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Mark Turgeon, who led the 27-9 Terps to their first Sweet 16 in 13 years, was named Thursday as an assistant coach for the United States U18 national team.

Melo Trimble's 25-point performance helped No. 6 Maryland beat Connecticut, 76-66.

Behind a strong first half from freshman Diamond Stone, a strong second half from sophomore Melo Trimble and a key late technical foul on Connecticut coach Kevin Ollie, Maryland held off the Huskies, 76-66.

The comeback of Baltimore's Michael Phelps continued in impressive fashion Friday at the Bulldog Grand Slam in Athens, Ga., as the most decorated Olympian of all time beat rival Ryan Lochte in the 100-meter butterfly and recorded the second-fastest time of the year.

Assistant coach Bino Ranson is leading the charge for the Terps.

As the Terps head to Brooklyn for Friday's game against No. 18 Connecticut, Shaquille Cleare is hoping Maryland displaye a different attitude than last year's game at Barclays Center.

In anticipation for Friday's Maryland-Connecticut season opener at the Barclays Center, we traded emails with Dom Amore, who covers UConn for the Hartford Courant.

Sam Cassell Jr., a former Maryland Terps commitment and West Baltimore native, announced his pledge to the Connecticut Huskies.

Connecticut's Ryan Boatright and Omar Calhoun combined for 43 points — almost as many as the entire UMES team — and the host Huskies stayed unbeaten at home with an 84-50 win Monday in the schools' first meeting in men's basketball in 25 years.

Matt Bracken rounds up the latest Maryland Terps recruiting news.

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