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Former Navy coach Richie Meade is expected to be named the first men's lacrosse coach at Furman, Inside Lacrosse reported Tuesday. Meade and an official in Furman's athletic department declined to comment when reached; however, the Furman athletic department has confirmed that it has planned a news conference for Saturday in Boston to name its first head coach. Inside Lacrosse reported on April 20 that Meade led a list of candidates that the newly formed South Carolina Division I men's program was considering, and sources have told Inside Lacrosse that Meade visited campus last week and has been in negotiations with the university.

Foosball State tournament scheduled for Friday through Sunday The Maryland State Foosball Championships will be held at the Holiday Inn Columbia in Jessup from Friday through Sunday. More than 150 players are expected to vie for the $12,000 prize. Competitors who wish to participate should arrive before 10 a.m. Saturday. Admission for spectators is free. For information, go to mdfoosball.com, call 410-905-5074 or email Marylandfoosball@gmail.com . College lacrosse Former Gilman standout Holman gets ACC award North Carolina senior attackman Marcus Holman (Gilman)

FURMAN YORK was just out of high school and about to start his freshman year at Mercer College in Macon, Ga., when he decided to invite his friend, Richard Scott, an African-American, to a cookout at the summer house Furman rented with his older brother, Cliff York. Silly Furman. The year was 1954. The date was June 22. Just one month and six days earlier, the U.S. Supreme Court had handed down one of its most famous decisions when it declared separate schools for blacks and whites illegal.

Boys' Latin junior midfielder Brady Dashiell has orally committed to play lacrosse at Furman, which will enter Division I competition in 2014. Dashiell was an All-Star at FLG in 3D and also played at MVP at Rider and National 175 in Connecticut. He considered High Point and Boston University as well. Senior oral commitment Midfielder Wyatt Wood of Cathedral High in Indianapolis has committed to Maryland. The 5-foot-9, 170-pound Wood plays for the Long Island Sting. A two-year captain, he has won Indiana Catholic Conference Player of the Year honors as well as being named a Brine All-American and Champion All-American.

The NCAA early signing period for the National Letter of Intent program for baseball, basketball, lacrosse and other selected sports is scheduled to run through next Wednesday. CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE ORIGINAL LIST Baseball Kirk Haynes/Mount St. Joseph/Fairmont State Trevor Houck/Westminster/Lafayette Scott Mitchell/South River/Radford Koby Overstreet/North County/Alderson-Broaddus Golf Connor Flach/Centennial/Loyola David Long/Mount St. Joseph/High Point Gymnastics Tracey Pearson/Eastern Tech/Pittsburgh Boys lacrosse Brett Bedard/Severn/North Carolina Tom Bennett/Calvert Hall/Furman Ben Chisolm/South River/Maryland Kyle Courtney/Atholton/Furman Mike Dennin/Severn/Colgate Will Hirschman/Archbishop Spalding/Delaware Nick Kalas/Archbishop Spalding/Monmouth Ryan Lamon/Severn/Mount St. Mary's Benjamin Levin/Boys' Latin/Furman Tim Levitt/Archbishop Spalding/Mount St. Mary's Nate Schilling/Archbishop Spalding/Hofstra Girls lacrosse Sara Beach/Towson/Michigan Erin Busch/Annapolis/Stetson Emily Castle/Annapolis/Richmond Alyssa Cooper/Annapolis/Furman Christina DelSesto/Archbishop Spalding/High Point Madeline Dion/Annapolis/Michigan Samantha Eckels/Loch Raven/Furman Carly Eustler/Arundel/Grand Valley State Rebecca Katzen/Dulaney/Oregon Kendall Kerge/Archbishop Spalding/Florida Southern Erica Kopf/Annapolis/Winthrop Paige Lorton/River...

Boys' Latin junior midfielder Brady Dashiell has orally committed to play lacrosse at Furman, which will enter Division I competition in 2014. Dashiell was an All-Star at FLG in 3D and also played at MVP at Rider and National 175 in Connecticut. He considered High Point and Boston University as well. Senior oral commitment Midfielder Wyatt Wood of Cathedral High in Indianapolis has committed to Maryland. The 5-foot-9, 170-pound Wood plays for the Long Island Sting. A two-year captain, he has won Indiana Catholic Conference Player of the Year honors as well as being named a Brine All-American and Champion All-American.

On October 28, 2004, HENRY J., beloved husband of Irene A. Furman (nee Russ), devoted father of Henry J. Furman, Jr. and his wife Deanna, Joyce L. Scardina and her husband Sam and Joanna F. Markowitz and her husband Jack, devoted brother of Matthew, Martin and Clara Furman, Jean Taylor, Marie Bush and Vera Barnhill. Also survived by seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren Family will receive friends at thefamily owned operated MCCULLY-POLYNIAK FUNERAL HOME, P.A., 130 E. Fort Avenue (South Baltimore)

Martin William Furman, former president of a Baltimore automotive parts business, died of Alzheimer's disease Sunday at Gilchrist Center for Hospice Care. The longtime Pikesville resident was 76. Mr. Furman was born in Baltimore, raised in Pikesville and graduated from Park School in 1948. He earned a bachelor's degree in 1952 from Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pa., and a second bachelor's degree, in economics, and his law degree from the University of Baltimore. In 1952, he went to work as a truck driver for RPS Products, an automotive parts distributor founded by his parents in 1929.

COLLEGE PARK -- For those who worried that Shay Doron's scoring might take a dip after assuming point-guard duties for the Maryland women's basketball team, rest easy. For the second straight night, Doron scored 26 points and led the No. 6 Terps to a 92-58 rout of Furman before 2,763 in the championship game of the Terrapin Classic at Comcast Center last night. Maryland, which improved to 12-1 and won its own tournament for the third year in a row and seventh time in the event's eight-year history, collected its eighth consecutive victory.

