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The SportsBusiness Journal reports that ESPN might offer cable operators this deal: Swap ESPN Classic for ESPNU. Classic's audience is shrinking, and ESPNU's penetration isn't what the network bosses would like. (For more, go to baltimoresun.com/mediumwell)

In November, more than 700 high school boys and girls lacrosse players on 46 teams - and over 400 adult volunteers, supporters, active military, alumni and spectators - came together to raise more than $65,000 for two severely wounded Connecticut soldiers, including U.S. Army Capt. Gregory Galeazzi , a 2007 graduate of Loyola's Army ROTC program, at the seventh annual Sticks for Soldiers Thanksgiving Lacrosse Tournament in Fairfield, Conn. Both soldiers were seriously wounded with bilateral leg amputations and other injuries in separate IED explosions in Afghanistan in 2011 A video website called HooplaHa , which calls itself a "good news" site, created an original video about the event, which you can watch below.

Towson game against LSU slated for ESPNU Saturday at 7 p.m., Towson University is taking on LSU in the first time ever in college football, with Tigers v. Tigers in Baton Rouge, La. This is Towson's first-ever game against a Southeastern Conference opponent. The game will be televised at ESPNU. However, according to TU Athletics Media Relations , Towson is taking on its second FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) opponent of the season. Earlier in the season, Towson played at Kent State and lost to the Golden Flashes, 41-21.

The Loyola men's lacrosse team will face the U.S. national team in the exhibition Champion Challenge, a US Lacrosse event, on Sunday, Jan. 27 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The game will pit the defending NCAA and Federation of International Lacrosse champions in a game that will be broadcast on ESPNU and ESPN3.com. Further details about the event, including a game time, will be released at a later date. "We are very excited about the opportunity to go down to Florida to play against the best of what the United States has to offer," Loyola  ooach Charley Toomey said.

In two days, the most high-profile recruitment in Maryland basketball history will be over. The Harrison twins will announce their college choice Thursday during a ceremony at their Travis (Texas) High School gym . The announcement will be televised on ESPNU, airing at 5 p.m. ET. Andrew, the top-ranked point guard in the 2013 class, and Aaron, the top-ranked shooting guard, will choose between Kentucky, Maryland and SMU, with the Wildcats and Terps considered the frontrunners.

Gilman's season-opening football game against Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati, Ohio) on Sunday, August 26, will be televised live on ESPNU and streamed live on ESPN3 as part of the third annual ESPN High School Football Kickoff. Game time is 7 p.m. The game will be played at Kings High School outside Cincinnati. The game will be the last of 13 ESPN network games played over three days featuring 12 defending state champions. The Greyhounds, who will be appearing on an ESPN network for the first time, are the defending Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference champions.

The Loyola men's lacrosse team will face the U.S. national team in the exhibition Champion Challenge, a US Lacrosse event, on Sunday, Jan. 27 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The game will pit the defending NCAA and Federation of International Lacrosse champions in a game that will be broadcast on ESPNU and ESPN3.com. Further details about the event, including a game time, will be released at a later date. "We are very excited about the opportunity to go down to Florida to play against the best of what the United States has to offer," Loyola  ooach Charley Toomey said.

Maui Invitational Various times [ESPN2, ESPNU] Three games from the college basketball tournament are on ESPN2 (a doubleheader starting at 3 p.m., another at midnight) and one on the largely unwatchable ESPNU (9:30 p.m.). What to watch for: any coach donning the traditional colorful island shirt wear. That's a coach to root for.

FRIDAY'S TELEVISION HIGHLIGHTS M. bask. Penn State@Michigan (T) BIGTEN 12:30 Western Michigan@Duke ESPN2 7 Missouri@Old Dominion ESPNU 7 West Virginia@Seton Hall ESPN2 9 Southeastern Louisiana@Texas Tech ESPNU 9 W. bask. Michigan State@Indiana BIGTEN 6 Ohio State@Wisconsin BIGTEN 8 NBA Dallas@Oklahoma City (T) NBA 11:45 a.m. Phoenix@New Orleans NBA 8 Washington@Milwaukee CSNP, TCN 8:30 Chicago@Clippers NBA, WGN-A 10:30 Phoenix@New Orleans (T)

College basketball Maryland @Boston College 7 p.m. [ESPNU] Duke @North Carolina 9 p.m. [chs. 54, 20] If you get ESPNU, you can catch the Terps trying to stay on a little roll they have going (four wins in five games) against Boston College. But the big game follows on channels 54 and 20, with No. 2 Duke at No. 3 North Carolina. The Blue Devils (19-1, 7-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) rallied to beat the Terps on Jan. 27, and the Tar Heels (21-1, 6-1) suffered their only loss so far at home against Maryland.

In two days, the most high-profile recruitment in Maryland basketball history will be over. The Harrison twins will announce their college choice Thursday during a ceremony at their Travis (Texas) High School gym . The announcement will be televised on ESPNU, airing at 5 p.m. ET. Andrew, the top-ranked point guard in the 2013 class, and Aaron, the top-ranked shooting guard, will choose between Kentucky, Maryland and SMU, with the Wildcats and Terps considered the frontrunners.

Towson game against LSU slated for ESPNU Saturday at 7 p.m., Towson University is taking on LSU in the first time ever in college football, with Tigers v. Tigers in Baton Rouge, La. This is Towson's first-ever game against a Southeastern Conference opponent. The game will be televised at ESPNU. However, according to TU Athletics Media Relations , Towson is taking on its second FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) opponent of the season. Earlier in the season, Towson played at Kent State and lost to the Golden Flashes, 41-21.

Gilman's season-opening football game against Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati, Ohio) on Sunday, August 26, will be televised live on ESPNU and streamed live on ESPN3 as part of the third annual ESPN High School Football Kickoff. Game time is 7 p.m. The game will be played at Kings High School outside Cincinnati. The game will be the last of 13 ESPN network games played over three days featuring 12 defending state champions. The Greyhounds, who will be appearing on an ESPN network for the first time, are the defending Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference champions.

SUNDAY'S TELEVISION HIGHLIGHTS MLB Minnesota@Orioles MASN2 1:30 Yankees@Tampa Bay TBS 1:30 Washington@Cubs 50, MASN 2 White Sox@Texas ESPN 8 Minnesota@Orioles (T) MASN Midnight White Sox@Texas (T) ESPN2 1 a.m. C. base. Minnesota@Ohio State BIGTEN Noon Florida State@Georgia Tech CSN 1 Michigan State@Michigan BIGTEN 3 Indiana State@Creighton ESPNU 4 M. bask.