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Sean Tyson's troubled stay at Clemson University took another bad turn yesterday, as the Dunbar High graduate was charged with assault and then thrown off the basketball team.Tyson turned himself into university police after he was charged with assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature and with possessing a weapon (a .32-caliber pistol) on school property. Tyson, 23, was released on a $5,000 personal recognizance bond, and faces a March 18 arraignment in Pickens County (S.C.) Court.

Colleges Ex-Raven Testaverde chosen for football HOF The National Football Foundation announced that former Ravens quarterback Vinny Testaverde will be a member of the 2013 College Football Hall of Fame Class. Testaverde starred at Miami from 1982 to 1986. The entire class will be unveiled today during a news conference at the NASDAQ OMX MarketSite in New York's Times Square at 11:30 a.m. The Football Bowl Subdivision Class will be inducted at the NFF awards dinner Dec. 10 at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York.

C.J. Spiller scored a touchdown Saturday in his final game at Death Valley and No. 18 Clemson beat Virginia, 34-21, on the day the Tigers clinched their first trip to the Atlantic Coast Conference title game. The Tigers (8-3, 6-2 ACC) won their sixth straight game but had the Atlantic Division wrapped up as they kicked off, thanks to North Carolina's 31-13 victory against Boston College. Clemson will face Coastal Division winner Georgia Tech in two weeks in Tampa, Fla. Spiller had a 4-yard touchdown run and set the ACC's single-season all-purpose yardage mark, surpassing the 2,059 of Virginia's Thomas Jones in 1999.

Welcome back to Morning Shootaround, a regular feature this season the day after Maryland basketball games. While we can't bring you into the Terps' lockerroom after games - reporters haven't been allowed in there since the last couple of years under Gary Williams - we will recap what was said in the press conference afterward by Maryland coach Mark Turgeon and his players. We will give some of our own insight into what transpired on the court during the previous day's game and what the Terps will be working on at practice looking ahead to their next game.

Welcome back to Morning Shootaround, a regular feature this season the day after Maryland basketball games. While we can't bring you into the Terps' lockerroom after games - reporters haven't been allowed in there since the last couple of years under Gary Williams - we will recap what was said in the press conference afterward by Maryland coach Mark Turgeon and his players. We will give some of our own insight into what transpired on the court during the previous day's game and what the Terps will be working on at practice looking ahead to their next game.

Tianna Hawkins scored 16 points to lead five Terps in double figures and No.10 Maryland defeated Clemson, 80-40, on Sunday for its 12th straight win over the Tigers. The visiting Terps (17-3, 8-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) won their seventh straight since their lone league loss, to North Carolina on Jan. 3. Maryland dominated the rematch with the Tar Heels on Thursday, 85-59, and kept the offensive show going at Littlejohn Coliseum. The Terps dominated the scoring inside Sunday, 40-14.

COLLEGE PARK -- Clemson forward Sean Tyson was reinstated yesterday by Tigers coach Cliff Ellis after a 2 1/2 -week suspension, but it is unclear whether the senior from Baltimore will play today against Maryland.In a prepared taped statement, Ellis said Tyson was reinstated on the recommendation of his Clemson teammates and other members of the coaching staff. Tyson had been suspended Dec. 18 for unspecified reasons.Ellis said Tyson was allowed to return to the team on two conditions: that he go for counseling at the university and that he work hard on the court to get playing time.

State teams apparently have lost out in the chase for the area's most highly recruited basketball player.Sought by Towson State and Maryland, St. Frances' Devin Gray, a 6-foot-7 center/forward who averaged 25.6 points, is expected to sign a letter of intent to attend Clemson University in the fall, The Sun reported today.St. Frances coach William Wells said it will become official at a news conference today at the school.Gray, who has taken the Scholastic Aptitude Test three times during the past year, needs to score the minimum 700 on the test when he takes it on May 10 to be eligible as a freshman under NCAA rules.

C.J. Brown inded gets the start at quarterback for Maryland over Danny O'Brien, last season's ACC rookie of the year. Brown is 10 of 24 this season for 92 yards. But he is Maryland's second-leading rusher with 153 yards. O'Brien had started the previous five games this season. He is 97 for 156 for 930 yards with four touchdown passes and six interceptions. He's got the headsey on and a towel over his shoulders.    

Despite a three-game losing streak and a seemingly never-ending string of depth-sapping injuries - the latest including the team's top offensive and defensive playmakers - Maryland enters the toughest stretch of its 2012 schedule with something it lacked a year ago: cohesion. Maryland (4-5, 2-3 in the Atlantic Coast Conference) was likely not going to beat No. 10 Clemson (8-1, 5-1) in Death Valley Saturday with either freshman wide receiver Stefon Diggs or senior linebacker Demetrius Hartsfield healthy and on the field at Memorial Stadium.

