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Michael Phelps swam the 100-yard butterfly in 44.91 seconds Friday before the American Short Course Championships began in Austin, Texas.

Matt McMullen scored 18 points and had 15 rebounds as second-seeded Colgate rolled past seventh-seeded Navy, 72-62, in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League tournament Thursday night.

Senior Annie Thomas is first player for Loyola women's lacrsosse with at least 100 assists, 100 goals.

Malcolm Miller scored 17 points and sandwiched four free throws around a key rebound in the last 25 seconds to give Holy Cross a 63-60 basketball win over Loyola Maryland on Wednesday night.

Hannah Schmitt assisted on the first goal in overtime with 3:04 left and scored the second with 58 seconds left to lift No. 16 Loyola Maryland over No. 18 Johns Hopkins, 12-10, Wednesday.

Eric Fanning hits a 3-pointer with six seconds leftm then blocks a shot to help host Boston University defeat Navy, 62-59, in men's college basketball Wednesday night.

Maryland, Northwestern will renew their women's lacrosse rivalry in the Big Ten

As the 2015 women's lacrosse season begins, a glance at the top teams in the country and the other Division I teams in the state.

Patterson Mill won its sixth straight UCBAC Chesapeake Division girls basketball game Thursday without a loss. The Huskies (6-0, 11-3) beat visiting Fallston, 52-8. The Cougars slipped to 0-6 and 6-8.

Americans Matt Centrowitz, Mike Berry, Erik Sowinski and Pat Casey broke the world record in the distance medley relay at the Armory Track Invitational on Saturday

Loyola men's lacrosse lost just once in 15 games in the 2014 regular season and earned the No. 3 seed in the NCAA tournament. But all that went for naught when they were stunned by unseeded Albany in the opening round of the tournament.

Cam Atkinson and Fedor Tyutin each had a goal and an assist to lead the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 4-3 win over the Washington Capitals in the NHL on Tuesday night.

After barely playing as a sophomore at Mount Saint Joseph, Charlie Jones now is a starting forward at American, a core player for an Eagles team that is 11-9 overall and 4-4 in the Patriot League after a 68-66 loss to Army on Monday night.

Big East men's lacrosse outlook for 2015

Goalkeeper William Vanzela recorded 24 saves, while Adauto Neto had two goals to lead the Blast (11-0).

Loyola Maryland men's basketball "desperate" to get first Patriot League win

Mount Carmel got its second upset over a ranked opponent in as many days in boys basketball by beating McDonogh, 72-48, on Saturday.

Cody Joyce scored a season-high 21 points and the UMBC men's basketball team held host Kennesaw State to 15 points in the second half to win, 66-53, on Saturday at the KSU Convocation Center.

The Baltimore Sun's All-Metro first team for field hockey.

Calvert Hall lost the lead in the second quarter and the No. 1 Cardinals went on to suffer their second loss of the week, falling to Roman Catholic (Pa.), 78-56, in the semifinals of the Gonzaga DC Classic on Saturday at American.

The Maryland Terps continue to feast on neighboring opponents with a 94-50 win against overmatched and undersized American on Friday night at Xfinity Center.

Johns Hopkins football coach Jim Margraff earned American Football Coaches Association Region 2 Coach of the Year honors after leading the Blue Jays to an 11-1 record, a Centennial Conference title and the second round of the NCAA Division III tournament this season.

The Johns Hopkins women's soccer team fell to the Williams College Ephs, 1-0, in the NCAA Division III semifinal Friday night at Swope Soccer Village in Kansas City, Mo.

Morgan State coach Lee Hull was named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Coach of the Year, and senior Darren Pinnock was named MEAC Offensive Lineman Player of the Year.

As former Baltimore Ravens star Ray Rice tries to rehabilitate an image sullied by domestic violence — a crucial step in restarting his NFL career — branding experts and sports analysts say he faces a straightforward, yet imposing task: convincing the world that he's a changed man..

Minnesota suspended Daquein McNeil, a sophomore guard from Baltimore, indefinitely Tuesday after he allegedly was involved in a domestic violence incident.

When Ashley Preston played for Morgan State's volleyball team less than a decade ago, Coppin State routinely had one of the worst teams in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Now, as Eagles coach, Preston thinks Coppin State can beat any team in the MEAC.

The Ravens traded up to select linebacker Arthur Brown in the second round of the 2013 NFL draft, but the 2012 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year's highlight reel has effectively been put on pause at the professional level.

The Terps will host Princeton (7-10) or Monmouth (13-7), which play each other Wednesday, in the first round at 11:30 a.m. Saturday.

While G.G. Smith wants to move from the shadows cast by his father, Tubby Smith, and former boss Jimmy Patsos, he also wants to keep those ties strong. As a result, Loyola will go on the road to face Texas Tech in its season opener Friday and welcome Siena to Reitz Arena on Nov. 29.

Franklin's Patrick Allen, McDonogh's Ellis McKennie III and Glenelg's David Robbins have grown into some of the nation's top offensive line prospects.

Freshman George Campbell scored the game-winner in the 75th minute as host Maryland earned a 1-0 soccer victory against Ohio State.

The Blast signed defender Kaoru Forbess and goalkeeper Phil Saunders with the MASL season closing in

"Brandon Williams is one of the best run-stuffing defensive tackles in the NFL," says NFL Network analyst Daniel Jeremiah, a former NFL scout.

McDonogh standouts Connor Smith and Eremuse Momoh, and Broadneck star Tyler Gabarra have been chosen to play in the 4th annual High School All-American Game set for Dec. 13 in Raleigh. N.C.

Morgan State was picked Thursday to finish third in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference preseason men's basketball poll.

Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal spoke publicly about his fractured wrist for the first time Tuesday, a few hours before the team announced that it had exercised the fourth-year option on his contract.

Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal spoke publicly about his fractured wrist for the first time Tuesday, a few hours before the team announced that it had exercised the fourth-year option on his contract.

The Maryland men's soccer team (5-5-2, 2-1-1 Big Ten Conference) scored a season-high four goals Sunday in a 4-0 shutout of visiting No. 3 Penn State (10-1-1, 4-1-0).

Franchon Crews of Baltimore captured the National Police Athletic League middleweight championship Saturday in Oxnard, California

Donnell Whittenburg of Baltimore helped the U.S. men's gymnastics team win the team bronze at the World Championships on Tuesday in Nanning, China.

Ellicott City resident and college basketball official enlists the helps sports world to fight Sarcoidosis

After losing its season opener to Bel Air, 6-2, on Friday, Reservoir bounced back the next day to beat stifling weather and two other teams to win the Paint Branch Tournament. Of the six tournaments Howard County teams played in on Saturday, the Gators were the only squad to win. Marriotts Ridge, Mt. Hebron and Centennial reached lost in the championship of the tournaments that they hosted. "We've been really working on the little things and it clicked today," said Reservoir coach Lindsay Beil. "The offensive and defensive transition was there and the support was there. They are really trusting each other, which is great."

Baltimore-area high school football defensive players to watch during the fall 2014 season.