As if seven baseball games against its bitter rival was not enough, Navy still has one more to play. It’s a big one, and the Midshipmen are happy they are playing it. Jared Leins had a massive performance, striking out eight and allowing two runs on four hits in eight-plus innings as Navy defeated...
ACC women’s basketball coaches are upbeat about the future of their sport. This year’s women’s NCAA Tournament ratings were a mixed bag, but the ACC coaches are focused on the positive numbers. The semifinal matchup between UConn and Notre Dame saw a 6% dip in viewership before the final was watched...
McDaniel College’s search for a new women’s basketball coach is over. The Green Terror announced Thursday the hiring of Christin Gowan, who comes to the Hill after serving two years as head coach at Southern Vermont College. Gowan is set to replace Becky Martin, who coached the Terror for 37 seasons...
Last season, Hawaii won eight games for the first time since 2010. However, the team will face a challenging 2019 schedule and there’s no guarantee the Rainbow Warriors will continue to overachieve. Orlando Sentinel college insider Matt Murschel ranked all 130 FBS teams in the country entering...
The NCAA Division I men’s lacrosse final four is set, and with the exception of No. 5 seed Yale, championship weekend is all chalk. No. 1 seed Penn State will face the Bulldogs (noon, ESPN2), while No. 2 seed Duke takes on No. 3 seed Virginia (2:30 p.m., ESPN2) on Saturday at Lincoln Financial...
Behind eight goals from freshman Sarah Dudick (Fallston), Harford Community College took home the program's first National Junior College Athletic Association women's lacrosse championship with a 22-12 victory over Anne Arundel Community College at Siegert Field in Arnold on Sunday. Keeley McHugh...
Jack Tigh scored in overtime to lift the Yale men’s lacrosse team to a 19-18 victory over Ivy League rival Penn in the NCAA quarterfinals Sunday in East Hartford, Conn. The defending national champion Bulldogs (13-3) reached the final four for the third time in program history, avenging a 12-11...
Charley Toomey had no illusions about what awaited his Loyola Maryland men’s lacrosse team in Sunday’s NCAA quarterfinals. Toomey and the Greyhounds scoured plenty of film of Penn State and knew the Grant Ament-to-Mac O’Keefe connection that had tormented so many others would be as stout a test...
Probably the most exciting way to end a baseball game is with a walk-off. But how often do you see a walk-off steal of home? Towson’s baseball team did just that Saturday in sealing a victory over Delaware 2-1 in the 10th inning of the first game of a doubleheader. And the stolen base came from...
Before she steps into the batter’s box, Damali Young is constantly talking to herself, reminding herself to put the ball in play, replaying the pitcher’s previous throws and remembering all of the hitting tips provided by her coaches, teammates and parents. And when she finally does get herself...
Maryland is certainly not considered a hotbed for ice hockey, which is why Jason O’Neill was forced to travel away from home to achieve his dream of playing at the Division I level. After graduating from Arundel High in 2015, O’Neill moved to Canada to play for the Langley Rivermen of the British...
In her first year of collegiate gymnastics, Emerson Hurst has qualified for a berth in the NCAA Ann Arbor Regional. But the Towson freshman’s youth caught up to her last month as she battled nerves at the East Atlantic Gymnastics League championships. “I haven’t gotten nervous like that in over...
Morgan State University President David Wilson was appointed to the NCAA Board of Governors and the Division I Board of Directors, the university announced Monday afternoon. Wilson, who has served as Morgan State’s president since July 2010, will join the boards in August, and his term will run...
Indiana posted a 20-5 win over the Maryland baseball team at Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Hoosiers (16-10, 4-1 Big Ten ) scored four runs in the first and 18 runs in the first five innings. The Terrapins (13-12, 1-1 Big Ten) score five runs on eight hits for the contest....
Lauren Barber had simple goals when she first arrived in Annapolis. Swim fast. Beat Army, of course. Win some races at the Patriot League championship. Oh, and at the NCAA championship, too. The one where the Olympians compete. “NCAAs was always a goal of mine,” Barber said, “but all of the accolades...
Nicholas Gil readily admits being blown away when he walked into Madison Square Garden to compete at the NCAA Tournament as a plebe. The Illinois native wasn’t mentally prepared to perform in front of a packed house at the fabled venue and promptly lost two straight matches. “My freshman year it...
NCAA wrestling celebrates one of its core audiences this week, when Pittsburgh hosts the NCAA Division I championships. With 53 Pennsylvania wrestlers competing, Penn State pursuing history and sold-out crowds at PPG Paints Arena, the three-day tournament should captivate the in-state crowd. Here’s...
Duke basketball phenomenon Zion Williamson returned to the court on Thursday with all eyes on his injured right knee — and on his new sneakers. It was the 18-year-old's first game since his Nike shoe fell apart in the opening minute of a regular-season game against rival North Carolina, a wardrobe...