Maryland senior tight end Matt Furstenburg has been named to the preseason watch list for the John Mackey Award, the Nassau County Sports Commission announced Tuesday.
Given annually to the top collegiate tight end in the nation, the award will be presented on Dec. 6, 2012 at the Home Depot College Football Awards Red Carpet Show. Furstenburg is one of 33 players on the list. Furstenburg is a consensus preseason first team All-ACC selection after finishing third in the ACC in receptions … Read More »
University of Maryland director of athletics Kevin Anderson will become president of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) for 2012-13, the association announced Tuesday. Anderson was elected to the post in conjunction with the 47th Annual NACDA Convention, which was held June 22-28 at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas, Texas. Anderson replaces UCLA director of athletics Dan Guerrero, who served as President in 2011-12.
“I am honored and humbled to serve as NACDA President for the … Read More »
Former Maryland standout Graham Zusi was selected as a member of the 2012 Major League Soccer All-Star First XI Sunday.
It is the first career selection for the Sporting Kansas City midfielder. The 2011 MLS Breakout Player of the Year, Zusi is the only player to have appeared in every match for Sporting Kansas City this season and is second in the league with eight assists.
Below is a breakdown of how a few other Terps have fared this season (as … Read More »
Maryland senior defensive lineman Joe Vellano has been named to the watch list for the Chuck Bednarik Award, which honors the nation’s top defensive player.
Vellano is one of 65 players on the initial watch list, including 10 from the Atlantic Coast Conference, announced Monday by the Maxwell Football Club.
A consensus first team All-ACC selection and a second team All-American as a junior, Vellano led the FBS in tackles by a lineman with 7.8 per game last season. Vellano has … Read More »
Zack has been an associate and good friend for about 10 years. Filling Doug Dull’s shoes is no easy task but I can say the Terps landed a talented and great guy. I have worked with him in his days with the Wizards and his tenure with the Gridiron Grunts. I look forward to working with Zach!!!!
Here is the release:
Zack Bolno has been hired as a senior associate athletics director of media relations and strategic communications at the … Read More »
It’s the dawning of a new era in New Orleans basketball, and with so much attention paid to matters off the court this season, I believe it’s time to evaluate how our franchise performed during its time on the court. As a result, I want to begin an evaluation of the front office, the roster and the coaching staff and see how they performed, what could happen going forward, and whether or not you approve of their job this season. … Read More »
I kinda of felt sorry for England today. The entire country pinned their hopes of ending the 77 year Wimbledon title drought on Murray. But he just was no match for Roger. When Federer broke service in the 25 minute 6th game of the 3rd set, Murray was cooked. Roger pushed him around the court like only the great Federer could do.
