Ability

When it happened, he didn't feel a thing. Within 30 seconds, "all the pain in the world" coursed through his body. And U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Curtis Winston recalls thinking, among many other things, that he'd never play sports again. Wilson, a former high school athlete, was helping lead an Allied mission near Baghdad in 2007 when his Humvee hit an IED, triggering an explosion that shattered his left leg and knee and caused multiple fractures to his right hand. He didn't walk for five months.

No. 5 Maryland (3-0) has dominated this in-state rivalry, winning 26 of 33 meetings. But UMBC has captured three of the last five contests, a development not lost on coach John Tillman and the Terps. The Retrievers (1-2) are eager to snap a two-game losing skid at home. Here are a few factors that could influence the outcome at UMBC Stadium in Catonsville on Tuesday night. 1) Maryland's faceoffs. This hardly qualifies as a concern, but junior Curtis Holmes went just 9-of-20 in Saturday's 10-7 win against No. 8 Duke.

In last week's Smackdown recap , we talked about the implications the Internet has had on professional wrestling. If there's one other element of this business that has changed perception and execution in the industry, often for the worse, it's the "art" of the swerve or the not-so-subtle hints at steering speculation that direction. On Monday night's episode of Raw, Shawn Michaels returned to confront his friend Triple H about his match with the Undertaker at WrestleMania.

Stef Gray recently delivered a petition to Sallie Mae's Washington office, asking the giant private lender to eliminate a fee that unemployed college graduates must pay to suspend payments until they find a job. The 23-year-old New Yorker's online petition had attracted 76,000 signers by the time Gray dropped it off. Within hours, Sallie Mae retreated. It's not getting rid of the fee. But rather than pocket the fees, Sallie Mae says that — starting with forbearances granted this year — it will apply the money to borrowers' balances once they get on track with payments.

The first partisan throw-down of the session played out this morning in the House of Delegates, a chamber that will likely control the fate of the big bills including gambling, taxes and same-sex marriage. This morning's topic was a little more arcane: A wording change in the House rules that clarifies when the Speaker can shut down debate. Now House Speaker Michael E. Busch can shut off discussion that is deemed "dilatory or frivolous. " Republican lawmakers, who are outnumbered by more than 2 to 1 in the chamber, took the floor to argue that new rule isn't necessary.

In announcing the administration's new Defense "guidance," President Barack Obama and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta have - to their credit - avoided the historically oft-repeated pitfall of assuming that the conflicts of today portend the nature of the conflicts of the future. However, the vision they outline fails to realistically and specifically define just how the United States will, would, and could defeat a threat such as we have faced in Afghanistan and Iraq with the transformed, leaner force prescribed.

In Mark Turgeon's fourth and final season coaching Texas A&M, the Aggies ranked 19th in the nation in scoring defense, allowing 60.9 points per game. It was an NCAA tournament-bound team whose hallmarks were defense and rebounding. Among its signature wins was a 63-62 defeat of a nationally ranked Washington team that entered the game leading the nation in scoring. The Huskies shot just 37.7 percent from the field against Turgeon's defense. A year later, those familiar with this history can understand why Turgeon — now at Maryland — sometimes wears a pained expression when discussing the Terps , even though they have won eight of their past nine games.

Marilyn L. Dannenfelser, who during her more than four-decade career served as an aide to six presidents of Towson University, died Saturday of breast cancer at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. The Riderwood resident was 63. "Marilyn was the heart and soul of Towson University," said Maravene Loeschke, the university's president. "She had the ability to make everyone feel respected, valued and even calmer when needed. She was a woman of talent, character and grace. " "She was a great person in her ability to make a president a president," said Susanna F. Craine, former longtime Towson spokeswoman.

After the Ravens' 20-14 win against the Cleveland Browns on Saturday, Billy Cundiff said his balky left calf was much improved from the previous week. Coach John Harbaugh agreed with the kicker's assessment during his weekly news conference Monday, but he also said he wants to see Cundiff practice before declaring him ready to contribute against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday. “Billy Cundiff is doing really well,” Harbaugh said. “So we'll have to see about this week.

Dr. Mark I. Rossberg, a pediatric anesthesiologist at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center and assistant professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, died Thursday of prostate cancer at his Northwest Baltimore home. He was 50. "Mark was a superbly talented anesthesiologist and a masterful clinician-educator, but above all he was the consummate pediatrician," said Dr. Edward D. Miller, dean of the medical faculty and CEO of Johns Hopkins Medicine.