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Maryland, USC bring skids into first-ever matchup
Southern California's visit to College Park, Md., to face the Maryland Terrapins on Saturday marks the first meeting between the programs -- and both come in trying to snap skids.,USC (3-3, 1-3 Big Ten) is coming off back-to-back conference losses after a 33-30 overtime defeat against Penn State las...
Northwestern pulls away from error-prone Maryland
Jack Lausch threw for 203 yards and ran for a touchdown, helping Northwestern to a 37-10 Big Ten victory over Maryland on Friday night in College Park, Md.,In the fourth start of his college career, Lausch completed 10 of 18 passes without an interception as the Wildcats (3-3, 1-2) beat the Terrapin...
Northwestern, Maryland aim to rebound after games slipped away
With both teams licking their wounds from lookalike losses to Indiana, Northwestern and Maryland are seeking the finishing touch when they meet Friday night in College Park, Md.,Last week, the Wildcats (2-3, 0-2 Big Ten) were poised to upset the then-No. 23 Hoosiers as they trailed by three points b...
Indiana tops Maryland for best start (5-0) since 1967
Kurtis Rourke threw three touchdowns to help Indiana secure its best start in almost six decades with a 42-28 win over Big Ten-rival Maryland on a rainy Saturday in Bloomington, Ind.,Six different players scored touchdowns for the Hoosiers, who are 5-0 for the first time since 1967. Indiana is 2-0 i...
Indiana meets Maryland, chases first 5-0 start in 57 years
Indiana is on the verge of its best start in almost six decades, but first-year Hoosiers coach Curt Cignetti knows he still has much to learn about his team.,"I don't think we've probably played the most difficult schedule up to this point," Cignetti said. "Not trying to short-change anybody we've p...
Tai Felton, Maryland continue to dominate, beat Villanova
Billy Edwards Jr. threw for 328 yards and two touchdowns, guiding Maryland to a 38-20 win over Villanova, Saturday afternoon in College Park, Md.,Tai Felton had a career-high 14 receptions for 157 yards and a touchdown to become the first player in Terrapins history to open a season with four straig...
Rafael Navarro's goal powers Rapids past Timbers
Rafael Navarro's goal in the 71st minute Saturday night snapped a tie and led the Colorado Rapids to a 2-1 win over the Portland Timbers in Commerce City, Colo.,With an assist from Djordje Mihailovic, Navarro scored his 14th goal of the season on a header to the top right corner, putting him two awa...
Timbers aim to continue dominance over Western foe Rapids
Portland Timbers coach Phil Neville has a summation of his team as it heads down the homestretch of the MLS season.,"We're coming to the last 100 meters of the race and, as they say, we're in it to win it," he said.,To achieve what Neville wants to do, Portland could stand to continue its recent dom...
Virginia vies to pick up steam in clash vs. Maryland
After starting his Virginia career with consecutive three-win seasons, coach Tony Elliott and the Cavaliers look for a 3-0 start on Saturday night when old rival Maryland visits Charlottesville, Va. ,Virginia (2-0) erased a 13-point, fourth-quarter deficit in a 31-30 win at Wake Forest in its Atlant...
Taylor Fritz edges Frances Tiafoe to reach U.S. Open final
Taylor Fritz worked five sets to outlast Frances Tiafoe in an all-American matchup of good friends in the U.S. Open semifinals on Friday in New York.,Fritz, the 12th seed, won 4-6, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 to become the first U.S. man to reach a Grand Slam singles final since Andy Roddick lost in the 2009...
Jannik Sinner sweeps Jack Draper to reach first U.S. Open final
Top-seeded Jannik Sinner has reached the first U.S. Open final of his career after delivering a 7-5, 7-6 (3), 6-2 victory over 25th-seeded Jack Draper in their semifinal match on Friday in New York.,Sinner had a 43-29 edge in winners while sweeping the Brit on a hot and humid afternoon. Draper vomit...
Friend or 'Foe'? Taylor Fritz favored in All-American U.S. Open semifinal
Fans of the Netflix documentary "Break Point" know Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe grew up battling each other on the court, are good friends off it and that both desperately want the title of the top American men's tennis player of this generation.,One of the 26-year-olds will earn a distinct advan...
Jack Draper, Jannik Sinner move into U.S. Open semis
No. 25 seed Jack Draper swept his way into his first career Grand Slam semifinal by ousting No. 10 Alex de Minaur 6-3, 7-5, 6-2 in the U.S. Open on Wednesday in New York.,His semifinal foe will be top-seeded Jannik Sinner, as the Italian downed fifth-seeded Daniil Medvedev of Russia 6-2, 1-6, 6-1, 6...
Jack Draper defeats Alex de Minaur to reach U.S. Open semis
No. 25 seed Jack Draper swept his way into his first career Grand Slam semifinal by ousting No. 10 Alex de Minaur 6-3, 7-5, 6-2 in the U.S. Open on Wednesday in New York.,Draper hasn't lost a set in his five U.S. Open matches. The 22-year-old is the first Brit since Andy Murray in 2012 to reach the ...
Michigan State adjusting to new leadership ahead of clash vs. Maryland
Michigan State and Maryland took different routes last week to reach the same destination: a season-opening win.,Up next is a chance to make an early statement in Big Ten play when the Spartans (1-0) visit the Terrapins (1-0) on Saturday in the conference opener for both teams in College Park, Md.,M...
Maria Sharapova heads nominees for Tennis Hall of Fame
Five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova is the biggest name on the ballot for the International Tennis Hall of Fame Class of 2025.,Sharapova achieved the career Grand Slam, winning the French Open twice (2012, 2014), and Wimbledon (2004), the U.S. Open (2006) and Australian Open (2008) once. S...
Daniil Medvedev, Jack Draper roll into U.S. Open quarterfinals
No. 5 seed Daniil Medvedev, the only former champion left on the men's side, rolled into the U.S. Open quarterfinals on Monday, sweeping unseeded Nuno Borges 6-0, 6-1, 6-3 at New York. ,Medvedev, who won the U.S. Open in 2021, won 78 percent of his first-serve points (36 of 46) and saved 4 of 5 brea...
Billy Edwards Jr. leads Maryland in romp over UConn
Maryland football has been synonymous with Taulia Tagovailoa for nearly half a decade. In Saturday's season opener, quarterback Billy Edwards Jr. turned the page into a new chapter in style, throwing for a career-best 311 yards and two touchdowns as the host Terrapins defeated Connecticut 50-7 in Co...
New QBs in focus for Maryland, UConn ahead of Week 1
With a fresh schedule and a new starting quarterback, Maryland coach Mike Locksley is in the holiday spirit ahead of the team's season opener on Saturday against UConn in College Park, Md.,"This is like Christmas for me," Locksley said. "... We've gotta play the game to see who we are and start the ...
Chargers escape inoperable elevator in Dallas
Several Los Angeles Chargers players and members of the team's traveling party were rescued from an inoperable elevator at their hotel in Dallas on Friday.,The Chargers were staying at The Westin Dallas Downtown ahead of their preseason game on Saturday. ,Dallas Fire-Rescue was summoned after the el...