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Maryland indoor track & field won six separate events at the Navy Invitational to open the season Saturday. Most notably, graduate student Maya Valmon’s 23.92 time on the 200 meters propelled her into second on the Terps’ all-time indoor list — she captured the event. Senior Nyla Cherry also placed first in the long jump, […]
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Maryland women’s basketball fans’ started Sunday with a piece of awful news — they won’t get to watch their team’s leading scorer Kaylene Smikle again until next season. Smikle’s lingering knee injury is going to require surgery and will sideline her for the rest of the season. Nonetheless, Maryland had a game to play: its […]
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Down by seven with 44 seconds left in double overtime, No. 7 Maryland women’s basketball had seemingly suffered its first loss of the season. As Minnesota inbounded the ball, Kyndal Walker — who had played just two minutes — got a steal. She made and executed an and-one to cut the game to five. Just […]
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No. 7 Maryland women’s basketball guard Kaylene Smikle will undergo season-ending knee surgery, she announced on her Instagram on Sunday. Smikle missed the first three games of Maryland’s season with a knee injury that she had been dealing with since the preseason. She had played in the last seven games for the Terps, averaging 13.1 […]
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Maryland men’s basketball’s conference slate started off about as poorly as it could have imagined. The Terps looked out of sorts and outmatched by an Iowa team that projects to be middle-of-the-pack in the Big Ten. The Hawkeyes led by 16 at halftime and by as much as 26 before Maryland ultimately fell, 83-64, on […]
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In this episode, hosts Matt Germack, Ryan Alonardo and Nolan Rogalski give their instant reactions to Maryland men’s basketball’s embarrassing 83-64 road loss to Iowa in the Terps’ conference opener, and what it means for the rest of the Big Ten slate. Listen to the episode here. You can also listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or anywhere else […]
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Maryland men’s basketball looked lost Saturday. On the road in their Big Ten opener, the Terps found themselves already down 14 at the half. Something needed to change. But nothing did. Maryland was pummelled, 83-64, in its conference opener. Problems that have plagued the Terps all season long only continued into the second half, as […]
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No. 4-seed Maryland men’s soccer head coach Sasho Cirovski emphasized the importance of dominating the flanks heading into its NCAA Tournament quarterfinal clash against Washington. With a pair of special wingers on both sides — Sadam Masereka and Stephane Njike for the Terps and Richie Aman and Alex Hall on Washington — the outcome of […]
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Maryland men’s basketball is on the road to begin Big Ten play, taking on a 7-1 Iowa squad whose only loss came to No. 7 Michigan State. Tip-off is set for 4 p.m. ET. This is your space for thoughts, observations or whatever you would like to share, but please be respectful.
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After starting the season with 10 consecutive nonconference wins, No. 7 Maryland women’s basketball will receive its first taste of Big Ten play Sunday. The Big Ten women’s basketball schedule is designed so that each team will play a conference game in early December in the midst of its nonconference slate. For the Terps, that […]
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While No. 4-seed Maryland men’s soccer’s lineup is largely veteran — eight of its starting 11 are upperclassmen — its third-round victory over No. 13-seed UConn was largely fueled by a shiny young star. Rocket Ritarita has been one of the most promising names in college soccer despite struggling throughout most of Big Ten play. […]
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Maryland men’s basketball is running out of firsts with head coach Buzz Williams. The beginning of the Terps’ season has flown by. Now, they approach their first Big Ten game under their new head coach. They hit the road for the second time of the season to face a team undergoing a similar challenge — […]
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Four Maryland field hockey players earned All-Mid Atlantic Region honors from the National Field Hockey Coaches Association. Forward Annemijn Klijnhout and defender Josie Hollamon earned first team nods. Klijnhout ranked second on the Terps with four assists this season. Josie Hollamon, one of Maryland’s captains, scored five goals. Two of the goals were game-winners. Goalkeeper […]
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No. 7 Maryland women’s basketball took down Mount St. Mary’s, 92-44, to improve to a perfect 10-0 on the season. The Terps played a different style than they’ve been used to this season, but still cruised to a 48-point win. Maryland has won its previous two games by a combined 105 points. Here are three […]
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Week 13 of the NFL regular season came to a close with 15 Maryland football alumni seeing the field. On Sunday, two former Terps and 2024 NFL Draft selections — Raiders offensive tackle D.J. Glaze and Chargers cornerback Tarheeb Still — faced off against each other. In an AFC West divisional matchup, the Chargers beat […]
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Maryland football took a step toward its future Wednesday, with the Terps securing 16 recruits on national signing day — including five-star Zion Elee, the program’s all-time highest ranked recruit. But Wednesday also nicely wrapped up Maryland’s regular season, as eleven Terps were recognized as All-Big Ten for their efforts. The conference only announced the […]
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The 2025 season had its ups during the non-conference slate, but it was nothing but down during the conference slate for Maryland volleyball. The Terps finished 8-22 in Adam Hughes’ eighth year as head coach, his second-worst single-season record at the helm. 2025 was a big letdown following a 14-17 record in 2024. While the […]
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When Maryland plays its first Big Ten game of the 2025-26 season on the road against Minnesota this Sunday, it will do so undefeated and as one of the favorites to win the conference. The Terps captured their 10th straight victory against Mount St. Mary’s at Xfinity Center Wednesday night. Maryland rolled through The Mount […]
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Five-star edge rusher and Maryland native Zion Elee officially signed his letter of intent with Maryland football Wednesday afternoon at St. Frances Academy in Baltimore. The 6-foot-3.5, 220-pound pass rusher committed to Maryland on Dec. 7, 2024, choosing the Terps over South Carolina, Auburn and Alabama, among others. Elee is the No. 5-ranked recruit in […]
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National Signing Day is upon us, and it’s a big one for Maryland football. Head coach Michael Locksley has secured 15 hard commits in the 2026 class and looks to keep that group intact — if not make it bigger. All eyes are on Locksley’s prized recruit, five-star edge rusher Zion Elee. The Baltimore native […]
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The landscape of college soccer looks drastically different from when Sasho Cirovski took over Maryland men’s soccer back in 1993. Cirovski’s recruiting approach in recent years has reflected that. While the veteran head coach still draws in some of the top homegrown players — the Terps have 10 in-state players on their current roster — […]
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Maryland men’s basketball endured a shaky first half against Wagner Tuesday, trailing for over three minutes of game time and looking second-best for stretches. But the Terps pulled away for what ended up a comfortable 89-63 victory, quelling some of the concerns that popped up in Vegas and sparking some momentum ahead of their first […]
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Maryland women’s basketball’s Ava McKennie will miss the rest of the 2025-26 season due to a torn ACL. In the Terps’ last game against Hofstra, the sophomore hit the ground and held her knee after a fast-break, according to Testudo Times reporter Ben Messinger. The game against Hofstra was McKennie’s best game of the season. […]
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Pharrel Payne is an unstoppable force against low-major teams. The center averaged 21.5 points and 6.5 rebounds in 29 minutes per game against Coppin State and Alcorn State, the two he’d played against entering Tuesday. But the senior saved his best for Wagner, the final low-major opponent of his career. On a night where Maryland […]
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Maryland men’s basketball is back at Xfinity Center after an unforgiving Players Era Festival slate in Las Vegas last week. Fortunately for them, Wagner looks to be nothing more than a tune-up opponent. Tip-off is scheduled for 8 p.m. This is your space for thoughts, observations or whatever you would like to share, but please […]
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