Matt Connolly

Published: Thu, May 16, 2013

Maryland's state universities announced that in-state undergraduate tuition would rise by 3 percent, the same amount as the past three years. That means local students at the system's flagship College Park campus will pay $9,161 in tuition and fees next year, up from $8,908 this past year....

Liz Essley

Updated: Tue, May 14, 2013

The University of Maryland will hold its commencement ceremony on Sunday, but those attending won't be able to take Metrorail there. The College Park-University of Maryland station will be closed for the weekend, with two other Green Line stations, as Metro crews update tracks and help build a...

Kevin Dunleavy

Updated: Thu, May 9, 2013

Cornell senior is third in history in points As Maryland takes the field Sunday at Byrd Stadium for its NCAA lacrosse opener, there will be one unsettling sight -- the No. 3 jersey of one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, Cornell attack Rob Pannell. Up NextCornell at...

Scott McCabe

Published: Tue, May 7, 2013

The University of Maryland student who was found dead inside her on-campus dormitory has been identified as 20-year-old Sarah Elizabeth Hancock. Hancock was found unresponsive inside her room in Kent Hall about 1:15 p.m. Monday. She was pronounced dead. Police said there is no indication of...

Rick Snider

Updated: Wed, Apr 17, 2013

Amen Corner has come to Comcast Center. Former Maryland basketball coach Lefty Driesell returned to College Park on Tuesday for the unveiling of a bas relief of him on the sideline. It hangs next to the large center court piece of the floor of Cole Field House, where Driesell spent 17 years...

Kevin Dunleavy

Updated: Mon, Apr 15, 2013

There was a congratulatory atmosphere Monday at Georgetown as Otto Porter Jr. announced his intention to enter the NBA Draft. It was the celebration of two seasons of progression and success. After being named a first-team All-American and Big East player of the year, the consensus opinion is...

Kevin Dunleavy

Updated: Thu, Apr 11, 2013

Midshipmen are set with Reynolds, while Terps still figuring it out Last season, the quarterback situations at Navy and Maryland were feast and famine, respectively. In Annapolis, the emergence of sensational freshman Keenan Reynolds left the Midshipmen with an overabundance of signal callers,...

Kevin Dunleavy

Updated: Mon, Apr 8, 2013

Ill grandmother plays role in decision to leave Terps The departure of Maryland guard Pe'Shon Howard, who was granted his request to transfer by the school Monday, leaves the Terrapins without their starting point guard, without a senior rotation player and with no one left from the Gary...

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...

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...