COLLEGE PARK -  One week earlier, the frenzied students at Comcast Center had yelled and stomped and flash-mobbed before finally rushing the court to celebrate a victory over Duke that represents the high point of Maryland's season so far. But on Saturday, the Terps and their fans - with Clemson in town and no Blue Devils to hate - seemed strangely subdued. With his team trailing early and the building's energy at the level of a campus library, Maryland coach Mark Turgeon asked his players to pressure Clemson full-court.

COLLEGE PARK - Three days after a dispiriting loss to its most bitter rival, the No. 7 Maryland women's basketball team got resurgent performances from its top two players and opened the second half with a decisive flurry to beat Clemson, 75-45, Thursday night at Comcast Center. Senior forward Tianna Hawkins scored 17 of her game-high 30 points in the first half and junior forward Alyssa Thomas added 17 points, including 13 after halftime, as the Terps picked up their ninth win in 10 games and bounced back after Monday's 71-56 loss against No. 5 Duke in Durham, N.C. Hawkins and Thomas combined to make 17 of 30 shots against Clemson after missing 23 of 30 field-goal attempts Monday.

Maryland has finalized plans to honor former basketball coach Lefty Driesell with a bronze relief that will hang at Comcast Center, sources say. Driesell is to be honored at the Clemson game Feb. 23. Then, on April 16, a number of Driesell's former players are expected to attend a ceremony to unveil the bronze bas-relief. It “will be displayed on the Comcast wall interior next to the portion of the floor from Cole Field House,” said a letter circulated among Driesell's supporters to raise funds for the project.

Tianna Hawkins scored 16 points to lead five Terps in double figures and No.10 Maryland defeated Clemson, 80-40, on Sunday for its 12th straight win over the Tigers. The visiting Terps (17-3, 8-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) won their seventh straight since their lone league loss, to North Carolina on Jan. 3. Maryland dominated the rematch with the Tar Heels on Thursday, 85-59, and kept the offensive show going at Littlejohn Coliseum. The Terps dominated the scoring inside Sunday, 40-14.

It's interesting how Maryland's ACC schedule is laid out, giving the Terps three out of four games at home to start before they make their first trip to Tobacco Road to play North Carolina on Jan. 19. Given Maryland's 13-1 start, all four games appear winnable, though Wedneday night's game against Florida State (9-5, 1-0 ACC) will certainly be a step up from Saturday's rout of Virginia Tech. In fact, Mark Turgeon called the game against the Seminoles “the toughest opponent since the Kentucky game, referring to Maryland's season-opening three-point loss to the then No. 3 ranked Wildcats at the Barclays Center.

Five Maryland football players were honored today by the Atlantic Coast Conference. Fifth-year senior defensive tackle Joe Vellano was named a first-team All-ACC selection, while senior linebacker Demetrius Hartsfield earned second-team honors. Freshman receiver-returner Stefon Diggs, fifth-year senior defensive lineman A.J. Francis and fifth-year senior linebacker Kenneth Tate were all named ACC honorable mention. Check out the complete list of All-ACC selections below: FIRST TEAM Offense QB-Tajh Boyd, Clemson (86)

It was a game of tipped passes and blocked shots and hard fouls and air balls and - most of all - turnovers. But made baskets? Those were precious and few as Clemson halted Maryland's impressive early run in Atlantic Coast Conference play with a 62-53 win Sunday night that was hardly aesthetically pleasing except for fans of rugged, full-court defense or missed layups. The Terrapins, whose four-game winning streak ended, entered the contest leading the ACC in the standings as well as in assist-to-turnover ratio and shooting percentage - a gaudy .487.

COLLEGE PARK -  One week earlier, the frenzied students at Comcast Center had yelled and stomped and flash-mobbed before finally rushing the court to celebrate a victory over Duke that represents the high point of Maryland's season so far. But on Saturday, the Terps and their fans - with Clemson in town and no Blue Devils to hate - seemed strangely subdued. With his team trailing early and the building's energy at the level of a campus library, Maryland coach Mark Turgeon asked his players to pressure Clemson full-court.

Already down a touchdown in the heart of a deafening Death Valley, Maryland needed a response after Clemson quarterback Tajh Boyd guided the No. 11 Tigers into the end zone on their second series of the game. But instead what Maryland produced was something it simply could not afford. Linebacker-turned-quarterback Shawn Petty, making his second collegiate start, committed a costly fumble rushing left on first-and-10. The ball was recovered in the scrum by the Tigers and returned 16 yards to the end zone for a 14-0 lead.

Maryland's well-documented string of offensive injuries - most notably at quarterback - put the Terps at a disadvantage entering Saturday's game at No. 13 Clemson. The last thing the Terps needed was to turn the ball over to a potent Clemson offense twice in the first quarter. But that's exactly what happened, setting the stage for a 45-10 romp by the host Tigers in front of 76,000 at Memorial Stadium. Clemson had 35 points - eclipsing the previous season high against the Maryland defense - by halftime in handing the Terps their fourth consecutive loss.