Boston College

On his way to Virginia in January, Johnathan Thomas decided to make a quick stopover at Maryland. The three-star running back from St. John's Prep in Danvers, Mass., got a tour of the campus and met with coach Randy Edsall , who offered him a scholarship “right on the spot.” “He showed great interest in me. I was their No. 1 running back prospect,” Thomas said Sunday. “That just made me want to really think about the place and see what they had to offer. And I got to see what they had to offer.” Four months after this trip to College Park, Thomas decided to accept Edsall's offer.

Women's college lacrosse McDonogh trio among IWLCA 1st-team honorees Six players who attended Baltimore-area high schools earned Division I first-team All-America recognition from the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association on Wednesday. Three of the six attended McDonogh: Duke junior defender Taylor Virden , Florida senior attacker Kitty Cullen and Maryland freshman midfielder Taylor Cummings . The other three were Maryland senior defender Iliana Sanza (St. Paul's)

Boston College junior wide receiver Colin Larmond Jr. , who averaged 20.6 yards per reception on his 29 catches with five TDs in '09, will miss the season after suffering a serious knee injury Saturday. Ryan Lindsey , who has one career catch, is listed as Larmond's backup with Billy Flutie (five catches in '09) the other starter. •The NCAA is investigating South Carolina tight end Weslye Saunders about possible rules violations regarding dealings with a sports agent, The State (S.C)

On his way to Virginia in January, Johnathan Thomas decided to make a quick stopover at Maryland. The three-star running back from St. John's Prep in Danvers, Mass., got a tour of the campus and met with coach Randy Edsall , who offered him a scholarship “right on the spot.” “He showed great interest in me. I was their No. 1 running back prospect,” Thomas said Sunday. “That just made me want to really think about the place and see what they had to offer. And I got to see what they had to offer.” Four months after this trip to College Park, Thomas decided to accept Edsall's offer.

Today's game Boston College (7-4, 4-3 ACC) at Maryland (2-9, 1-6) Time: 3:30 p.m. TV: ESPNU Radio: 105.7 FM, 1300 AM Line: Boston College by 6 Series: Boston College leads 4-2. Last meeting: Boston College won, 28-21, on Nov. 29, 2008, in Chestnut Hill, Mass. Maryland offense vs. Boston College defense: It's the final game for 14 Maryland seniors, including QB Chris Turner, who will try to return from a knee sprain suffered against North Carolina State.

Maryland's 20-17 loss to Boston College surprised me - and not only because it came to a team that had lost five games in a row and had given up an average of 43.5 points in its four Atlantic Coast Conference games and ranks last in the conference in total defense. What surprised me was the way the Terps lost. I noted in my updated game story that - for the second week in a row - the Terps lost because their defense sagged at the end. This is the same defense that ranks 11 th in the nation in the FBS. But the defense surrendered six straight game-ending completions by quarterback Chase Rettig.

Jordan Williams seemed to be perpetually motioning for the ball. The sophomore center would plant his big body in the lane, shout to a teammate or wave an arm as if hailing a taxi. But more than attracting the ball, Maryland's leading scorer all too often attracted multiple Boston College defenders. The Eagles minimized the contributions of Williams -- who wore a perpetual look of frustration -- and got a career-high 31 points from junior guard Reggie Jackson in a 76-72 victory over the Terps on Saturday afternoon.

COLLEGE PARK — Maryland had just defeated UNC-Greensboro by 43 points, but Jordan Williams wore a sour expression. The sophomore center knew that it was the Terps' 15th straight win at Comcast Center. He was aware that they have avoided the sort of early-season upset losses — such as to William & Mary last season — that rankle Maryland fans. But Williams also knew that the Terps (7-3) lost close games to the three teams — Temple, Illinois and Pittsburgh — that tested them the most.

COLLEGE PARK -- It seems long ago that Maryland coach Mark Turgeon grabbed a microphone at a preseason scrimmage and told fans: “I think we're going to be pretty darned good before it's done.” That was three-and-a-half months, 10 losses and two Pe'Shon Howard injuries ago. But, in defeating Boston College 81-65 Thursday night behind Terrell Stoglin's 24 points and James Padgett's strong second half, Maryland mostly played as if it can...

