Attackmen Connor Cannizzaro (Cazenovia, N.Y./Cazenovia HS) and Tim Rotanz (Wading River, N.Y./Shoreham-Wading River HS) will compete for the North squad, while the South team features a quartet of future Terps in attackman Colin Heacock (Catonsville, Md./Boys Latin), goalie Dan Morris (Dallas, Texas/Dallas Jesuit HS), defender Mac Pons (Bel Air, Md./Boys Latin) and attackman Matt Rambo (Glenside, Pa./LaSalle College HS).

The six selections ties for the second-most ever for an incoming Terrapin class and also ties for the most for any school in this year’s game. The six selections bring the total of Maryland men’s lacrosse players to have competed in the Under Armour All-America Lacrosse Classic to 40.

The selected high-school seniors will experience a weekend of events that begins on Thursday, July 4 and culminates with the Under Armour All-America Girls Classic on Saturday, July 6 at 5 p.m. followed by the Boys Classic at 8 p.m. The Under Armour All-America Boys Classic will be showcased live on ESPNU for the eighth year.

The Under Armour All-America Lacrosse Classic also includes the Underclassmen tournament that will feature the top underclass boys players from the classes of 2014-2016 from10 regions across the country. The three-day Underclassmen tournament culminates Sunday, July 7 with the finals at 3:30 p.m. on the fields surrounding Unitas Stadium.

Tickets will be available for purchase on www.ticketmaster.com. For more information about the event, visit www.underarmourlacrosse.com. You can also follow the event on Facebook at www.facebook.com/UAAllAmericaLax.

Maryland’s former Under Armour Lacrosse All-Americans:
2012
Tommy Forsberg
Ryan Lehman
Bradlee Lord

2011
Jay Carlson
Kevin Forster
Bobby Gribbin
Joe LoCascio
Goran Murray
Eric Parnon
David Solomon

2010
Rustin Bryant
Emmett Cahill
Brian Cooper
Michael Ehrhardt
Quinn Haley
Casey Ikeda

2009
Niko Amato
Jesse Bernhardt
Landon Carr

2008
Jake Bernhardt
Owen Blye
Joe Cummings
Joey Fontanesi
Grant Oliver
Michael Shakespeare

2007
Grant Catalino
Tony Mendes
Travis Reed
Max Schmidt
Mark White
Ryan Young

2006
Brian Farrell
Bryn Holmes
Brian Phipps

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10. 10 Years (Thursday 7:30pm Rams Head Live); 10,000 Maniacs (Wednesday & Thursday 8pm Rams Head on Stage); Korn (Tuesday 8pm Fillmore Silver Spring), Kelly Rowland & The Dream (Sunday 8pm Fillmore Silver Spring); Macy Gray (Thursday 7:30pm Birchmere); SWV (Friday 8pm Howard Theatre); Lonestar (Wednesday 8pm Strathmore); Trey Anastasio (Wednesday 8pm Kennedy Center); Shooter Jennings (Thursday 8pm State Theatre); Kenny Chesney/Eric Church/Eli Young Band (Saturday 5pm FedEx Field); Delfest feat. Del McCoury Band, Old Crow Medicine Show, Jerry Douglas, Carolina Chocolate Drops (Thursday-Sunday Allegany County Fairgrounds); Daft Punk “Random Access Memories”, Darius Rucker “True Believers” and 30 Seconds to Mars “LOVE LUST FAITH + DREAMS” available in stores/on iTunes (Tuesday)

As far as country music goes, Eric Church ain’t too bad.

There’s so much I’d like to see at Delfest. I hope you know how great Jerry Douglas is.

Or how great Carolina Chocolate Drops are.

Lot of people who want to prove how cool they are have been trashing Darius’ version of “Wagon Wheel.” Not among that group of people, the band that first turned Bob Dylan’s half song into a full song.

9. Greg Proops (Tuesday 8pm DC Improv), Godfrey (Thursday-Sunday DC Improv); Chris Hardwick (Saturday 6pm 9:30 Club); “The Hangover Part III“, “Epic” and “Fast & Furious 6” out in theaters (Friday); “Parker” available on Blu-Ray/DVD (Tuesday); Brew At The Zoo (Saturday & Sunday Maryland Zoo in Baltimore); “Arrested Development Season 4” debuts (Sunday 3am Netflix)

It’s kinda hard to remember just how great “The Hangover” ever was at this point. I THINK I’ll end up seeing the new one, but I’m not promising.

