New Maryland football coach Michael Locksley is finishing three-year run at Alabama while he gets prepared for return to College Park.

What will be different as we head in to 2018?

Football ties run deep in the South.

And the bonds of guys that have played for the Alabama Crimson Tide may be about as strong as they come.

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Defensive lineman Kapron Lewis-Moore, who spent the past four seasons in the Ravens' organization, has signed a reserve/futures deal with the Chicago Bears.

This is the 11th anniversary of my first Bird at Play as I begin my 12th year the Carroll County Times. I thought about writing about what's changed

Ravens' Kapron Lewis-Moore can relate to potential draft picks skipping bowl games

The game was called "Throw 'em up, bust 'em up," and Timmy Jernigan believed it was as close as he was going to get to organized football. All it required was a ball and a small patch of grass in the Jacksonville, Fla. apartment complex where Jernigan lived.

ORLANDO — One play rarely defines a team's season, particularly if it occurs in the first month.

One moment typically doesn't catapult a player

Indeed, Merritt held scholarship offers from Alabama and Clemson, the two teams that played for the national championship last month. He held an offer from Ohio State, which won the first College Football Playoff championship a year ago. Both programs that played for the final Bowl Championship Series title in 2014, Florida State and Auburn, offered him a spot in prestigious programs. But on Dec. 18, Merritt tweeted he was becoming a Terp.

A couple of days after they got down to 53 men, the Ravens' roster remains unchanged. What gives?

General manager Ozzie Newsome stood next to Jimmy Smith at the Ravens' training complex a week ago and broke into a wide smile moments after the cornerback signed a four-year, $48 million contract extension.

Florida State standout cornerback P.J. Williams was arrested and charged with driving under the influence, according to court records.

Now the Ravens are looking into another Seminoles defensive standout as cornerback P.J. Williams is set to visit them before the draft, according to league sources.

The list of accomplishments by Stanford (7-5) in recent years has served as motivation for Maryland (7-5), which is a 14-point underdog heading into Tuesday's matchup in the Foster Farms Bowl.

We preview the the Foster Farms Bowl between Maryland and Stanford with a beat reporter who covers the Cardinal.

Playing Stanford in the Foster Farms Bowl on Dec. 30 is an opportunity for the Terps to add to the buzz, a chance for Maryland to build on the momentum it has generated through a competitive first season as a member of the Big Ten, its recent success in recruiting and the finalization of plans to construct a state-of-the-art indoor practice facility.

At lunchtime Friday the Inner Harbor buzzed with martial activity, all of it carefully calibrated not just to whip up excitement for today's Army Navy game, but also to sell any youngsters watching on careers in the military.

The Maryland football team learned Sunday that it will play Stanford in the Foster Farms Bowl on Dec. 30 at Levi¿s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.

The inroads Under Armour has made in the college athletics outfitting market have come at a price, a new study says.

Rookie safety says he's taking the game more seriously now, and it shows

Ravens inside linebacker Josh Bynes is entering his fourth season the most secure he's ever been in his standing on the team

During Sunday's practice, the Ravens appeared to suffer their second serious injury of training camp at defensive end. Kapron Lewis-Moore was carted off the practice field in tears and obvious pain with what coach John Harbaugh later said appears to be a torn Achilles tendon.

It was a tumultuous spring off the field for the NCAA, and the effect could impact college lacrosse in substantial ways.

More than four decades later, Eddie Fogler can still see Jim Delany dumping their North Carolina basketball teammate Rusty Clark on the floor during a practice at Carmichael Auditorium.

Maryland men's basketball coach Mark Turgeon, football coach Randy Edsall and womens basketball coach Brenda Frese rank as the state's three highest-paid employees.

Ravens defensive end Kapron Lewis-Moore isn't practicing today after suffering a left hamstring injury toward the end of a minicamp practice Tuesday.

At first glance, it's probably hard to see Rahshaun Smith and say he's an underdog. He stands 6 feet 3, weighs 230 pounds and has a deep, booming voice. His nickname is Shaq — and it was given to him at age 12.

Ravens backup nose tackle Terrence Cody underwent hip surgery and is expected to be sidelined until training camp, according to coach John Harbaugh.

This week's organized team activities are voluntary but some of the Ravens wouldn't be able to participate anyway because they're still recovering from injuries.

Lost amid his back-and-forth recruitment is just what type of player Sands can be for the Terps. Chris Anderson takes a look at that.

When Ravens rookie defensive tackle Timmy Jernigan arrived in the media room at the Under Armour Performance Center, one of the sleeves of his team-issued shirt and part of his shorts were rolled up.

Alabama inside linebacker C.J. Mosley visited the Ravens this week, according to a league source.

Glenelg offensive lineman David Robbins commits to Florida State

The Ravens met with Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, the Alabama junior free safety, according to a league source.

The Maryland football team announced on Saturday the hiring of former LSU assistant Greg Studrawa as it offensive line coach.

Maryland women's basketball star Alyssa Thomas has been named to the U.S. women's national team's 33-player pool for the 2014 world championships and 2016 Olympics.

After being kicked off the Virginia Tech football team in 2012, Telvion Clark leads the FCS title game-bound Tigers in tackles with 139, solo tackles with 83 and forced fumbles with five.

Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium will hold about 33,000 for the game, and an official is "hopeful that [a sellout] will happen."