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Open thread: Maryland women’s basketball

Hey Testudo Times community! This is your open space to discuss all things Maryland women’s basketball. Keep things respectful as always. Be sure to keep up with all of our women’s basketball coverage here. All open threads will be restarted periodically as needed. Please direct any questions/comments/concerns to managing editor Matt Germack([email protected]). Enjoy!

Open thread: Maryland men’s basketball

Hey Testudo Times community! This is your open space to discuss all things Maryland men’s basketball. Keep things respectful as always. Be sure to keep up with all of our men’s basketball coverage here. All open threads will be restarted periodically as needed. Please direct any questions/comments/concerns to managing editor Matt Germack([email protected]). Enjoy!

Open thread: Maryland football

Hey Testudo Times community! This is your open space to discuss all things Maryland football. Keep things respectful as always. Be sure to keep up with all of our football coverage here. All open threads will be restarted periodically as needed. Please direct any questions/comments/concerns to managing editor Matt Germack([email protected]). Enjoy!

Maryland men’s basketball vs. No. 11 Illinois preview

Wednesday is the first time in 2026 that Maryland men’s basketball will enter a game off a win. That’s a good feeling, but the opponent at hand may dampen the mood a bit. No. 11 Illinois hosts the Terps as winners of seven straight games. The Fighting Illini are one of the most well-rounded squads […]

MM 1.20: Diggy Coit named Big Ten Co-Player of the Week

Maryland men’s basketball guard Diggy Coit was named Big Ten Co-Player of the Week, the conference announced Monday. It was easy to see this coming after the back-to-back performances the graduate student put together against USC and Penn State. First came 30 points against the Trojans in a 17-point loss — an impressive showing, but […]

MM 1.19: Maryland sprinter Maya Valmon sets school record in 300m dash

Maryland track and field kicked off its indoor season at the Nittany Lion Challenge in University Park, Pennsylvania over the weekend, with several athletes making waves and setting high bars for themselves. But none set a standard higher than runner Maya Valmon, who stole the spotlight with a program-record 37.29-second 300 meter dash. Valmon’s time […]

No. 3 UCLA too much for No. 12 Maryland women’s basketball in 97-67 loss

Two years ago, college sports’ drastic conference realignment changes brought major changes to Big Ten women’s basketball by bringing in two more elite contenders from Los Angeles: USC and UCLA. Head coach Brenda Frese was eager to welcome them to a conference she has dominated since her arrival in 2014, but things have not recently […]

Takeaways from Maryland men’s basketball’s 96-73 win over Penn State

Maryland men’s basketball hadn’t won a game since 2025. When conference play picked back up in early January, it lost four straight. But like the Terps, Penn State entered Sunday’s contest with an identical Big Ten record: 0-6. After seizing an early lead, Maryland ultimately came out on top in the battle of the struggling […]

Game thread: Maryland men’s basketball vs. Penn State

Maryland men’s basketball is back at Xfinity Center after five days of rest, taking on Penn State — its partner at the bottom of the Big Ten standings. Tip-off is scheduled for noon. This is your space for thoughts, observations or whatever you would like to share, but please be respectful.

Maryland men’s basketball vs. Penn State preview

Through six Big Ten games, Maryland men’s basketball sits tied for last place in the conference. The standings on the official website have Maryland sitting 16th — saved from the bottom by alphabetical order.  If Maryland is going to elevate itself from the cellar, the next game is crucial. Penn State — 18th of 18 […]

No. 12 Maryland women’s basketball at No. 3 UCLA preview

No. 12 Maryland women’s basketball bounced back on Thursday in the first game of its West Coast road trip. In most cases, the Terps would look to build momentum by sweeping the road trip in a monumental part of the season. But what Sunday brings is a tall task; a juggernaut. No. 3 UCLA.  Maryland’s […]

Terps in the NFL Wild Card Weekend: Moore’s game-winning score keeps Bears alive

The NFL Wild Card Weekend came to a close with five Maryland alumni seeing the field.  Chicago Bears wide receiver DJ Moore had a late-game resurgence in a comeback 31-27 win over the Green Bay Packers.  Despite no gain while being featured in the run game, and a slow start overall, the veteran wideout caught […]

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MM 1.16: Sidney Stewart named a FWAA 2025 Freshman All-American

Sidney Stewart terrorized opposing quarterbacks better than almost any other edge in the country, as the Terps built their season around a talented freshman class. His play captured plenty of attention nationally, earning him FWAA 2025 Freshman All-American honors on Wednesday.  This comes days after Stewart was listed by ESPN as one of the top […]

No. 12 Maryland women’s basketball sneaks past USC, 62-55

Throughout all of Thursday’s game, No. 12 Maryland women’s basketball searched for a shot to gain a slight edge over USC. It was a grind. The Terps played into USC’s gameplan, and the contest was extremely low scoring. Until the final minute, Maryland’s largest lead was five points.  The game was tied at 54 with […]

Game thread: Maryland women’s basketball at USC

For the first time in program history, Maryland women’s basketball is in California for a Big Ten conference matchup. Will that ever not feel weird? The Terps and USC tip off at 9 p.m. ET. This is your space for thoughts, observations or whatever you would like to share, but please be respectful.

No. 12 Maryland women’s basketball vs. USC preview

Maryland women’s basketball head coach Brenda Frese felt like her team lost a battle it rarely does in its loss against No. 14 Ohio State on Sunday: physicality. She knows that can’t happen again when the Terps play USC in Los Angeles on Thursday night.  “It’s going to be a physical style of play,” Frese […]

Takeaways from Maryland men’s basketball’s 88-71 road loss to USC

Maryland men’s basketball’s late-night bout against USC saw the Terps drop their sixth straight Big Ten game. They came up against a physically impressive opponent and were unable to mount any sort of a comeback. Here are three takeaways from the game.  Coit can still go off… but at the expense of everyone else Diggy […]

Maryland men’s basketball fizzles out against USC, 88-71

Maryland men’s basketball saw things slip away in real time. Down six to USC with just over seven minutes left, some of the Terps’ prominent weaknesses hampered it from securing their first Big Ten win. First, Maryland’s lack of size was exposed inside, as Jaden Brownell spun for a flush at the rim. On the […]

Game thread: Maryland men’s basketball at USC

Hope you’ve had your evening coffee! Maryland men’s basketball’s West Coast road trip ends with a matchup against USC — without Rodney Rice, who’s out for the year with a shoulder injury. Tip-off is scheduled for 10:30 p.m. ET. This is your space for thoughts, observations or whatever you would like to share, but please […]