Should College Athletes Get Paid?
Most of us bridle at the very thought — after all, college is a place that’s supposed to be safe from the rampant commercialism of pro sports. These kids are students as well as athletes, amateurs who...
View ArticleCollege Lacrosse Players Use the Most Drugs? NCAA Report Says So
Men’s lacrosse players were the biggest illicit drug users among athletes competing in the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s 23 sanctioned sports, according to a survey by the governing body....
View ArticleBaltimore Team Makes NCAA Tournament
Seventeen years is a long time to wait. So it’s a good thing that last night, Loyola University (of Maryland, natch) won a basketball game that just happened to be kind of important. After beating...
View ArticleListen Up Loyola: Lessons from a Fellow NCAA Underdog
After the thrill of success comes the agony of having to do it again. In Loyola of Maryland’s case, their foray into the 2012 NCAA tournament — their first in nearly two decades — won’t be easy....
View ArticleIt’s a Good Month to Be a Lacrosse Fan, Baltimore
If you’re a college lacrosse fan who lives in Maryland, your odds of a hometown victory of one kind or another are pretty stellar this year. The 2012 NCAA men’s lacrosse tournament opens this weekend,...
View ArticleState Looking to Make Baltimore “Semi-Permanent Home” of NCAA Lacrosse...
The NCAA is changing the way it chooses host cities for its championships. Instead of selecting sites year by year, it will determine locations for “almost every one of its championships from fall...
View ArticleUMD Basketball Coach Inks Lucrative Contract Extension
Courtesy UMD Athletics Mark Turgeon’s strong run so far as head coach for the University of Maryland men’s basketball program has rewarded him with a four-year contract extension that includes a raise...
View ArticleMaryland’s No. 6 NCAA Tournament Seed is Awfully High, Analysts Say
Photo via University of Maryland Yesterday was a long day for the University of Maryland men’s basketball team, but when Selection Sunday was all said and done, the Terps had snagged a surprising no. 6...
View ArticleShould College Athletes Get Paid?
Most of us bridle at the very thought — after all, college is a place that’s supposed to be safe from the rampant commercialism of pro sports. These kids are students as well as athletes, amateurs who...
View ArticleCollege Lacrosse Players Use the Most Drugs? NCAA Report Says So
Men’s lacrosse players were the biggest illicit drug users among athletes competing in the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s 23 sanctioned sports, according to a survey by the governing body....
View ArticleBaltimore Team Makes NCAA Tournament
Seventeen years is a long time to wait. So it’s a good thing that last night, Loyola University (of Maryland, natch) won a basketball game that just happened to be kind of important. After beating...
View ArticleThe sporting world salutes UMBC’s brief, historic Cinderella run
Photo by Ian Feldmann, via UMBC/Twitter A pithy banner hanging on the University of Maryland, Baltimore County’s campus sums it up well: “Number one seeds: 135-1. We’re the 1.” Last night, two days...
View ArticleListen Up Loyola: Lessons from a Fellow NCAA Underdog
After the thrill of success comes the agony of having to do it again. In Loyola of Maryland’s case, their foray into the 2012 NCAA tournament — their first in nearly two decades — won’t be easy....
View ArticleIt’s a Good Month to Be a Lacrosse Fan, Baltimore
If you’re a college lacrosse fan who lives in Maryland, your odds of a hometown victory of one kind or another are pretty stellar this year. The 2012 NCAA men’s lacrosse tournament opens this weekend,...
View ArticleState Looking to Make Baltimore “Semi-Permanent Home” of NCAA Lacrosse...
The NCAA is changing the way it chooses host cities for its championships. Instead of selecting sites year by year, it will determine locations for “almost every one of its championships from fall...
View ArticleUMD Basketball Coach Inks Lucrative Contract Extension
Courtesy UMD Athletics Mark Turgeon’s strong run so far as head coach for the University of Maryland men’s basketball program has rewarded him with a four-year contract extension that includes a raise...
View ArticleMaryland’s No. 6 NCAA Tournament Seed is Awfully High, Analysts Say
Photo via University of Maryland Yesterday was a long day for the University of Maryland men’s basketball team, but when Selection Sunday was all said and done, the Terps had snagged a surprising no....
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