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• Sports

Mystics select NC State star, Maryland graduate Kiara Leslie 10th overall in WNBA draft

The Washington Mystics selected Kiara Leslie from North Carolina State with the 10th overall pick in the WNBA draft Wednesday night in New York.

• Sports

Former Terp Kiara Leslie leading No. 8 N.C. State, the last unbeaten Division I basketball team

The wins keep adding up for Kiara Leslie and eighth-ranked North Carolina State, as the former Terp has helped the Wolfpack reach their highest Associated Press Top 25 ranking in nearly two decades.

• Sports

State basketball (Dec. 28): Kaila Charles leads Maryland women in Big Ten basketball opener

Kaila Charles scored 16 of her 23 points in the second half and No. 4 Maryland beat host Penn State, 77-61, on Friday night in the Big Ten opener for both

• Sports

Digest (Nov. 19): Terps advance in NCAA men’s soccer tournament

Seniors Amar Sejdic and Sebastian Elney scored as the 11th-seeded Maryland men’s soccer team earned a 2-0 win over North Carolina State the NCAA tournament second round Sunday.

• Sports

Maryland tries to get its running game back in gear for Big Ten opener vs. Minnesota

After having a difficult time getting its running game going in a loss to Temple, Maryland will try to get more production from just freshman Anthony McFarland in its Big Ten opener against Minnesota on Saturday.

By Don Markus

Sep 19, 2018

• Sports

Former Terps basketball star Buck Williams, three others named to Maryland State Athletic Hall of Fame

Buck Williams, LaMont Jordan, Mark Greenberg and Terry Hutchinson are the latest additions to the Maryland State Athletic Hall of Fame.

By Mike Klingaman

Aug 28, 2018

• Sports

After historic year at Louisville, Ravens' Lamar Jackson named ACC's top male athlete

After a Heisman Trophy-winning season in 2016, Jackson posted an ACC-record 5,261 total yards with 45 touchdowns as a junior last year.

By Jonas Shaffer

Jul 6, 2018

• Sports

Athletic director Kevin Anderson's up-and-down tenure at Maryland: a timeline

A look back at the most important developments of former Maryland athletic director Kevin Anderson’s eight years at Maryland.

By Jonas Shaffer

Apr 13, 2018

• Sports

'It means everything': Former Maryland coach Lefty Driesell elected to Naismith Hall of Fame

Former Maryland coach Lefty Driesell was one of the 13 new members introduced Saturday to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame for the Class of 2018.

By Don Markus

Mar 31, 2018

• Sports

The Hall's call: Former Maryland coach Lefty Driesell expected to be named to basketball Hall of Fame

After being a finalist four times, former Maryland coach Lefty Driesell is expected to be part of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame's 2018 class.

By Don Markus

Mar 30, 2018

• Sports

Ex-Terp Leslie leads N.C. State past Maryland, 74-60, and into women's Sweet 16

The Maryland Terps' season ends with a loss to North Carolina State and former teammate Kiara Leslie in the second round of the NCAA women's basketball tournament.

• Sports

Like old times for Maryland, N.C. State in NCAA women's basketball tournament

North Carolina State earned another game with a former conference rival. The Wolfpack's Kiara Leslie gets a reunion with her old Maryland teammates.

• Sports

NCAA tournament: No. 5 seed Maryland women take show on the road in rout of Princeton

With the victory, Terps coach Brenda Frese moved to 14-0 all time in the first round of the NCAA tournament at Maryland.

• Sports

Maryland women receive No. 5 seed in NCAA tournament, will face Princeton in N.C.

If the Terps win, they would advance to face the North Carolina State-Elon winner.

By Jonas Shaffer

Mar 12, 2018

• Sports

Well-traveled Canada seeks stability, productivity in job as Maryland's new offensive coordinator

In his fourth job in as many seasons, Maryland offensive coordinator Matt Canada knows that the health of his quarterback will be the key to the football team's success in 2018.

By Don Markus

Mar 5, 2018

• Sports

Hesitant to play on Super Bowl Sunday, Maryland hosted historic game vs. N.C. State in 1973

Maryland's home matchup on Super Bowl Sunday in 1973 against North Carolina State helped launch the career of Wolfpack star David Thompson and took college basketball to another level with fans.

