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Spalding boys basketball knew it would take a fearless, collective effort to knock off No. 1 St. Frances on Friday. And, just as important, they knew different players would have to step up at different moments. Sure enough, the No. 3 Cavaliers, in front of a packed home gym, showed themselves ready for the task. Timely 3-point shooting came from guards Colt Busse and Moe … [Read more...] about No. 3 Spalding boys basketball beats No. 1 St. Frances, 60-55, behind balanced offense

Photo courtesy of Maryland Athletics The Terps’ plethora of unforced errors made it hard to come away with a win. Maryland men’s basketball fell to Northwestern, 76-74, in an overtime heartbreaker Thursday in Evanston, Illinois, topped off by a buzzer-beater by the Wildcats’ Nick Martinelli. The Terps are now 3-4 in Big Ten play and have yet another underwhelming loss … [Read more...] about Takeaways from Maryland men’s basketball’s overtime loss, 76-74, at Northwestern

Photo courtesy of Maryland Athletics. This is a Maryland Minute, a short story followed by a roundup of Terps-related news. Maryland’s Jaxon Smith was named Big Ten Wrestler of the Week for the first time in his career, the conference announced Thursday. Smith went 2-0 in Michigan last weekend, knocking off No. 19 Jaden Bullock (Michigan), 4-1, before taking just 1:17 … [Read more...] about MM 1.17: Maryland’s Jaxon Smith named Big Ten Wrestler of the Week