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- Notre Dame point guard Eric Atkins was born in Connecticut and kept his allegiance to the Huskies after moving to Howard County when he was in grade school.
- Roddy Peters, a four-star point guard from Suitland High, announced his commitment to the Terps this morning during a ceremony at his school. Rivals.com's No. 39 prospect in the 2013 class picked Maryland over offers from Georgetown, Kansas, Memphis, Rutgers, Seton Hall, UCLA and Xavier.
- 10 years after the national title, Juan Dixon says he's 'going to get back to the NBA' Former Maryland star hopes to channel his improbable rise to success to pen the final chapter of his basketball career.
- Sunday marks 25 years since former Maryland basketball player Len Bias was pronounced dead of a cocaine overdose after his body began to shake uncontrollably in his College Park dorm room.
- The 2011 NCAA tournament officially tips off tonight with a pair of play-in games -- I'm still scratching my head at UAB and Clemson playing for a No. 12 seed -- but the bracket bonanza for most pools begins Thursday afternoon with the Round of 64. That means we have approximately 48 hours to sort through statistics, break down matchups and finalize our brackets.
- Maryland loses to Duke, 87-71, in ACC tournament quarterfinal