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The Navy men's lacrosse team is ranked fifth in the Patriot League in Inside Lacrosse's Face-Off Yearbook preseason coaches' poll. Lehigh, coming off its first league championship, is picked to finish first again in the coaches' poll, with Colgate second and Bucknell third. Long-stick midfielder-defenseman Pat Kiernan was the Midshipmen's lone representative on the Preseason All-Patriot League team. The Mids have failed to make the conference tournament each of the past two seasons, the only times that has happened.

Bing Crosby played second base there in 1926 and did a little crooning on the side. Tom Foley was the national collegiate debate champion there in 1950. And John Stockton was the team's point guard during the early 1980s.But Crosby went on the road to Hollywood before getting his degree, Foley went off to Washington before doing any television commercials and Stockton found a lot more fame in Salt Lake City than he ever did in Spokane.None of them ever did for little Gonzaga University what John Rillie did last week by putting the Bulldogs -- or the 'Zags as the locals call them -- into this year's NCAA tournament, where they'll play Maryland on Thursday night in Stockton's adopted hometown.

Editor's note: Each week, InsideMdSports.com provides this blog with a Maryland recruiting feature that previously appeared as premium content on its site. Missing an entire season with an injury can be tough for a young player, especially when it's a career-threatening one. That was the case for 2015 Gonzaga College (D.C.) point guard Bryant Crawford , who missed his freshman year of high school ball as a result of a fractured tibia suffered during a scrimmage before the season began.

FROSTBURG -- No. 3 St. Frances took Gonzaga, The Washington Post's No. 1 team, to the wire last night before bowing, 68-63, in the 48th Alhambra Catholic Invitational Tournament semifinals in front of a nearly full house at Frostburg University's Bobcat Arena. Gonzaga (33-1) will meet Bishop O'Connell, a 68-63 winner over Benedictine (27-7) in tonight's championship game at 8:15. The Panthers (28-9) will play for third place at 6:30 tonight against Benedictine. The Eagles didn't stop Maryland-bound Sean Mosley, who scored a game-high 32 points.

When his declaration of non-candidacy ended Wednesday, a reporter asked me, "Do you take him at his word?" What, he wondered, is the real reason Mayor Martin O'Malley won't run for governor of Maryland? I knew I had already succumbed to the same reporters' cynicism. Comes along with some other professional reflexes: Never expect an exciting political race. Politicians see drama as the handmaiden of defeat. Never let a politician explain his motives. Everyone knows a politician's motives.

LAHAINA,Hawaii -- Dressed in khakis and a cream Hawaiian button-down, Maryland coach Gary Williams at least looked relaxed yesterday. His demeanor following the Terrapins' 88-76 loss to No. 8-ranked Gonzaga indicated otherwise. Williams was clearly disgruntled with his team's 23 turnovers, which dropped the 23rd-ranked Terps (1-1) into the losers' bracket of the Maui Invitational. Maryland will play at 1:30 p.m. today against host school Chaminade (0-1), a Division II program in Honolulu that lost, 89-67, yesterday to Michigan State.

FROSTBURG - Some hugged. Some signed autographs. Some shed a couple of tears.But those tears were of joy for No. 1 St. Frances, which completed its season with a 61-46 victory over Washington's Gonzaga in the championship game of the Alhambra Catholic Invitational Tournament before a crowd of more than 1,400 at Frostburg State.Tournament MVP Mark Karcher scored 16 points to lead St. Frances (30-4). Alphonso Jones had 13 points and seven steals, and Shawn Hampton and Eric Payton each scored 11.Rahsaan Johnson led Gonzaga, ranked 10th in the Washington area, with 16 points.

From the balcony of his home on 6th Street in the southwest area of Washington, Gonzaga senior Bakari McKenney says he can see the still-smoldering Pentagon. A fellow student's mother died Tuesday in the airliner that was hijacked by terrorists and crashed into the Pentagon, where McKenney's two aunts work and escaped unharmed. A Gonzaga teacher lost a loved one as a result of one of the two airplane crashes that day in New York. So, in yesterday's 28-0 victory over Loyola, McKenney tried to "run out all my anger and aggression."

PHOENIX -- When Connecticut's Kevin Freeman grabbed the bounding ball and flung it high toward the America West Arena rafters, frustration and the burdens of high expectations went with it. Connecticut can dance. And smile. And proudly wear the look of a team that just reached the other side.It is over. The underachieving label for Connecticut; the season, the dream for Gonzaga. Connecticut tripped Gonzaga, 67-62, yesterday in a doozy of a game in the West Regional final. And now Connecticut (32-2)

Varsity boys basketball Mount St. Joseph downs Sidwell, 59-55, to win Gonzaga Classic In a defensive struggle, No. 1 Mount St. Joseph defeated Sidwell Friends, 59-55, on Sunday in the championship game of the Gonzaga D.C. Classic at Smith Center. The first half saw a remarkable swing of momentum, with the Gaels outscoring Sidwell 22-7 in the first quarter before Sidwell (8-1) outdid Mount St. Joseph 22-3 in the second quarter. The high scorer was Josh Hart of Sidwell with 37 points, breaking the tournament record with a total of 100 points.

