College Sports

After becoming the Big Ten’s all-time leading passer, Maryland quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa was honored as one of the conference’s top players for the 2023 season.

Navy junior linebacker Colin Ramos and junior punter Riley Riethman have been named first team All-American Athletic Conference. A total of six Midshipmen received postseason honors from the AAC.

Maryland enjoyed its best performance from 3-point range and did a better job of protecting the ball Tuesday nigh against Rider. Most importantly with the Big Ten opener looming, it might have a budding star in Indiana transfer Jordan Geronimo.

Despite tearing ligaments in her ankle in September, Ammaarah Williams’ commitment to rehabilitation and Coppin State allowed the outside hitter to return in time to help the Eagles win their first MEAC title and earn their first NCAA Tournament berth.

Julian Reese and Jahmir Young each scored 22 points for Maryland, which scored its most points since Nov. 23, 2018, and made its most free throws (29) since 2003 in a 103-76 win over Rider in College Park.

The University of Delaware is joining Conference USA as a full member starting in 2025, the league’s latest expansion with a school moving up from Division I college football’s second tier to the Bowl Subdivision.

Emily Ferketic, a 6-foot-2 graduate student opposite hitter for UMBC volleyball, can discuss the mysteries of black holes and power down a kill.

It was a split decision for Navy women’s basketball in its own annual tournament. The Midshipmen defeated Quinnipiac, 75-62, Saturday then lost to Abilene Christian, 87-62, Sunday in the Navy Classic at Alumni Hall.

As Notre Dame of Maryland men’s basketball prepares for its home opener, the Gators have relied on a flow of players from Baltimore City to fill out their roster and contribute in several areas.

The graduate student power forward duo of Charles Thompson and Chase Paar combined for 20 points, 15 rebounds and four blocks to power host Towson to a 67-58 victory over Morgan State on Sunday evening.

Here are three takeaways from Maryland men's basketball's 68-55 win over South Alabama, including Donta Scott’s move to the wing, Jordan Geronimo's emergence in the frontcourt and the Terps' continued 3-point shooting woes.

Julian Reese finished with 19 points and 15 rebounds and Donta Scott added 19 points to help Maryland men's basketball pull away from South Alabama, 68-55, for a second straight win.

Taulia Tagovailoa threw three touchdown passes, ran for a score and set the Big Ten Conference record for career passing yards in leading Maryland to a 42-24 victory over Rutgers on Saturday.

Johns Hopkins compiled three interceptions and four sacks and held Union to a single field goal in the second half of a 39-17 victory Saturday to advance to an NCAA D-III quarterfinal against Randolph-Macon.

SMU scored touchdowns on four straight possessions to start the game and never looked back in blowing out Navy, 59-14, on Saturday at Ford Stadium in Dallas. Several Navy players, including quarterback Xavier Arline, left the game with injuries.

Maryland women’s basketball cruised past UMass, 92-63, on Saturday for a second straight win at the Cancun Challenge.

Bill Wagner, Navy football beat writer for The Capital and The Sun, did a question-and-answer exchange with Bill Embody, publisher of the website On The Pony Express that covers SMU football.

LSU star Angel Reese has not been seen with the seventh-ranked and defending national champion Tigers at the Cayman Islands Classic basketball tournament.

Motivation, critical wins and the emergence of quality starters have contributed to Johns Hopkins football advancing to the second round of the NCAA Division III playoffs.

Navy football has played outstanding defense in five of the past six games. Defensive coordinator P.J. Volker said his unit faces its biggest challenge Saturday against an explosive SMU attack.

Maryland women’s basketball took an 11-point lead in the first quarter but could not hold on in an 87-67 loss to No. 23 Washington State on Thursday in the first game of the Cancun Challenge.

Navy slotback Eli Heidenreich has lined up all over the field and been used in a variety of roles this season. The sophomore sensation is seemingly in constant motion and moving to other spots in the alignment.

Maryland’s offense got a much-needed spark from the defense and rebounding and the team was happy to play at home for the first time in two weeks, while UMBC isn’t planning to let this setback change how it plays.

In his first year as a full-time starter, Maryland sophomore outside linebacker Kellan Wyatt, a Severn resident and Spalding graduate, leads the Terps in sacks (4 1/2) and tackles for loss (6 1/2) and ranks sixth in total tackles (34).

Navy football goes on the road to play SMU this week seeking to become bowl eligible, but will have to take down a dangerous Mustangs team.

The Terps ended their three-game losing streak and their scoring woes by dropping 57 points in the first half — their most since Jan. 19, 2010 — and making 45.6% of their shots in a commanding 92-68 win over local rival UMBC.

See photos of the University of Maryland men's basketball team hosting UMBC on November 21, 2023.