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Every Maryland athlete is being given an iPad. The school says the iPads are to be used to aid the students in their educational missions.

The Baltimore school board voted Tuesday night to not renew the contracts of several charter and other independently run schools — but deferred making decisions about whether most of them would close.

For the first time this season, maybe for the first time since Mark Turgeon took over in College Park, there was a feeling of uneasiness that permeated Comcast Center.

The Terps fell victim to Virginia's defense and 3-pointers and lost, 80-69, in front of an announced 16,895 at Comcast Center.

Robert Prettyman walked along the uneven, murky ground surrounding Anne Arundel Community College's Resource Management Building and pointed to soil erosion, storm runoff and other ways that the area has lost its battle against the elements.

'Special admissions' bring top athletes to college campuses like Maryland but give schools expensive academic challenges, interviews and documents show

Returning to another Monday morning at work after a horrifically violent attack. I will pray for my students and for my own strength as we try to learn in the midst of grieving for the loss of so many.

Alexander Kinyua, the Morgan State University student accused of killing and cannibalizing a family friend, pleaded guilty but not criminally responsible Wednesday on separate attempted murder charges.

Gonzaga (D.C.) point guard Bryant Crawford has offers from UConn, SMU, Georgetown, Seton Hall, Indiana and Penn State. Maryland has shown interest.

Morgan State University's board of regents has voted not to renew President David Wilson's contract, a board member said.

Lawyers squared off one last time Friday in a packed Baltimore courtroom to wrap up the long-running trial of a bitterly contested pollution lawsuit with ramifications for water cleanup efforts and the poultry industry in Maryland and nationwide.

The University of Maryland's planned departure from the Atlantic Coast Conference has raised questions about the league's long-term survival, a sobering prospect for fans who grew up on games between the Terps and their Tobacco Road rivals.

Joe Duckett has been going to Maryland games for 40 years, dating back to when he was a kid growing up in South Baltimore.

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

There's hardly a square inch of the 1,900-acre Soldiers Delight Natural Environmental Area that Johnny Johnsson hasn't walked, mapped or studied.

Dr. Benjamin H. Cassutto, a veterinarian and Army veteran, died Thursday of cancer at Nanticoke Hospital in Seaford, Del. He was 52.

Maryland to play Wisconsin in football

Daquein McNeil, a Vermont Academy guard and Baltimore native, talks about his commitment to Richard Pitino's Florida International program.

Little more than a year after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, an unknown enemy was again menacing the capital region. Sidewalks emptied; residents holed up in their homes. Those with unavoidable commitments ducked their heads as they scurried from house to car, from car to destination, and back again.

Little more than a year after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, an unknown enemy was again menacing the capital region. Sidewalks emptied; residents holed up in their homes. Those with unavoidable commitments ducked their heads as they scurried from house to car, from car to destination, and back again

State Sen. Joe Getty (R-Dist. 5) was recently honored by the Carroll County Student Government Association with its 2012 Friend of the CCSGA award.

As Baltimore County officials work to improve protocols for ensuring school safety following two incidents involving guns in the last month, experts say they should focus on providing more avenues through which students can report and teachers can adequately identify suspicious behavior.

The shooting at Perry Hall High School is an event that has resonated for a lot of people and, for me, it hit pretty close to home.

Mark and Mary Willard, of Bel Air, announce the engagement of their daughter, Jessie Marie, to Steve Na, son of Kap and Mimi Na, of McLean, Va.

All Baltimore colleges follow the same federal guidelines for reporting crimes on campus. But hard-to-explain discrepancies raise questions about the value of these reports in giving students and employees a snapshot of campus safety.

Matt Bracken previews The Sweet 16, his list of the best college basketball players from the Baltimore area.

Chaney collapsed during an offseason workout in April 2010. He figured he was just dehydrated, but doctors soon determined he had a severe case of viral myocarditis, a potentially fatal infection of the heart that causes inflammation.

Alexander Kinyua, the college student accused of killing a family friend and ingesting his heart and brain, has been declared incompetent to stand trial, according to court records.

Dr. McGregor J. Ferguson, an Annapolis veterinary cardiologist, died Sunday of undetermined causes at his Millersville home.

A former University of Maryland honors student accused of contemplating a campus shooting rampage accepted a plea deal Tuesday, and prosecutors said the case was evidence that authorities are responding threats with vigilance.

College students from Laurel were named to the dean's list for the spring semester at various colleges and universities.

BCCC is bringing in former local high school basketball stars Quentin Judd, Ronald Epps, Aaron Parham, Justin Kuntz, and Towson transfer Will Adams.