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If you watched Oluchi Okananwa’s final game as a Duke Blue Devil, it would have been easy to miss her. Most offensive possessions, she was relegated to spotting up in the corner, often stretching her hands out calling for a pass but being ignored. The No. 1-seed South Carolina Gamecocks — victors over the Terps […]
After breezing through non-conference play with relative ease, No. 3 Maryland women’s lacrosse is about to get its first taste of Big Ten competition. The Terps are coming off a clean 13-6 win over James Madison that saw attacker Kristen Shanahan score a career-high six goals off the back of an impressive defensive showing. The […]
A pair of Maryland football alumni will return to the DMV for the 2026 NFL season. Tight end Chig Okonkwo and safety Nick Cross both signed free agent contracts with the Washington Commanders on Wednesday. Okonkwo’s deal was finalized Thursday, with Cross yet to officially sign. Okonkwo signed a three-year deal worth up to $30 […]
For college basketball, the second Sunday in March is a sacred day. Selection Sunday is the day the public finds out the NCAA Tournament men’s and women’s brackets. But Saturday is a far more important day for No. 17 Maryland women’s basketball this season. For the women’s tournament, the pageantry of Selection Sunday has changed […]
Maryland suffered its second-worst loss of the season on Tuesday against No. 22 West Virginia, as pitching struggles spoiled the Terps’ first ranked matchup of the season. Now, they’ll open their 11th Big Ten season with a weekend series at home. Maryland will host Purdue at Bob “Turtle” Smith Stadium this weekend. The first game […]
With Maryland basketball’s 2025-26 season finally over, Terps fans can now look to the future. And there’s one pretty bright star that awaits next season. Five-star recruit Baba Oladotun will have high expectations for Maryland next season, but at the high school level, there were none. Oladotun had sat out Blake High School’s entire season […]
For a second, it looked like No. 17-seed Maryland men’s basketball was primed to blow past its lowly postseason expectations. But No. 9-seed Iowa gathered itself and obliterated the Terps in the second half. When the final buzzer sounded, Maryland’s season ended with a 75-64 loss in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament […]
On this episode of the Testudo Talk Podcast, hosts Matt Germack, Ryan Alonardo and Nolan Rogalski give their instant reaction to No. 17-seed Maryland men’s basketball’s 75-64 loss to No. 9-seed Iowa in the Big Ten Tournament second round, and briefly look ahead to the offseason. Listen to the episode here. You can also listen […]
As No. 17-seed Maryland men’s basketball prepared for the second round of the Big Ten Tournament, its dominant first-round win spurred dreams of a Cinderella run. After a strong first half Wednesday against No. 9-seed Iowa, those dreams looked increasingly possible. But they were shattered in the second half, when the Hawkeyes went on a […]
Less than 17 hours after beating Oregon, Maryland men’s basketball is back at the United Center in Chicago for a rematch with Iowa. The Terps are 1-1 against the Hawkeyes this season. Tip off is slated for noon ET. This is your space for thoughts, observations or whatever you would like to share, but please […]
No. 17-seed Maryland men’s basketball erupted in the first half Tuesday, holding Oregon to just three field goals in the entire first half. But the Terps won’t get much respite, as they turn their attention to a familiar foe in No. 9-seed Iowa. It’s not often that two teams play one another three times in […]
Maryland track & field’s Tolu Akinduro is set to take part in the NCAA Championships on March 14 after a stellar showing in the Big Ten Indoor Track and Field Championships. Akinduro shattered a 24-year old program record in the triple jump with a mark of 13.36 meters — it was good for second in […]
Maryland baseball headed to Morgantown, West Virginia, as winners of seven of its last eight. But that momentum came to a screeching halt against No. 22 West Virginia. The Terps’ pitching struggled mightily against the Mountaineers. As a staff, the six Terps’ pitchers allowed 11 walks and 12 hits in 47 at-bats. Without any hits […]
Maryland men’s basketball finished second-to-last in the Big Ten during the regular season. By all metrics, the Terps were on a collision course with the offseason. But Buzz Williams and company had different plans. In the first round of the Big Ten Tournament, Maryland squared up with Oregon in Chicago. The same program it fell […]
Cinderella runs don’t come from low-effort teams. No. 17-seed Maryland men’s basketball clearly knows that. Taking on No. 16-seed Oregon in the first game of the Big Ten Tournament, the Terps played like a team with something to prove. Every rebound turned into trench warfare, with bodies sprawling repeatedly in efforts to secure possession. Maryland […]
The first round of the Big Ten Tournament is here. The Terps and Ducks face off for the second time this season at 5 p.m., with the winner moving onto No. 9-seed Iowa. This is your space for thoughts, observations or whatever you would like to share, but please be respectful.
Maryland baseball first baseman Ryan Costello was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week, the conference announced Monday. The redshirt freshman LSU transfer continues to pay off, as he went 7 for 16 with three home runs, six RBIs and six runs across four games in the week. Costello has been Maryland’s premier source of […]
Maryland baseball is set to play its fifth straight road game on Tuesday, heading out west to face No. 23 West Virginia. The Terps are coming off of a 2-1 series victory against Troy over the weekend that was fueled by late home runs and strong defense. Maryland tallied a total of seven runs — […]
With one of the longest regular seasons in the history of Maryland men’s basketball wrapped up, the Terps have an incredibly short time to shake it all off. The clock ran out on the Terps’ 78-72 loss to No. 11 Illinois at 5:24 p.m. on Sunday. Its next game comes at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. […]
Six Maryland wrestlers went to the Big Ten Championships over the weekend, and three of them have qualified for the NCAA Championships. Dario Lemus, Branson John and Carter Young each finished on the podium at their weight classes, earning their spots in the national tournament. Lemus, a redshirt sophomore, finished sixth at the 141 pound […]
Maryland men’s basketball kept competitive with No. 11 Illinois for 39 minutes in a game that few would have expected the Terps to have a realistic chance of winning. Despite Andre Mills’ 30-point day, Maryland let the game slip away at the end, losing 78-72 in a deflated Xfinity Center Here are three takeaways from […]
Maryland baseball entered the ninth inning Sunday trailing by one run in the rubber match of its weekend series with Troy. Ryan Costello already had one home run in the game, and stood at the plate representing the go-ahead run with a runner on first. The lefty redshirt freshman delivered again. Costello turned on a […]
Maryland men’s basketball gave Xfinity Center a show worth watching Sunday. With 40 seconds left, Diggy Coit had an open 3-pointer squared up down four points to No. 11 Illinois. He nailed it — but head coach Buzz Williams had already called timeout, and the whistle had blown the play dead. After the players retook […]
At long last, Maryland men’s basketball is playing its final game of the regular season. The Terps are in College Park against No. 11 Illinois, with senior celebrations for Diggy Coit, Solomon Washington, Elijah Saunders and Collin Metcalf on tap. Tip off is slated for 3pm ET on Fox. This is your space for thoughts, […]
After giving Maryland baseball hope on Friday with an RBI double, Maryland baseball’s David Mendez swung hard on the first pitch he saw against Troy in the top of the first inning. Mendez’s 391-foot blast cleared the left-field wall, bringing Brayden Martin home from second base to open the scoring for the day. The second […]