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Ex-MarylandTerrapin Terrell Stoglin not Projected to Be Drafted into NBA
May 17th, 2012 at 11:08 AM
In six different NBA mock drafts, not one single projection included former Maryland Terrapin guard Terrell Stoglin getting picked … whatsoever. ***PHOTO1*** Here were the drafts: There was Walter Football, Pro Basketball Draft, Draft Tek, NBA Draft.net, My NBA Draft and NBA Draft Room. Only NBA Draft Room touts Stoglin as a possible draft...

Maryland Terrapins Receive $4M Bonus as ACC, ESPN Extend Contract
May 9th, 2012 at 2:39 PM
The University of Maryland’s athletic department was in need of a financial boost. Well, good news for them. ***PHOTO1*** The Atlantic Coast Conference and ESPN agreed to a contract extension giving the network exclusive rights to games through 2027. Each of the 12 schools will be paid about $17 million, up from the...

Sam Cassell Jr. Visiting USF After not Committing on NSD
April 12th, 2012 at 9:27 AM
National Signing Day has come and gone, and still no word from either Jerron Wilbut or Sam Cassell Jr. last night. For Terps fans, that means the wait extends to May 16 – the final signing date for national letters of intent – to find out if the team will add...

Maryland Terrapins LB Darin Drakeford to Miss Spring
April 9th, 2012 at 10:07 PM
  The Maryland defense will be without yet another starter this spring. Linebacker Darin Drakeford will miss the remainder of spring practices as he must tend to academic issues, head coach Randy Edsall announced on  YouTube earlier tonight. “[Darin Drakeford] won't be out there now for the rest of spring," Edsall said. "He's...

Maryland Terrapins Recruit Marcus Newby Gets Offer from Oklahoma
April 9th, 2012 at 6:26 PM
  Quince Orchard linebacker Marcus Newby already enjoyed a long list of suitors after an impressive junior campaign. Now Oklahoma had made an offer. According to Josh Barr of the Washington Post, the Sooners offered Newby while he and coach Dave Mencarini were taking an unofficial visit to Rutgers last Thursday. “We’re going...

Michigan Transfer Evan Smotrycz Will Host Mark Turgeon, Visit School
April 5th, 2012 at 10:33 AM
Evan Smotrycz will host Maryland Terrapins head basketball coach Mark Turgeon Friday and will visit College Park the following Friday, according to CBS Sports college basketball writer Jeff Goodman. ***PHOTO1*** Yesterday we wrote Smotrycz planned to visit Maryland after a trip to Providence. Last season at Michigan, Smotrycz averaged almost eight points and...

Maryland Basketball Could Play in Baltimore Arena
March 30th, 2012 at 12:11 PM
  For the first time in more than a decade, Maryland basketball could return to Baltimore. According to the Baltimore Business Journal, Baltimore’s First Mariner Arena may play host to the Terrapins in either 2012 or 2013 against “another marquee time.” The reporter, Jack Lambert, cites university and arena officials. ***PHOTO1*** Like the football...

Maryland Terrapins’ Quarterback Danny O’Brien to Transfer to University of Wisconsin
March 28th, 2012 at 4:01 PM
After it was rumored former Maryland quarterback Danny O'Brien was leaning towards to continuing his playing career in Madison, the official news came in. O'Brien will be a Badger in 2012-2013. Wisconsin head coach Brett Bielema released this statement:   “We’re excited that Danny has chosen to attend Wisconsin. The first thing we...

Quarterback Danny O’Brien Poised to Choose University of Wisconsin
March 28th, 2012 at 12:44 PM
Ex-Maryland quarterback Danny O'Brien is leaning towards transferring to Wisconsin, according a report by the Journal Sentinel.  The JS cites two college football sources in the report. On Wednesday, O'Brien was spotted wearing Penn State gear while watching the Nittany Lions practice. We suspected O'Brien was leaning towards transferring to State College. The...

Maryland Terrapins Basketball Off B.J. Anya’s Trimmed List of Potential Schools
March 28th, 2012 at 12:04 PM
A stumbling block in the Terps' fantastic run of recruitment this week: DeMatha center BeeJay Anya left Maryland off his trimmed down list of college choices. Josh Barr of the Washington Post tweeted this: ***PHOTO1*** Barr reports Anya's list has been narrowed down to Ohio State, Kansas, Louisville, Syracuse, Pittsburgh, Virginia, Virginia Tech, West...

2013 4-Star Athlete Michael Parker Chooses Maryland
March 27th, 2012 at 7:56 PM
It's been a tremendous week for Maryland recruiting. And you can add another big-time prospect to that list. Michael Parker of Nokesville, Va. tweeted he intends to join the Terp family in 2014. ***PHOTO1*** A four-star athlete by both Rivals.com and Scout.com, Parker is considered a top-150 prospect. He had received offers from Boston...

Maryland’s Alyssa Thomas Named AP All-American
March 27th, 2012 at 3:11 PM
Maryland forward Alyssa Thomas can now add yet another trophy to her mantle this season. Today, Thomas was named to the Associated Press All-American team, lifting her Terrapins team to an ACC championship and now a shot at the Final Four. Thomas averaged more than 17 points and eight rebounds per game...

Quick Hits: Maryland in DE Curtis Cothran Top 3, John Tillman Talks Brawl, Lady Terps Advance
March 26th, 2012 at 11:56 AM
  Lady Terps advance to Elite 8 Trailing by double-digits midway through the second half of Sunday’s Sweet 16 matchup with Texas A&M, the Lady Terps looked poised for a disappointing end to their season. But in typical Terps fashion, the team fought back and rallied past the defending national champions, 81-74. Via the...

Maryland Sitting on NIT Tournament Bubble
March 10th, 2012 at 12:06 PM
Remember when Maryland was a lock to make the NCAA Tournament every year? Oh how the times are a'changing.  The Terps are sitting on the bubble this year ... the NIT Tournament bubble. According to NITology.com, the team is currently on the outside looking in. Fellow ACC teams that are still contending...