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Born in Baltimore but now living right across the line in southern Pa., Luke Jones' mind is filled with sports trivia and random movie quotes. His favorite sports memories include attending the Ravens' Super Bowl XXXV victory parade in the pouring rain and watching Juan Dixon and the Terps advance to the Final Four at the Carrier Dome in 2002 (making snow-heavy Syracuse bearable for one day). His least favorite memory is a variety of trips to Camden Yards to see Red Sox or Yankees fans take over the ballpark. After winning WNST's King of Baltimore Sportstalk competition last year, he now writes for WNST.net, covering University of Maryland basketball and football and Ravens training camp. You can always drop him a line to talk Baltimore sports or simply say hello at luke@wnst.net.
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The Maryland Terrapins landed in Maui looking to make a statement that they were back among the elite of the ACC and deserving of a top-25 ranking after an impressive 3-0 start. Instead, Maryland looks very similar to the team that struggled to make the NCAA tournament a year ago. Following a 78-69 loss to Wisconsin in ... Read More »
For the Maryland Terrapins, the Maui Invitational represents an opportunity to face some quality competition to assess where they’re at now and what they need to improve for the real season—the start of ACC play in January. And, more specifically, the first-round meeting against a Div. II opponent was just a continuation of what they started ... Read More »
Today’s meeting with Florida State was set up to be a complete disaster for Maryland. It was Senior Day and Mickey Andrews’ last game in Tallahassee. The Seminoles were fired up to wear their horrendous new alternate uniforms. An inexperienced quarterback was making his first start on the road (second overall) for a 2-8 team with ... Read More »
Maryland’s two freshmen forwards have grabbed the attention entering the season, but it’s elder statesman in the frontcourt continues to show his versatility all over the floor. Landon Milbourne poured in an array of shots on his way to a career-high 24 points in the Terps’ dominating 82-55 victory over New Hampshire at Comcast Center Friday ... Read More »
On a night in which the half-court offense struggled, point guard Eric Hayes provided the offensive spark the Terps so desperately needed in the first half, leading Maryland to a 71-42 victory over Fairfield at Comcast Center Tuesday night Hayes led the Terrapins with 14 points, 10 of those coming in the first half when Maryland ... Read More »
Ralph Friedgen had to fight back the tears. It’s been a miserable 2-8 season for the Maryland Terrapins, and their leader choked up when asked what long-time friend Frank Beamer said to him after Virginia Tech blew out Maryland, 36-9, at Byrd Stadium on Saturday afternoon. “He knows what I’m going through,” Friedgen said in reference to ... Read More »
**Note: Be sure to check out the WNST.net Audio Vault to hear Gary Williams’ post-game press conference.** Jordan Williams was the first freshman to start at center in a season opener for Maryland since Joe Smith made his debut against Georgetown in a historic upset victory at the Capital Centre in 1993. Was the 6-foot-10 freshman excited ... Read More »
The sheer volume of opining, panicking, and lamenting jamming the airwaves, flooding inboxes, and littering message boards since 4:30 p.m. on Sunday has been impossible to escape if you’re a Ravens fan. And it’s understandable with Sunday’s game clearly being one of the Ravens’ worst performances in recent memory. Of course, the venting is part of the cathartic process ... Read More »
NC State ended both its three-game losing streak to Maryland and the Terps’ remote bowl chances as Maryland fell to the Wolfpack, 38-31, in Raleigh on Saturday afternoon. While the Terps limited their turnovers (one), an injury to starting quarterback Chris Turner and costly penalties killed Maryland’s chances for a road victory. Turner left the game in ... Read More »
While the Terps struggled in their 75-54 win over IUP on Wednesday night, the biggest story was the absence of Dino Gregory. The projected starting center did not play in the Terps’ lone exhibition game due to an undisclosed violation of team rules. Head coach Gary Williams refused to comment on the suspension, which could mean ... Read More »
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