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Jays reclaim crown

PHILADELPHIA - All of the talk about choking in late May finally fell silent. All of the pain that accompanied a generation's worth of failures on the game's largest stage...
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Terps' focus, goal always same: title

Gary Williams could sense the urgency among his players in mid-October, when the Maryland Terrapins gathered for their first week of practice and began building toward what would become the...
Man among boys: Center Lonny Baxter grabs a rebound as Maryland dominated inside and out to record its most lopsided victory ever in NCAA tournament.

UM grinds out victory, earns national title

ATLANTA - The final buzzer sounded, Juan Dixon and Lonny Baxter tumbled to the Georgia Dome floor locked in a joyous embrace, and the Maryland Terrapins had completed their historic...
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Scouting report: Maryland vs. Indiana

Center: Lonny Baxter vs. Jarrad Odle Lonny Baxter, Maryland: Baxter is the reigning East Regional Most Valuable Player, and he has some atoning to do after watching most of Saturday...
Man among boys: Center Lonny Baxter grabs a rebound as Maryland dominated inside and out to record its most lopsided victory ever in NCAA tournament.

Maryland advances to title game

ATLANTA - It's no longer a dream, no longer a goal they have been obsessed with reaching for the past year. The Maryland Terrapins are about to play for the...
Man among boys: Center Lonny Baxter grabs a rebound as Maryland dominated inside and out to record its most lopsided victory ever in NCAA tournament.

Clutch Terps

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Senior forward Byron Mouton seemed to be laughing and crying at the same time. Senior center Lonny Baxter looked exhausted, as a man should after carrying a...
Man among boys: Center Lonny Baxter grabs a rebound as Maryland dominated inside and out to record its most lopsided victory ever in NCAA tournament.

Terps shoot by Kentucky into great 8

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The Maryland Terrapins were not as sharp as they wanted to be, but they were plenty good enough to push their way into the coveted Elite Eight...
Man among boys: Center Lonny Baxter grabs a rebound as Maryland dominated inside and out to record its most lopsided victory ever in NCAA tournament.

UM gets serious, 87-57

WASHINGTON - The Maryland Terrapins had too much at stake and too many weapons for this confrontation to play out any other way. Start with senior guard Juan Dixon, who...
Maybe that flies in the MAAC: Terps' Chris Wilcox, who was held to seven points, rejects a shot by Prosper Karangwa of Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference champion Siena.

Terps take first step, sink Siena

WASHINGTON - The Maryland Terrapins did not exactly walk all over 16th-seeded Siena from start to finish last night, but the Terps still moved on to their next NCAA tournament...
Frustration: Center Lonny Baxter shows his dismay after fouling out in the last minute.

N.C. State packs up Terps

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - More than seven weeks had passed since they had felt this sting, and the Maryland Terrapins are eager to erase it and start all over again. As...