A lot of familiarity at Verizon Center for former Terps' point guard Melo Trimble

As the Wizards held off Sacramento, 101-95, in overtime, Beal scored 31 points and reached career-high figures with seven 3-pointers on 13 attempts.

Patrick Mullins (Maryland) had a goal and an assist and D.C. United clinched a third consecutive MLS Cup playoff appearance with a 3-1 victory over New York City FC.

Morgan State's School of Global Journalism and Communication and ESPN's The Undefeated will co-sponsor a symposium about black women in sports Tuesday at 11 a.m. in the Student Center Theater.

Washington Wizards coach Scott Brooks has tentatively pegged Trey Burke as the starting point guard for the preseason opener against the visiting Miami Heat tonight at 8, replacing the recovering John Wall.

Asked on Monday¿s ACC coaches¿ teleconference about how difficult it has been to get Allen to play consistently within the team¿s offense, Turgeon said, ¿It¿s a constant battle with him, he¿s still learning how to play, learning the game, and learning situations.

There were times last season when Maryland coach Mark Turgeon begrudgingly turned his offense over to freshman point guard Seth Allen.

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