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The rising junior, who visited the Mountain West Conference school last weekend, was among the final top undecided players of the offseason.

When Orioles pitcher Kevin Gausman didn't see much playing time as a kid, his father Clair motivated him. And Gausman gleaned the same passion for pitching that his dad had being a college football official.

Anthony Cowan scored 21 points to pace Maryland as the Terps topped New Mexico 80-65 in the Emerald Coast Classic consolation game Saturday.

“I would say, in Year 2, you just kind of know what to expect and what's coming,” Ravens linebacker Kamalei Correa said.

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Rayshad Lewis, the son of Ray Lewis and a wide receiver who stood out as a true freshman for the Utah State last season, is transferring to Maryland.

With their first pick on the final day of the NFL draft, the Ravens finally took an offensive player. However, it was a guard, not a wide receiver.

Maryland women's basketball seniors Brionna Jones (Aberdeen) and Shatori Walker-Kimbrough will have their jerseys honored in the rafters of Xfinity Center immediately after their Senior Day game against Minnesota on Feb. 26.

Andrew Kostecka scored a career-high 20 points Wednesday night, and host Loyola Maryland won, 65-62, over Holy Cross.

Braden Holtby made 30 saves for his second straight shutout and fifth of the season and the Capitals beat the Senators, 1-0, on Saturday night for their fifth straight victory.

Navy, Western Michigan could put bowl selections on hold

"There was a longstanding tradition that Fridays were reserved for high schools and the collegians played on Saturday and the professionals on Sunday."

Shaquil Barrett left Baltimore as a 15-year-old, seeking structure and motivation, and wanting to avoid getting caught in a trap that had ensnared so many teenagers around him. He has since been to many places in between. His latest stop might be the most improbable one of them all. Barrett, a reserve outside linebacker and special teams standout for the Denver Broncos, will play in Super Bowl 50 on Sunday.

Entering the final day of the NFL Draft, the Ravens still have needs at running back, cornerback and defensive end/outside linebacker.

C.J. Keyser of Sunrise Christian Academy will play basketball for the Colorado State Rams.

Boise State running back Jay Ajayi visited the Ravens last week, according to league sources.

The Ravens take their recruiting and signing of undrafted rookie free agents extremely seriously, enlisting coach John Harbaugh to personally convince players to sign with them.

The Ravens drafted Colorado State tight end Crockett Gilmore in the third round with the 99th overall pick.

Colorado State linebacker Shaquil Barrett participated in the Ravens' local prospect day Monday, according to a league source.

Considering what Navy's Keenan Reynolds had done to Hawaii a week ago, the South Alabama football team couldn't be blamed for focusing its defensive efforts on the sophomore quarterback Saturday. But the Jaguars forgot to account for Darius Staten.

A decision about this week's college football game between Navy and Air Force in Annapolis will be made Thursday after "a legal review" is completed on how the game will be funded and staffed during the government shutdown, a U.S. Department of Defense senior official said Wednesday.

The department of defense has ordered the stoppage of all service academy intercollegiate athletics as a result of the government shutdown, putting Saturday's Navy-Air Force football game in question.

See a list of every Football Bowl Subdivision player from the Baltimore area in 2013.

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Sitting in front of an assortment of family, friends and classmates in a makeshift press room, St. Frances junior forward Dwayne Morgan announced his intention to play for coach Dave Rice and UNLV.

When wide receiver Deon Long and quarterback Ricardo Young take the field at Byrd Stadium on Saturday for the start of the Maryland football team's spring practice, it will mark the end of what has been a long and sometimes exhausting journey for both.

Maryland basketball coach Mark Turgeon is not apologizing for the schedule that has helped produce the program's longest winning streak in more than a decade. Nor is Turgeon worried about whether Maryland is ready for its ACC opener Saturday against Virginia Tech.

When Shaquil Barrett followed his brother Kevin from Baltimore to Nebraska for high school, they planned on staying together during college as well. But now Shaquil is a linebacker at Colorado State, while Kevin is a heavyweight at Nebraska-Kearney.

There are 89 Baltimore-area football players on Division I Football Bowl Subdivision rosters this fall.

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Navy won't be joining Big East as football-only member but is interested in reconsidering once bowl, game and TV obligations expire

Navy athletic director Chet Gladchuk said Saturday that he has been assured by Big East commissioner John Marinatto that the league has yet to extend bids to five schools, including Air Force, as reported by ESPN, adding that the Midshipmen are still in discussions to join the restructured league.

The coordinators of football officiating for the Mountain West Conference and the Big 12 said Monday that the back judge in Saturday's Navy-Air Force game made the right decision in issuing a 15-yard unsportsmanlike penalty against Navy quarterback Kriss Proctor