Also, you’ll be watching this video until 3am Sunday…

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A number of Baltimore Ravens were in attendance for Saturday’s event, including WR Torrey Smith, K Justin Tucker, OT Michael Oher and G Kelechi Osemele. Smith posted this picture of the group hanging out with one of Charm City’s finest…

Smith also posted this picture of himself hanging out with former Ravens LB/future Hall of Famer Ray Lewis…

Ravens DL Arthur Jones was also hanging out with the group, he and Tucker ended up posing for this picture with KISS’s Gene Simmons. You read that sentence right.

This was just before Simmons managed to photobomb D. Wayne Lukas’ celebration on NBC after Oxbow won the race…

And to wrap up the Gene Simmons portion of today’s show, his model/actress long-time girlfriend Shannon Tweed posted this picture claiming how much money she won…

Ravens LB Jameel McClain was also in attendance and he made some interesting hand gestures…

Maryland football coach Randy Edsall attended the event with his wife…

New Orleans Pelicans G (and former Terp) Greivis Vasquez was also seen hanging out near the Under Armour tent Saturday afternoon…

“House of Cards” star Kevin Spacey was at Preakness and spent some time with Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley…

“The Good Wife” star and Baltimore native Josh Charles was also at Preakness, he even stopped to pose with our own Glenn Clark’s fiancé Margaret…

The Baltimore Sun snapped this photo of former Buffalo Bills quarterback hanging out at Preakness Saturday…

Other celebrities in attendance included Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, former NBA player/coach Avery Johnson, celebrity chef Bobby Flay, Towson football coach Rob Ambrose, former NFL coach/ESPN analyst Herman Edwards, former U.S. Olympic Gymnastics coach Bela Karolyi, Senator Ben Cardin, former NFL Coach/Terrapins OL Mike Tice and more.

Platinum artist Pitbull headlined the Infieldfest festivities as pictured below. Other performers included Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Chevelle and Florida Georgia Line.

The biggest star of the day was surprisingly Oxbow, who stunned the crowd by winning the race while Kentucky Derby winner Orb finished 4th. Perhaps the best photo of the moment was captured by ESPN The Magazine…

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With the win, the Terps (21-0) punched their ticket to a fifth-straight national semifinal and will face Syracuse Friday at Villanova Stadium. Aust recorded five goals and added two assists. The Sterling, Va., native also moved into third all-time in points (119) in single season history at Maryland.

After being stymied in the beginning of the Stony Brook match in the second round, the Terps wasted no time getting their attack rolling against the Blue Devils, notching the first two tallies of the game in the first seven minutes of play. Brooke Griffin and Halle Majorana put Maryland up with a pair of unassisted scores before Duke landed on the scoreboard with a goal at 20:25.

A pair of goals at 19:13 and 14:52 by Aust and fellow attacker Kristen Lamon extended the Terrapin lead to 4-1 before the two teams exchanged goals twice for a 6-3 score with five minutes remaining. The Terps would outscore Duke 2-1 down the stretch in the first half to carry a solid 8-4 cushion into the break.

Maryland preserved that momentum early in the second half, adding on to its four-goal lead with three early tallies in the stanza. Aust played a hand in all three, scoring goals at 26:30 and 22:44 and assisting on a Katie Schwarzmann score in-between.

Duke posted its first goal of the period with a Maddy Morissey score at 21:55 but Maryland compiled a devastating 3-0 run in-and-around the 17-minute mark – courtesy of goals from Schwarzmann, Griffin and Beth Glaros - to mount a 14-5 advantage with 15 minutes to play.

Duke turned up the heat with four goals in the final seven minutes of play, but Maryland would hold on for the 14-9 win, the last for eight Terrapin seniors at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex.

Maryland benefited from a balanced attack with seven goal-scorers on the day. Griffin added three goals and two assists and Schwarzmann tallied a pair of scores to aid the attack.

Defensively, senior Kasey Howard recorded seven saves in the cage. Aust, Schwarzmann and Cummings combined for 10 ground balls. Cummings and fellow freshman Alice Mercer led the way with two caused turnovers each.

