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- Maryland jumped out to a 14-point lead over the Hoosiers during the first half, extended its advantage to 25 early in the fourth quarter and beat Indiana, 37-15.
- Under Armour is known for the catchphrase "Protect this House," and its just-announced, 10-year deal — obtained under a Public Information Act request — is loaded with terms to protect the Baltimore company's interests in its continuing partnership with the University of Maryland.
- 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.
- Shaker Heights (Ohio) forward Esa Ahmad and his family traveled to College Park last Friday for a weekend-long visit that concluded earlier Sunday.
- Cheers to the University of Maryland for voluntarily embracing reform of athletic scholarships
- Maryland is oping to enhance the experience of the fans both at Byrd Stadium and the recently renamed Xfinity Center.
- Maryland will be among the first schools in the country to offer its athletes a guaranteed scholarship in both revenue and Olympic sports.
- 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.
- 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.
- A couple hundred alums, administrators and fans came to the Under Armour Brand House in Harbor East to celebrate Maryland officially joining the Big Ten.
- 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.
- The Big Ten will be coming to Baltimore and Washington as part of Maryland joining the league on July 1.
- Penn State football coach James Franklin rolled through Baltimore as part of the Nittany Lions' annual 'Coaches Caravan' on Wednesday.
- Maryland's Mark Turgeon and Kevin Anderson were asked at length Tuesday about the recent transfers of four players from Maryland¿s basketball team.
- The Terps made it all the way to the bright lights, pep rallies and glitz of the Final Four before encountering a Notre Dame team that stunned Maryland with its rebounding in an 87-61 victory.
- Maryland looked at the National Invitation Tournament as a building block for Mark Turgeon's program last season. Will it have the same feel if the Terps are invited to the NIT again?
- Anderson, who signed Mark Turgeon to an eight-year contract after Gary Williams retired suddenly in March 2011, said he still has faith that the Terps will turn it around.
- After missing the last three games of the 2012 season with an ankle injury, Brown was supposed to compete Maryland's No. 1 running back spot. But a month before camp opened, Brown was arrested.
- The NCAA may need to mandate new "dead periods" to rein in the time demands on college athletes that increasingly pull them away from the classroom, NCAA president Mark Emmert said Wednesday.
- Former Maryland men's basketball coach Gary Williams on Friday was named one of nine individual finalists for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
- Columbia resident Darryl Hill, the first African-American man to play collegiate football in the South - the University of Maryland, that is -- received standing ovations this week when he was honored by the Maryland General Assembly.
- Baltimore Sun reporters Jeff Barker and Don Markus and producer-editor Jonas Shaffer weigh in on three topics from the past week in Maryland sports.
- Former Maryland football coach Ralph Friedgen -- who sought a contract extension from the school in 2010 and instead found himself out of a job -- may meet up with the Terps next season.
- At Penn State, James Franklin would find himself competing with the Maryland in the Big Ten's East Division and — perhaps more importantly — in recruiting the Baltimore-Washington region.
- A group of 100 children from the Housing Opportunities Commission and Community Services Foundation will be put through a one-hour training program with University of Maryland athletes before Saturday's men's basketball game against Georgia Tech.
- Seth Allen's return to the lineup Sunday night after sitting out two months with a broken foot showed just how much the struggling Terps missed their sophomore point guard.
- When the Virginia Tech game had been won, Maryland football coach Randy Edsall bolted from the sideline and bounded across the field, his arms upraised, his fists pumping, an ear-to-ear grin on his face.
- Maryland deputy AD Nathan Pine to become Holy Cross athletic director. Pine has worked closely with Maryland AD Kevin Anderson.
- Juan Dixon, who led Maryland to the 2002 national championship, is joining Mark Turgeon's staff, according to sources familiar with the situation.
- Representatives from the Military Bowl and AdvoCare V100 Bowl attended Saturday's Maryland-Boston College game to scout both teams.
- Maryland rallied from a 12-point deficit but missed key shots from the field and the foul line down the stretch and fell, 90-83, to Oregon State.
- As happened the previous three times the Obama family watched a local college basketball game -- at George Washington in 2009, at Howard in 2010 and at Towson in 2011 -- it also brought out the best from the Beavers, coached by Craig Robinson, the president's brother-in-law.
- Maryland's membership in the Big Ten Conference next season means that all of the Terps' home football games will be televised, according to the Big Ten Network. Home games will appear on the Big Ten Network, ABC or one of the ESPN networks. The conference's contract with its television rights holders calls for all home football games to be broadcast.
- A year after Maryland announced its move to the Big Ten, those who care about the university's athletic teams have mostly moved from shock to contemplation of a changed world ahead.
- Brenda Frese, who led Maryland's women's basketball team to its lone national title in 2006, has inked a contract extension that will keep her with the program through at least June 2021.
- Seventy-six years after Wilmeth Sidat-Singh was barred a game against Maryland because of his race, the family of the late Syracuse player and Army pilot was honored at Byrd Stadium on Saturday.
- In 1937, Wilmeth Sidat-Singh was blocked from playing in a football game at Maryland because he was black. The school didn't yet admit black students. On Saturday relatives will be recognized between the first and second quarters in a tribute to Sidat-Singh
- Maryland basketball coach Mark Turgeon finds himself at an interesting juncture in his career. He is being hailed as a top-notch recruiter, but questions remain about his ability to coach.
- History will smile on the University of Maryland's move to the Big Ten, and the school's football team can compete in the new conference right away, Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany said in an appearance on campus Tuesday.
- In a brief letter posted Friday night on the Maryland athletic department's website, Maryland athletic director Kevin Anderson announced that he was not leaving the school for the same position at Texas, where he was reportedly expected to interviewed.
- How much improvement do you expect from Maryland's men's basketball team this season? Quite a bit. It's hard to overstate the importance of continuity.
- Through a spokesman, Maryland athletic director Kevin Anderson declined comment Tuesday about a report that he is being considered for the same position at the University of Texas.
- Maryland men's basketball assistant coach Dalonte Hill is taking a leave of absence, the school announced Tuesday.
- Leading Maryland wide receivers Deon Long and Stefon Diggs were both carted off BB&T Field after being injured in Saturday's 34-10 loss to Wake Forest.
- Maryland wide receiver Deon Long was taken by ambulance from BB&T Field after being injured in today's Wake Forest game.
- Should Maryland rename Cole Field House the Driesell-Cole Field House, after its former coach?