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The Terrapin is the mascot for the University of Maryland at College Park athletic department. Regularly referred to as the Terps, Maryland sponsors 27 Division I varsity sports. The Terrapins mascot is Testudo the Turtle. The school colors are red, black, gold and white the same colors as the Maryland state flag. Maryland's athletic director is Dr. Deborah Yow, a former women's college basketball coach at Kentucky and Florida. Some of the more recognizable faces in the Terrapins athletic department are head football coach and Maryland alumnus Ralph Friedgen, men's basketball coach Gary Williams (also an alum) and women's basketball coach Brenda Frese. Friedgen graduated from Maryland in 197...
The Terrapin is the mascot for the University of Maryland at College Park athletic department. Regularly referred to as the Terps, Maryland sponsors 27 Division I varsity sports. The Terrapins mascot is Testudo the Turtle. The school colors are red, black, gold and white the same colors as the Maryland state flag. Maryland's athletic director is Dr. Deborah Yow, a former women's college basketball coach at Kentucky and Florida. Some of the more recognizable faces in the Terrapins athletic department are head football coach and Maryland alumnus Ralph Friedgen, men's basketball coach Gary Williams (also an alum) and women's basketball coach Brenda Frese. Friedgen graduated from Maryland in 1970, worked as an assistant football coach for several years in the 1980s, and has been head coach since 2001. The Terrapins football team plays at Chevy Chase Bank Field at Byrd Stadium. Williams coached the Terrapins to the 2002 national championship, a team on the floor by players by Juan Dixon, Steve Blake, Lonny Baxter and Chris Wilcox. A 1968 Maryland graduate, Williams, like Friedgen, quickly turned around a losing program, putting together a streak of 11 consecutive NCAA tournament appearances from 1994-2004. Frese coached the Terrapins women's basketball team to the 2006 national championship. Both Terps basketball programs play their games at the Comcast Center, which was completed in 2002. Other traditionally strong Terrapins athletic teams are women's field hockey (five-time NCAA champions), men's lacrosse (two-time NCAA champions), women's lacrosse (nine-time NCAA champions) and men's soccer (two-time NCAA champions). While the Terps lack a true rival across all sports, several individual programs have developed rivalries over the years. Duke is considered Maryland's primary men's basketball rival, while Johns Hopkins has taken that role in men's lacrosse. West Virginia and Virginia are most frequently mentioned as football rivals, for geographic reasons as much as anything else.
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Play it again: Maryland 75, Michigan 70
New lineup Maryland coach Gary Williams made two changes in the starting lineup, inserting senior Dave Neal (12 points, four rebounds) for sophomore Braxton Dupree at center and sophomore Adrian Bowie at the shooting guard position for Cliff Tucker....Tags: BB&T Corporation, Gary Williams
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Spot in Humanitarian Bowl another possibility for UM
A spot and a likely opponent emerged for Maryland yesterday in the Humanitarian Bowl on Dec. 30, but the Terrapins might have another bowl possibility. The Humanitarian Bowl opening was created when undefeated Ball State opted not to play in the game...Tags: Hartford Wolf Pack, Charity, Champs Sports Bowl, Virginia Tech
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Vasquez, Terps meet the Challenge
Coming off its biggest defeat in four years and one of the worst in the two decades since coach Gary Williams returned to his alma mater, Maryland needed something to evaporate the memory of the 27-point evisceration the Terps took at the hands of...Tags: BB&T Corporation, Comcast Center, Gary Williams, Teaching and Learning
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Terps still unsure of potential bowl game
A spot and a likely opponent emerged for Maryland today in the Dec. 30 Humanitarian Bowl, but the Terrapins might have another bowl possibility. The Humanitarian Bowl opening was created when undefeated Ball State opted not to play in the game in Boise,...Tags: Charity
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Vasquez scores 23, grabs 12 rebounds to lead Maryland over Michigan 75-70
AP Sports WriterCOLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) _ Greivis Vasquez had 23 points, a career-high 12 rebounds and six assists to carry Maryland over Michigan 75-70 Wednesday night in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge. Eric Hayes scored 13, and Landon Milbourne and David Neal each had 12... -
Vasquez leads Maryland over Michigan 75-70
AP Sports WriterMaryland trailed at halftime against Michigan when coach Gary Williams scolded his players for their lack of effort. Williams was addressing everyone, but Greivis Vasquez -- the unquestioned team leader -- took it personally. "I was really listening...Tags: Gary Williams
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Penn State defeats Georgia Tech
Associated PressAssociated Press Stanley Pringle scored 22 points, Danny Morrissey came up big from three-point range and Penn State survived woeful free-throw shooting to hold off Georgia Tech 85-83 in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge on Wednesday night in Atlanta. Penn...Tags: Atlanta, James Johnson, Indiana Hoosiers
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Williams turns Maryland loss into a lesson
The Maryland men's basketball team probably isn't as good as that group that beat the fifth-ranked team in the nation last week. And it probably isn't as bad as that team that lost in such embarrassing fashion just three days later. So what are we to...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Comcast Center, Gary Williams
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Boise for Terps -- or Detroit?
A matchup with undefeated Boise State on its home field in the Humanitarian Bowl emerged yesterday as Maryland's most likely bowl scenario, but the Terrapins' spot in the Dec. 30 game was not guaranteed. The Humanitarian Bowl is intrigued by a possible...Tags: Defense, Charity, Armed Forces
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Humanitarian Bowl emerges as most likely for Terps
A matchup with undefeated Boise State on its home field in the Humanitarian Bowl emerged today as Maryland's most likely bowl scenario, but the Terrapins' spot in the Dec. 30 game was not guaranteed. The Humanitarian Bowl is intrigued by a possible...Tags: Charity
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Three UM football players named first-team All-ACC
Baltimoresun.com staffThree Maryland football players were named to the Associated Press' All-ACC team, the conference announced today. Sophomore running back Da'Rel Scott and senior center Edwin Williams were both first-team offense selections. Sophomore punter Travis...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Paul Anderson, Florida State University, Tony Carter, Michael Johnson
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Terps eye bowl possibilities
After watching his team lose Saturday for the third time in four games, Maryland coach Ralph Friedgen was left guessing yesterday - just as Terrapins fans were - which bowl the team might be invited to.
In a 20-minute media conference call, Friedgen...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Ralph Friedgen, Charity, Champs Sports Bowl, Virginia Tech
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