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Since it is raining this morning, I am not about to go out and jog, so I figured I would post some notes on all things Maryland.   There is not a lot of major news out there, but there are some things worth noting.
First of all, we all know this site was started for Terps [...]

It was only a matter of time when you think about it.  The economy is in a tough spot and when stuff like this happens, the first things to get cut are the non essentials.  Of course the term “Non Essential” is a relative term.  For example for the University of Maryland, non essentials are [...]

The Maryland Baseball Team named Vanderbilt Assistant Erik Bakich as it’s replacement for Terry Rupp today.  What is impressive (considering the mediocre records) is this is only the Terps sixth head coach in 116 years.  What does Bakich bring to the table?  It appears he has done very well recruiting for Vanderbilt over the last seven years.  While there he [...]

After watching the Washington Huskie’s win the Woman’s 2009 NCAA Softball Championship, I figure this is a good a time as any to recap the Maryland Woman’s Softball team, which wasn’t quite as successful.  Though the Huskie victory was in itself quite an accomplishment, it was nothing like the game Florida won to advance to [...]

Some days you come home hoping there is some sort of news out there for you to report on.  (Usually, I think maybe, just maybe, today is the day Lance Stephenson will make his college decision).  Today is certainly one of those days, and I was greeted with a nice treat from the Maryland Athletic Department. 
The [...]

Before we get into the Dropsie Awards for Baseball, we first need to report that after nine years at the helm of Maryland Baseball, Terry Rupp resigned today.  Rupp had a career mark of 227-271 over that span, with an ACC record of 61-183.  As bad as it sounds Rupp did make some progress during [...]

I will tell you what, the women’s version is going to be a tough act to follow up on.  Much like the Terps Football team, the Maryland Lacrosse team had quite a roller coaster ride of a season.  I am going to take a quick peak at the high points and low points of the [...]

It was a mixed bag of results for both the Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse Teams yesterday, as both teams took on Syracuse.  Let’s start with the Men.  If watching starting goalie Brian Phipps tear his ACL while jumping up and down after protesting a missed call.  That should have been a sign of the way [...]

Maryland Men’s Lacrosse put on an impressive display today in South Bend as they totally dominated the Irish.  They advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament thanks to a smothering defensive effort and 9 saves by Goalie Brian Phipps.  Jeremy Sieverts and Joe Cummings gave the Terps a 2-0 lead early in the [...]

Happy Mothers Day!  Actually based on our probable demographic, it might be better to open with “Don’t forget today is Mothers Day”.  So if you are a mom and reading this, have a great day, you’ve earned it (I have a better appreciation for this holiday now than I did two years ago!), and if [...]