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Maryland point guard Melo Trimble said shooting 3-for-10 from the field and hitting seven of eight free throws against the Wolverines to help break the team¿s first two-game losing streak since before the 6-foot-3 sophomore arrived in College Park has taken him out of his mental funk.

In upsetting the heavily favored Wildcats, the Miners became the first team to win a championship with five African-American starters.

One suggestion: Wear a Natty Boh mustache, then dunk.

Maryland junior Shatori Walker-Kimbrough has become, by one metric, the most efficient scorer and, with no close runner-up, the best 3-point shooter in Division I.

"Melo really stood out to me, just the way he competed," Curry said on "The Journey."

On the surface, quite a bit has changed since the first time the Mercy and Institute of Notre Dame basketball teams met 50 years ago in the inaugural edition of what quickly became known as The Game. The players now are more polished. The venue, more sparkling. The alumnae, a tad grayer.

Baltimore product Will Barton is having a breakout season for the Denver Nuggets, and the ties that bind him to his hometown are as strong as ever.

Friday night, the schools meet for the 50th year in a contest known simply as The Game.

Trend of frequent 3-point shooting has found its way to high school ranks

It didn't take the Pallotti boys basketball team long to prove they belonged in the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference as they started 2-1 in league play in December and knocked off perennial powerhouse St. Frances.

Los Angeles Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak didn¿t cause a stir when he took his seat at the back of press row an hour before tip-off Tuesday night at Xfinity Center. It was Kupchak¿s first trip back to the Maryland campus since his days as a Washington Bullet playing summer pickup games at Cole Field House. Yet Kupchak¿s presence for No. 7 Maryland¿s matchup against Northwestern was an indication of his interest in at least one of the game¿s participants. Considering how little Maryland freshman Diamond Stone was on the floor for Maryland¿s 62-56 overtime win -- a total of 15 minutes -- Kupchak might have to come back.

What the NFL has done in moving the Rams to Los Angeles ¿ whether it was done to Baltimore or Cleveland or St. Louis, and whether or not the ultimate outcome for each locality has been good or bad ¿ is reprehensible.

Here¿s a full transcript of what Connaughton had to say about being an NBA rookie, pitching for the Orioles, balancing the two sports and more.

By signing a prospect from China, the Orioles are in a leadoff spot as baseball eyes the market of world's most populous country.

Will Barton is a man of wonderful contradictions.

Former Orioles draft-pick Pat Connaughton is following his dream of playing in the NBA, nearly three months into a rookie season with the Portland Trail Blazers that has seen little playing time, but in his eyes, plenty of promise.

Jon Givoney, the Brooklyn, N.Y.-based college and professional basketball connoisseur whose DraftExpress.com mock draft board is well-respected by NBA scouts and general managers, explained his reasons for putting Maryland's Diamond Stone, Melo Trimble and Jake Layman where he did Thursday, and why Terps Rasheed Sulaimon and Robert Carter Jr. have not yet been mentioned.

On a team in transition after DeAngelo Russell left for the NBA and Shannon Scott as well as Sam Thompson departed, Kam Williams is providing a spark off the bench for the Buckeyes, who play No. 3 Maryland on Saturday in College Park. In five Big Ten games, Williams is averaging 11.4 points in just over 23 minutes per game. Williams sees the similarities between his high school career at Mount Saint Joseph in Baltimore and his college career at Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio.

NBA scouts and general managers must be paying attention to the midseason surge of Maryland freshman Diamond Stone.

Boys¿ Latin basketball coach Cliff Rees recently had a pleasant flashback.

Arnaud William Adala Moto impresses Towson teammates with his work ethic and makes immediate impact.

According to Diamond Stone¿s father, Bob, the family has yet to discuss whether his son will enter the NBA draft after his freshman year.

Baltimore is the backdrop for a video promoting the launch of NBA star Carmelo Anthony's new shoe, the Jordan Melo M12.

