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UConn football seems to be on the road to independence and the American Athletic Conference doesn't appear to be feeling any pressure to replace the Huskies.

A University of Connecticut official says the school is working to leave the American Athletic Conference and return to the Big East.

Gerald Brown III, 34, was remembered as a beloved father of three who was just as gifted with his wisecracking sense of humor as he was with his scoring touch.

By Jonas Shaffer

Jun 21, 2019

Mt. Hebron's Satori Valentine won three gold medals at the state meet to be named the 2019 Howard County outdoor track and field Athlete of the Year.

By Jacob Calvin Meyer

Jun 21, 2019

John Beilein's surprising announcement Monday that he was leaving Michigan to coach the Cleveland Cavaliers has some similarities to Gary Williams' retirement.

By Don Markus

May 14, 2019

College lacrosse roundup for games on May 4.

The Blue Jays won their second straight game over the Terps in less than a week, securing a victory in the Big Ten semifinal to advance to Saturday’s title game.

Johns Hopkins’ Joey Epstein was recognized Tuesday by the Big Ten as the Freshman of the Year. He ranks second in the conference in goals (3.0) and points per game (5.0) and fifth in assists per game (2.0).

College men's lacrosse roundup for games on April 27.

College men and women's lacrosse roundup for games on April 26

Princeton attackman Michael Sowers and North Carolina defender Emma Trenchard are The Sun’s National Players of the Week in men’s and women’s lacrosse, respectively.

By Edward Lee

Apr 26, 2019

College men's lacrosse roundup for games on April 20.

College men's lacrosse roundup for games on April 13.

Men's college lacrosse roundup and scoreboard for games on April 6.

Cathy Reese became the winningest coach in Maryland women’s lacrosse history.

Scoreboard and roundup for men's college lacrosse games on March 30.

State and nation men's lacrosse roundup for games on March 23.

The Greater Baltimore Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame will sponsor the 56th annual Scholar Athlete Awards Dinner on

Another National Signing Day arrived Wednesday with area schools recognizing some of their senior student-athletes who have signed their national letters of intent.

By Glenn Graham

Feb 6, 2019

See the details of the Loyola Maryland men's lacrosse schedule.

Anthony Cowan Jr. and Jalen Smith were key figures in leading Maryland to a Big Ten-opening win over Penn State on Saturday.

By Don Markus

Dec 1, 2018

John Andreoli nearly become a quarterback. But thanks to UConn, he's out in center field for the Orioles.

By Katherine Fominykh

Aug 30, 2018

Evaluating the five prospects — Yusniel Díaz, Dean Kremer, Rylan Bannon, Zach Pop, and Breyvic Valera — the Orioles acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers for All-Star shortstop Manny Machado.

By Jon Meoli

Jul 18, 2018

The Washington Wizards announced the signing of free agent forward Jeff Green on Tuesday. Green (6-feet-9, 235 pounds) has averaged 13.2 points and 4.6

Coach Barry Trotz wants to return after leading the Washington Capitals to the Stanley Cup, and general manager Brian MacLellan wants to sign the 55-year-old

This would be the third-ever meeting between Maryland and Seton Hall, who haven't played each other in basketball since 1975.

By Katherine Fominykh

Jun 13, 2018

A look back at the 2018 campaign for Navy men’s lacrosse and a glimpse into 2019.

By Edward Lee

Jun 5, 2018

Westminster grad Ryan Hursey was selected by the Chesapeake Bayhawks in the fifth round, 42nd overall, in the 2018 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft on April 19.

NCAA Division I women's lacrosse preview heading into the second weekend of the tournament.

By Katherine Dunn

May 18, 2018

The Maryland men's basketball team will open the 2018-19 season with a home game against Delaware on Nov. 6 at Xfinity Center.

By Don Markus

May 17, 2018

The Terps are undefeated in three games in the Gavittt Games, with wins over Georgetown and Butler.

By Jonas Shaffer

May 15, 2018

Men’s lacrosse analyst Mark Dixon had a lot of thoughts after watching the first round of the NCAA Division I tournament unfold this past weekend.

By Edward Lee

May 14, 2018

Previewing Friday’s NCAA Division I women’s lacrosse second-round games for the teams from Maryland.

By Katherine Dunn

May 12, 2018

The Johns Hopkins men's lacrosse team seeks to end a troubling pattern in the NCAA tournament, two opposing goalies occupy Maryland’s concerns, history might be on Loyola Maryland’s side against Virginia, and Salisbury will tangle with a familiar opponent in the Division III postseason.

By Edward Lee

May 11, 2018

A look at some numbers involving Robert Morris, Detroit Mercy, Vermont, Denver and Georgetown men’s lacrosse.

By Edward Lee

May 8, 2018

The second-to-last Maverik men’s lacrosse media poll has Maryland back on top, and Johns Hopkins and Loyola Maryland are close behind at Nos. 5 and 6, respectively.

By Edward Lee

May 7, 2018

Here are knee-jerk reactions from the coaches for Maryland, Johns Hopkins and Loyola Maryland men’s lacrosse regarding their opponents in the first round of the NCAA Division I tournament.

By Edward Lee

May 7, 2018

John Hardt, who chairs the NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Committee, explained what separated Villanova from three other contenders for the last at-large berth, how Syracuse ended up with the No. 8 seed over Cornell, and what factors helped Maryland earn the overall No. 1 seed.

By Edward Lee

May 7, 2018

The seedings for the NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament were announced Sunday night.

By Katherine Dunn

May 7, 2018

Although Maryland men’s lacrosse lost to Johns Hopkins in Saturday night’s Big Ten tournament final, the Terps’ profile was strong enough to persuade the selection committee to award them the overall No. 1 seed in the upcoming NCAA Division I tournament.

By Edward Lee

May 6, 2018

The NCAA Division I men’s lacrosse tournament will include Maryland, Loyola Maryland and Johns Hopkins. Navy, however, is waiting to find out its postseason fate.

By Edward Lee

May 5, 2018

Trevor Baptiste won his 1,118th career faceoff to break the NCAA Division I men's lacrosse record in the closing seconds of No. 3 Denver's 10-7 victory over Marquette in a Big East men's lacrosse semifinal at Villanova on Thursday.

Host Princeton used a 5-1 run in the third quarter and shutdown defense on No. 6 Cornell's leading scorer to pull off a 14-8 upset in men's lacrosse Saturday.

Alex Bassil, fourth-string goalie to start the season, made a career-high 14 saves and stopped a shot by Notre Dame's Bryan Costabile (Mount Saint Joseph) with

The Towson women's lacrosse team is causing turnovers at a record rate as the Tigers rank third in Division I in scoring defense.

By Katherine Dunn

Apr 18, 2018

Brendan Bomberry (two goals) scored the game-winner on an assist from Brendan Curry (two goals) with 3:08 left in overtime to lift No. 7 Syracuse in a 13-12

Atlanta Hawks guard Malcolm Delaney (Towson Catholic), already out for the season, had arthroscopic surgery on his left ankle.

Owens, the Big East Conference's top shot-blocker, had visited College Park earlier last week.

By Don Markus

Apr 9, 2018

Connor Kelly scored a career-high six goals and No. 2 Maryland earned a 13-12 win over host No. 15 Penn State in men's lacrosse Sunday night.

Led by sophomore attacker Brindi Griffin (McDonogh) on offense, sophomore midfielder Kali Hartshorn on draws and junior goalie Megan Taylor (Glenelg), the No.