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Terry Truax, the coach who led the Towson men's basketball program to both of its NCAA tournament appearances in 1990 and 1991, died Monday night at Fairfax (Va.) Hospital after suffering a stroke. A resident of Chantilly, Va., Truax was 70.

Driving up to Penn State on Saturday dredged up some nasty memories of my last trip to Happy Valley for a Maryland men's basketball game. It wasn¿t much fun for the Terps, either.

Joel Ward scores with 2:18 remaining in overtime to lift the visiting Washington Capitals over the San Jose Sharks, 5-4, on Wednesday night.

Ravens coach John Harbaugh strolled into the Xfinity Center about an hour before tipoff Wednesday night, taking a seat behind the Indiana bench. His brother-in-law is Hoosiers coach Tom Crean.

Kim Pursley, 44, of Forest Hill has completed the first two steps of her inaugural Triple 7 Quest, an event in which runners compete in seven marathons in seven days on seven continents.

Dean Smith, who died Saturday at age 83, had been in failing health, suffering from a condition that caused him to lose his once-encyclopediac memory. He was considered one of the greatest coaches in college basketball history.

There have been a number of connections between the Maryland men's basketball team and its competition in the No. 17 Terps' first Big Ten season.

Mark Turgeon said the Terps have created "quite a buzz" around the program, from the recruits and fans now paying attention to the businesses wanting to be a part of it.

Kam Williams, who was the Baltimore Catholic League Player of the Year as a junior at Mount St. Joseph and a first-team all-BCL selection as a senior, has seen his progress creep during his two years in Columbus, slowed by a number of factors.

Anthony Cowan Jr.'s roots at Maryland run deep. Growing up in Bowie, he attended Gary Williams' summer camp in College Park several times. His father, Anthony Sr., received his master's from the school. His grandmother works in the university's African-American Studies program.

The only question coming into Saturday's rematch against Michigan State was how good the Terps can be and when they were going to bring all the strong elements of this year's team together in a dominating performance against a high-caliber opponent. Well, they answered.

Melo Trimble came out of his Big Ten shooting slump in the first half Saturday, burying one shot after another and the Spartans in the process.

The Terps know Saturday's game against Purdue (10-5, 2-1) will be a lot different in terms of both the team they face and the approach they need to take.

The Terps know Saturday's game against Purdue (10-5, 2-1) will be a lot different in terms of both the team they face and the approach they need to take.

Mark Turgeon said after Saturday's 70-58 win over Minnesota that Maryland's 14-1 start did not mean much to him.

After winning its first Big Ten game at Michigan State Tuesday night, the Terps did the same at Xfinity Center Saturday, turning away Minnesota, 70-58, before the biggest home crowd of the season.

The lasting image Gary Williams left when he retired as Maryland's men's basketball coach in 2011 was of one of combativeness and combustion.

The memories of last-second shots by former Michigan State standouts Korie Lucious and Paul Davis are still painfully clear for many Maryland basketball fans going into Tuesday's Big Ten opener against the Spartans at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Mich.

The Maryland men's basketball team moved up three spots to No. 12 in this week's Associated Press writers' poll, the highest ranking for the Terps since Nov. 29, 2004.

Some quotes from interviews with Maryland athletic director Kevin Anderson, former Terps men's basketball coach Gary Williams and former Maryland star football player Shawne Merriman.

2014 is proving to be a significant year for Kevin Anderson and Maryland's athletic department.

Nearly a quarter-century ago, Maryland basketball star Walt Williams was in a similar situation that the team's current stat, Dez Wells, has faced this season.

As Maryland's current freshman class has gotten off to a strong start in 2014, it's a good time to look back at some of the best recruiting periods in the program's history.

Jimmy Patsos' Saints scored 51 points in the second half of an 81-71 victory before an announced 1,023, which included Hall of Fame coach Gary Williams, Patsos' mentor at Maryland.

