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Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank gave a pep talk before Monday night’s NCAA men’s basketball championship game to the players of Texas Tech — the Baltimore-based athletic brand’s first sponsored team to make it to the final game.

For Virginia and Texas Tech, doing something that had never been done before took hard work, dedication, determination — and vision.

Tight end Mark Andrews and Orlando Brown Jr., now Ravens rookies, know it’s best not to doubt Mayfield.

Atlanta Hawks guard Malcolm Delaney (Towson Catholic), already out for the season, had arthroscopic surgery on his left ankle.

Owens, the Big East Conference's top shot-blocker, had visited College Park earlier last week.

The Baltimore native will help lead the Mountaineers in their Sweet 16 game Friday against Villanova.

"I've interviewed a lot of people for jobs in my career, and that was one of the more bizarre interviews."

Oklahoma cornerback Julian Wilson discussed defensive schemes with Ravens secondary coach Chris Hewitt at the combine.

Mark Turgeon said after Saturday's 70-58 win over Minnesota that Maryland's 14-1 start did not mean much to him.

Senior Steffi Schneid scored twice, leading host Maryland to a 5-1 field hockey win over Princeton in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

Tubby Smith earns a win over his eldest son by leading Texas Tech to a 71-59 victory over Loyola Maryland in a season opener on Friday night in Lubbock.

While G.G. Smith wants to move from the shadows cast by his father, Tubby Smith, and former boss Jimmy Patsos, he also wants to keep those ties strong. As a result, Loyola will go on the road to face Texas Tech in its season opener Friday and welcome Siena to Reitz Arena on Nov. 29.

I am a college baseball junkie, and ESPN has given me all the coverage I can handle and then some the last three weeks.

The Ravens take their recruiting and signing of undrafted rookie free agents extremely seriously, enlisting coach John Harbaugh to personally convince players to sign with them.

I am in heaven. I know I am part of a minority, but I love college baseball the way the majority loves basketball. Forget the Final Four, the Road to Omaha is what gets my adrenaline pumping.

Baltimore Sun reporter Don Markus and editor Matt Bracken weigh in on the three biggest topics of the past week in Maryland sports.

Six months after narrowly missing out on the Maryland head coaching job, controversial former Texas Tech coach Mike Leach is back in the news. This week, Leach, who was fired at Texas Tech following alleged player misconduct during the 2009 season, released a tell-all book titled Swing Your Sword.