By Don Markus

Feb 3, 2018

• Sports

After a quick search, Maryland hires Matt Canada as offensive coordinator

Maryland has hired former LSU offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Matt Canada to succeed Walt Bell in the same position.

By Don Markus

Jan 23, 2018

• Sports

Maryland set to honor 1958 ACC champion team that made UM more of a basketball school

The 1957-58 Maryland men's basketball team will be honored at Sunday's game against Iowa to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the school's first ACC tournament championship.

By Don Markus

Jan 6, 2018

• College Sports

Soccer great Darryl Gee among inductees to Maryland State Athletic Hall of Fame

Darryl Gee, an Olympic and pro soccer player from Columbia, heads the 2017 Maryland State Athletic Hall of Fame inductees.

By Mike Klingaman

Nov 8, 2017

• Sports

Catching up with ... former Maryland football star Ken Schroy

Safety Ken Schroy spent eight years in the NFL with the New York Jets after a standout career at Maryland.

By Mike Klingaman

Oct 12, 2017

• Maryland

Powell: By going too far, POTUS unwittingly advances African-Americans' cause

“We want to thank you, Mr. President, for showing where your heart lies."

• Sports

Maryland women's basketball loses fourth player to transfer this offseason

Kiara Leslie joins Destiny Slocum, Jenna Staiti and Kiah Gillespie on the list of outgoing players.

By Jonas Shaffer

Jun 14, 2017

• Features

Mad success for three Maryland basketball teams in 1974

Had the term “March Madness” been in vogue in 1974, the state of Maryland would have epitomized it.

By Mike Klingaman

Mar 16, 2017

• Sports

Digest: Towson falls to Charleston in CAA men's basketball semifinal, 67-59

Digest: Towson falls to Charleston in CAA men's basketball semifinal, 67-59

• Baltimore Orioles

The Sun Remembers: March 5-11

March 5, 1996: Two Orioles managers are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame: Earl Weaver, who led Ba

By Mike Klingaman

Mar 5, 2017

• Sports

Former Terp Lexie Brown has ACC record and has Duke climbing

Lexie Brown's father is best known for his creative dunks. The daughter of Dee Brown is drawing attention for making a more mundane shot with uncommon

• Sports

Young Maryland team gets first true road test at Michigan

Maryland coach Mark Turgeon understands that a team with three freshmen starters will have its share of growing pains, the kind the Terps experienced with Sunday's late meltdown against Nebraska at Xfinity Center.

By Don Markus

Jan 6, 2017

• Sports

Ernie Graham focused on reunion with son, not 'upsetting' legacy of Terps scoring record

When Maryland travels to Baltimore for the second straight season to face Charlotte at Royal Farms Arena on Tuesday, Graham and his son Jon will be the game's honorary captains.

By Don Markus

Dec 19, 2016

• College Sports

State hoops roundup (Nov. 21): Coppin State men fall to Ball State late, lose sixth in a row

Keith Shivers' basket with 43 seconds left gave Coppin State its only lead of the game at 77-76 before a decisive three-point play.

• Sports

Saturday's win could be springboard for Terps, Pigrome

ORLANDO — One play rarely defines a team's season, particularly if it occurs in the first month.

One moment typically doesn't catapult a player

By Don Markus

Sep 18, 2016

• Sports

Maryland football tops Central Florida, 30-24, in double-OT to improve to 3-0

Durkin knew that Saturday's game against Central Florida at Bright House Networks Stadium was going to be its toughest to date this season. It was.

By Don Markus

Sep 17, 2016

• Sports

Maryland recruiting: Terps make cut for number of prospects

A number of touted recruits have released lists of their top schools that feature Maryland.

• Sports

Remembering Len Bias 30 years after his death: 'We were in awe'

The first inkling about Len Bias came the summer before his freshman year at Maryland when he played in the well-respected Urban Coalition league in Washington. The league was made up mostly of college players, local NBA players and a few older playground legends.

By Don Markus

Jun 17, 2016

• College Sports

Record Navy baseball season ends with blowout loss to N.C. State

It was an epic journey at the Raleigh Regional for Navy but the long hours spent at the ballpark finally caught up to Midshipmen Sunday afternoon.