Junior point guard Pe'Shon Howard has been reinstated after being suspended for Saturday's win over Duke and will accompany his Maryland teammates to Boston College for Tuesday night's game. “He's been punished. We welcome him back with open arms,” Turgeon said. “We need a mature, confident Pe'Shon moving forward for us to finish strong.” Asked if he thought not being at Comcast Center for the team's biggest win this season would solidify the message to Howard, Turgeon said, “Yeah, it probably does.

College football Ex-Navy coach Hardin selected for HOF Former Navy football coach Wayne Hardin will be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, the National Football Foundation announced Tuesday. Hardin is the 24th person affiliated with the Naval Academy to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame and the third head coach, joining Gil Dobie (17-3 at Navy from 1917 to 1919) and George Welsh (55-46-1 at Navy from 1973 to 1981). Hardin will be officially inducted at the National Football Foundation's awards dinner Dec.10 at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York and will be enshrined in the summer of 2014 at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta.

Kim Kolarik (South River) made six saves and Liza Blue (Garrison Forest) had a career-best four goals to power visiting Virginia to an 10-7 upset over No. 8 Duke in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament quarterfinals Thursday. The fifth-seeded Cavaliers (10-8) face No. 1 and top seed Maryland (17-0) in today's 1 p.m. semifinal. The Terps previously beat Virginia, 18-10, on March 1. The Cavaliers held a 6-3 advantage at halftime because of hat tricks from Blue and Casey Bocklet.

- Stores were shuttered and streets were mostly empty Friday morning as a manhunt was underway for a suspect in the marathon bombing that killed three and injured more than 180 others. Police had killed one suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing in a shootout early Friday. Officials said the dead suspect was Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, and identified the hunted man as his brother, Dzhokar A. Tsarnaev, 19. Law enforcement urged all in Boston to stay home. Natalie Lambdin, a 27-year-old graduate student at Boston College, said the usually bustling area near Copley Square felt "eerie.

No. 5 Cornell missed a shot with 20 seconds left that would have tied the game, and host No. 7 Syracuse held on for a 13-12 win Wednesday night in men's lacrosse. It was the first time the Orange (8-2) has beaten the Big Red since 2010. Cornell (10-2) had five shots hit the pipes in the game, including Connor English's last-minute shot that hit the crossbar. Syracuse goalkeeper Dominic Lamolinara (St. Mary's) had 12 saves, including eight in the second half. National women No. 17 Boston College 10, New Hampshire 9, OT: Sarah Mannelly scored the winning goal with 15 seconds left in the first half of overtime as the visiting Eagles rallied to avoid being upset by the Wildcats (4-8)

Men's college basketball Towson's Benimon named ECAC All-Star Towson junior forward Jerrelle Benimon has been selected to the Eastern College Athletic Conference Division I men's basketball All-Star team, the conference announced. Benimon, the Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year, recorded double doubles in 20 of the Tigers' 31 contests, which is tied for the second-most in Division I. He was the league's fourth-leading scorer with 17.1 points per game and reached double figures in 27 of 31 outings.

It stands to reason that every die-hard Maryland basketball fan of a certain age remembers where they were 10 years ago Friday. In the first game of their NCAA tournament title defense, the Terps trailed UNC-Wilmington 73-72 in a first-round game in Nashville. Senior guard Drew Nicholas took the inbounds pass, raced up the court and launched a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to give Maryland a 75-73 win. Does it really feel like that unforgettable NCAA tournament moment happened 10 years ago?

Mark Turgeon can barely bring himself to utter the words NCAA tournament these days. The superstitious Maryland basketball coach will begin shaking his head before a reporter can complete a question about Maryland's chances of advancing to what Turgeon has euphemistically referred to as the “four-letter word” tournament. While Turgeon considers it premature to speculate on Maryland's prospects, he knows that the team suffered a setback when it lost Tuesday night, 69-58, to a Boston College team that shut down Maryland center Alex Len. “I just don't get it,” Turgeon said afterward.

Maryland's women's lacrosse team will head up Interstate 95 this weekend to do something that most coaches usually try to avoid -- play games on back-to-back days. The No. 1 Terps will play at Atlantic Coast Conference foe Boston College on Saturday at 1 p.m. and then hop down to Long Island to meet Stony Brook on Sunday at 4 p.m. Fortunately for the Terps, spring break begins Monday. “We were going to head up there during spring break, so it just so happened that we could knock both games out both with one trip, head up to Boston and then Long Island,” Terps coach Cathy Reese said.

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