Very impressed by what I saw in College Park DEFENSIVELY last night. Sean Mosley is going to make a run at Defensive Player of the Year in the ACC. They are VERY solid defensively.
The halfcourt offense MUST improve.
Let’s see what everyone else has to say…..
Best of Tuesday’s WNST Blogs:
Drew Forrester says fans who boo Matt Stover Sunday ‘jerks’
Glenn Clark says Ray Rice best Raven in win over Browns, Drew Forrester chooses Dawan Landry
Drew Forrester says Ravens must ‘step it up’ against Indy Sunday
Derek Arnold says effort Ravens gave against Cleveland wouldn’t have been enough to beat most NFL teams
Drew Forrester says Ravens ‘must’ go 2-1 against Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, Green Bay over next 3 weeks
Glenn Clark says Ozzie Newsome, Ravens expected ‘growing pains’ from Hauschka to start NFL career
Nestor Aparicio takes Jon Gruden to task for comments made during Monday Night Football broadcast
Luke Jones says Terps managed to overcome 14 rebounds from Fairfield’s Anthony Johnson
Bob Haynie says Terps commit Terrence Ross waiting to sign LOI
Keith Melchior compares Hauschka to Doug DeCinces
Ed Frankovic says Ovechkin returned, scored in Capitals’ win over Rangers
RAVENS:
The Official Site’s John Eisenberg says Browns served as ‘warm-up’ for Ravens as they face ‘test’ with Colts, Steelers, Packers
The Official Site’s Mike Duffy says Ravens released Hauschka
The Official Site says Ozzie Newsome believes ‘Ravens need better’ than Hauschka at kicker
Colts Official Site’s Matt Dollinger says young players Jacob Lacey, Jerraud Powers, Kyle DeVan getting valuable playing time for Indianapolis
The Sun’s Ken Murray says Ray Lewis wants Brady Quinn fined for hit on Terrell Suggs
The Sun’s Jamison Hensley and Edward Lee say releasing Hauschka ‘acknowledges’ failure to replace Matt Stover
The Sun’s Mike Preston says Suggs injury likely means more playing time for Paul Kruger
The Sun’s Dan Connolly says Oher didn’t attend New York premiere of The Blind Side
The Sun breaks down possible kickers Mike Nugent, Billy Cundiff
The Sun’s Kevin Cowherd hopes Hauschka finds another NFL job
The Sun’s Jay Hancock says Oher, Ray Rice to sign autographs at M&T Bank Stadium event tonight
The Sun’s Jamison Hensley says Harbs was progressively more disappointed in Hauschka
The Sun’s Ken Murray says Derrick Mason thinks offense needs to ‘step up’
The Sun’s Edward Lee says Hauschka ‘disappointed’ with being released
The Sun says Chris McAlister reportedly signed with Saints
Carroll County Times’ Aaron Wilson says Brady Quinn apologized to T-Sizzle, Ravens for hit
Carroll County Times’ Aaron Wilson says John Harbaugh still thinks Hauschka will be ‘good kicker’
The AP says big misses against Vikings, Bengals worked to doom Hauschka
Washington Post’s Mark Maske says Hauschka was 9/13 on FG attempts, 27/28 on XP attempts this season
Indianapolis Star’s Phillip B. Wilson says Charlie Johnson has answered questions that faced him all season
USA Today’s Jon Saraceno says Ravens have daunting task ahead with Peyton Manning, Ben Roethlisberger, Aaron Rodgers coming up
USA Today’s Tom Pedulla says Oher hopes to play at Pro Bowl level, win multiple Super Bowls during career
USA Today’s Sean Leahy says Mangini accepted Brady Quinn’s explanation of Terrell Suggs hit
USA Today has Ravens 11th in power rankings
Sporting News’ Clifton Brown has Ravens 11th in power rankings
CBS Sports’ Pete Prisco has Ravens 15th in power rankings
Fox Sports’ Adrian Hasenmayer has Ravens 7th in power rankings
ESPN.com’s James Walker says Ravens likely to play without Suggs for ‘extended period’
ESPN.com’s James Walker says Ravens have been ‘streaky and inconsistent’
ESPN.com has Ravens 11th in power rankings
TERRAPINS BASKETBALL:
The Official Site says Eric Hayes’ 14 lead Terps past Fairfield 71-42
The Official Site provides numerical evidence of win
The Official Site says Gary Williams knows Greivis Vasquez a ‘marked man’ for opponents
The Official Site says Vasquez became 38th Terrapin to reach 500 rebounds in win
Fairfield Official Site says Needham’s 15 not enough as Stags fell to Maryland
The Sun’s Jeff Barker says Terps were ‘thin’ up front against Fairfield with Dino Gregory, Jin Soo Choi, Steve Goins out
The Sun’s Jeff Barker says Walt Williams officially joined Johnny Holliday, Chris Knoche on radio broadcasts
The Sun’s Jeff Barker says Milbourne added 8 boards for Terps in win
The Sun’s Matt Bracken says Steve Francis Ashton Pankey’s all-time favorite Terp
Carroll County Times’ Josh Land says Terps had to use 15-0 run in first half to put Stags away at Comcast Center
The Diamondback’s Eric Detweiler says Ersin Levent scored first career point in final minute of win