The Terps return to Xfinity Center Friday night against Monmouth (2-2) seemingly undaunted, in the midst of the program's first 5-0 start in eight years and on the cusp of its first national ranking in five seasons after beating Arizona State and No. 13 Iowa State.

The excitement about Maryland's victories over Arizona State and No. 13 Iowa State in the CBE Hall of Fame Classic in Kansas City is not simply about the present for Mark Turgeon's program.

The Maryland men's basketball team weathered a shower of 3-point shots Monday night in the CBE Hall of Fame Classic to outlast Arizona State and reach the championship game against No. 13 Iowa State on Tuesday night.

If the first three games of his college career have been akin to an early semester quiz in his all-day English class, then the next two will be the first big test for Maryland freshman Michal Cekovsky.

Sophomore guard A.J. Astroth scored a career-high 14 points to lead Towson to a 58-49 win over Central Connecticut State in the CBE Hall of Fame Classic in West Long Branch, N.J., on Friday.

For two-plus seasons, Maryland junior wide receiver Daniel Adams mainly watched from the sideline as other receivers played roles in Maryland's offense.

Melo Trimble is the first freshman point guard to start a season opener for Maryland since Eric Hayes in 2006. Prior to Hayes, Steve Blake started his first game for the Terps in 1999.

Maryland's men's basketball team will be working in a talented group of newcomers as the Terps prepare for their first season in the Big Ten Conference.

Maryland's Cole Field House, former home of Terps basketball, may be transformed to house football practices and other activities.

The landscape in college sports has changed dramatically in recent years, almost to a point where veteran men's basketball coaches such as Villanova's Jay Wright sometimes forget what the old days were like.

The landscape in college sports has changed dramatically in recent years, almost to a point where veteran men's basketball coaches such as Villanova's Jay Wright sometimes forget what the old days were like.

Maryland basketball commit Jaylen Brantley impressed on the AAU circuit in the Boston area, where he played with a number of well-known stars.

Former Terp Keith Gatlin will accompany his star player Harry Giles on a visit to College Park for Maryland Madness.

Maryland men's basketball coach Mark Turgeon and women's basketball coach Brenda Frese were in Baltimore on Monday, having breakfast with boosters and talking about their teams' upcoming first season in the Big Ten.

Maryland is expected to announce later today that former men's basketball coach and recently enshrined Naismith Hall of Famer Gary Williams will oversee special projects geared toward increasing alumni support and athletic fundraising, according to two sources familiar with the situation.

The O's are in first place in the A.L. East with 28 to go, and the faithful are loving it even more than the white-knuckle ride of 2012.

The ride from Collingswood, N.J., to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame takes about four hours by car. Fueled by a passion for the game very few possess, a South Jersey gym rat named Gary Williams arrived here in the class of 2014 after a four-plus-decade coaching journey.

The University of Maryland and the Atlantic Coast Conference ended their legal dispute Friday with an agreement under which the school will pay $31.3 million of the original $52 million exit fee the conference was demanding.

Former Maryland men's basketball coach Gary Wlliams reflected on his career during an interview with The Baltimore Sun on Tuesday.

The matchups for November's CBE Hall of Fame Classic were announced Wednesday, and Maryland's men's basketball team will face Arizona State in the semifinals of the event in Kansas City.

The University of Maryland's Comcast Center, home of the school's basketball teams, is being renamed the XFINITY Center at the request of the media and technology giant, which is eager to promote its relatively new "Xfinity" brand.

The Big Ten Network announced Wednesday that ex-Terps football stars Scott McBrien and Shawne Merriman and former basketball standout Drew Nicholas will join the coverage as Maryland enters the conference.

Nearly three decades after he died from a cocaine overdose, Len Bias will be formally recognized by the University of Maryland as a member of its Athletics Hall of Fame.

On Tuesday, the University of Maryland officially leaves the North Carolina-based Atlantic Coast Conference for the more prosperous Big Ten Conference, a Midwest-oriented league known for its football heritage and expanding television network.