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The Big Ten announced the opponents for its 2018-19 men’s basketball schedule Thursday, with the league playing 20 conference games rather than 18 for the first time.

Men’s lacrosse analyst Evan Washburn has some thoughts on the four teams he picks to make the Final Four on Memorial Day weekend, his leading candidate for the Tewaaraton Award and the need for instant replay.

A look back at the most important developments of former Maryland athletic director Kevin Anderson’s eight years at Maryland.

In a move that was expected from the day it was announced he was taking a six-month “professional development sabbatical,” Maryland athletic director Kevin Anderson resigned, the school announced Friday.

Siena men's basketball coach Jimmy Patsos resigned amid investigation into abuse of a manager with a mental disorder. The move came more than a month after the end of an 8-24 season that matched Siena’s third worst as a Division I program.

Jack Rapine is progressing for the No. 4 Johns Hopkins men’s lacrosse team, the No. 1 ranking means little to Maryland, Saturday is crucial for Mount St. Mary’s, and morale is still high for Salisbury.

The UMBC Retrievers have become giant killers. First it was the men's basketball team, then it was the men's lacrosse team.

Here is what awaits Maryland, Johns Hopkins, Loyola Maryland, Mount St. Mary’s, Navy, Towson and UMBC men’s lacrosse for the upcoming week.

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

Mired in one of their worst starts in the program's 50-year history, the Retrievers came up with probably their most unlikely victory.

Despite being located near one of the meccas of the sport, close to Baltimore, the professional game hasn’t caught on strongly even though the Chesapeake Bayhawks are one of the league’s flagship franchises having won an unprecedented five championships. But Kelly said he has seen a turning point.

Former Loyola Maryland coach and Maryland assistant Jimmy Patsos is reportedly under investigation at Siena for verbally abusing a team manager who lives with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

New Loyola Maryland men's basketball coach Tavaras Hardy spent the past 12 years as an assistant coach at three schools. But he doesn't think his inexperience as a head coach will hurt him.

Despite not making a postseason tournament, Maryland is picked to start next season as a Top 25 team.

Hillwood Stable's Cordmaker, a Maryland-bred son of Hall of Famer Curlin, returned from a nearly four-month layoff to win Monday's featured eighth race at Laurel Park.

Ryan Odom led the Retrievers to a program-record 25 victories this season, including two of the biggest wins in school history.

Here's what you need to know about the NCAA men’s basketball tournament final Monday night.

Little Caesars vowed to feed America if a 16th seed beat a No. 1. The Retrievers made us all chowhounds.

Bruno Fernando's decision whether to turn pro could have a major impact on how the Terps fare next season and beyond.

Semifinal hero Arike Ogunbowale of the Fighting Irish does it again, this time hitting the winning shot against Mississippi State for the national championship.

Former Maryland coach Lefty Driesell was one of the 13 new members introduced Saturday to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame for the Class of 2018.

Here's what former players, coaches and those who know him are saying about Lefty Driesell’s entering the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Les Hunter played on the Loyola Chicago national basketball championship team 55 years ago and for the Baltimore Bullets as a rookie in 1964.

After being a finalist four times, former Maryland coach Lefty Driesell is expected to be part of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame's 2018 class.

Josh Simon dons the tools of ignorance for VCU

Maryland sophomore forward Justin Jackson plans to hire an agent and turn pro, while redshirt junior guard Dion Wiley will transfer, Mark Turgeon announces.

Loyola Maryland has hired Georgia Tech assistant Tavaras Hardy as its men's basketball coach, replacing G.G. Smith.

Former Morgan State and Edmondson basketball star Marvin Webster will enter the Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame this fall, thanks to the efforts of the newly-formed Edmondson Sports Analytics Club.

Unseeded Frances Tiafoe, a resident of Riverdale in Prince George's County, finished with mixed results in the Miami Open on Tuesday. Tiafoe completed a

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Junior Robinson is set to compete in the State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships at Bill Greehey Arena at St. Mary's University in San Antonio on Thursday, March 29, 2018.

Pittsburgh is turning to Jeff Capel to turn around its struggling basketball program.

The Basketball Tournament's final four will take place Aug. 2-3 at Morgan State and be broadcast live on ESPN. The tournament is a $2 million, winner-take-all event.

In Odom’s second year, UMBC set a single-season program record for wins (25) and won the America East Conference for the first time in 10 years.

Katie Ledecky's short but spectacular college swimming career is finished.

Programs such as Florida Gulf Coast have proved that lower mid-major schools can continue to have NCAA tournament success even after losing a transformative coach.

The Baltimore native will help lead the Mountaineers in their Sweet 16 game Friday against Villanova.

The Brigade announced a flurry of signings as they prepare to open training camp this weekend. Baltimore signed former Terps Andre Monroe (defensive lineman)

UMBC director of recruiting and program development Griff Aldrich was named the head coach at Longwood on Thursday.

The Baltimore Brigade signed quarterback Randy Hippeard, the Arena Football League's 2017 Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year. "This is a

Kamau Stokes, who often plays well against big-name opponents, will try to help Kansas State get past Kentucky in NCAA South Regional semifinal in Atlanta.

St. Frances senior guard Nia Clouden was named Gatorade Maryland Girls Basketball Player of the Year for the second straight season.

The NCAA informed Villanova on Monday that Wildcats women's basketball player Jannah Tucker (New Town) will be granted an extra semester of eligibility that will allow Tucker to play the complete 2018-19 season.

“We have to balance thoughtfulness and expediency, and we're looking to do both of those," athletic director Tim Hall said.

The University of Maryland, Baltimore County is seeking to capitalize on its unprecedented basketball upset by registering trademarks for “UMBC Retrievers,” “Retriever Nation” and “16 over 1.”

Based on what sports writers, UMBC alum and others have to say, their grit and determination will not soon be forgotten.

Cinderella UMBC hangs tough throughout its second-round game against Kansas State but is undone in the end by its cold shooting.

With Jairus Lyles and K.J. Maura leaving, UMBC must now have to hold on to Ryan Odom.

UMBC got the full national telecast treatment Sunday night in its matchup with Kansas State, and the only complaint anyone in Maryland should have is about the final score, 50 to 43 in K-State’s favor.

Baltimore Sun staff members weigh in on the Retrievers-Wildcats game.