It's been tough sledding of late for the Patterson boys basketball team. Previously No. 1 in our poll, the Clippers (8-5) followed Friday's 64-55 loss to rival Dunbar with an 89-63 loss Saturday to St. Benedict's at the Dan Finn Classic in Jersey City and a 75-73 defeat on a buzzer-beater Monday at Gonzaga (D.C.). But those results never get in the way of enjoying an Aquille Carr highlight reel. Here are a couple videos from Monday's game from TheMarsReel.com (which includes the game-winner by Gonzaga's Kris Jenkins)

Maryland football Vellano receives 3 awards at season-ending banquet Maryland's Joe Vellano led the way by taking home three awards at the team's annual season-ending banquet Sunday. The junior defensive tackle was named the Ray Krouse Award winner as team Most Valuable Player, best defensive player and top lineman. Vellano had 94 tackles — including 7.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks — four pass breakups and two fumble recoveries this season. He was a first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference choice and a second-team Walter Camp All-American.

The Blast stayed undefeated by registering their largest margin of victory this season on Saturday night.. In a rather rough-and-tumble match, the home side broke away from Omaha in the third quarter for its second win over the Vipers, 12-4, before an announced 5,742 fans at 1st Mariner Arena . A three-point score by Lucio Gonzaga was the catalyst, giving the Blast a 7-2 lead about 5 1/2 minutes into the second half. It was a fortunate occurence for the Blast as Gonzaga fired a 25-yard attempt from out front which Viper goalkeeper Jose Bontti never saw coming, the result of being screened by one of his defenders.

Michigan State at Duke, Dec. 1 This Big Ten/ACC Challenge meeting could preview the national title game. Kentucky vs. UNC, Dec. 4 The Tar Heels are eager to show they're new and improved. The Wildcats want to show they're new and just as good. Illinois at Gonzaga, Dec. 4 Gonzaga's stacked frontcourt will be a test for the jet-lagged Illini. Washington at UCLA, Dec. 31 This could set the Pac-10 tone for the new year. Florida at Tennessee, Jan. 11 Either team could assert dominance in the SEC. Purdue at Ohio State, Jan. 25 How will JaJuan Johnson and company handle the inside force of Ohio State's Dallas Lauderdale and Jared Sullinger?

The Rev. Allen Novotny, a Jesuit priest who held posts at Loyola Blakefield and Loyola University Maryland before becoming the president of Washington's Gonzaga College High School, was found dead at his order's District of Columbia residence Wednesday. He was 58. The Rev. Thomas Clifford, a fellow Jesuit and pastor of St. Aloysius Church in Washington, said Father Novotny had complained of flulike symptoms Monday and spent Tuesday in his room. An autopsy is being performed. Born in Baltimore and raised on Dean Street in Highlandtown, Father Novotny attended Sacred Heart of Jesus School and was a 1970 graduate of Loyola High School, now Loyola Blakefield.

No. 12 Atholton faced its first major test of the season against Gonzaga yesterday, and the Raiders flunked, 4-3."It was a big learning experience for us," Atholton coach Reg Hahne said. "We learned that we can play competitively with a good team."Gonzaga (6-1-1), ranked 18th in the Washington area by The Washington Post, was coming off an emotional 3-1 win Tuesday against undefeated league rival Bishop Ireton and came out flat in the first 15 minutes yesterday.The Raiders' Richard Buehler scored back-to-back goals in the 15th and 16th minutes for a 2-0 lead.

McDonogh's Brian Yi took a licking but kept on kicking in yesterday's 3-2 victory over Washington-area boys soccer power Gonzaga. Although heavily guarded by David Alvarado, Joe McDonald and Chris Baer, who dictated a physical pace and occasionally leveled the two-time All-Metro midfielder, Yi repeatedly rose to his feet, dusted himself off and challenged the Gonzaga defense. The tireless senior created McDonogh's first and third goals by Eric Shadoff and Matt Beckman, respectively. Beckman's game-winner, off Yi's ground-skimming cross, was one-timed into the net's opposite corner to the right of keeper Chris Tuck from 12 yards with 7:49 to play.

The Rockford Rampage visited 1st Mariner Arena Friday night as a last-place team with a seven-game losing streak on its back and no chance of playing in the Major Indoor Soccer League playoffs. But the Rampage certainly didn't play like a struggling team, giving the Blast all it could handle before dropping a hard-fought 11-8 decision before an announced 7,186. The victory clinched a postseason berth for the Blast (11-7), which was playing without No. 1 goalie Sagu (suspension)