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  • In cramped quarters, George Mason stays alive in CBI

    Kevin Dunleavy

    Updated: Wed, Apr 3, 2013

    The way George Mason played Wednesday night in the school’s intimate volleyball gym before a sellout crowd of 1,280, the Patriots should consider a return appearance there in the deciding game of the College Basketball Invitational. But on to the Patriot Center it will be for George Mason...

  • Coach Jeff Jones leaves American for Old Dominion

    Kevin Dunleavy

    Updated: Wed, Apr 3, 2013

    Less than five weeks after being named athletic director at American University, Dr. William "Billy" Walker has a new item for the top of his to-do list: finding a new men's basketball coach. On Thursday, Old Dominion will announce it has hired Jeff Jones, who went 212-182 in 13 years at...

  • For Rory McIlroy, Texas Open is a matter of practice

    Kevin Dunleavy

    Updated: Wed, Apr 3, 2013

    Forget the new clubs. Forget the swing. Forget tinkering on the driving range. When Rory McIlroy tees up in the Valero Texas Open on Thursday, he will be there for the competition. With the Masters looming next week, McIlroy believes he hasn't had enough of it, completing just 12 rounds in...

  • Zone will be no comfort for Michigan in NCAA tournament

    Kevin Dunleavy

    Updated: Wed, Apr 3, 2013

    The next analyst who says the way to beat the Syracuse 2-3 zone is to "hit shots" should be forced to watch every Big East game involving DePaul, Rutgers and Seton Hall -- in slow motion. While that perhaps could be considered cruel and unusual punishment, it's nice to have former Virginia...

  • George Mason goes to the RAC to keep hopes alive in CBI tournament

    Kevin Dunleavy

    Updated: Tue, Apr 2, 2013

    Small campus building hosts must-win game After losing Monday night at Santa Clara, George Mason plays to stay alive in the College Basketball Invitational on Wednesday night. In the best-of-three series, the Patriots will look for some old-school inspiration at the Recreation Athletic...

  • Sheedy wins IJGT event in Arizona

    Kevin Dunleavy

    Updated: Tue, Apr 2, 2013

    Will Sheedy of the District shot 80-76 – 156 on Friday and Saturday to win the 14-and-under division of an International Junior Golf Tour event at Wigwam Golf Resort in Litchfield Park, Ariz. Sheedy came from four strokes back in the final round to edge Remington Hirano of Honolulu by one...

  • Terps will open at Barclays again next year

    Kevin Dunleavy

    Published: Tue, Apr 2, 2013

    Maryland lost its season opener in November against Kentucky. But the experience at sold out Barclays Center in Brooklyn was so positive that the Terrapins will do it again in the same building next season, kicking off Nov. 8 against Connecticut. “We’re looking forward to returning to...

  • Mark Turgeon trying to get Maryland to know MSG

    Kevin Dunleavy

    Updated: Mon, Apr 1, 2013

    Madison Square Garden is a basketball mecca -- but only for those of a certain generation. Maryland coach Mark Turgeon, who leads his team into the NIT semifinals in New York on Tuesday, informed his team of the opportunity to play on one of the sport's greatest stages. He talked of playing...

  • Chris Sale, Jeff Samardzija ace openers for Chicago teams

    Kevin Dunleavy

    Updated: Mon, Apr 1, 2013

    While Stephen Strasburg of the Nationals and Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers had the two highest-profile victories on Opening Day, two lesser-known pitchers from Chicago, Chris Sale of the White Sox and Jeff Samardzija of the Cubs, were nearly as good, leading their teams to the city's first...

  • Maryland finally having a bit of fun entering NIT semifinals

    Kevin Dunleavy

    Updated: Mon, Apr 1, 2013

    Looser play has lifted Terps in the postseason It was a blink-of-an-eye highlight from an otherwise unremarkable win over Wake Forest. But three weeks later, it serves as a vivid example of when the Maryland Terrapins began their transformation from uptight underachievers to a loose team on...


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