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- Secean Johnson had career highs of 22 points and 17 rebounds and UC Riverside rallied to beat host Morgan State, 81-72, on Monday.
- The Greyhounds led 33-22 at halftime but were outscored 52-26 in the second half.
- Town council drafts payment in lieu of taxes agreement
- Mt. Hebron junior Johnny Linsenmeyer named Howard County boys soccer Player of Year to headline all-county team
- Peter Angelos and Marathon Farm has 2-year-old Showalter running in the Maryland Juvenile Futurity and Lexington Street in the Maryland Juvenile Filly Championship on Saturday at Laurel Park.
- Xavier Lundy scored 13 points and grabbed five rebounds as visiting Rider rolled over Morgan State, 71-49, in men's basketball on Wednesday night.
- Marcus Gilbert scored 27 points with four clutch free throws at the end of overtime to lift host Fairfield past Loyola Maryland, 94-88, Tuesday night.
- River Hill's Trent Rose named Howard County boys Runner of the Year to headline all-county cross country team
- The Terps (11-0) and Buckeyes (7-3) will tip off at noon at Xfinity Center, and the game will be nationally televised on WJZ-13.
- The championship will remain on Memorial Day through at least 2018, as the bid process for those games already has started.
- Chances that the Washington Nationals and Cincinnati Reds will complete a deal for veteran second baseman Brandon Phillips appeared to be fading Saturday.
- The Washington Capitals scored five unanswered goals after trailing 3-0 to stun Tampa Bay on Friday night.
- Baltimore boxer Gervonta Davis will face Luis Sanchez in a lightweight bout on Friday night at the Palms Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.
- Kawhi Leonard scored 27 points and the Spurs set a franchise record with their 23rd straight home victory, rolling past the Washington Wizards, 114-95, on Wednesday night.
- Milwaukee Bucks guard Greivis Vasquez will be out for at least three months after undergoing surgery on his right ankle.
- Egan started 12 games at guard and helped lead the way for an offense that averaged a school-record 45.7 points and 505.8 yards per game and scored 75 touchdowns.
- The vote, which took place at the annual Intercollegiate Men's Lacrosse Coaches Association convention in Baltimore, will require approval from the NCAA.
- The Wizards labeled the diagnosis as "the beginnings of a stress reaction."
- Ravens tight end Nick Boyle acknowledged poor choice that he made that resulted in four-game suspension.
- McFadden captured her third straight marathon grand slam, won her first marathon world title and set three T54 world records this year.
- A number of players with local connections were named preseason All-Americans in Inside Lacrosse's Face-Off Yearbook.
- The award is presented annually to the top fourth- or fifth-year quarterback in the nation.
- Papelbon was suspended four games without pay after he grabbed Bryce Harper by the throat Sept. 27.
- The Bears (2-6) missed 10 of their first 11 shots and had three turnovers.
- Mrs. Frank P. Wright's Lady Sabelia won the $100,000 Willa On the Move by 1 3/4 lengths over Disco Chick on Saturday at Laurel Park.
- The No. 10 seeded Maryland men's soccer team loses to No. 2 Clemson on penalty kicks in the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament.
- Harford County Executive Barry Glassman says his first year in the top local elected office fulfilled a long-held dream.
- The winner will be announced in January and will be honored in New Orleans.
- Kiara Colston made the winning layup with 1:25 remaining as visiting Division II Bowie State upset Division I Coppin State in women's basketball, 64-63.
- Cheick Diallo finished with 13 points, six rebounds and three blocks while helping the Kansas Jayhawks overcome a first-half malaise for a 94-61 victory over the Loyola Maryland Greyhounds.
- Kiser finished the regular season No. 1 in the ACC and No. 17 in the nation with 117 tackles.
- Despite playing a man down for the final 12 minutes, No. 10 seed Maryland upended No. 7 seed Notre Dame, 2-1, to advance to the quarterfinals of the NCAA men's soccer tournament.
- Andrew Hoxie and Levi Houapeu scored two goals each to lead the Baltimore Blast to a 9-2 victory over the Harrisburg Heat in the Major Arena Soccer League on Saturday.
- Haskins, who committed to the Terps in the spring, is closely monitoring the coaching situation at Maryland but is using his official visits to review his options.
- Tyler Seibring's 3-pointer gave the Elon men's basketball team the lead with 45 seconds to go, and the host Phoenix won.
- Even though Havre de Grace's annual community Thanksgiving dinner has been moved from its traditional site at St. Patrick Catholic Church to the Havre de Grace Community Center this year, that did not stop several hundred volunteers and multiple people wanting a Thanksgiving meal and holiday company from coming out Thursday.
- A tennis team from Columbia, Maryland, won the USTA League mixed 18 & over 6.0 national title last weekend in Tucson, Arizona.
- Elsewhere, Coppin State defeated Chestnut Hill, 92-75.
- Maryland will play at seventh-seeded Notre Dame on Sunday in the third round.
- Nene scored 18 points and Otto Porter added 17 as the Washington Wizards beat the Detroit Pistons 97-95 on Saturday night.
- A strong finish with the Boston Red Sox this season earns left-handed pitcher Rich Hill a one-year, $6 million contract with the Oakland Athletics.
- The Washington Wizards' Bradley Beal practiced on a limited basis Thursday and might be ready to face the Detroit Piston on Saturday.
- Workers with the Pennsylvania firms of Reiff Brothers and Fairview Demolition tore out anything modern, such as wall plaster and a rear deck, from the historic Joesting-Gorsuch House near Bel Air Wednesday morning, as they started stripping the house to its oldest parts.
- Anyone who is in need this Thanksgiving and cannot share a holiday meal with family or friends has their pick of meals offered by local community groups and houses of worship around Harford and Cecil counties.
- Laurel Park will offer a stakes schedule during its winter meet of $1.95 million highlighted by the $300,000 Barbara Fritchie (Grade 2),
- A mixed tennis team from Columbia representing the USTA Mid-Atlantic Section captured the national title at the USTA League Mixed 18 & Over 2.5 National Championships in Tucson, Ariz.
- Maryland's Division I-best streak of 12 straight trips to the round of 16 ended a year ago with its loss to eventual College Cup participant UMBC.
- Junior Ashanti Kennedy led a strong third quarter by Navy that allowed the Midshipmen to rally for a 50-39 victory over host Saint Peter's.
- Gentlemen's Bet won the $350,000 Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash on Saturday at Laurel Park with the assist of a stewards' decision that resulted in the disqualification of first-place finisher Trouble Kid to second.
- Michael Phelps finished second to Baltimore training partner Chase Kalisz in the 200-meter butterfly Friday night at the Arena Pro Swim Series at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.