Saint Louis

TCCOLLEGE PARK -- Debbie Yow, who today officially begins her job as athletic director at the University of Maryland, has made her first personnel move by bringing in one of her former senior staff members from Saint Louis University.Yow confirmed last night that Jamie Pollard, 30, will join the athletic department staff at Maryland as assistant athletic director for internal operations. Pollard had been an associate director at Saint Louis and the school's acting athletic director since Yow was hired at Maryland on Aug. 15.Pollard, a former NCAA champion in the 5,000 meters at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, is a certified public accountant who previously served as business manager at Saint Louis University.

COLLEGE PARK -- The University of Maryland today named Debbie Yow as its new athletic director. Ms. Yow signed a five-year contract with the Terrapins with a base salary of $130,000 per year.Ms. Yow, who compiled an impressive record as a women's basketball coach early in her career, has been athletic director at Saint Louis University since 1990.A native of North Carolina, Ms. Yow, 42, was the first coach in NCAA history to lead previously unranked women's basketball teams at three different Division I schools to a Top 20 ranking.

Baseball Angels: Activated P Ismael Valdes. Optioned P Brian Cooper to Triple-A Salt Lake. Athletics: Recalled P Luis Vizcaino from Triple-A Sacramento. Optioned OF Ryan Christenson to Sacramento. Basketball Bucks: Activated F Jerome Kersey. College Saint Louis: Named Brad Soderberg, former Wisconsin interim men's basketball head coach, assistant coach. Texas Tech: Named Chris Beard men's assistant basketball coach. Football Patriots: Signed RB Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala to one-year contract offer sheet; Steelers have until Friday to match.

Drs. Jose and Maria Ruiz of Clarksville, MD are happy to announce the marriage of their daughter, Maria Teresa Ruiz to Christopher Jason Zaneski, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chester and Kathleen Zaneski of Sykesville, MD on April 22, 2006. The ceremony was held at Saint Louis Church in Clarksville and the reception was held at Turf Valley Resort in Ellicott City. The bride holds a BS in Biology and Information Systems and works as a software developer in Rockville. The groom holds a BA in Sociology focused on Criminal Justice and works as an insurance broker in Columbia.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Top-ranked and host Indiana topped third-ranked Maryland, 1-0, on Aleksey Korol's goal in the 21st minute of the second half in the season opener for both men's soccer teams at the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic last night.Maryland dominated much of the game, earning 12 corner kicks to four for Indiana. Maryland will play Butler at noon tomorrow, followed by Indiana and Saint Louis at 1: 30 p.m.The World Wide Web address for the games is http: // broadcast.iu.edu/adidassoccerclassic/ or can be reached from the Maryland athletic department home page at www.umterps.

On September 30, 2006, FRANCES CAPASSO (nee Santoro), died peacefully at her home in the comfort and care of her daughter and son-in-law, Lee and Andre Vernot and son, Gus. Wife of the late John Capasso. Throughout her life Mrs. Capasso inspired friends, family and strangers alike - all charmed by her kind words, warm smile and "can do" spirit. Also survived by her daughter, two granddaughters and their husbands, Andrea Vernot and Brent Burkhardt and Gigi and Jim Eggers and one great-granddaughter, Alexandra Burkhardt, all of Baltimore, MD. A Funeral Mass will be held at Saint Louis Parish, in Clarksville, MD on Saturday October 7. In lieu of flowers the family requests contributions be made to Hospice of Baltimore or the Friends of Patterson Park.

University of Maryland president William E. Kirwan was to introduce the school's new athletic director at College Park today.Maryland has been looking for a new athletic director since Andy Geiger resigned in May to become the athletic director at Ohio State. It will be Maryland's fourth athletic director in the past eight years.Sources said last night that acting director William "Bud" Thomas, the vice president for student affairs, will not be named to a permanent position in the athletic department.

SATURDAY'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL TELEVISION HIGHLIGHTS Memphis@Central Florida (T) CBSCS10 a.m. Maine@Stony Brook ESPNU11 a.m. Claflin@Benedict CBSCSNoon Syracuse@Louisville ESPNNoon Saint Louis@Richmond ESPN2Noon Notre Dame@South Florida MASNNoon Northeastern@Georgia State TCNNoon Maryland@Boston College 5, 541 ...

It was the locker room of tears, up the red spiral staircase at the Baltimore Arena, up and out of the NCAA tournament. North Carolina A&T took the long, sad journey in the afternoon. Penn followed the same heartbreaking path at night.No. 16 seed North Carolina A&T got blown out by Wake Forest. No. 12 Penn lost in overtime to Alabama. Overtime victories to oust Big Ten and Southeastern Conference teams -- that was too much to ask on this day. But Penn came close, so close. Oh, how Penn tried.

COLLEGE PARK -- The University of Maryland did its part yesterday to alter the old-boy network that runs intercollegiate athletics.Deborah A. Yow, most recently the athletic director at Saint Louis University, was introduced as the new athletic director at Maryland. She is the first female athletic director in the powerful Atlantic Coast Conference, and one of only four women running one of the 106 college athletic programs that have football teams playing in Division I-A, the NCAA's highest designation.