Robert Morris

In January, Mount St. Mary's seemed doomed. The men's basketball team had won four of 12 games, having lost seven straight. The Mountaineers were colder than an Arctic wind whistling through Emmitsburg on a winter night. This was the team that won 19 games and represented its league in the NCAA tournament last year? Coach Milan Brown gathered the troops for a three-hour summit, where they cleared the air and rebooted their season. Mount St. Mary's has rallied, winning 15 of 19 to reach the Northeast Conference final at Robert Morris tonight (8:30, ESPN2)

Moves Baseball ANGELS -- Optioned IF Kendry Morales to Triple-A Salt Lake. Purchased contract of IF Brandon Wood from Salt Lake. Transferred OF Juan Rivera to 60-day DL. ASTROS -- Placed P Rick White on 15-day DL. Purchased contract of P Stephen Randolph from Triple-A Round Rock. BRAVES -- P John Smoltz agrees to contract extension with option for 2009 that can become guaranteed and a club option for 2010. ORIOLES -- Recalled C Ramon Hernandez from rehab assignment and activated him from 15-day DL. Designated C Alberto Castillo for assignment to Triple-A Norfolk.

Marquise Kately led all scorers with 21 points as Morgan State earned its second victory of the season, 77-53, over Saint Francis in Loretto, Pa. The junior transfer from California shot 10-for-19 from the field in his third game for the Bears, who improved to 2-1 this season under coach Todd Bozeman. The Bears took an 11-point halftime lead and never looked back, outscoring the Red Flash 40-27 in the second half to cement the win. The team shot 50 percent from the field and made 11 of 12 free throws.

Keith Jones scored a career-high 27 points and had his 14th career double-double with 11 rebounds as Robert Morris stunned UMBC, 75-58, last night in a Northeast Conference game in Coraopolis, Pa.The Retrievers (16-6, 15-1) suffered their first conference loss and saw their winning streak end at 11 games.The Colonials (12-9, 9-6) broke from a halftime tie at 27 with a 9-0 run to start the second half. Robert Morris then extended its lead to as much as 20 (67-47) with 3: 52 left.Terence Ward led UMBC, which shot only 35 percent, with 16 points.

At the halfway point of a 73-60 loss at UMBC yesterday, Robert Morris coach Jim Boone must have thought it was his lucky day.Here he was, on the road against the hottest team in the Northeast Conference, his Colonials unable to find the basket, yet UMBC was only up by seven points heading into the break.If that's not the time to steal a win, when is?"We felt pretty good at that point," Boone said. "You have only four field goals at the half and you're down seven. And if you don't make a few errors [in the final minutes]

Tiffany Brown scored 14 of her 17 points in the second half as Maryland defeated Robert Morris, 66-57, yesterday in a non-conference game at Cole Field House.Brown's three-pointer at the halftime buzzer put Maryland (6-2) ahead 31-22. Cara Ferris' basket with 10: 45 left gave the Terps their largest lead, 50-35.Harvard 78, Mount St. Mary's 62: The Crimson (5-3) used a 14-4 run to start the second half to pull away from the host Mountaineers (4-3). The Mount's Kia Williams led all scorers with 22 points.

John W. Morris, 85, company presidentJohn W. Morris, who had been president of a company that owned Baltimore apartment buildings, died Thursday of lung cancer at his home on Winston Avenue in Govans, where he had lived for 45 years. He was 85.A Baltimore native, Mr. Morris was born in the Five Oaks farmhouse in Catonsville, now the Candle Light Inn. He was a Gilman School graduate and briefly attended Yale and the Johns Hopkins universities.After joining the Maryland National Guard in 1939, Mr. Morris was called into the Army Air Corps during World War II and served through most of the war as a radio operator -- flying into combat in the European, North African and China-Burma-India theaters.

EMMITSBURG -- Mount St. Mary's has been weakened by ankle injuries to two key players, depleting its bench strength and inside defense.But the Mountaineers compensated with other resources last night to repulse Robert Morris, 70-58, in a Northeast Conference game at Knott Arena.Superior three-point shooting, 24 Robert Morris turnovers and an edge at the foul line carried Mount St. Mary's (7-8, 3-3) as Jim Phelan became only the second to coach 1,200 collegiate games."Our defense is not good enough to force all those turnovers," Phelan said.

Site: William H. Detrick Gymnasium, Central Connecticut State, New Britain, Conn.MenToday's first round(6) Wagner (12-15, 7-9) vs. (3) St. Francis, N.Y. (15-11, 10-6), noon.(7) Robert Morris (8-18, 4-12) vs. (2) F. Dickinson (20-6, 13-3), 2: 30 p.m.(5) Mt. St. Mary's (12-14, 8-8) vs. (4) St. Francis, Pa. (17-9, 10-6), 6 p.m.(8) Monmouth (4-22, 3-13) vs. (1) Long Island U. (19-9, 14-2), 8: 30 p.m.Tomorrow's semifinalsWagner/St. F., N.Y. winner vs. R. Morris/F. Dickinson winner, 5 p.m.Mount/St.

