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Maryland faces Valparaiso in the NCAA tournament Friday in Columbus, Ohio, A Valpo beat reporter discusses the matchup between the Terps and Crusaders.

Maryland's credentials include a No. 6 ranking in the Rating Percentage Index, a dozen wins against opponents in the RPI top 50 and 24 straight victories overall,

The Terps will play No. 13 seed Valapariso in the first NCAA tournament game under coach Mark Turgeon. Maryland last made the tournament in 2010 as a No. 4 seed and lost to Michigan State, 85-83, in the second round.

Mikey Wynne scored a game-high five goals to help No. 4 Notre Dame beat No. 7 Virginia, 11-9, in men's lacrosse Saturday.

In Baltimore, at least, the snow has finally melted and college lacrosse wins and losses and have taken on greater importance after more than a month's worth of games. As we head toward the season's midpoint, trends are beginning to emerge. Here's my take on what we've seen thus far.

A peek at the coming week for Maryland, Johns Hopkins, Towson, UMBC, Loyola Maryland and Navy.

Notre Dame men vs. Virginia and Duke women vs. Louisville are the college lacrosse Games of the Week.

Luke Goldstock scored a career-high six goals to rally No. 2 North Carolina to a 10-9 win over visiting Bryant in men's lacrosse Tuesday.

Zach Miller scored the tying goal with 1:19 left in regulation, and then the winner with 3:18 to go in overtime to lift the No. 4 Denver men's lacrosse team over visiting No. 3 Notre Dame, 11-10.

Michael Phelps swam the 100-yard butterfly in 44.91 seconds Friday before the American Short Course Championships began in Austin, Texas.

Baltimore sports radio personality and coach Rob Long has a new part-time job: coach of the Mount Carmel girls basketball team.

Brene Moseley no longer is a starter, but the guard knows she still can help out No. 4 Maryland, which opens Big Ten tournament play today.

No. 5 Syracuse women vs. No. 1 Maryland (Saturday at noon) and No. 3 Notre Dame men vs. No. 4 Denver (Saturday at 3 p.m.) are the national college lacrosse games of the week.

Mount St. Mary¿s is clinging to a slight 16-15 lead in this series, but Georgetown has won 15 of the last 16 meetings, including last year¿s 10-4 victory on Feb. 12.

Milford Mill combo guard Dionna White, a three-time All-Metro first-team player, is the Millers' all-time leading scorer and has helped them go 94-6 over the past four seasons.

The Lancers scored just 33 seconds into the game, setting the tone for a Major Arena Soccer League match full of goals.

Maryland allows two early goals then shuts out Drexel for most of the afternoon in a lopsided men's lacrosse victory Saturday.

Former world heavyweight boxing champion Hasim Rahman will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award tonight at The Black Wall Street Awards Sports Edition at the Choo Smith Youth Empowerment Center in Owings Mills.

The behind-the-scenes documentary will chronicle the teams' path to the NCAA tournament from the final month of conference play through March 15.

Ben Williams' faceoff dominance helped the No. 3 Syracuse men's lacrosse team pull away from No. 15 Army in a 12-9 home win Sunday.

No. 14 Yale broke open a tie game with four unanswered goals in the fourth quarter to defeat No. 7 Maryland, 10-6, on Saturday in freezing temperatures in New Haven, Conn.

Mikey Wynne scored a game-high six goals to power the No. 2 Notre Dame men's lacrosse team past visiting Georgetown, 14-12, in his first college game.

Katie Chase (Glenelg) scored a game-high five goals to power No. 10 Ohio State past host Winthrop, 20-12, in women's lacrosse Friday.

The question for each team as the 2015 season gets underway is "what will it take to win a national championship?"

Joel Ward scores with 2:18 remaining in overtime to lift the visiting Washington Capitals over the San Jose Sharks, 5-4, on Wednesday night.

Edward Lee takes a look at the top men's lacrosse teams in the nation and the outlook for each Division I school in Maryland.

To get a sense of how much Albany senior attackman Lyle Thompson has affected college lacrosse, just listen to how Johns Hopkins coach Dave Pietramala answered a question about whether Thompson is the face of the sport.

Here are 10 things to watch out for during the 2015 college lacrosse season.

With Maryland leaving the ACC and Johns Hopkins joining after being an independent, the Big Ten has added two lacrosse powerhouses.

The Terps went 11-3 in the regular season, earning the No. 7 seed in the NCAA tournament. Motivated by what they perceived as a snub for not drawing a better seed, they advanced to their third Final Four in the past four years.

Maryland is still in great shape to return to the Big Dance for the first time since 2010, but the Terps' stock is dropping after blowout losses at Indiana and Ohio State sandwiched around a last-second escape against Northwestern.

The 2015 college lacrosse season is almost upon us, as Delaware plays at High Point on Sunday. Locally, the season begins in eight days when UMBC visits Johns Hopkins and Loyola Maryland welcomes Virginia.

In their opening-round game, the Greyhounds lost, 13-6, to Albany. The Great Danes moved on to a quarterfinal meeting with No. 6 seed Notre Dame, while Loyola went home.

Only two schools have advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals in each of the past five years. One is Duke, and the other is Notre Dame.

Seeking outfield depth and a left-handed bat, the Washington Nationals sign Mike Carp to a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training, according to his agent.

Thom Gatewood, a two-time All-America split end in football at Notre Dame and an NCAA consensus selection in 1970, has been named to the National Football Foundation's College Football Hall of Fame Class of 2015.

Ravens running back Justin Forsett has been a second- or third-stringer for virtually all his professional life.

I¿m going to cheat and offer two players to watch in college lacrosse: Lyle Thompson and Matt Kavanagh.

For the seventh consecutive year, attendance at the NCAA lacrosse championships dipped.

Oh, Baltimore sports. If we're being honest, your bad news ran neck and neck with your good in 2014. Often eclipsed it, in fact.

Johns Hopkins football coach Jim Margraff earned American Football Coaches Association Region 2 Coach of the Year honors after leading the Blue Jays to an 11-1 record, a Centennial Conference title and the second round of the NCAA Division III tournament this season.

The No. 15 Maryland women's basketball team loses, 92-72, to Notre Dame, its fourth setback in a row against the three-time national championship runner-up.

Maryland Terps women look to bounce back from first defeat with game against No. 2 Notre Dame on Wednesday night.

High school seniors that plan to play NCAA Division I and II sports (not including football, soccer and men's water polo) can sign with schools between Nov. 12 and Nov. 19 during the National Letter of Intent early signing period. Are we missing a name? Email sports@baltsun.com and include the athlete's name, high school and the college they plan to sign with.

Sophomore Shatori Walker-Kimbrough scored 17 of her career-high 25 points in the first half Wednesday night to lead No. 9 Maryland to an 85-67 victory over South Florida.