“Congratulations to Duke. It was a fun game, a hard-fought game and I don’t think you’d expect anything less when you get a Maryland-Duke rivalry,” head coach Cathy Reese said. “For us, we are thrilled to be in the position we are in. We’re excited and looking forward to being one of the final four teams standing and heading to the final four next week.”

Maryland – which is headed to its nation-leading 21st final four – will play fourth-seeded Syracuse next Friday in the national semifinals at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pa.

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Schedule Features Inaugural Big Ten Home Opener against Ohio State at Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 4

CHICAGO, Ill. – The Big Ten announced on Thursday its football schedule for the 2014 season, which will mark the University of Maryland’s inaugural season in the conference. Maryland’s home conference schedule will feature matchups with Ohio State, Iowa, Michigan State and Rutgers. The Terrapins will travel to Indiana, Wisconsin, Penn State and Michigan.

“It is great to know that we have our schedule for our inaugural season in the Big Ten,” Head Football Coach Randy Edsall said. “This is a very attractive and challenging schedule and is one our coaching staff, student-athletes and fans will look forward to playing in 2014.”

The Terrapin’s first Big Ten matchup will come on Saturday, Sept. 27 when they travel to Bloomington, Ind. to play the Indiana Hoosiers. This will mark the first time these two teams have played since 1935, when Indiana defeated Maryland 13-7 at Memorial Stadium. The Hoosiers hold 2-0 advantage in the all-time series.

Maryland will face Ohio State in its first Big Ten home conference game on Saturday, Oct. 4 at Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium. This will be the first meeting between the two schools.

After a week off, Maryland hosts Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 18, marking the first-ever meeting between the two universities. The Terrapins return to the road the following week, traveling to Wisconsin on Saturday, Oct. 25 for their first-ever game against the 2012 Big Ten Champion Badgers.

Maryland stays on the road on Saturday, Nov. 1 for its first meeting with Penn State since 1993 and their first trip to State College since 1992. This marks the 38^th meeting between the two schools.

Following a week off, Maryland returns to College Park to host Michigan State on Saturday, Nov. 15. This will be the first time the two teams have met since 1950, when Maryland won 34-7.

Maryland makes its first trip to Ann Arbor since 1990 when they play the Wolverines on Saturday, Nov. 22. Michigan was victorious in the last meeting and is 3-0 all-time against Maryland.

The Terrapins close out their inaugural Big Ten schedule on Saturday, Nov. 29 when they host Rutgers. The Scarlet Knights, who will also make their Big Ten debut in 2014, last traveled to College Park in 2009.

Of the eight conference opponents Maryland will face in 2014, two finished the 2012 season ranked in the Associated PressTop 25 and four of them played in bowls, including one BCS bowl (Ohio State and Penn State were both ineligible for postseason play). Six of the schools finished with a winning record in 2012, including Wisconsin who won the Big Ten Championship.

Now is the time to order your season tickets for this historic new era of Maryland Football.  Become a season ticket holder today to secure the best seats available and lock-in your price for two years including the inaugural season in the Big Ten Conference.

All season tickets for 2013 include the game with West Virginia at M&T Bank Stadium.  A variety of season ticket options are available and prices start as low as $159.  Family 4-Packs are also available for $600.  The five-month payment plan is a great option for fans to spread out the cost of tickets.

Fans can purchase season tickets online at UMTerps.com or by calling the ticket office at 800-462-TERP or 301-314-7070

The complete schedule and game times will be announced at a later date.

Date     Opponent

9/27      at Indiana

10/4      vs. Ohio State

10/11    Open Date

10/18    vs. Iowa

10/25    at Wisconsin

11/1      at Penn State

11/8      Open Date

11/15    vs. Michigan State

11/22    at Michigan

11/29    vs. Rutgers

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2013-14 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship – Odds to Win     

