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With an undefeated regular season under its belt, No. 1 Maryland men’s lacrosse is chasing more than just a title
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It’s been years since males’s school lacrosse noticed an undefeated champion.
Virginia was the final crew to go unbeaten, and it did so in 2006. That crew is taken into account by many to be probably the greatest within the historical past of the game, and Virginia’s 2021 squad was confronted with the chance to knock off the undefeated Maryland Terrapins, who stood only one win away from ending their season as nationwide champions.
The Cavaliers jumped out to a lead, however the Terps fought again. After a objective from Anthony DeMaio introduced Maryland inside one with simply 10.8 seconds remaining, the sport rested on a single faceoff.
Luke Wierman, who had been substituted in as Maryland’s high faceoff choice when the crew fell behind, wrestled the ball free. He scooped it up, rushed towards the objective and fired a shot that promised to maintain the Terps’ excellent season alive. The ball sailed by means of the air and hit one thing, nevertheless it wasn’t the again of the online. It was the physique of Virginia goalie Alex Rode, and the ball was shortly picked up by a defenseman and flung to the opposite aspect of the sector.
Virginia’s bench emptied, and its crew dogpiled in celebration of their second consecutive nationwide championship. Maryland’s gamers crumpled to the bottom in dismay, and tears flowed from many who got here to the conclusion that that they had fallen simply wanting the last word prize.
“If you finish the season like that, you will have that bitter style in your mouth,” Brett Makar, a defenseman who returned for his senior season this yr after shedding within the nationwide championship recreation as a junior, mentioned. “You’re gonna be actually trying ahead to getting that subsequent recreation below your belt and… ultimately getting again to the purpose the place [you] have been.”
Regardless of their historic success, the Terps have at instances appeared cursed in nationwide championship video games. Maryland has made a whopping 15 title video games, nevertheless it has solely gained three. Regardless that the Terps have the best general profitable share of any program, 42 years separated their 1975 and 2017 nationwide championships. Some followers have raised questions on why that’s. Is it simply unhealthy luck? Is one thing improper?
This yr’s crew is trying to treatment these worries. They lately completed this system’s second consecutive undefeated common season, this time with a fully-loaded non-conference schedule and a powerful Massive Ten slate. Because the polls at present stand, Maryland has wins in opposition to 5 top-10 opponents: Rutgers, Virginia, Notre Dame, Princeton and Ohio State.
And to be clear, this crew hasn’t simply gained all their video games. They’ve dominated virtually all of their opponents. The Terps completed the common season with a scoring margin of +109, profitable by a median of over 9 targets per recreation. During the last seven video games of the season, that quantity was a median margin of victory of 11.1 targets.
Maryland was not often challenged within the Massive Ten portion of its schedule, however the hardest take a look at got here on Apr. 16 in opposition to Ohio State. The Terps have been down by 4 targets at one level within the second quarter and trailed within the third, however they completed the sport on a 10-2 run to seal a seven-goal victory.
Whereas the Ohio State recreation proved that Maryland isn’t invincible, it additionally proved how dynamic and unstoppable they are often. There’s a saying that nice groups have to have the ability to win ugly. Maryland didn’t simply win ugly, it gained by seven. The flexibility to play poorly and nonetheless simply come out on high is why the Terps are within the place they at present are.
“At instances it’s been straightforward, at instances it’s been sloppy and we’ve gotten away with it,” graduate midfielder Roman Puglise mentioned after the sport. “We wanted a little bit take a look at.”
Maybe the principle cause why Maryland has been so arduous to play in opposition to is the truth that it has a plethora of expertise at seemingly each place. The Massive Ten, thought-about by many to be the second-strongest convention within the nation this season, launched their yearly convention honors for males’s lacrosse on Wednesday, and the Terps almost swept the accessible awards.
Fifth-year attacker Logan Wisnauskas was named Massive Ten Offensive Participant of the 12 months, Makar was named Massive Ten Defensive Participant of the 12 months, Wierman was named Massive Ten Specialist of the 12 months and head coach John Tillman was a unanimous alternative for Massive Ten Coach of the 12 months.
