Malley says public funds shouldn't be used to buy out Friedgen
Baltimore Sun reportersGov. Martin O'Malley waded into a brewing controversy over football coach Ralph Friedgen's contract at the University of Maryland, saying that public funds shouldn't be used to buy out his contract if that's what officials in College Park decide to do....Tags: Virginia Tech, Dining and Drinking, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Ralph Friedgen, Regional Authority
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Cincinnati tops Vanderbilt at Maui Invitational
The Washington PostChaminade point guard Steven Bennett ran as fast as he could with the ball in his hands Monday in the opening round of the Maui Invitational. He treated each and every possession as a timed obstacle-course run, jetting left and right to avoid Maryland...Tags: Whole Foods Market, The Associated Press, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Shannon Ryan's Top 25 in college basketball
Records through Sunday; previous ranking in parentheses. 1. Kansas (3-0): The Jayhawks scored their fewest points in a win since 2000 when they eked out a 57-55 victory against Memphis. (1) 2. Michigan State (4-0): Reintroducing Delvon Roe. After a...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Ohio State University, Ohio State Buckeyes, University of Connecticut, Gampel Pavilion
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Buying out Friedgen could be problem, UM officials say
- Two prominent officials in the state university system said Monday that the economy has placed the University of Maryland on sensitive ground as it decides whether to retain football coach Ralph Friedgen or buy out the remaining $4 million of his...Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Ralph Friedgen, Contracts, Minority Groups, National Government
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Shannon Ryan's college basketball rankings
Statistics through Sunday, records through Monday; previous ranking in parentheses. 1. Kansas (3-0): The Jayhawks scored their fewest points in a win since 2000 when they eked out a 57-55 victory against Memphis. (1) 2. Michigan State (4-0):...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Ohio State University, Ohio State Buckeyes, University of Connecticut, Gampel Pavilion
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College Basketball: Cincinnati Beats No. 21 Maryland
Yancy Gates had 17 points and 13 rebounds and Deonta Vaughn scored 16 points to lead Cincinnati to the championship game of the Maui Invitational with a 69-57 victory over No.21 Maryland on Tuesday in Lahaina, Hawaii. The Bearcats (4-0) will play Gonzaga...Tags: Ohio State University, James Johnson, Teaching and Learning
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Gates has 17 points and 13 rebounds as Cincinnati upsets No. 21 Maryland
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Yancy Gates scored 17 points and added 13 rebounds and Deonta Vaughn had 16 points to lead Cincinnati to the championship game of the Maui Invitational with a 69-57 victory over No. 21 Maryland on Tuesday at the Lahaina... -
Stanford stops U.Va. in Mexico
The first game of Virginia's trip to Mexico ended in disappointment: a 57-52 Cancun Classic semifinal loss Tuesday to former Duke star Johnny Dawkins' Cardinal, preventing the Cavaliers from facing Kentucky for the championship. Instead, U.Va. will play...Tags: Florida State University, The Happiest News!, Florida Marlins, Kevin Anderson, Ohio State University
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