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Johns Hopkins to seek conference affiliation

2013-05-17 13:31:00

The Johns Hopkins men’s lacrosse program plans to surrender its status as an independent and join a conference, the university announced Friday. The Blue Jays have competed independently for 130 years, winning nine NCAA championships and...

4 Terps highlight IWLCA All-America teams

2013-05-15 08:33:00

Maryland’s Alex Aust, Katie Schwarzmann, Iliana Sanza and Taylor Cummings earned Division I first-team All-America honors from the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association Wednesday. Johns Hopkins’ Taylor D’Amore, Loyola&...

Weekly Maryland recruiting roundup

2013-05-10 07:35:00

The Maryland football program landed its third commitment of the 2014 recruiting class when Johnathan Thomas pledged to the Terps on Thursday. Thomas, a three-star running back from St. John's Prep in Danvers, Mass., picked Maryland over Arkansas, UConn...

In new Big Ten, Penn State football expects to grow more comfortable in Maryland

2013-05-01 15:40:00

Penn State has had a run of the neighborhood for as long as anyone can remember, from its years as the most successful independent Division I-A football program on the East Coast and a national power, to a little more than the past two decades in the...

Big Ten academic committee reaches out to UM

2013-04-30 15:53:48

While the University of Maryland won't be able to reap most of the rewards of joining the Big Ten athletic conference until the move becomes official in July 2014, it will start benefiting from its academic counterpart — the Committee on...

Terps Trio: Final ACC hoops schedule, Vertrail Vaughns, Stefon Diggs & Tavon Austin

2013-04-26 09:42:00

�Baltimore Sun reporter Don Markus and editor Matt Bracken weigh in on the three biggest topics of the past week in Maryland sports. Is the Atlantic Coast Conference being vindictive with Maryland regarding its basketball schedule for its final season?...

On Rutgers basketball, Princeton husband-hunting and Jimmy Kimmel

2013-04-08 03:00:00

"What's the second paragraph?" That is my boilerplate response when someone suggests a column idea to me. "Yeah. Right. But where do I go from there?" Not every topic is worth 700 words. So, today I will offer a few words on recent headlines in the...

Notebook: Rutgers rallies in support of suspended coach Brecht

2013-04-25 18:19:00

Rutgers men's lacrosse players and parents expressed loyalty to suspended coach Brian Brecht at a meeting with university President Robert L. Barchi on Tuesday. A large group of players — dressed in khakis and suit jackets — and their...

Lawyer's crusade against bullying lights a match at Oaklands Elementary [Commentary]

2013-04-16 13:52:00

Bullying has been around since the dawn of man. It's knit into our genes. Just look at cordial sorts like Mike Rice, the former men's basketball coach at Rutgers University. The damning video of him kicking, pushing and verbally abusing players went viral...

Digest: Rutgers offers Eddie Jordan head coach job

2013-04-12 23:39:00

� Men's College Basketball Rutgers offers Eddie Jordan head coach job Rutgers has offered its head coaching job to Eddie Jordan and the two sides are in negotiations, according to a report. The Scarlet Knights are looking to replace Mike Rice, who...

Bits & Pieces: Baltimore Ravens' Rice continuing anti-bullying campaign in Howard

2013-04-09 12:16:00

Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice visited Howard High School in May of last year for an anti-bullying assembly and plans to return to Howard County a couple times over the next few months to continue his campaign against bullying and to help those...

When it comes to diversity in the NFL, nepotism trumps the 'Rooney Rule'

2013-04-01 03:00:00

This NFL offseason represents the 10-year anniversary of the inception of the "Rooney Rule." The rule, named after Pittsburgh Steelers' Chairman Dan Rooney, requires teams to interview minority candidates for all head coaching and senior football...

Rutgers University President Robert Barchi.

2013-04-19 00:00:00

By her own admission, Deana Haggag's first foray into the art world was a failure. As an undergrad at Rutgers University, and unhappy with her pre-med studies, she opened a small gallery in Newark, N.J., that quickly bombed. And its mismanagement was her own fault, she said.

2013-03-07 00:00:00

The Rutgers student section goes crazy after the Scarlet Knights ended their 10-game losing streak to UConn Saturday, beating the Huskies 67-60 at Rutgers.

2012-01-07 00:00:00