WNBA
Beard's shot with 1.9 seconds left lifts Mystics to victory
Alana Beard hit a 16-footer with 1.9 seconds left to help the Washington Mystics beat the host San Antonio Silver Stars, 84-82, on Tuesday night. The Mystics (5-3) broke a three-game losing streak. The Silver Stars (3-4) were trying to edge past the .500 mark for the first time this season. Beard and Lindsey Harding led the Mystics with 19 points apiece. Beard picked up her fifth foul before the third quarter buzzer and went to the bench, but came back a minute later when the Silver Stars trimmed a 12-point deficit to one. The Silver Stars had a chance to win, but Belinda Snell's three-point attempt at the buzzer bounced off the rim.
Women's college basketball
Towson to participate in Preseason NIT in November
Towson will start its 2009-10 season by participating in the Preseason Women's National Invitation Tournament. Coach Joe Mathews and the Tigers will travel to West Virginia for the first game of the tournament Nov. 13. Towson will participate in a preseason national tournament for the first time in program history and in a national tournament for the first time since it was in the WNIT in 1969. "We are very excited about the opportunity to participate in the Preseason WNIT," Mathews said. "It is another step toward competing at a national level." The Tigers are guaranteed to play three games as part of the Preseason WNIT, which features 16 teams from across the country.
Mount St. Mary's: : Denise King, a Catonsville native, was hired as an assistant coach. King served as an assistant coach with the Rams for the past four seasons. "I am extremely excited to join the women's basketball staff at the Mount," King said.
Men's college tennis
Maryland hires Baylor's award-winning Spencer
Maryland hired Kyle Spencer, Baylor's assistant director of tennis and the reigning National Assistant Coach of the Year, to lead its program. Spencer, who has also coached professionally and played in the Olympics, spent the past three seasons at Baylor, which finished among the top 10 nationally each year. The Bears also captured the Big 12 regular-season and tournament titles each of those seasons.
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Crofton's Eure wins third Junior Amateur title in row
