Featured image courtesy of Maryland Athletics. On the heels of a 75-71 victory over Georgetown, guards Melo Trimble and Rasheed Sulaimon and forward Robert Carter Jr. perched up behind a table and in front of a University of Maryland backdrop. The trio fielded questions from an audience of reporters. Carter Jr. explained how he took over the huddle during a timeout late in the game with the team trailing. “I repeat…
Feature photo courtesy of Maryland Athletics. Maryland Terrapins point guard Melo Trimble stood at the free throw line, his team trailed 61-56 with four minutes and 11 seconds remaining in the game. While Trimble sank both free throws, former Terps point guard Grevis Vasquez entered the building. Maryland alum Scott Van Pelt and mascot Testudo embraced Vasquez before a sellout crowd gave him a roaring standing ovation. Trimble then hit…
Feature photo courtesy of Maryland Athletics. Head coach Mark Turgeon has noted several times early in the season that the Maryland Terrapins were not together during the summer. Point guard Melo Trimble was travelling with the U.S. Pan American Team, while center Diamond Stone and guard Rasheed Sulaimon had not yet arrived. But since preseason workouts, the team has been together. That has Turgeon and his team feeling good before…
Feature photo courtesy of Maryland Athletics. Guard Jaylen Brantley coasted down the court with under six minutes to go in regulation. Once he crossed the timeline, he launched the ball toward the basket. Forward Jake Layman was there to complete the alley-oop dunk and extend the Maryland Terrapins’ lead to 20. On a night where the Terps debuted their long awaited basketball team stocked with new faces, Layman, their longest tenured…
Feature photo courtesy of Maryland Athletics. Members of the Maryland Terrapins men’s basketball team were spread out at different tables on team’s media day in October. It was the first chance for reporters to catch a glimpse of the highly anticipated Terps. Donning a white Terps uniform, sophomore point guard Jaylen Brantley, a transfer from Odessa Community College in Texas, didn’t take long to explain which game he was most…
Featured photo courtesy of UMTerps.com. The game clock read 0.08 seconds as center Tahj Holden stood on the baseline, prepared to execute the final inbound pass in the 2002 NCAA basketball national championship game. Steps ahead of him was senior guard Juan Dixon. “Give it to Dixon, he deserves it,” CBS announcer Jim Nantz said as Holden lobbed the ball to Dixon. Dixon launched the ball up into the air…
Feature photo courtesy of UMTerps.com and Greg Fiume. Set to start his fifth season as the head man for the Maryland men’s basketball team, Mark Turgeon stood on Gary Williams Court at Xfinity Center and addressed the Terrapin faithful in attendance at Maryland Madness Saturday night. “We’ve worked really hard to get to this point since we’ve been here in our five years,” Turgeon said. “When I took the job…
Arguably the toughest division in the NFL, the NFC West has boasted a team in the Super Bowl in each of the past three seasons. As the Seahawks strive for a third consecutive trip to the Super Bowl and the Cardinals look to earn a playoff spot in back-to-back years, the 49ers and Rams will attempt to restore their relevancy in the division’s treacherous landscape. 1st place: Seattle Seahawks A…
In the months leading up to the NFL’s biggest stage beside the gridiron, analysts and fans alike bustle to pinpoint exactly which players franchises will select and when. In this mock draft instead of trying my hand at clairvoyance, I look at each pick from the team’s perspective and select a player that would most help the team. 1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Jameis Winston, QB, Florida St. I hope…