College basketball
Triple double by Baylor's Udoh too much for Morgan State
Ekpe Udoh recorded the fifth triple double in Baylor history Wednesday night to lead the Bears to a 79-63 win over visiting Morgan State. Udoh swatted away Joe Davis' layup attempt with 1:35 remaining for his career-best 10th block after scoring 18 points and pulling down 17 rebounds for Baylor (12-1). Reggie Holmes (St. Frances) led Morgan State (8-6) with 23 points. Baylor, which led 39-36 at halftime, took control early in the second half when Carter sparked a 19-3 run with a pair of alley-oop passes to Udoh and Acy and a 3-pointer from the top of the key.
More men: : Freshman Halil Kanacevic scored a career-high 18 points and had 10 rebounds and five blocks as Hofstra used a first-half spurt to pull away from Towson, 77-61. The Pride (9-7, 2-2 Colonial Athletic Association) extended a 45-36 halftime lead to as many as 19 points by outshooting the Tigers in the second half 48.1 percent to 25 percent from the field. Calvin Lee led Towson (3-10) with 17 points, and Robert Nwankwo added 14 points, 10 rebounds and six blocks. ... Zack Rosen led four players in double figures with 28 points as visiting Pennsylvania defeated host UMBC, 82-71. The Quakers (1-10) outscored the Retrievers (1-13) by 47-38 in the sescond half. Chris De La Rosa led UMBC with 28 points.
Women: : Carlee Cassidy scored on a layup with seven seconds left to bring host UMBC (6-8, 0-1 America East) within three, but the Retrievers fell short, 69-66, against Hartford (11-3, 2-0). Cassidy finished with 21 points. UMBC trailed by as many as 16 points.
College football
Missouri apologizes to Navy over battle of bands
University of Missouri administrators have apologized to the U.S. Naval Academy for what appears to have been a misunderstanding during band performances at the Texas Bowl game last week. The school's marching band has been taking heat on blogs and online news forums for continuing to play the MU fight song as the Naval Academy band began to play its "Blue and Gold" anthem. A Facebook page dedicated to the Texas Bowl also is laced with comments from people saying Missouri should "be ashamed." Missouri spokeswoman Mary Jo Banken said Missouri's band didn't realize the Naval Academy had begun playing and that there was never any attempt to disrespect Navy tradition. "Given our great respect for the Naval Academy and all those serving in our country in the armed forces of the United States, we greatly regret the misunderstanding," she said.
LAMBERT MEADOWLANDS POLL: : Johns Hopkins, which won the Centennial Conference championship and advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals, finished second to Wesley in the Lambert Meadowlands Award Division III poll, which recognizes supremacy in Eastern college football. Navy finished sixth in the Bowl Subdivision poll.
FUTURE COACHES: : Bowie State's Joseph Embree (Milford Mill) and Salisbury's Jacquis McCray were among 30 NCAA football players selected for the Future Coaches Academy on Sunday through Tuesday in Orlando, Fla.
Et cetera
Terps' Meharg to be inducted into Field Hockey Hall
Maryland coach Missy Meharg, who has led the Terrapins to five NCAA titles in her 22-year career, including three crowns in four years from 2005 to 2008, and eight ACC championships, will be inducted into the National Field Hockey Coaches Association's Hall of Fame on Sunday at the Greater Richmond (Va.) Convention Center. Meharg is a seven-time NFHCA Coach of the Year and five-time ACC Coach of the Year. Her overall record is 390-101-9.
NHL: : The Washington Capitals have signed center David Steckel to a three-year, $3.3 million contract extension and defenseman-forward Tyler Sloan to a two-year, $1.4 million extension. The Capitals also assigned defenseman Karl Alzner to American Hockey League affiliate Hershey. Steckel leads the NHL with a .619 winning percentage on faceoffs.
Boxing: : Darnell "The Ding-a-Ling Man" Wilson, Mike "The Persecutor" Paschall, Willie Wilson and Thomas Snow will be on the Ballroom Boxing card Jan. 29 at Michaels Eighth Avenue in Glen Burnie. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with up to seven pro bouts starting at 8 p.m. For information, call 410-766-7474 or go to ballroomboxing.com.
Indoor football: : Wide receiver De'yon Williams, who was an All-Atlantic Coast Conference player at Virginia in 2005, signed with the American Indoor Football Association's Mariners.
Major League Soccer: : New D.C. United head coach Curt Onalfo named Ben Olsen, Kris Kelderman and Mark Simpson as his assistant coaches. All four are former United players.
- From Sun staff and news services