Coffee Companion -- 5/11

Each morning, Monday through Friday, I'll hook you up with some reading material to skim through as you slug down coffee and slack off at the start of your workday -- that way I'll have an excuse to do the same at the start of mine.

Running it back:

Matt Wieters' two-out RBI base hit in the 13th inning capped off a comeback against the Mariners on Tuesday night and gave the Orioles a much-needed 7-6 win. ... J.J. Hardy, activated from the 15-day disabled list Tuesday, homered in his return to the Orioles lineup. ... Former Texas A&M coach Mark Turgeon will be introduced as Maryland's men's basketball coach on Wednesday. ... Sergio Kindle avoided jail time after pleading guilty to drunken-driving charges, but the Ravens linebacker still faces an uncertain future on the football field. ... Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom arrived in Maryland.

Hitting the links:

1. Peter Schmuck: Terps fans aren't going to warm up to Mark Turgeon overnight [Baltimore Sun]

2. Turgeon is the safe, but not the right, hire for Maryland [Sporting News]

3. John Eisenberg gives a thumbs up to the Turgeon hire [CSN Baltimore]

4. The offseason coaching carousel served as a reality check for ACC schools [SI]

5. Maryland fans, meet Mark Turgeon [ESPN]

6. The Turgeon hire got high marks from some national analysts [Baltimore Sun]

7. Bino Ranson says he has not heard if he's staying at Maryland [Tracking the Terps]

8. The Orioles need a gut check [The Loss Column]

9. Who might the Orioles pick in the upcoming draft? [Camden Chat]

10. Ravens rookies have been assigned jersey numbers [Ravens.com]

11. Adam Schefter says we shouldn't rule out the Ravens in the hunt for Nnamdi Asomugha  [ESPN]

12. Ted Leonsis says Bruce Boudreau’s future is up to George McPhee [Capitals Insider]

13. The Wizards got new uniforms [D.C. Sports Bog]

You said it:

"cutting down the nets. because no maryland fan ever felt they would see that day." -- reader fkterp gives us his lasting image of now-retired Maryland coaching legend Gary Williams

Video of the morning: 

This might have been the longest lacrosse goal ever [Hat tip to Hot Clicks]

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