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Where might Alex Len end up?

2013-04-15 06:29:00

So now comes the speculation about where Alex Len gets picked in the NBA draft and how good a player the Maryland center might be. � One possibility: The Oklahoma City Thunder, which has more than just its own pick in the first round. The Thunder has...

Terps Trio: Alex Len's pro prospects, replacing him at center, Damonte Dodd's outlook

2013-04-05 06:44:00

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. Is Alex Len definitely leaving for the NBA and has his status gone up after he finished the season...

Derrick Lewis 'turning the corner' with Archbishop Spalding boys basketball team

2013-02-21 16:33:00

His players sat silently in the corner of the locker room. Much like he did when he was a player at Maryland more than a quarter century ago, Archbishop Spalding boys basketball coach Derrick Lewis measured his words carefully before speaking. "I lost a...

At trade deadline for Wizards, who goes?

2013-02-20 22:16:00

Long after what might have been his last — or second-to-last — practice as a member of the Washington Wizards, Jordan Crawford hardly looked like a man worried about his future or prepared to distance himself from his teammates. Engaged in a...

What Pau Gasol trade makes most sense?

2013-01-22 16:09:15

How about a new coach? Ira Winderman Sun Sentinel The best Pau Gasol trade? Mike D'Antoni for any coach with enough common sense to find a way to make it work. Once again, D'Antoni being so wedded to a system has compromised his ability to maximize his...

Juan Dixon leads list of Terps to be inducted in school's hall of fame

2012-10-03 15:07:00

— The 2002 Maryland basketball season could hardly have arrived quickly enough for Juan Dixon. The guard and his teammates had lost a 22-point lead to Duke in the 2001 Final Four. "We had a bad taste in our mouths the whole offseason," said Dixon,...

Terps Trio: Ralph Friedgen's oddly timed email, Terrell Stoglin's summer-league performance and Maryland football's last-place projection

2012-07-27 07:47:00

Baltimore Sun reporters Jeff Barker and Don Markus and intern Connor Letourneau -- co-sports editor of The Diamondback -- weigh in on the three biggest topics of the past week in Maryland sports. What was up with former Maryland football coach Ralph...

Terps women's basketball recruit Lexie Brown set to represent U.S. at U18 world championships

2012-08-14 15:22:00

Lexie Brown prides herself on preparation. She appreciates organization and understands the importance of planning ahead. So when the Maryland women's basketball recruit became one of three high school seniors selected to the Under-18 USA National Team...

Lonny Baxter: 10 years after Maryland's national title

2012-03-28 21:03:00

Lonny Baxter’s life changed dramatically in the summer of 2006. Four years removed from helping Maryland win the national championship, Baxter’s short-lived NBA career�was already in jeopardy�after he was released by the Houston Rockets–...

Ex-NBA player Oliver Miller sentenced to one year in jail

2012-02-03 16:55:00

Former NBA player Oliver J. Miller was sentenced Friday to a year in the Anne Arundel County jail for pistol-whipping his girlfriend's brother in Arnold. Miller, 41, who was living with his girlfriend in Edgewater, pleaded guilty last fall to first-...

What they're saying about Syracuse's Donte Greene

2008-06-25 15:42:00

Towson Catholic alumnus and Syracuse standout Donte Greene is a likely first-round pick in Thursday night's NBA draft. Here's where several mock draft experts think Greene will be picked and what they're saying about his draft status: • ESPN's...

Ex-Terps NBA roundup

2008-02-12 14:01:00

Steve Blake, Portland Trail Blazers Blake had four points, five assists and one steal in the Blazers' 95-83 loss to the Houston Rockets on Monday. Blake is averaging 7.7 points, 4.8 assists and 2.4 rebounds per game this season. He's averaging 33.7...

In a Sports Illustrated story NBA center Jason Collins came out, becoming the first openly gay active player in major sports April 29, 2013. ATLANTA - DECEMBER 02: Jason Collins #34 of the Atlanta Hawks against the Toronto Raptors at Philips Arena on December 2, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia.

2013-04-29 00:00:00

Nazr Mohammed dunks against the Raptors' Alan Anderson during the first half at the Air Canada Centre.

2013-04-12 00:00:00

Toronto Raptors' Amir Johnson (C) goes for a rebound against Detroit Pistons' Rodney Stuckey (R) and Kyle Singler during the second half of their NBA basketball game in Toronto, April 1, 2013. REUTERS/Mark Blinch (CANADA - Tags: SPORT BASKETBALL TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

2013-04-02 00:00:00