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Towson's hopes to play spoiler came up short Saturday at Villanova. The No. 1 Wildcats, celebrating their 2009 Football Championship Subdivision title, pounded the Tigers, 43-7, before an announced crowd of 12,111 at Villanova Stadium. It was Villanova's 12th straight win over an FCS opponent. Towson (1-2 overall, 0-1 Colonial Athletic Association) gained just 180 total yards against the Wildcats' defense, turned the ball over twice and converted just eight first downs. "Villanova is good, Villanova is big and you can't make any mistakes against them," Tigers coach Rob Ambrose said in a news release.

— Joining the Big Ten means that Maryland's football team will soon have Penn State, Ohio State, Michigan and other schools as new division opponents. But it also means the school's nonconference schedules are being upgraded and that some previously-scheduled games could be dropped. The Big Ten wants Maryland — which joins the conference in 2014 — and its other members to stop scheduling Football Championship Subdivision opponents. As a result, according to multiple officials, Maryland may drop at least some of their planned games with FCS schools in future seasons.

Colleges Towson's Booker is top FCS running back of week Towson senior running back Dominique Booker was honored as the Football Championship Subdivision National Running Back of the Week by College Football Performance Awards. Booker ran for a career-high 181 yards on seven carries Saturday as the Tigers won their third game in a row, a 41-10 Colonial Athletic Association victory over Rhode Island. Men's basketball: UMBC senior guard Ryan Cook (St. Vincent Pallotti)

Et cetera Towson football trio honored by Phil Steele Towson sophomore running back Terrance West (Northwestern) senior free safety Jordan Dangerfield and junior offensive tackle Eric Pike were named to the Phil Steele Magazine Football Championship Subdivision All-America team. West, who led the Colonial Athletic Association in rushing with 1,046 yards in 10 games, earned second-team honors. Dangerfield and Pike, a Landover native, were named to the fourth team.

College football Towson's West, Beltre, Dangerfield named FCS preseason All-Americans Sophomore running back Terrance West (Northwest), senior defensive end Frank Beltre and senior free safety Jordan Dangerfield of Towson were selected to the Sports Network's Football Championship Subdivision preseason All-America team. The recipient of the Jerry Rice Award as the top freshman in FCS football last season, West earned first team All-America honors from The Sports Network.

The route Terrance West took from an overshadowed high school player in Baltimore to college star is not typical of athletes. It's not the fact that West had to spend a year in prep school after finishing at Northwestern High to shore up his academics and gain his eligibility. Nor is it that West, who was named Thursday as the top freshman in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision, had to start near the bottom of the depth chart once he arrived at Towson last January.

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A jazz trio's rendition of "The Girl From Ipanema" softly played in the background as guests in sophisticated business and cocktail attire swirled through Marriott's Hunt Valley Inn. They tasted carved tenderloin and breast of capon, sipped cocktails and caught up with old friends. Best of all, though, was the elegant adventure of exploring rooms and rooms full of antiques, from more than 50 dealers, and having first dibs on all these goodies at the preview party for the 32nd annual Hunt Valley Antiques Show.

A t the Hunt Valley Antiques Show preview party, event committee members Kara Davis and Crickett Woloson sat at a table with their husbands. The baby lamb chops and asparagus spears on their plates were the evening's only hint of spring. A week's worth of snowstorms left huge mounds of snow in the Crowne Plaza Hotel parking lot. Traffic snarls meant longer drive times for many of the evening's guests. But that didn't dampen their enthusiasm once they arrived at the party.

Maryland football coach Randy Edsall was asked by a reporter during today's ACC media teleconference about “rebuilding” the program. “Rebuilding” is not terminology Edsall has used this season, and he did not repeat the word in his response. But he has often talked about reshaping  the program over the long term.  “Any time when you come in and you install new systems it does take some time,” the coach said. Edsall also cited Maryland's difficult schedule as a factor this season.

College football Towson's West receives FCS 3rd-team honor Towson sophomore running back Terrance West (Northwestern) has been named as a third-team All-American by College Sports Madness, a website that covers the Football Championship Subdivision. The leading rusher in the Colonial Athletic Association, West carried 195 times for 1,046 yards (5.4 yards per carry) and 14 touchdowns. He caught five passes for 102 yards and a touchdown. Et cetera Stevenson gets D-II, D-III women's lax championships The NCAA Division II and III women's lacrosse committees have selected Stevenson as the new host of the 2013 Division II and Division III championships after they were moved from Montclair State (N.J.)

Colleges Towson's Booker is top FCS running back of week Towson senior running back Dominique Booker was honored as the Football Championship Subdivision National Running Back of the Week by College Football Performance Awards. Booker ran for a career-high 181 yards on seven carries Saturday as the Tigers won their third game in a row, a 41-10 Colonial Athletic Association victory over Rhode Island. Men's basketball: UMBC senior guard Ryan Cook (St. Vincent Pallotti)

College football Towson's West, Beltre, Dangerfield named FCS preseason All-Americans Sophomore running back Terrance West (Northwest), senior defensive end Frank Beltre and senior free safety Jordan Dangerfield of Towson were selected to the Sports Network's Football Championship Subdivision preseason All-America team. The recipient of the Jerry Rice Award as the top freshman in FCS football last season, West earned first team All-America honors from The Sports Network.

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The route Terrance West took from an overshadowed high school player in Baltimore to college star is not typical of athletes. It's not the fact that West had to spend a year in prep school after finishing at Northwestern High to shore up his academics and gain his eligibility. Nor is it that West, who was named Thursday as the top freshman in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision, had to start near the bottom of the depth chart once he arrived at Towson last January.

Towson football coach Rob Ambrose heard the news as he was busy recruiting and making preparations for winter workouts. Then he looked up past winners of the Eddie Robinson Award, in honor of the legendary Grambling State coach and given since 1987 to the top coach in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision. "When I look at the names on the list of the guys who have done this before, that's when it kind of sinks in a little," Ambrose said earlier this week. "Not to be trite, it's an honor, it's humbling to get this kind of award.

COLLEGE PARK - -Heading into its third game, Maryland's football team is trying to remain upbeat while facing the sobering truth that it is too young, injured and untested to presume victory over opponents from non-power conferences it once regarded lightly. Just a few weeks ago, Terrapins players privately expressed hope that they could win 10 games and play in a New Year's Day bowl game. Today, the Terps (1-1), who have lost three starters to injuries, have had their bravado tempered by the reality that the team remains a work in progress.

Towson football West selected to FCS All-America first team Towson tailback Terrance West (Northwestern) is the only freshman named to The Sports Network/Fathead.com FCS All-America first team, The Sports Network has announced. A first-team All-Colonial Athletic Association selection and second-team Associated Press All-American, West was named the CAA Offensive Rookie of the Year last month. He is one of the leading candidates for the Jerry Rice Award, which will be presented to the top freshman in NCAA FCS by The Sports Network/Fathead.com on Jan. 6. A first-year freshman, West ran for 1,294 yards in 11 games and scored an FCS-best 29 touchdowns to help the Tigers to a 9-3 record and the CAA championship this season.