North Carolina State University

Troy Williams' transfer from Phoebus High, the hometown school where his Aunt Terri and Uncle Boo excelled, to Oak Hill Academy was more than a basketball decision. Of course, Oak Hill's renowned team is the foremost reason. Were Williams a scholarship...

Dr. Christy Anna Hipsley, of Berlin, Germany, daughter of Bruce and Shelly Hipsley of Bel Air, and granddaughter of Stephen and Helen Saradin, received her doctorate degree in biology on Aug. 16 from the University of California and has accepted a post-...

LEXINGTON - Julius Mays knew plenty about Kentucky basketball before he transferred to UK this year. However, one thing about playing for John Calipari - even in the offseason - surprised him a bit. “It is no walk in the park here. Every day is...

Baltimore Sun reporters Jeff Barker and Don Markus and editor Matt Bracken weigh in on the three biggest topics of the past week in Maryland  sports. Can Maryland realistically make it to a bowl game? Jeff Barker: The odds favor it, but it’s no...

You can add Wisconsin to the list of nonconference opponents the Terps will face in future years. Maryland said today that it has agreed to a two-year, home-and-home football series with the Badgers -- but not until 2020. Maryland will play in Madison...

COLLEGE PARK — Darryl Hill didn't set out to make history. The Atlantic Coast Conference's first African-American football player said Tuesday that he was a "reluctant pioneer." But as the former Maryland wide receiver's college career unfolded...

SOUTH BEND -- His youngest of six siblings, 18-year-old brother Silas, left home to join the New York City Ballet at age 13. His sisters, Joy and Chara, look like supermodels but are really super business women. All three of Notre Dame sophomore safety...

TALLAHASSEE -- Good Tuesday morning everyone. As many of the good people of Tallahassee and Chestnut Hill, Mass. awake and get their days started, they do so in simlar fashion. With hands in the air and looks of befuddlement scrawled upon their faces....

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — At one end of HighPoint Solutions Stadium, behind an end zone UConn could only dream of reaching on this frustrating Saturday, are printed the words, "Birthplace Of College Football." And since that November day in 1869 when...

Baltimore Sun reporters Jeff Barker and Don Markus and editor Matt Bracken weigh in on the three biggest topics of the past week in Maryland  sports. Maryland's defense is ranked eighth in the nation, giving up 261.2 yards per game. Is the defense really...

He grew up admiring Kevin Garnett, a versatile NBA star who values defense, and was being compared to Bill Russell, perhaps the best defender in NBA history, when he was only midway through his high school career. That’s why Kentucky freshman...

Another good Monday morning to all of our wonderful Chopping Block readers. We have made it to another October, which means we are rapidly closing in on the halfway point to the college football season. Believe it or not, after this week's games, most...