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The Towson men's lacrosse team will host Japan's Keio University for a friendly international game on Sept. 26 at 7:30 p.m. at Johnny Unitas Stadium. “Towson Lacrosse is very excited to host Keio University,” Tigers coach Shawn Nadelen said. “It is the premier lacrosse-playing school in Japan.  Keio is very passionate for the sport of lacrosse, and it is displayed in how they perform on the field.  We are honored to have Keio at Towson, and our players will share in a great experience playing against the Japanese players.  We look forward to having a competitive game.

Men's basketball Ex-Loyola star Walker to play for Greek team Former Loyola forward Shane Walker has signed a professional contract with AS Apollon Patras and will begin his career this week in Greece's A1 League. Walker, who graduated with a communications degree in May, helped lead the Greyhounds to the NCAA tournament last season for the second time in school history. He was the only player to start all 33 games last season and averaged nine points and 6.3 rebounds per game as a senior.

Kevin Warne, who as an assistant coach helped guide Maryland to the national title game the past two seasons, was named Georgetown men's lacrosse head coach Tuesday. Warne takes over for Dave Urick, who went 223-99 in 23 seasons before retiring in July. The Hoyas have not reached the NCAA tournament since 2007. In two years with the Terps, Warne served as defensive coordinator and cemented his reputation as one of the top defensive coaches in the game. "I'm really excited to name Kevin Warne as head coach for our men's lacrosse program," Georgetown director of intercollegiate athletics Lee Reed said in a news release.

Et cetera Ellicott City's Lee leads MAPGA girls 15-18 division Casey Bannon of Alexandria, Va., leads the boys 16-18 division and Ellisa Lee of Ellicott City leads the girls 15-18 division at the Mid-Atlantic PGA Junior Tour Championship on the Kingsmill's Woods course in Williamsburg, Va. Bannon shot a 2-under-par 70 and leads Wonsuk Rhee of Vienna, Va., by a stroke. Edward Owen of Baltimore and Trey Razzetti of Glen Allen, Va., shot 72 and are tied atop the boys 14-15 division.

NHL Caps bring back Tim Hunter as assistant The Washington Capitals rounded out their coaching staff and raised the experience level behind the bench significantly Monday when they named Tim Hunter as an assistant coach. Hunter, 51, has 13 seasons as an NHL assistant coach, including five in Washington from 1997-98 to 2001-02. As he joins first-time head coach Adam Oates and first-time NHL assistant coach Calle Johansson , Hunter knows he is expected to be the experienced anchor of the staff.

Maryland assistant men's basketball coach Dalonte Hill, who was charged with driving while impaired by alcohol in January, has settled his case. On Wednesday, Hill received probation before judgment -- which is not considered a criminal conviction. Hill was fined $500 for the incident. Maryland suspended Hill for two games after his January arrest. According to the police report, he was spotted “driving erratically” while making “abrupt and unsafe” stops and starts. It was Hill's second DUI, and his first since returning to his home state after a successful tenure at Kansas State.

•There were no youth leagues in their native Warrenton, Va., when David and Matt Miller wanted to begin playing lacrosse. And a journey that began in the backyard with their mother teaching them how to play while using the wooden women's sticks from her college days continues this weekend, with both brothers playing in the Division I men's semifinals. David Miller is a senior at Maryland and a starting short-stick defensive midfielder. Matt Miller , a junior, is starting defenseman for Notre Dame, the top-ranked defense in the nation.

Indiana has hired Towson assistant coach Kenny Johnson to fill a spot on its basketball staff. Towson head coach Pat Skerry confirmed the hire in a Tweet saying, "Congrats to coach kenny johnson and getting the job at indiana. He helped lay a strong foundation this year and will do great things at IU" Johnson is a 1999 graduate of Maryland whose playing career was cut short by an injury when he was in high school at Oxon Hill. He was a head coach at Paul VI High School in Fairfax, Va., and began his collegiate coaching career under Skerry at Towson.

In a note unrelated to the draft, the Ravens have dismissed their assistant strength and conditioning coach, John "Mother" Dunn. Dunn was hired by Ravens coach John Harbaugh in February 2008. He was voted by his peers as the NFL's Professional Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year in 1994 while with the San Diego Chargers. Dunn has also had stints with the Washington Redskins (1984-86, 2004-2005), Los Angeles Raiders (1987-89), Chargers (1990-96), New York Giants (1997-2003)

Almost without fail, Loyola is at or near the top of the Division I rankings when it comes to faceoffs. And as the program has developed a line of specialists from Dan Kallaugher to Tim McDermott to John Schiavone and now J.P. Dalton, the one constant has been volunteer assistant coach Steve Vaikness, a former teammate of head coach Charley Toomey's when they both played for the Greyhounds between 1988-90. “He just does a phenomenal job of developing these guys into faceoff players,” Toomey said last week.