Shannon Filbin scored Navy's first goal at 19: 08 as the Mids extended their winning streak to five and posted their second consecutive shutout, a 3-0 score over visiting Mount St. Mary's in women's college soccer yesterday.Loyola 4, Iona 0: Kathleen Shields scored twice, including a flying header off a corner kick, as the Greyhounds (3-1-1, 2-0) shut out the visiting Gaels (1-5-0, 0-2).UMBC 6, Robert Morris 3: Nicole Brooks recorded a hat trick and sophomore Erin Lesh added two goals for the Retrievers.

Moon Township, Pa. -Mount St. Mary's coach Milan Brown thought his team had made a defensive stop. What happened instead was a surprising basket that ended his team's season. Robert Morris' Dallas Green picked up a loose ball with 2.5 seconds left and made a rushed shot for his only field goal, and the top-seeded Colonials beat Mount St. Mary's, 48-46, in the Northeast Conference tournament championship game last night at the Sewall Center. Kelly Beidler led second-seeded Mount (19-13)

In January, Mount St. Mary's seemed doomed. The men's basketball team had won four of 12 games, having lost seven straight. The Mountaineers were colder than an Arctic wind whistling through Emmitsburg on a winter night. This was the team that won 19 games and represented its league in the NCAA tournament last year? Coach Milan Brown gathered the troops for a three-hour summit, where they cleared the air and rebooted their season. Mount St. Mary's has rallied, winning 15 of 19 to reach the Northeast Conference final at Robert Morris tonight (8:30, ESPN2)

Site: Home of highest seeds When: Tonight through Wednesday TV: Championship game, Wednesday, 8 p.m., ESPN2 Favorite: Robert Morris (15-3, 21-10) State entry: Second seed Mount St. Mary's (12-6, 17-12) Outlook: The Mount will be striving to return to the NCAA tournament, where it beat Coppin State in the play-in game last season before losing to North Carolina, which was practically at home at North Carolina State's RBC Center. One of the Northeast's hottest teams, Wagner, winner of four straight, visits Emmitsburg tonight, but an even hotter squad, Sacred Heart (five-game winning streak)

On September 5, 2008 GERALDINE M. MORRIS (nee Brunner), beloved wife of C. Robert Morris, devoted mother of David W. Morris and Robert Morris Jr, and his wife Sarah, loving grandmother of Jared, Danny, Lorali and Gavyn, and dear sister of Bill Brunner and his wife Linda. Also survived by many loving nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held at the family's home on Sunday, September 21, 2008 at 5 P.M. Arrangements by Ruck Towson Funeral Home, Inc.

On September 5, 2008 GERALDINE M. MORRIS (nee Brunner), beloved wife of C. Robert Morris, devoted mother of David W. Morris and Robert Morris Jr, and his wife Sarah, loving grandmother of Jared, Danny, Lorali and Gavyn, and dear sister of Bill Brunner and his wife Linda. Also survived by many loving nieces and nephews. A memorial service will follow at a later date. Arrangements by Ruck Towson Funeral Home, Inc.

Moon Township, Pa. -- With just less than a minute left in yesterday's game and a victory over host Robert Morris assured, a boisterous group of Mount St. Mary's students began chanting, "ESPN, ESPN!" The Mountaineers will appear on the television network Wednesday night, when they will have a chance to complete an unlikely run to the NCAA tournament. Jeremy Goode scored a game-high 23 points, and Mount St. Mary's upset the top-seeded Colonials, 83-65, in a Northeast Conference semifinal at the Sewall Center.

Site -- Campus sites When -- Today through March 12 Web site -- northeastconference.org TV -- Championship game (March 12, 7 p.m.) will be on ESPN2. Favorite -- Top-seeded Robert Morris (25-6, 16-2 NEC). State entry -- Fourth-seeded Mount St. Mary's (15-14, 11-7). Outlook -- In addition to being the top seed, Robert Morris also enters the tournament as the hottest team in the Northeast Conference, having won its past 13 games, a streak that spans more than two months. Sacred Heart, the number three seed, was the last team to defeat the Colonials and could pull off another upset should the two teams meet in the finals.

Robert Morris Heyssel, Jr., A celebration of Bob's life will be held 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 16, 2008 at Connections Church, 100 West Green Street, Middletown, DE. Interment will be private. Arrangements by Daniels & Hutchison Funeral Home LLC, Middletown, DE. Online condolences may be sent to www.daniels-hutchison.com.

A.J. Jackson scored 15 points and grabbed seven rebounds, and Tony Lee had 12 points and eight rebounds as Robert Morris beat Boston College, 57-51, last night. Jeremy Chappell chipped in with 12 points for the visiting Colonials (11-5), who won their fourth straight game. Rakim Sanders led the Eagles (10-4) with 12 points. Tyrese Rice, BC's leading scorer with 19.8 points per game, was held to 10. Virginia Tech 79, Charleston Southern 49 -- A.D. Vassallo scored 21 points to lead four players for the Hokies (9-6)

Marquise Kately led all scorers with 21 points as Morgan State earned its second victory of the season, 77-53, over Saint Francis in Loretto, Pa. The junior transfer from California shot 10-for-19 from the field in his third game for the Bears, who improved to 2-1 this season under coach Todd Bozeman. The Bears took an 11-point halftime lead and never looked back, outscoring the Red Flash 40-27 in the second half to cement the win. The team shot 50 percent from the field and made 11 of 12 free throws.