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  • How would Florida Gulf Coast look in the CAA?

    Kevin Dunleavy

    Updated: Mon, Mar 25, 2013

    George Mason’s departure from the Colonial Athletic Association contributes to the dismantlement of a once-strong league that has lost the three members that defined it. With VCU, Old Dominion, and GMU representing the three major population centers of the Virginia-centric conference, what is...

  • Maryland, Michigan State women a bit out of their depth

    Kevin Dunleavy

    Updated: Sun, Mar 24, 2013

    Terrapins and Spartans plagued by a rash of torn ACLs Much has been written about the susceptibility of female athletes to knee injuries. Few basketball teams can speak to the trend with as much experience as Maryland and Michigan State. While the Terrapins lost three players in the fall to...

  • Maryland women power past Quinnipiac in NCAA opener

    Kevin Dunleavy

    Updated: Sat, Mar 23, 2013

    Terrapins get physical, beat up on the Bobcats Less than three minutes into its NCAA opener Saturday at Comcast Center, Quinnipiac ran five fresh players to the scorer's table. The Bobcats call it "Gold Rush." For a while, it looked like the prescription to handle depth-challenged Maryland,...

  • NCAA tournament third-round preview: March 24, 2013

    Kevin Dunleavy

    Published: Sat, Mar 23, 2013

    West Region No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 10 Iowa State When » Sunday, 12:15 p.m. Where » UD Arena, Dayton, Ohio TV » CBS Two teams that cruised in the opening round should make for an intriguing matchup. Ohio State (27-7) dominated Iona 95-70 behind forwards Deshaun Thomas (24 points)...

  • Porter departs as coach of George Mason women

    Kevin Dunleavy

    Updated: Fri, Mar 22, 2013

    Jeri Porter has resigned as coach of the George Mason women’s basketball team. Porter had a 51-100 record with the Patriots, with a 24-66 mark in the Colonial Athletic Association. GMU went 9-21 this season with a 4-14 mark in the league. Porter’s best season was 2011-12 when the Patriots...

  • Friday's NCAA tournament second-round matchups

    Kevin Dunleavy

    Updated: Thu, Mar 21, 2013

    No. 2 Duke vs. No. 15 Albany When » Friday, 12:15 p.m. Where » Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia TV » CBS America East champion Albany (24-10) will take its long-shot opportunity against Duke (27-5). The Blue Devils won't take a No. 15 seed lightly after last year's stunning loss to...

  • All-guard lineup jolts Maryland to NIT win over Denver

    Kevin Dunleavy

    Published: Thu, Mar 21, 2013

    Small lineup jolts Maryland to NIT win Maryland didn't want its season to end this way: In a mostly empty Comcast Center, playing a height-challenged team from the lowly Western Athletic Conference which was running the infuriating Princeton offense. So down midway through the second half,...

  • Despite being stuck in NIT, Maryland fights to stay focused

    Kevin Dunleavy

    Updated: Wed, Mar 20, 2013

    Some teams make a half-hearted trip to the NIT, disappointed in failing to get to the NCAA. Maryland was guilty in 2006 when it lost in humbling fashion to Manhattan of the lowly Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. But Tuesday night in their NIT opener against another MAAC team, the Terrapins...

  • Carmelo Betancourt breaks out after getting forced into Akron's starting lineup

    Kevin Dunleavy

    Updated: Wed, Mar 20, 2013

    When Akron point guard Alex Abreu was arrested and charged with trafficking five pounds of marijuana early this month, it appeared the Zips' NCAA hopes were up in smoke. Averaging 10.3 points and 6.0 assists and hitting 39.4 percent of his 3-pointers, the junior from Puerto Rico was the...


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