Kentucky                              5/1

Kansas                                 11/2

Louisville                              17/2

Michigan State              12/1

Duke                            14/1

Arizona                                 15/1

North Carolina                    16/1

Florida                                  18/1

Ohio State                    20/1

Syracuse                              25/1

Connecticut                         33/1

Indiana                                  33/1

Memphis                              33/1

Michigan                              33/1

Colorado                              40/1

UCLA                            40/1

Baylor                           50/1

Creighton                      50/1

Georgetown                        50/1

Gonzaga                       50/1

Iowa                                       50/1

Marquette                            50/1

Missouri                               50/1

NC State                       50/1

New Mexico                        50/1

Oklahoma State            50/1

Pittsburgh                            50/1

St. Louis                              50/1

VCU                             50/1

Wisconsin                            50/1

Butler                                     66/1

Illinois                                    66/1

Minnesota                            66/1

St. John’s                     66/1

Tennessee                           66/1

UNLV                            66/1

Villanova                       66/1

Virginia                                 66/1

Wichita State                 66/1

Florida State                 75/1

Notre Dame                  75/1

Alabama                               100/1

Arizona State                100/1

BYU                             100/1

California                             100/1

Cincinnati                             100/1

Iowa State                     100/1

Kansas State                100/1

Miami Florida                     100/1

Ole Miss                       100/1

Oregon                                 100/1

Purdue                          100/1

San Diego State            100/1

Stanford                       100/1

Texas                                    100/1

Vanderbilt                     100/1

West Virginia                      100/1

Arkansas                              150/1

Boise State                   150/1

Colorado State              150/1

Dayton                                  150/1

St. Mary’s                     150/1

Temple                                  150/1

USC                             150/1

LSU                              150/1

Georgia                                200/1

Georgia Tech                200/1

Harvard                         200/1

Maryland                              200/1

Oklahoma                            200/1

Texas A&M                   200/1

Washington                         200/1

Washington State          200/1

Xavier                           200/1

Clemson                       250/1

Davidson                      250/1

South Carolina                   250/1

St. Joe’s                       250/1

Virginia Tech                 250/1

Wake Forest                       250/1

Boston College                 500/1

Northwestern                 500/1

Mississippi State           500/1

Andrew Wiggins – Will he be selected #1 overall in the 2014 NBA Draft?    

Yes                   -300     (1/3)

No                    +200     (2/1)

Andrew Wiggins – Average PPG in the 2013-14 NCAA Basketball Season?

Over/Under                   18

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It was a “Bloody Sunday” indeed for the three Maryland teams in the NCAA Lacrosse Tournament. Sixth seeded Maryland was blown out by Cornell, upstart Towson was rocked at Ohio State and defending national champion Loyola fell to Duke in double overtime after coughing up a four goal second half advantage.

The rest of the NCAA Tournament isn’t going to be cancelled, it will just seem irrelevant to those of us in this area. (Other than the handful that will still wander to Byrd Stadium next Saturday to see Ohio State, Cornell, Syracuse and Yale, that is. I imagine the crowd size will make a Maryland/James Madison football game look like a packed house.) It is particularly disappointing considering the 2012 NCAA Championship Game was an all-Old Line State affair between the Greyhounds and Terrapins.

For the Tigers, the loss marked the end of a season that lasted two or three games longer than anyone could have expected after a 3-5 start. (Worse, a 3-5 start that included a loss to High Point-playing only their second game ever in program history and the first of only three wins all season for the Panthers.) Shawn Nadelen’s team made great strides in the CAA his second season as head coach and the blowout loss to the Buckeyes was to be expected by most. It would be hard for Towson fans to get away with labeling themselves as particularly disappointed with the result.

For the Hounds, the nature of their season-ending setback at the hands of the Blue Devils had to be considered particularly disappointing. Loyola had an 8-4 lead in the second half and appeared to have essentially clinched victory before Face-Off Specialist Blake Burkhart’s final minute goal was waived off because head coach Charley Toomey had called timeout just a split second earlier. Loyola was a legitimate contender to return to the Final Four, but the heartbreak shouldn’t be misconstrued as disappointment. What Loyola accomplished a season ago in Foxborough should have never been viewed as a measuring stick for the program’s success. It was a remarkable run unlikely to be accomplished with any sort of regularity. The Greyhounds had a very successful season (including their first win over Johns Hopkins since 1999) with a very tough end.

