Maryland
MM 8.6: Maryland football earns first class of 2026 commit with 3-star cornerback
Maryland football earned its first class of 2026 commitment Monday, when three-star cornerback Khmari Bing announced his pledge to the Terps on X.
Listed at 5-foot-11.5 and 180 pounds, Bing attends St. Frances Academy in Baltimore. He is the No. 46-ranked cornerback in his class and the No. 11-ranked player from Maryland, according to the 247Sports Composite.
Bing’s decision came down to Maryland, Auburn, Miami, Michigan and Tennessee before he ultimately chose the Terps.
In other news
The Maryland Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2024 was announced Monday. Eight former Terps will be inducted this year.
Former Maryland baseball player Matt Shaw earned Southern League Player of the Week with the Tennessee Smokies, the Double-A affiliate of the Chicago Cubs.
Maryland women’s golf athletes Patricie Mackova and Virginia Bossi were named All-American Scholars by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association.
A University of Maryland (UMD) football player was arrested for harassment, according to the Harford County Sheriff’s Office.
Dontay Joyner, a defensive back and rising senior at UMD, was charged with telephone misuse for making repeated calls, electronic communications harassment, and violating release conditions, a misdemeanor offense, according to court records.
Joyner’s attorney is calling the ordeal “outrageous,” saying “[Joyner] has been locked in a cage in Harford County for seven nights after being charged with a misdemeanor for telephone misuse for texting his longtime girlfriend during an argument. This is simply outrageous.”
Joyner’s attorney, Former Attorney General Douglas Gansler, said the 21-year-old has never been in trouble with the law and does not own a handgun. According to Gansler, Joyner’s girlfriend is “fully supportive of him and does not want to press charges.”
According to the UMD Terps website, Joyner is a Lakeland, Florida, native who previously attended Arkansas State. In the spring, Joyner was given the Nick Cross Defensive Back Award in a tradition that honors “past terrapin greats.”
According to court records, Joyner was held without bond.
WJZ has reached out to UMD officials for comment.
In Maryland, residents can find parades, concerts, history programs, fireworks, volunteer opportunities and family-friendly celebrations leading up to Independence Day.
America250, the national semiquincentennial initiative, is encouraging communities to take part through local commemorations, block parties, service projects and July 4 events. State and local commissions, historical societies, museums, libraries, parks departments and civic groups are also hosting events tied to the milestone.
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