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Maryland sophomore attackman Jay Carlson (St.Paul's) was named Atlantic Coast Conference Offensive Player of the Week, the conference announced Tuesday.

No. 20 Bucknell fell behind early to No. 2 host Cornell in men's lacrosse Tuesday. But Chase Bailey scored the game-winner with one minute left to finish a second-half rally as the visiting Bison upset the Big Red, 9-8, in a game delayed by snow.

Greyhounds score first four goals, but can't hold lead against Dukes

Baltimore Sun reporter Jeff Barker, editor Matt Bracken, and Sun intern/Diamondback co-sports editor Josh Vitale weigh in on the three biggest topics of the past week in Maryland sports.

Dave Pietramala says Johns Hopkins panel charged with gathering information, not determining best conference for lacrosse program

Johns Hopkins President Ronald J. Daniels formally notified the university community Tuesday of the school¿s intention to consider a conference affiliation for men¿s lacrosse.

After winning back-to-back overtime contests before dropping one-goal decision to Hofstra, Notre Dame would welcome avoiding more tight games

It's a bittersweet time for the Towson men's basketball team, which just completed a remarkable turnaround season but will be sitting home for the CAA tournament because of the program's past academic failings.

When the Providence coaching staff decided last spring that Bilal Dixon didn't fit into its plans for the 2012-13 season, the 6-foot-9, 245-pound center quickly thought of one guy he'd like to play for in his last year of eligibility.

If Mason, Montana, Howard, Hampton, UMBC, Seton Hall and Loyola win their conference tourneys it means an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I field. And that would mean a Laurel connection to March Madness for the third year in a row.

Mount St. Mary's senior attackman Andrew Scalley (Archbishop Spalding) was named Northeast Conference Player of the Week for the second consecutive time Monday.

Jeff Fountain picked an opportune time to rediscover his game. In just his second game as a starting attackman, the Lutherville native and St. Paul's graduate pumped in three goals in Georgetown¿s 9-8 overtime win against visiting Navy on Sunday at Multi-Sport Field in Washington.

The Atlantic Sun Conference's addition of men's lacrosse means another automatic qualifier to the 2014 NCAA tournament. And, it means more than half of the tournament will be AQs,

Mount St. Mary's senior Andrew Scalley (Archbishop Spalding) was honored as the Northeast Conference men's lacrosse Player of the Week.

The Atlantic Sun Conference will debut men¿s lacrosse as an NCAA Division I championship sport in the spring of 2014, adding its third new sport in as many years and the 20th sport overall to its roster.

Division I women's college lacrosse team-by-team previews

Division I women's college lacrosse is in the middle of one of its biggest growth spurts in years, and several recent changes appear likely to spark even more expansion soon.

The last time Towson rode a four-game winning streak in men's basketball, this year's team was in grade school. Bill Clinton was president, Michael Phleps was a medal-less Olympian and iPods didn't exist.

In November, more than 700 high school boys and girls lacrosse players on 46 teams ¿ came together to raise more than $65,000 for two severely wounded Connecticut soldiers at the seventh annual Sticks for Soldiers Thanksgiving Lacrosse Tournament in Fairfield, Conn.

Going into Saturday's Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl against Arizona State (7-5) at San Francisco's AT&T Park, Navy (8-4) has lost four of its last five postseason games and six of nine since 2003.

Sydney Henderson and Selina Mann went 10-for-10 from the free-throw line in the final 1:46 to help Mount St. Mary's clinch a 74-64 nonconference victory against host Seton Hall in women's basketball Sunday. The win was the Mount's first victory against a Bowl Championship Subdivision school in the school's Division I history.

Big East was once the top basketball conference in the country

Diamonds and the Maryland men's soccer team have a lot in common. Coach Sasho Cirovski explained that this team has been forged by pressure, preparation and expectations.

Former Maryland athletic director Debbie Yow and delegate Pat McDonough question value of conference shift

Also, Howard alum Parrish makes his hometown proud

Purpose of suit remains unclear but could be related to $50 million exit fee

Ralph Nader decries the Terps' move to the Big Ten as a symbol of the evil of college athletics.

Baltimore Sun reporters Jeff Barker and Don Markus and editor Matt Bracken weigh in on the three biggest topics of the past week in Maryland sports.

The University of Maryland's planned departure from the Atlantic Coast Conference has raised questions about the league's long-term survival, a sobering prospect for fans who grew up on games between the Terps and their Tobacco Road rivals.

Joining Big Ten Conference, moving to ECAC, becoming an independent loom as possible destinations for men's lacrosse program in transition, according to Maryland coach John Tillman

Maryland's decision to move from the Atlantic Coast Conference to the Big Ten not only caught its fans and students — and possibly ACC officials — by surprise. The stunning announcement that was first rumored late last week and was made official Monday also came as a shock to many of the school's coaches.

It's pretty obvious that the decision by the Maryland Board of Regents to jump from the Atlantic Coast Conference to the Big Ten will be a net plus financially after the school figures out how it is going to buy it¿s way out of the ACC, but that doesn¿t necessarily mean it¿s the best thing for the school and it¿s student body.

The University of Maryland is in serious discussions to join the Big Ten, and the Board of Regents plans Monday to discuss the proposed move, according to two sources with knowledge of the talks.

For the second straight year, The Baltimore Sun has counted down the best returning Division I college basketball players from this area. Players were chosen based on previous college accomplishments and projections for the 2012-13 season. College coaches, sports information directors, writers and others were consulted in compiling this list

College basketball previews for Coppin State, Loyola, Morgan State, Mount St. Mary's, Navy, Towson, UMBC and UMES.