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Junior forward Jerrelle Benimon scored a game-high 20 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for his NCAA-leading 16th doubledouble of the season as Towson evened its overall record at 12-12 with an 81-68 Colonial Athletic Association victory over UNC Wilmington (8-13, 3-6) at the Towson Center on Monday night.

Students and supporters of Maryland's historically black colleges and universities rallied Monday in Annapolis to press for increased state funding to make up for decades of past discrimination. They call on Gov. Martin O'Malley to pledge $70 million over the next five years to boost student financial aid and bring on more full-time faculty at the schools.

Senior guard Ray Willis scored 19 points to help North Carolina Central remain unbeaten in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball Monday with a 69-61 victory over Morgan State at McDougald-McLendon Gymnasium in Durham, N.C.

Dylon Cormier and Erik Etherly scored their 1,000th career points within eight minutes of each other as visiting Loyola won for the fifth time in six games, beating Fairfield, 65-60, on Monday in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball game in Bridgeport, Conn.

Marguerite Theresa Petersen, a retired Baltimore city elementary school teacher, died of congestive heart failure Jan. 11 at Union Memorial Hospital. The West Baltimore resident was 89.

Senior guard Preston Blackman scored a career-high 41 points, leading Savannah State to a 78-70 double-overtime victory over host Morgan State in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball game Monday.

Gov. Martin O'Malley on Monday announced broad details of a plan to limit gun violence in Maryland, including a ban on the sale of assault weapons and high-capacity gun magazines like those used in the Newtown school shooting. He also proposed some of the nation's strictest gun licensing rules.

Across Baltimore, colleges and universities are working to revitalize the neighborhoods surrounding campuses – pushing development in dilapidated areas, advising community projects and organizing programs to improve education, health care and even housing for nearby residents.

Senior Leola Spotwood scored a team-high 19 points, but Saadia Doyle had 26 points and 15 rebounds, leading Howard to a 67-54 victory over host Coppin State in the Eagles' Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference women's basketball home opener Monday.

Morgan's president and board of regents need time to rebuild their relationship and focus on the most important challenges facing the school

An ambitious plan to secure tens of millions of dollars in state funding to fix Baltimore's dilapidated school buildings is the top priority for city officials in the General Assembly session that begins next week.

It was an eventful year in Maryland, from the passage of same-sex marriage to end of Michael Phelps' Olympic career, the end of Sparrows Point and the debut of a new $1 billion Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Kristijan Krajina scored 14 points and grabbed eight rebounds to pace the host Mount St. Mary's men's basketball team to a 58-55 win over UMBC on Saturday. The Mountaineers improved to 3-0 at home this season with the victory.

The University System of Maryland is participating in a pilot program combining massive open online courses with traditional classroom instruction. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation recently awarded $1.4 million to nonprofit research group Ithaka S+R to study how the state's university system could incorporate the increasingly popular online courses

Tianna Hawkins had 20 points off 9-for-9 shooting from the field, and the No. 9 Maryland women's basketball team cruised to a 76-36 victory against Brown in the opening round of the Terrapin Classic on Friday.

Coppin State ended the 20-year drought Wednesday night by making some clutch shots in the closing seconds for a 64-61 victory over Towson. Coppin State's Michael Murray, who entered the game second in the nation with seven double-doubles, finished with 15 points and nine rebounds.

Leola Spotwood scored 10 points, but the host Virginia women's basketball team closed the game with a 12-2 run to defeat Coppin State, 54-44, on Tuesday.

Towson's Jerrelle Benimon sat out last year after changing schools and has quickly become the hub of a team rife with underclassmen, a number of them transfers.

Students, faculty and alumni rallied for Morgan State University's embattled president Thursday, protesting the board of regents' abrupt decision to not renew David J. Wilson's contract weeks after he received a positive performance evaluation.

Coppin State men's basketball coach Fang Mitchell often can be difficult to please, but even he wore a big smile after Wednesday night's game against UMBC. The Eagles quickly eliminated any suspense, scoring the game's first eight points and making their first eight shots from the field in an 80-61 victory at RAC Arena.

The president of Baltimore City Community College has been "separated" from the college, effective immediately, the chair of the board of trustees announced Tuesday.

The growth of Morgan State University was made possible by dedicated leadership, faculty and students

With the combined strength of Selina Mann, Sydney Henderson and Jacqueline Brewer, Mount St. Mary's claimed a 62-58 victory over visiting UMES (1-4) in women's basketball Wednesday.

Carl Jones had 15 points and C.J. Aiken and Langston Galloway added 14 each as Saint Joseph's came back to beat host Coppin State, 67-55, on Tuesday night in men's basketball.

Patricia Cook-Ferguson, a Baltimore city special education teacher and president of the Baltimore County NAACP known for wearing multiple hats in her advocacy for youth and local civil rights issues, died Nov. 28 of complications from lung cancer. She was 56.

With the game close in the second half, Navy freshman Kendall Knorr delivered, and he had a perfect night in the process.

To Loyola coach Jimmy Patsos, there's no better preparation for the rigors of a conference schedule than the intensity of early season games against local rivals. Judging from Wednesday's 67-51 win at Coppin State, the Greyhounds appear as ready as ever to begin defense of their Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference title.

Freshman guard Tilman Dunbar had 16 points and 11 assists, and the host Navy men's basketball team ended the game with a 25-7 run to pull away from visiting Binghamton, 75-52, on Wednesday at Alumni Hall.

Tyler Hubbard's career-high 17 points lead Greyhounds over Retrievers

Coppin State football, led by former Poly quarterback Antoine Goodson, will play for the National Club Football Association championship