Deadlocked at the half against Michigan State (10-5, 2-2 Big Ten), the Terrapins (13-3, 4-1 Big Ten) outscored the Spartans 30-11 in the third quarter before pulling away with a 94-85 victory.
Taulia Tagovailoa threw a 19-yard touchdown pass to Octavian Smith, Chad Ryland kicked three field goals and Maryland outlasted No. 25 North Carolina State 16-12 to win the Duke’s Mayo Bowl on Friday.
The Maryland women’s basketball team had racked up a decade’s worth of losses to Connecticut. But on Sunday, the Terrapins ended their losing streak against the sport’s most storied program by encountering the Huskies at just the right time. Before a lively crowd of more than 12,500 at XFINITY Center, the No. 20 Terrapins recorded an 85-78 win over a No. 6 Huskies squad that was severely depleted by injuries.
Maryland men's basketball team hits just 2 of 24 from beyond the arc, including 0 for 8 in the second half, and loses its second game in a row. Zakai Zeigler scored 12 points, including a key 3 late in the second half to help No. 7 Tennessee hold off the No. 13 Terps 56-53 Sunday in a Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational matchup.
Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo is out after 15 seasons at the helm. The academy announced Sunday that Niumatalolo would not return — a day after the Midshipmen lost to Army in overtime and finished 4-8 for the second straight year. Niumatalolo is the winningest coach in school history at 109-83, but after going 11-2 in 2019, Navy hasn’t finished above .500 since.
There’s really nothing quite like the atmosphere at the annual Army-Navy football game. This matchup between the Black Knights and Midshipmen is commonly known as one of the greatest rivalries in sports, and for good reason.
Two days before the 123rd football classic in Philly, the House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act, which bars service academy athletes from turning pro until two years after graduation.
The Army-Navy Game is Saturday, and even if it wasn’t the only college football on TV this weekend, it would be the only game in Annapolis. Look around, and the town is awash in Navy merch.
The Terps shocked No. 7 Notre Dame on the road before losing at home to Nebraska in a game that could have given coach Brenda Freese her 700th victory.