The one award {that a} Maryland participant didn’t win was Massive Ten Freshman of the 12 months, and that may be attributed to the shortage of accessible enjoying time for youthful gamers as a result of their skilled roster.
5 different gamers additionally earned All-Massive Ten honors, reaching the utmost of eight gamers a single crew is allowed. There’s little question that different Terps have been deserving as effectively.
With all that success comes the burden of excessive expectations, although, and Tillman has tried to keep away from any distractions and hold his crew centered on the duty at hand.
“After the Loyola recreation, I purchased three packages of rat poison and put them in our locker room,” he mentioned, referencing a viral press convention second the place Alabama soccer head coach Nick Saban blamed reporters for distracting his crew with reward.
The crew has purchased into the narrative, unfazed by exterior strain. After Maryland’s recreation in opposition to Rutgers on Apr. 10, Tillman turned to Wisnauskas, who had simply set this system’s all-time factors report.
“Do you will have social media?” Tillman requested.
“Not for the time being, no,” Wisnauskas responded with a straight face.
“What number of youngsters don’t have social media?” Tillman chuckled.
Skilled leaders like Wisnauskas have stored this crew grounded and on monitor. It will be straightforward for them to purchase into the hype and strut right into a recreation banking on their expertise to get the job finished, however the Terps have entered every recreation trying extra decided than the final.
Subsequent week, Maryland will go for its second straight Massive Ten Match title, internet hosting the semifinals and championship recreation at Capital One Subject at Maryland Stadium. There, they are going to get their first probability to play a crew for the second time this season, giving the crew perception into what different coaches would possibly attempt to exploit the second time round.
Regardless that the pursuit of convention championships is a crucial one, the Terps are virtually assuredly going to be the No. 1 general seed within the NCAA event no matter what occurs within the Massive Ten Match.
With the Closing 4 returning to East Hartford, Connecticut, this yr, the trail is obvious for the Terps to avenge final yr’s heartbreak and flip the script on the identical discipline they suffered that agonizing loss to Virginia a yr in the past.
As all followers know, nevertheless, nothing is assured in sports activities. Maryland males’s lacrosse has confirmed time and time once more that it takes extra than simply having an important crew to win a championship. It additionally takes luck, and typically you’re simply unfortunate.
Nevertheless, there’s little question that this yr’s crew is particular. If the Terps run the desk and are the final crew standing on Memorial Day, they gained’t simply be nationwide champions. The lacrosse neighborhood can have no alternative however to think about them among the many biggest groups the game has ever seen.
Because the season continues, the end line inches nearer and nearer. However there’s nonetheless a variety of work to be finished. The truth, as unfair as it could be, is that this crew gained’t be remembered by what they achieved in February, March or April. It’s about whether or not or not they will string collectively 4 straight wins in Might and lay declare to some {hardware} on Memorial Day.
“It’s simply [about] getting higher every week,” DeMaio mentioned after Maryland’s 11-goal win over Virginia this season. “It’s not about being the perfect in March. You’ve bought to be the perfect down the stretch in Might.”
Because the late nice Kobe Bryant famously mentioned when his Los Angeles Lakers took a 2-0 lead within the NBA Finals, “What’s there to be blissful about? [The] job’s not completed.”
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Maryland Weather: Severe Storms Moving in From West
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BALTIMORE – Severe storms have been plaguing western Maryland this afternoon. They are on the move east and will push into Carroll County near the 6pm hour. These storms have a history of producing winds capable of downing trees. We are also seeing heavy rain and lightning.
Most of the activity will push north and south of the forecast area surrounding Baltimore with the marine layer or stable air mass keeping the severe weather west of the mountain regions.
The warm front associated with the severe weather is bring warm, humid air in overnight. Expect overnight lows in the low 70s with scattered showers and isolated severe storms.
A secondary cold front will bring another chance for an isolated strong storms on Sunday. The day won’t be a washout, there is the possibility of active weather in the afternoon and evening.