They certainly weren't in a position to prove much against a struggling, outmanned team from Rutgers that came unraveled so fast that Mark Turgeon was deep into his bench in the first half. The Terps looked like an NBA team in comparison, but their 88-63 blowout win isn't going to count for much on their resume. Apparently, it will take more than that — or their convincing road victory against a solid Northwestern team on Saturday — to live down their strange performance against Penn

In the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference and Baltimore Catholic League, one ingredient has been steadfast to championship seasons in recent years: an experienced backcourt.

Contrary to earlier reports, Maryland is still in the running for a player many consider one of the top three prospects in the Class of 2016.

Head up, eyes searching, Maryland point guard Melo Trimble dribbled a few feet past midcourt Sunday when he found freshman center Diamond Stone motoring down the lane, running full speed toward the basket. Trimble kept moving. As two Marshall defenders came toward him, Trimble snapped a perfect one-hand bounce pass through a maze of arms to Stone for a two-handed dunk. The evolution of one of college basketball's best point guards continued.

A season of gradual improvement from the safety combo of Kendrick Lewis and Will Hill has the Ravens confident they have their long-term solution at the position — and eyeing the safeties on the opposing sideline Sunday as the standard they hope to one day meet. The Seattle Seahawks safety tandem of Earl Thomas and Kam Chancellor has played a large role in the team's two straight Super Bowl runs, the product of five straight years starting together.

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

Jim Valvano will be there in spirit Tuesday night when No. 6 Maryland (7-1) plays Connecticut (5-2) — the school that gave Valvano his first big-time coaching job as an assistant — in the featured game of the Jimmy V Classic.

While some might look at Ivan Bender¿s contribution as insignificant in light of junior forward Robert Carter Jr.¿s 20-point, six-rebound, six-assist performance or the fact that it was Maryland¿s largest margin of victory in five seasons, what he finally showed when healthy enough to play -- and eligible -- was impressive.

Turnover across most of Carroll this winter, including with longtime Cavaliers coach returning to post

Former Terps star Joe Smith reflects on his memorable debut against Georgetown.

Under Armour wants to accompany its products with stories about the histories and traits of the athletes or teams they were created for. So it is that Bryce Harper's black Camaro, Stephen Curry's beloved sour candy and Cam Newton's favorite college football rivalry.

Maryland forward Jake Layman is the only member of this year's team to have spent his first three seasons with the Terps. He's bigger, more confident and being counted on to be a leader.

By the time the Maryland Terps might play the Kentucky Wildcats, they'll be much better than they are now.

The game has different values now. A forward who can rebound and defend and post up remains a commodity, same as it has been since the sport's early days. But a forward who also can shoot 3-pointers and lead fast breaks and handcuff opposing guards — the kind of player James Naismith might have conceived of only in a science-fiction setting — has become like basketball's analog of the smartphone. Everyone wants one, and it's getting increasingly difficult to imagine life without.

It certainly doesn't seem like it has been 20 years since the controversial move that spawned the Baltimore Ravens, and that day is still fresh in the mind of the man who negotiated the deal that also included the construction of the state-of-the-art football stadium that completed the sparkling Camden Yards sports complex.

The time to obsess over NBA draft prospects' strengths and weaknesses is also upon us.

Rasheed Sulaimon is pretty candid talking about the transition from Duke to Maryland, the circumstances that led to him becoming a Terp after being the first player ever dismissed from the Blue Devils by coach Mike Krzyzewski.

Stephen Curry, Jamie Foxx paired again as Under Armour pitches 'Curry Two' shoe. Under Armour released the newest ad featuring the reigning NBA Most Valuable Player and the Oscar-winning actor.

Targeting rising stars, Under Armour hopes its basketball footwear business can take flight in the United States and overseas. The company is sponsoring a national series of youth clinics this week with the NBA.

On Wednesday, Melo Trimble was named the Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year. On Thursday, the Terps were voted the nation's No. 3 team the USA Today Coaches Poll.

Top forward prospects Mario Kegler, Jacob Larsen expected to visit Maryland for Madness on Saturday