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Ron "Fang" Mitchell's 28-year coaching career at Coppin State appears to have come to an end.

The University of Maryland, University College announced Friday that it would lay off 70 employees because of declining enrollments.

A University of Baltimore initiative to boost graduation rates and enrollment could be a model for other state schools

This semester, the University System of Maryland is exploring reducing that cost to zero with "open-source" electronic textbooks.

After Coppin State lost the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament championship and a bid to the NCAA tournament by three points, coach Derek Brown made the walk upstairs to the concourse level of Norfolk Scope Arena in to meet family and friends.

As the work begins to remedy what a federal judge ruled were persistent segregative policies that hurt Maryland's historically black universities, the process is expected to be lengthy, expensive, and potentially contentious.

The University of Baltimore plans to offer free tuition to students in their final semester if they can finish in four years, a proposal that could boost the college's flagging graduation rates and lower students' debt load.

Larissa Carter scored a basket after a missed shot with 28 seconds remaining to give Coppin State a 57-55 win over North Carolina A&T in the semifinal of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament at Norfolk Scope.

Morgan State guard Justin Black scored a career-high 30 points as the third-seeded Bears cruised past No. 7 Coppin State, 79-64, in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Association tournament semifinals Friday night at Scope Arena.

Dorothea Arvin Rawlings, a former teacher Barclay Elementary School, died of cancer March 9 at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. The West Baltimore resident was 73.

Guard Justin Black scores 29 points as third-seeded Morgan State defeats sixth-seeded Florida A&M, 81-68, in the MEAC quarterfinals at Scope Arena in Norfolk, Va.

Poor shooting and defensive woes doomed the top-seeded Navy women in their Patriot League tournament semifinal at home Monday night against No. 5 seed Holy Cross, as the Midshipmen lost, 75-56.

The CAA men's basketball tournament will be held at Baltimore Arena for three years, and possibly longer if the event is successful.

As three Arabbers rode through South Baltimore on their horse-drawn fruit cart, a Chevrolet Impala barreled toward them. The men jumped off just before the car slammed their wagon into a utility pole, spilling watermelons and cantaloupes across the sidewalk.

Lafayette had four players finish in double figures Monday and pulled away late in the second half to beat eighth-seeded Loyola Maryland, 84-71, and advance to the Patriot League tournament quarterfinals.

Loyola Maryland edges past Navy for a 67-65 men's basketball victory, breaking a six-game losing streak with its first Patriot League road win of the season.

The Eagles (9-18, 6-8 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) sit in seventh place with just two games to play before the conference tournament, but with that he finds inspiration.

Gregory P. Kane, a former Baltimore Sun columnist, died of cancer Tuesday at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. He was 62.

Guard Alix Membreno's double double helped lift the Navy women to a 64-57 victory over visiting Holy Cross on Saturday at Alumni Hall.

Towson extended its winning streak to four games as Jerrelle Benimon's 22 points and six rebounds led the Tigers to an 83-77 victory against host Hofstra on Saturday.

Coppin State University's former director of facilities was charged this week with multiple counts of procurement fraud, though details on his alleged crimes have so far not been revealed.

Tracey Carrington scored 22 points and host Morgan State beat Coppin State, 66-61, Wednesday night despite the Eagles' Larrisa Carter scoring her 1,000th career point.

After suffering through a lackluster first half, Black came alive and finished with 22 points, leading the Bears to a 78-69 victory before an announced 4,500 at a frenzied Hill Field House.

Morgan State forward Thair Heath was unable to move in the minutes after he hit the ground in a game against Coppin State last week. It was in those moments his teammates knew they wanted to win the game in his honor.

Visiting Coppin State scored 45 points in the first half, but 19 turnovers undid the Eagles, and Florida A&M went on to win, 83-80, Saturday night in women's basketball

Mike Burwell scored a career-high 23 points for Towson and Jerrelle Benimon had his NCAA-leading 17th double double in an 85-70 win over William & Mary on Saturday.

Coppin State University's president said this week the college has accomplished about half the goals of a long-term plan conceived last year that's intended to boost its graduation rates and enrollment, strengthen its academic programs and improve the way it operates.

Morgan State forward Thair Heath had to be taken to an area hospital by stretcher after colliding with Coppin State's Michael Murray with 13 minutes, 51 seconds left in the first half of the cross-town rivals' game Monday night.

Norfolk State's Rachel Gordon made the game-winning layup with 0.4 of a second left in regulation to cap a 64-63 come-from-behind road victory over Morgan State on Saturday.

Mike Burwell tied the game on a basket with 20 seconds remaining in regulation and Towson went on to beat visiting College of Charleston, 68-61, in overtime Saturday at SECU Arena.

A recent spate of high-profile crimes in Canton has sparked new and warring commentary over the perennial issues of public safety and inequality in Baltimore.

Clayton "Pete" McNeill, a former longtime executive at Coppin State University who during his career oversaw a $325 million campus expansion, died Monday of congestive heart failure at Sinai Hospital. He was 66.

Fang Mitchell doesn't like Coppin State's Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference home record, and he doesn't know what to do about it.

UMES dropped its sixth game in seven Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference matchups Monday night, losing to North Carolina Central at home, 66-62.

Towson's Jerrelle Benimon had 20 points in the second half as the host Tigers beat Drexel, 75-73, in a Colonial Athletic Association game Saturday.

Coppin State forwards Kyra Coleman and Larissa Carter each scored more than 20 points for the second time this season, but that was not enough to break Hampton's perfect Mid Eastern Athletic Conference record.

Jawara Kamaro sank one of two free throws with one second left on the clock Monday to give North Carolina Central (14-5, 5-1) a 53-52 victory over Morgan State (6-12, 4-2) and sole possession of first place in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

North Carolina A&T gets the go-ahead basket from guard Richard Pauk with five seconds left to beat Morgan State, 68-67, in overtime Saturday night and send the Bears to their first loss in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

Jacqueline Brewer (27 points) made two free throws to break the fifth and final tie and Mount St. Mary's (9-10, 4-3) won, 84-79, against Bryant (10-8, 5-2) on Saturday.

Forward Chase Plummer became the 12th player in UMBC history to reach the 1,200-point plateau, but the Retrievers lost to visiting Stony Brook, 81-62.

UMBC Freshman Taylor McCarley finished with season-bests in points (18) and rebounds (eight), and Bridget O'Donnell matched a program record with seven blocks, but a late 11-2 run propelled Vermont to a 63-59 victory Saturday.

Daquan Brickhouse scored a career-best and game-high 18 points off the bench to lead Coppin State men to a 71-68 victory over host Hampton on Saturday night.

Two Maryland governors among several hundred mourners paying tribute to Baltimore's first African police-commissioner

Drivers could experience delays around Coppin State University on Saturday as mourners gather for the funeral of former Baltimore police commissioner Bishop L. Robinson, Sr.