• Sports

Maryland to play Pitt in next year's ACC-Big Ten Challenge

Maryland will play Pittsburgh at home in next season's ACC-Big Ten Challenge, according to CBS Sports.

By Don Markus

May 23, 2016

• Sports

Gary Williams: Coach K's hypocrisy after loss to Oregon 'bothered me a little bit'

Former Maryland men's basketball coach Gary Williams and current Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski are probably still close friends, but it's preferable to live in a

By Jonas Shaffer

Mar 28, 2016

• Maryland

It's easier to embrace the madness

• Sports

Why former Maryland coach Lefty Driesell belongs in the Naismith Hall of Fame

Lefty Driesell will find out Friday if he will become a finalist for the third time after making it that far in 2003, the year he retired from coaching. Should that happen, he will learn during this year's Final Four if he finally gets in.

By Don Markus

Feb 12, 2016

• Sports

Maryland basketball has stumbled in the past when they've reached No. 2 in the polls

Should Maryland get to No. 1 in the latest Top 25 rankings by either the Associated Press or USA Today Sports released Monday afternoon, it will mark the first time in program history that the Terps occupy the top spot during the season.

By Don Markus

Feb 8, 2016

• High School sports

McDonogh soccer quartet excited to sign with four different ACC schools Wednesday

College soccer in the Carolina states will be getting a whole lot better after Wednesday, thanks to the powerhouse McDonogh boys and girls programs.

By Glenn Graham

Jan 31, 2016

• Sports

Diamond Stone's performance draws rave reviews from former Maryland stars

Walt Williams and Tom McMillen, whose numbers were either equaled or surpassed by Diamond Stone Wednesday night, were impressed by the freshman.

By Don Markus

Dec 31, 2015

• Terps

Terps play UConn at 'the mecca' to honor New York kid Jim Valvano

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.

By Don Markus

Dec 8, 2015

• Sports

Breaking down Big Ten's win over ACC in ACC-Big Ten Challenge

The Big Ten was not supposed to keep its winning streak going over the ACC this season in their annual early December matchup. What could bode well for the league¿s overall power ranking -- and perhaps not so well for those Maryland fans who thought the No. 2 Terps were going to have it easy this winter -- is that the Big Ten improved to 5-0-2 against the ACC over the past seven years.

By Don Markus

Dec 4, 2015

• High School sports

For Wise coach/Howard grad DaLawn Parrish, state football final isn't exactly a 'can't-lose' situation

Wise football coach DaLawn Parrish is about to face his alma mate, Howard, in the Class 4A state football championship Friday at 7:30 at M&T Bank Stadium. Both teams are undefeated.

By Katherine Dunn

Nov 30, 2015

• Sports

Terps basketball team moves up to No. 2 in coaches' and media polls

Terps basketball team moves up to No. 2 in coaches and media polls

By Don Markus

Nov 23, 2015

• Sports

Maryland men still predicted to be No. 1 seed by ESPN, but in West region

Maryland remained a No. 1 seed in ESPN¿s bracketology released Wednesday, but will now go through the West region rather than the Midwest.

By Don Markus

Nov 11, 2015

• Sports

Transfers may be key to success for Maryland basketball

One of the common threads that ties together the 17 seasons Mark Turgeon has been a Division I college basketball coach are the transfers who have helped transform his respective teams, particularly those at Wichita State and Maryland.

By Don Markus

Nov 7, 2015

• Laurel Leader

Young Laurel volleyball squad gains experience

Young Laurel squad employs two setters in hopes of gaining victories

• Terps

Catching Up With ... Maryland quarterback Alan Pastrana

Nearly half a century later, Alan Pastrana's feats at Maryland in 1966 remain legend. That spring, as a sophomore, he played lacrosse and was a first-team All-American. That fall, as the Terps' quarterback, he passed for 17 touchdowns to set an Atlantic Coast Conference record.

By Mike Klingaman

Sep 17, 2015

• Opinion

More ACC coverage, please

The Sun should cover University of Maryland sports but also ACC athletics, particularly basketball