GREENVILLE, S.C. - Furman scored twice in the first half, then avoided a pair of near chances by Loyola in the second half en route to a 2-0 victory in a Division I NCAA men's soccer opening-round match yesterday. The Paladins (18-2-1), ranked eighth in the nation, will take on Virginia Commonwealth in a second-round match Wednesday. Furman tied an NCAA record with its 10th consecutive shutout. The loss ended a 12-game unbeaten streak for Loyola (13-5-3), which advanced to the round of 16 last year.

The Atlantic Sun Conference will debut men's lacrosse as an NCAA Division I championship sport in the spring of 2014, adding its third new sport in as many years and the 20th overall to its roster. The conference will feature Jacksonville, Mercer, Furman (affiliate), High Point (affiliate), Richmond (affiliate) and Virginia Military Institute (affiliate). Furman and Richmond will play their inaugural seasons in 2013-14. The six teams will play a single round-robin schedule, along with the championship to be scheduled in May 2014.

The NCAA early signing period for the National Letter of Intent program for baseball, basketball, lacrosse and other selected sports is scheduled to run through next Wednesday. CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE ORIGINAL LIST Baseball Kirk Haynes/Mount St. Joseph/Fairmont State Trevor Houck/Westminster/Lafayette Scott Mitchell/South River/Radford Koby Overstreet/North County/Alderson-Broaddus Golf Connor Flach/Centennial/Loyola David Long/Mount St. Joseph/High Point Gymnastics Tracey Pearson/Eastern Tech/Pittsburgh Boys lacrosse Brett Bedard/Severn/North Carolina Tom Bennett/Calvert Hall/Furman Ben Chisolm/South River/Maryland Kyle Courtney/Atholton/Furman Mike Dennin/Severn/Colgate Will Hirschman/Archbishop Spalding/Delaware Nick Kalas/Archbishop Spalding/Monmouth Ryan Lamon/Severn/Mount St. Mary's Benjamin Levin/Boys' Latin/Furman Tim Levitt/Archbishop Spalding/Mount St. Mary's Nate Schilling/Archbishop Spalding/Hofstra Girls lacrosse Sara Beach/Towson/Michigan Erin Busch/Annapolis/Stetson Emily Castle/Annapolis/Richmond Alyssa Cooper/Annapolis/Furman Christina DelSesto/Archbishop Spalding/High Point Madeline Dion/Annapolis/Michigan Samantha Eckels/Loch Raven/Furman Carly Eustler/Arundel/Grand Valley State Rebecca Katzen/Dulaney/Oregon Kendall Kerge/Archbishop Spalding/Florida Southern Erica Kopf/Annapolis/Winthrop Paige Lorton/River...

Former Navy coach Richie Meade is expected to be named the first men's lacrosse coach at Furman, Inside Lacrosse reported Tuesday. Meade and an official in Furman's athletic department declined to comment when reached; however, the Furman athletic department has confirmed that it has planned a news conference for Saturday in Boston to name its first head coach. Inside Lacrosse reported on April 20 that Meade led a list of candidates that the newly formed South Carolina Division I men's program was considering, and sources have told Inside Lacrosse that Meade visited campus last week and has been in negotiations with the university.

On January 19, 2010; DEACON FURMAN MACK. On Friday, friends may call at VAUGHN C. GREENE FUNERAL SERVICES (RANDALLSTOWN), 8728 Liberty Road from 4:30 to 8 PM. On Saturday, services for Deacon Mack will be held at the 1st. Mount Calvary Baptist Church, where the family will receive friends from 10 to 10:30 AM with services to follow. Inquiries to (410) 655-0015.

Old Mill's chances to win its first state title might have appeared to go down in the first quarter Friday night when star running back Josh Furman suffered a knee injury, leaving Jason Clements to take over the workhorse role. Clements, who had been overshadowed by Furman despite rushing for more than 1,100 yards this season, eagerly shouldered the bulk of the rushing load. The senior carried the ball 40 times for 164 yards and one touchdown to lead the Patriots to their first state championship, 17-16, over Wise in the Class 4A final before an announced 8,534 at M&T Bank Stadium.

Old Mill's Josh Furman started learning about football long before he ever put on a uniform. "When he was 3 years old, I had PlayStation 2 and we'd be playing 'Madden' or 'College Football' together," said his father, Tyrone Furman, a former Maryland nose guard. "I'd let him get a controller, and it was just amazing how he was able to pick up football. Other parents used to ask me, 'How did you get Josh to understand football so well?' I just let him play football with me when we played 'Madden.

Old Mill's Josh Furman started learning about football long before he ever put on a uniform. "When he was 3 years old, I had PlayStation 2 and we'd be playing 'Madden' or 'College Football' together," said his father, Tyrone Furman, a former Maryland nose guard. "I'd let him get a controller, and it was just amazing how he was able to pick up football. Other parents used to ask me, 'How did you get Josh to understand football so well?' I just let him play football with me when we played 'Madden.

The senior running back scored a touchdown in the final 20 seconds to lead the No. 1 Patriots to a 20-13 win in a state Class 4A football semifinal Saturday. Furman, 6 feet 3 and 202 pounds, finished with 201 yards and two touchdowns. It was the second time in two weeks he scored a critical touchdown in the final seconds, the previous week forcing the game against then-No. 1 Arundel into overtime before the Patriots won. This season, he has run for 2,272 yards - just 33 shy of the school record.