The Maryland men’s basketball team’s first visit to the Breslin Center as a member of the Big Ten came five seasons ago, producing a grind-it-out double overtime win over Michigan State in the first game for the Terps in their new league. It set the table for coach Mark Turgeon’s team to finishing...
The Maryland men’s basketball team came into Friday night’s game against Ohio State at Value City Arena leading the Big Ten in 3-point shooting and nearly at the bottom of the league in assists. That changed in a big way — and a good way — for the nation’s No. 19 team. The Terps continued their...
As an ambulance snaked its way through the University of Maryland’s campus, a police officer grew exasperated. “They’re moving so f------ slow,” the policewoman said, “it’s pissing me off.” The medics were coming for Jordan McNair, the 19-year-old offensive lineman who fell ill during football...
Along with being voted No. 19 in this week’s Associated Press Top 25 media poll, Maryland’s winning streak has given the Terps some credibility in the eyes of ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi. Lunardi, who in recent years has appeared to be skeptical of Maryland’s success when it came to projecting...
While the Maryland men’s basketball team was cooling down after Monday night’s victory over Wisconsin at Xfinity Center, coach Mark Turgeon wanted his players to get something into their heads. The Terps had already muscled their way back into the national rankings having run their winning streak...
A Columbia man collapsed and died this week at the University of Maryland’s College Park campus, but campus police said no foul play is suspected. Police said Michael Kofi Adu, 37, was on his way to an athletic event Sunday around 1 p.m. when he collapsed in the courtyard of the school’s physical...
When Maryland’s resume is considered at the end of the season by the NCAA tournament selection committee, Monday’s victory over Wisconsin won’t have an asterisk as an *almost loss. It won’t say anything about the Terps blowing the 21-point lead they had carved out early in the second half or how...
Anthony Cowan Jr. was a senior at St. John’s College High in Washington three years ago when then-Maryland sophomore Melo Trimble hit a game-winning, desperation 3-pointer for Maryland that beat Wisconsin at the Kohl Center in Madison. Cowan was in the basement of his family’s home in Bowie, watching...
Eastern Tech soccer star Isaac Ngobu was part of a championship team in his junior year when the Mavericks captured the program’s first Class 2A state crown. The All-Metro senior midfielder is joining another one, committing to reigning NCAA Division I College Cup champion Maryland this week. Ngobu...
In its two days of on and off-court preparation for Monday night’s game against Wisconsin at Xfinity Center, the Maryland men’s basketball team focused a good deal of attention on two disparate goals. The Terps must have forgotten to talk about what to do with a 21-point lead. Leading by 20 points...
As solid as the top of the Big Ten looks, the bottom is easy to figure out. Fans at Illinois, Penn State and Northwestern are getting anxious with dismal starts to conference play. An upset of Ohio State lifted spirits at Rutgers, but the Scarlet Knights’ overall outlook is grim. Is there hope...