The front will bring bright sunny skies for Monday with low humidity. Perfect weather for the afternoon barbecue or last summer activity. Kids getting back to school this week should expect refreshing temperatures… possibly even a little chilly with overnight lows in the 50s.
High pressure will control our weather for the middle of the week. Expect sunny skies and low humidity through Friday. Overnight lows Tuesday and Wednesday will be in the mid 50s, with afternoon highs in the upper 70s. The chance of showers returns late Friday.
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How to watch Maryland football vs. UConn
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Maryland football is back and kicks off its season at home against UConn on Saturday.
The Terps will take on the Huskies for first time since 2013, when Maryland won, 32-21. The Terps are coming off an 8-5 season, in which they won their third straight bowl game, while UConn is coming off a disappointing 3-9 season and looking to play spoiler on the road.
With a victory, Maryland will move its week one winning streak to five games.
The numbers
Maryland: 0-0
UConn: 0-0
All-time series: Maryland leads, 2-1
DraftKings Sportsbook line: Maryland -19.5, O/U 44.5
How to watch and listen
When: Saturday, Aug. 31, 12 p.m. ET
Where: SECU Stadium, College Park, Maryland
TV: Fox Sports 1 — Connor Onion (play-by-play), Mark Helfrich (analyst)
Radio: 105.7 FM (Balt) / 980 AM (DC) – Johnny Holliday (play-by-play), Steve Suter (analyst), LaMont Jordan (sideline)
Streaming: Fox Sports
Catch up before the game
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Breaking down every game on Maryland football’s schedule
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Maryland Supreme Court reinstates Adnan Syed murder conviction, orders new hearing
BALTIMORE— Maryland’s Supreme Court has upheld an appellate court’s decision to reinstate the murder conviction of Adnan Syed, whose case gained national attention in 2014 when it was featured on the first season of the “Serial” podcast.
The ruling says the case should be sent back to a lower court for a new hearing on whether it should be thrown out entirely. The decision reverses a lower court’s ruling that had cleared Syed’s name two years ago.
Syed had served more than 20 years for the 1999 murder of his ex-girlfriend, Hae Min Lee.
He was freed from prison in September 2022 after Baltimore prosecutors found flaws in the evidence presented at trial and a judge agreed to vacate his conviction.
However, Lee’s relatives appealed the decision, contending they didn’t receive sufficient notice to attend the hearing that set Syed free. In March 2023, the Maryland Appellate Court agreed and reinstated Syed’s conviction and ordered a redo of the hearing.
Syed appealed that ruling, bringing the matter to the Maryland Supreme Court. Friday’s ruling comes 11 months after arguments were made.
Justices found the circuit court violated the rights of Young Lee, Hae Min Lee’s brother.
“In an effort to remedy what they perceived to be an injustice to Mr. Syed, the prosecutor and the Circuit Court worked an injustice against Mr. Lee,” the court said.
Syed will remain free until the next hearing which has not been scheduled. The Supreme Court ordered the Lee family must have sufficient notice of the new hearing and a new judge must preside.
“If there’s actually evidence presented that shows that Adnan Syed should not have been convicted, we would be the first ones to congratulate Adnan Syed and argue he should be a free man,” said David Sanford, the attorney for the Lee family. “That hasn’t happened yet.”
In their dissenting opinions, several justices wrote when the case was vacated, any appeal by Young Lee should’ve been rendered moot. Those justices also argued there aren’t any specific victims’ rights that would require Young Lee be allowed to be present at that 2022 hearing.
Syed’s lawyer Erica Suter said that while they disagree with the ruling, the Lee family’s pain in this isn’t lost on them.
“Wrongful convictions devastate the wrongly accused, their family and the family of the victim,” Suter said. “Reinstating Adnan’s wrongful conviction does not provide justice or closure.”
Rabia Chaudry, Syed’s friend and advocate, went on Instagram Live to affirm that she will do what she can to keep Syed a free man.
“I will never not fight for his freedom and I know there are others, also, in his life who will never not fight for his freedom,” Chaudry said.
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