And then there’s the Terps. The same team that coming off two consecutive trips to the NCAA Championship Game was believed to be a legitimate national championship contender. After winning their rematch with the Greyhounds in Baltimore in February, the Terps took over the #1 ranking in both polls and held it almost exclusively until mid-April. Conversation within crowds of Maryland alums was set around the idea that this group was finally primed to claim the school’s first national championship since 1975.

1975…it seems more and more impossible every time I think about it. For what it’s worth, only eight schools have combined to win the 37 championships since Maryland last claimed lacrosse glory. Still, the drought remains staggering for the flagship university in the state most closely associated with the sport.

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The Terps finishes the season with a 10-4 record, while the Big Red advance to next weekend’s NCAA quarterfinals with a 13-3 mark.

Cornell jumped out to an early two-goal lead scoring twice in the first minute and a half of action. Matt Donovan and Steve Mock gave the Big Red the early advantage.

The Terps answered back at 11:04 when senior Jesse Bernhardt took an outlet pass from junior goalie Nike Amato the distance and scored on a 14-foot bouncer to cut the lead to 1-2.

Cornell finished out the scoring in the first quarter with two more goals. Mock added his second of the day and Rob Pannell extended to lead to 4-1.

Maryland again cut the Big Red advantage to one by opening up the second quarter with two goals of its own. Junior Mike Chanenchuk took a feed from senior Kevin Cooper and finished the 10 yard rip to the top left corner at 13:24.

Senior John Haus added his first goal of the day at 9:57 to cut the Big Red lead to 4-3. Senior Jake Bernhardt found Haus on the left wing and the senior overpowered the goalie with a stick-side high shot.

The Big Red answered back with two more goals to extend their lead to 6-3 with 7:41 remaining in the first half.

The Terps finished off the scoring in the first half when Cooper scored an unassisted goal on a nice inside move cutting under a Big Red defender at 6:01 to cut the Cornell lead to 4-6 heading into halftime.

Maryland and Cornell traded goals to open up the second half. After Pannell scored an unassisted goal, Haus answered with one of his own, tip-toeing the crease and finished inside the near pip at 10:37 to tighten the game to 7-5.

The Big Red refused to let the Terps get any closer as they answered with two more goals to again widen the gap to four at 9-5.

Sophomore Charlie Raffa scoped up a faceoff and took it down the right alley at 5:46 to cut the Cornell lead to 9-6. However, with just over 30 seconds remaining in the quarter Pannell scored his fourth goal of the game to put the Big Red up 10-6.

After Cornell scored two goals to open the fourth quarter, seniorOwen Blye scored an unassisted goal, coming around the right side of the cage at 8:09, to cut the lead to 12-7.

Cornell’s offense was simply too much though as Cornell scored four unanswered goals to put the game out of reach.

Maryland’s final goal came at 1:46 of the fourth with Jake Bernhardtscoring an unassisted goal on a dodge down the right alley.

Junior Niko Amato finished with 10 saves in just over 54 minutes of play, while Cornell’s AJ Fiore ended up with 12 stops.

In addition to his goal, Jesse Bernhardt caused five turnovers while scooping up a team high nine ground balls.

The game marked the final game of the careers for nine Maryland seniors; Jake Bernhardt, Owen Blye, Mike Scheeler,Landon Carr, Curtis Holmes, Billy Gribbin, John Haus, Jesse Bernhardt, and Kevin Cooper.

Game Notes:
• With today’s 16-8 loss, Maryland is now 13-3 all-time vs. Cornell.
• Maryland is now 48-34 all-time in NCAA tournament play and 14-4 in first round games.
• Senior Own Blye had one point to give him 109 for his career, which moves him past Bud Beardmore (1960-62) and Terry Kimball (1976-79) for sole-possession of 36th place on Maryland’s all-time points list.
• With two points on a goal and an assists, senior Kevin Cooper now has 21 multi-point games for his career.
• With two points on two goals, senior John Haus now has 27 multi-point and 14 multi-goal games for his career.
• Haus’ two points gives him 103 for his career, tying him with Steve La Vaulte (1966-68) for 41st on Maryland’s all-time points list.
• With two points on a goal and an assist, senior Jake Bernhardt now has 18 multi-point games for his career.
• With 10 saves, junior Niko Amato recorded his ninth game this season and 21st of his career with at least 10 saves.

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