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Baylor recovered after blowing a 17-point lead and losing a star player, beating Notre Dame 82-81 for the NCAA women's basketball championship Sunday night.

Michael E. Busch, a gregarious former coach and high school teacher who became the longest-serving House of Delegates speaker in Maryland history, has died after a short bout with pneumonia. He was 72.

For Virginia and Texas Tech, doing something that had never been done before took hard work, dedication, determination — and vision.

Remember when Brady Anderson, Brooks Robinson and Howdy Myers were on the sports pages?

Despite trailing 1-0 for the first 11 minutes of the game, the Terps overpowered the Wolverines to remain unbeaten and grab sole possession of first place in the Big Ten.

UMBC men's basketball coach Ryan Odom is not leaving for the same post at Virginia Tech, he told The Baltimore Sun on Saturday.

Right-hander Dan Straily signed with the Orioles because the organization was one of the few that gave him the opportunity to be a starting pitcher. He also had plenty of familiarity with the coaching staff.

Attackman Pat Spencer’s five goals and six assists and goalkeeper Jacob Stover’s 15 saves paced the Greyhounds to a 15-9 rout of the Mountain Hawks and the top spot in the Patriot League.

The Colonial Athletic Association’s 2018 Offensive Player of the Year in football, Flacco has started 19 games for the Tigers baseball team and has nine runs and five RBIs in a round of competitive baseball for the first time in five years.

Scoring five goals in the opening five minutes, Atholton built a lead it never lost on the way to a 13-5 victory over Oakland Mills on Friday, April 5 to snap the team's four-game losing skid.

Marriotts Ridge boys lacrosse beats Glenelg, 7-6, in overtime in a Howard County game on Friday, April 5, 2019.

Westminster hosted South Carroll in Carroll County Athletic League baseball action April 6, 2019.

After nearly leading Maryland to victories at Indiana and over No. 10 Ohio State last fall, quarterback Tyrrell Pigrome is trying to make a good first impression on new coach Michael Locksley and offensive coordinator Scottie Montgomery.

A look at how the JV girls and boys basketball teams and wrestlers fared during the 2018-19 winter season.

Standout women’s lacrosse player Hannah Leubecker had no place to play high school sports, until she found Fellowship of Christian Athletes’ sports ministry.

While Cassius Winston remains the unquestioned leader of Michigan State's Final Four-bound basketball team, blue-collar players Kenny Goins, Xavier Tillman and Matt McQuaid are its heart.

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

Winters Mill hosted Liberty in Carroll County Athletic League girls lacrosse action April 3, 2019.

Maryland assistant coach Kevin Broadus, who has been the lead recruiter on most of the players the Terps have brought to College Park the past two years, is a "serious" candidate for the head coaching vacancy at Morgan State, a source familiar with the situation said Wednesday.

It is clear Eric DeCosta has zeroed in on the team’s needs for the 2019 season, writes Mike Preston.

Under Nick Myles, the Panthers have won five league championships — three in the MIAA and two straight in the BCL.

Manchester Valley hosted Liberty in Carroll County Athletic League baseball action April 2, 2019.

Senior attackman Ian Krampf led the way with three goals as the Saints took control with nine of 10 goals after trailing by two.

Western Tech tries to get back to winning on the diamond

Ever since the Ravens moved to Baltimore from Cleveland in 1996, Eric DeCosta has been in the shadows of either head coaches or general managers. Now, it’s his time to step into the spotlight and under the microscope.

The Atholton Raiders varsity baseball team defeated the Long Reach Lightning in extra innings on Monday, April 1, 2019 to remain undefeated on the season.

Owings Mills junior Phil Smith and McDonogh sophomore Cooper Flynn won national titles at the National High School Coaches Association tournament in Virginia Beach, Virginia on March 31.

Calvert Hall and Loyola Blakefield held a joint news conference Monday to prime for the 100th Turkey Bowl, unveiling the logo along with other plans leading up to the game, which is set for 10 a.m. Nov. 28 at Towson University’s Johnny Unitas Stadium.

Before the opener was a popular modern baseball concept, Mike Wright would have just started Saturday's 5-3 Orioles win over the Yankees. Brandon Hyde's first major league win came where the modern tactics being thrust upon him intersected with the trust he's granted his team.

Even in high school, Michigan State freshman Aaron Henry received the kind of tough-love coaching that he is getting from Spartans coach Tom Izzo.

The case of sexual assault in a JV football locker room rocked the high school of 1,300 students and the football-proud community of Damascus.

Orioles first baseman Chris Davis was left out of the lineup for the second game of the season against tough left-hander James Paxton, but manager Brandon Hyde said it won't always be the case.

Freshman pitcher Miranda Badham tossed a one-hitter, striking out eight, to lead C. Milton Wright (1-0, 2-0) past visiting Perryville (0-1, 1-2), 4-0, Friday in the UCBAC Chesapeake Division opener for both teams.

With freshman Zion Williamson blossoming into college basketball's most celebrated player, Duke has become much more liklable than in its heyday of being the sport's most hated team.

Friends graduate Ross Blumenthal has always been the epitome of hard work, but few thought the results would come so quickly.

Also, the Hood men’s and women’s programs are making history, the Maryland men are expecting the return of a top player for Sunday’s opponent, and there’s a familiar name leading the UMBC men in assists.

Marriotts Ridge defeated Westminster 15-8 in girls lacrosse action March 28, 2019.

Eloise Clevenger and Taylor Hensh score five goals apiece for Marriotts Ridge girls lacrosse in a 15-8 win over Westminster on Thursday, March 28, 2019.

Manchester Valley visited Francis Scott Key in Carroll County Athletic League baseball action March 28, 2019.

Westminster boys lacrosse coach Steve DeFeo is missing the first three games of the season because of a "personnel matter," according to a Carroll County Public Schools spokesperson.

Friday marks the opening of MIAA A Conference play with a five-game schedule to kick off two months of some of the best high school lacrosse in the country.

Orioles manager Brandon Hyde made sure he took in every part of his first Opening Day in charge of baseball's most daunting rebuilding project, showing the balance of competitive fire and compassion that made the team hire him.

Laurel's Brenda Frese, of the University of Maryland is Big Ten Coach of the Year

With the Orioles' 2019 season beginning with Thursday's Opening Day game against the Yankees, here's a look at what fans need to know for the upcoming season.

Catonsville at Lansdowne softball

Century and Westminster met Wednesday afternoon, March 27, in their softball opener. The Owls won 16-6 in five innings.

After not being invited to this year's NFL scouting combine, Maryland running back Ty Johnson is looking to prove himself to scouts, including at the school's Pro Day on Wednesday.

The C. Milton Wright girls lacrosse team made its debut Tuesday and the Mustangs eked out a 14-13 non-league win at Arundel.

These are the five players fans should watch closely in 2019.

For years, coach John Harbaugh has talked about being physical at the point of attack, but the Ravens haven’t invested a lot of top draft picks on offensive linemen.