The Diamondback’s Greg Schimmel says playing time now will pay off for James Padgett, Jordan Williams
The Diamondback’s Michael Katz says Greivis tried to pull a Juan Dixon by switching shoes after first half struggles
The Diamondback’s Greg Schimmel says Terps need more ‘patience’ in half court offense
Washington Post’s Steve Yanda says Terps actually had to rally from first half deficit against MAAC opponent
Washington Post’s Steve Yanda says despite struggles from field, Greivis has 19 assists through first 2 games against Charleston Southern, Fairfield
Washington Times’ Patrick Stevens says Terps gave up fewest points since ’04 against UMES
Washington Times’ Patrick Stevens says despite ugly nature of win, Terps accomplished goals against Fairfield
Washington Examiner’s Kevin Dunleavy says Sean Mosley added 13 points in victory
Inside MD Sports’ Seth Hoffman says Landon Milbourne scored 10 points in win
Turtle Sports Report’s Danny Miller chats with new Terp Ashton Pankey (must subscribe)
TERRAPINS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL:
Terrapin Times’ Dan Painter says Terps were ‘uneven’ in win over New Hampshire (must subscribe)
TERRAPINS FOOTBALL:
Florida State Official Site says Seminoles to honor Mickey Andrews at Saturday’s game against Terps
The Sun’s Jeff Barker says Chris Turner will miss second straight game Saturday at FSU
Carroll County Times’ Matt Zenitz says Da’Rel Scott likely to return Saturday against Noles
The Diamondback’s Adi Joseph says Jamarr Robinson will make second straight start Saturday in Tallahassee
The Diamondback’s Michael Katz says Travis Ivey playing hard for NFL Draft hopes
Washington Times’ Patrick Stevens says James Franklin getting comfortable working from sideline
Washington Times’ Patrick Stevens says Clemson win Saturday will mean more money for James Franklin
Washington Times’ Patrick Stevens says Travis Baltz could be ‘emergency option’ for Terps Saturday
Tallahassee Democrat’s Corey Clark says Jermaine Thomas hoping to be first back to run for 1,000 yards at Florida State since Warrick Dunn
USA Today’s Steve Wieberg says FSU’s Bobby Bowden could be coaching final game at Doak Campbell Stadium Saturday
ESPN.com’s Heather Dinich says Wujciak has been best Terp
Terrapin Times’ Claire Knudsen profiles freshman TE Stinebaugh (must subscribe)
Terrapin Times’ Keith Cavanaugh says Jamarr Robinson improving (must subscribe)
TERRAPINS SOCCER:
The Official Site previews Thursday’s NCAA Tournament opener against Loyola
NAVY FOOTBALL:
Washington Post’s Camille Powell says Niumatalolo trying to get Mids ready for next week’s trip to Hawaii during bye week
Washington Examiner’s Kevin Dunleavy keeps Midshipmen 24th in Top 25
TOWSON FOOTBALL:
The Official Site previews Tigers’ season finale at James Madison Saturday
James Madison Official Site previews Saturday’s game against Towson
James Madison Official Site offers complete Dukes-Tigers release (pdf)
UMBC BASKETBALL:
The Official Site previews tonight’s battle with Loyola at RAC Arena
The Official Site offers complete Retrievers-Greyhounds release (pdf)
LOYOLA BASKETBALL:
The Official Site previews tonight’s trip to Catonsville on MASN
The Official Site offers complete Hounds-Retrievers release (pdf)
STEVENSON FOOTBALL:
The Sun’s Mike Klingaman says Galludet’s Ed Hottle to be named first head coach in Mustangs history
HOPKINS FOOTBALL:
The Official Site says Andrew Kase, Colin Wixted honored by Centennial Conference
MT. ST. MARY’S BASKETBALL:
The Official Site previews tonight’s trip to American
The Official Site offers complete Mountaineers-Eagles release (pdf)
MCDANIEL FOOTBALL:
Carroll County Times’ Josh Land says McDaniel hopes to ‘build’ on this year’s .500 season
Carroll County Times’ Josh Land says Terror players Mike Weick, Matt Cahill, Mike Ford, Austin Herr, Sam Cox, Travis Wenrich all honored by Centennial Conference
UMES BASKETBALL:
The Official Site says Hillary Haley’s 22 points not enough as Hawks fell to Marquette
Marquette Official Site says 28 points from Lazar Haywood lead Golden Eagles past Hawks
The Sun says Mark Robertson added 15 for Hawks in loss
SALISBURY FOOTBALL:
The Official Site says Gulls’ Kowalick honored by ACFC
ORIOLES:
MLB.com’s Alden Gonzalez says Erbe, Gamboa, Perrault finding success for Phoenix Desert Dogs in Arizona Fall League
The Sun’s Peter Schmuck thinks Birds should pursue Adrian Beltre
The Sun’s Dean Jones Jr. says O’s prospect Josh Bell doubled Monday in AFL play
BLAST:
The Sun says all games to be streamed online by B2 Networks
SOME QUICK THOUGHTS:
-I’ll say Loyola 64, UMBC 61 tonight. Losing the way they did Sunday at RAC Arena makes me think that might linger.
Talk to you from Owings Mills.
-G
