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Maryland coach Mark Turgeon had hoped for sophomore center Alex Len to make the announcement of his plans to forgo the last two years of his college career in order to turn pro. But what Turgeon called a "lingering story" was difficult to keep from the media.

Armed with hits, Fleetwood Mac plays with crowd's emotions at Verizon Center

Pe'Shon Howard will leave Maryland and transfer to another school for his senior season, Terps coach Mark Turgeon announced today.

Spanish actress Sara Montiel is dead at 85, Don Draper is having a depressing time of things, and a nice German man has invented a faster way to apply contraception. Welcome to your post-weekend trends report for Monday, April 8, 2013.

Bruno Sammartino, Mick Foley, Bob Backlund, Trish Stratus and others were inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.

Maryland lost to Iowa, which had earlier ended Virginia's 19-game home winning streak and boasted the hottest player in the NIT, guard Roy Devyn Marble.

Terps commit 17 turnovers in season-ending 71-60 loss to Iowa in NIT semifinal

Former Terps center Tom McMillen will be inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame's class of 2013, the Maryland athletic department announced Tuesday.

Maryland has returned to New York this week to finish the season at Madison Square Garden, either with Tuesday's NIT semifinal against Iowa (24-12) or Thursday's championship game against either Baylor and Brigham Young.

Every Monday, Baltimore Sun blogger and reporter Matt Vensel will rank the most significant athletes and events in Baltimore sports that week based on accomplishments on and off the field. Because, well, why not?

Former Maryland basketball star Walt Williams still vividly recalls winning a the ECAC Holiday Festival at Madison Square Garden in 1990.

Baltimore Sun reporters Jeff Barker and Don Markus and editor Matt Bracken weigh in on the three biggest topics of the past week in Maryland sports.

The Maryland men's basketball team weathered a late surge from Alabama on Tuesday night, beating the Crimson Tide, 58-57, and earning a trip to Madison Square Garden for next week's NIT semifinals.

Maryland will be without guard Seth Allen, who broke his hand in practice

Freshman guard Seth Allen broke a bone in his shooting hand and is out for what remains of Maryland's season, coach Mark Turgeon said today.

Maryland Terps will travel to Alabama Tuesday in NIT quarterfinals

Dez Wells scores 19 points to continue the season for Maryland

As the televisions in Maryland's locker room showed fans at Robert Morris storming the court after their team upset Kentucky in the first round of the NIT on Tuesday night, the Terps seemed to differ in their reactions.

Coach Mark Turgeon is hoarse with a bad cold, scoring leader Dez Wells has been nursing a sore knee since midway through the ACC tournament, and Maryland has had to get over playing four games in seven days and not making the NCAA tournament.

Baltimore is one of Christian musician Chris Tomlin's favorite cities to play.

Pet travel is booming across the United States, with more travelers than ever taking along their four-legged friends on vacations near and far.

First, an image of Madison Square Garden. Comments from Vince McMahon Sr. and Mike Tyson. The legendary Howard Finkel announcing: "From Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania." And then, there he was, in his prime and in his glory, on WWE television in 2013. The "Living Legend," Bruno Sammartino.

Big East was once the top basketball conference in the country

Christmas may actually be 11 days away but nerds are getting their gifts early today. Last night, Google released their popular Google Maps app. And later tonight, the first part of the Hobbit will be released in theaters. The reviews are in and while they aren't ecstatic they are encouraging.

Happy 12/12/12! Possibly fueled by this unique bit of numerology, the Internet is buzzing with news this morning. Beatle's guru Ravi Shankar is dead, the pope is an overeager Tweeter and North Korea is making everyone mad again.

The holidays are here before you know it and often gone before you've had a chance to sample any of the wonderful seasonal offerings. Taking a day trip to any of these destinations will provide a quick cup of cheer.

A favorite holiday tradition has come to Toby's Dinner Theatre of Columbia for the first time in a musical production of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol."

A favorite holiday tradition has come to Toby's Dinner Theater of Columbia for the first time in a musical production of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol."

But the Ravens have won two of their last three trips to Pittsburgh, and if they can add a third win Sunday night, they might point to the Flacco-to-Smith play with eight seconds left as the catalyst to their success.

He was a gritty 6-foot-3 guard from the Bronx with boundless energy and a long, sweet jumper that seemed to kiss the Civic Center's ceiling before finding its mark. "Bullseye!" Baltimore Bullets broadcaster Jim Karvellas would exclaim as Kevin Loughery scored again.

Bert Jones, Earl Monroe and Joe Bellino are part of The Sun Remembers This Week in Sports for October 14 to October 20

Rudolph S. Gebhardt, who went from being a circus performer to Maryland National banker, died Sept. 10 from a blood clot at his Clearwater, Fla., home. He was 86.

WrestleMania 29 is shaping up to be a blockbuster event. I know it's eight months away, and WWE has at least six pay-per-view events before it, but hear me out.

Seth Mitchell, a Brandywine native, is 25-0-1 in his professional career -- 19 of those wins coming by knockout. He is the No. 12 heavyweight in the International Boxing Organization Top 100 and one of the premier American fighters in the world right now.

On Saturday, Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice was honored by his old high school, New Rochelle High School, which retired Rice's former No. 5.

Sistens Diane Andrews and Mary Harper have been dancing since they were 4 years old and teaching dance since they were in high school. Now at the ages of 54 and 47, respectively, they still have the same passion for the art that they had when they were young

The Ohio blues duo reaches new heights while staying true to its gritty sound

Former Maryland center Berend Weijs discusses his Terps career in another installment of The Last Word.