Big East Conference

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...

Assessing which conference Johns Hopkins could call home

2013-05-18 05:00:00

Now that Johns Hopkins has opened the door for conferences to woo the illustrious program, the most pressing question centers on if there is one league that best suits the Blue Jays – and vice versa. If coach Dave Pietramala and athletic...

Women's lacrosse notebook: ACC rules the quarterfinals

2013-05-16 21:25:00

The Atlantic Coast Conference boasts more teams in the NCAA women's lacrosse quarterfinals than any other conference — No. 1 seed Maryland, No. 3 North Carolina, Duke and Virginia. Those teams have posted a .822 winning percentage against non-...

Lacrosse Q&A: Notre Dame midfielder Jim Marlatt

2013-05-16 15:46:00

Each week, The Baltimore Sun publishes a Q&A with a college lacrosse player or coach to get you more acquainted with the player and his/her team. Today's guest is Notre Dame junior midfielder Jim Marlatt, a Clarksville native and River Hill graduate who...

Women's notebook: Rohrback's return key to Towson's NCAA tournament berth

2013-05-09 18:15:00

When the Towson women's lacrosse team played its first game in February, Ashleigh Rohrback wasn't sure she would get back on the field at all this season. The Liberty graduate, who had redshirted her sophomore year after ankle surgery, couldn't shake...

Not too many objections to list of men's Tewaaraton Award finalists

2013-05-09 07:45:00

The Tewaaraton Foundation announced Thursday morning the five finalists for the Tewaaraton Award, and the list is generally solid. Albany sophomore attackman Lyle Thompson and Cornell fifth-year senior attackman Rob Pannell headline the list. Thompson,...

Sports on TV

2013-05-11 00:49:35

SATURDAY'S TELEVISION HIGHLIGHTS ++++++++++++++++++++ || Arena || Pittsburgh@Philadelphia || TCN7 || || Jacksonville@San Antonio || CBSSN9:30 || || NASCAR || Sprint Cup Bojangles' Southern 500 || 45, 56 || || MLB || Cubs@Washington || MASN, 94 || ||...

National lacrosse: No. 8 Ohio State men upset No. 3 Denver in ECAC final

2013-05-04 22:38:00

Turner Evans scored his fourth goal, the game-winner, with 24 seconds left as No. 8 Ohio State upset No. 3 and top-seeded Denver, 11-10, in the Eastern College Athletic Conference men's lacrosse championship Saturday in Geneva, N.Y. The win secured...

5 Loyola women earn All-Big East honors

2013-05-01 17:33:00

Five Loyola women received All-Big East honors, including first-team selections Marlee Paton and Taryn VanThof, when the all-conference teams were announced Wednesday. The Greyhounds, who are seeded third in the Big East tournament�— which...

Q&A with ESPN's Mark Dixon

2013-04-29 10:13:00

ESPN analyst Mark Dixon, who provided color commentary for No. 7 Loyola’s 8-4 victory over No. 13 Johns Hopkins on Saturday, will handle play-by-play duties for the championship final of the America East tournament at Stony Brook this Saturday and...

Notebook: Loyola's Fletcher, UMBC's Young, Villanova's Rice honored

2013-04-29 16:10:00

Loyola junior defenseman Joe Fletcher received the final Eastern College Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week award for the season Monday after helping the Greyhounds defeat host Johns Hopkins, 8-4, on Saturday. Fletcher was a big part of the...

Digest: McKinnie, Dolphins meet; Vellano to Pats

2013-04-30 00:00:00

Football McKinnie, Dolphins meet; Vellano to Pats Ravens veteran free agent offensive tackle Bryant McKinnie visited the Miami Dolphins on Monday and underwent a physical, according to a source. There was no deal immediately with the former Pro Bowl...

Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Skylar Diggins, 4, gets her hand on the ball as UConn forward Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, 23, looks to shoot during the second half of the Big East championship game on March 12.

2013-04-04 15:42:00

Syracuse Orange head coach Jim Boeheim (R) and his bench watch the end of the game after the Louisville Cardinals came from behind to beat them in the NCAA tournament.

2013-03-16 22:13:08

Louisville players celebrate as the Cardinals close out a victory over Syracuse in the Big East Conference tournament final on Saturday.

2013-03-16 00:00:00