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The University of Maryland introduced the next men’s basketball coach. News4’s JP Finlay reports.

Maryland has hired Buzz Williams as its men’s basketball coach. The Terrapins quickly moved on after Kevin Willard left to take the Villanova job. Maryland says it will introduce Williams at a news conference Wednesday. Willard left for Villanova last weekend after leading the Terrapins to the Sweet 16. Williams arrives after six seasons at Texas A&M. He took the...

University of Maryland coach Kevin Willard has been named the head coach of Villanova University’s men’s basketball. 

MiLaysia Fulwiley scored 23 points, including a go-ahead layup with 2:22 left, and Chloe Kitts added 15 points and 11 rebounds to help No. 1 seed South Carolina beat fourth-seeded Maryland 71-67 in the Sweet 16 of the women’s NCAA Tournament. The defending national champions went back-and-forth with the Terrapins all game before finally doing enough in the final few...

Will Richard scored 15 points, Alijah Martin added 14 points and seven rebounds, and top-seeded Florida played a steady second half to run away from No. 4 seed Maryland and into the NCAA Tournament’s West Region final with an 87-71 win. Walter Clayton Jr. contributed 13 points and four assists as Florida’s Big Three seniors and their deep supporting cast...

As the University of Maryland men’s basketball team prepares to take on Florida in the Sweet 16, rumors swirl about interest in head coach Kevin Willard. News4’s JP Finlay reports.

Hi-ho, Kermit the Frog will be at the University of Maryland! The world’s most famous frog will deliver the university’s commencement address on Wednesday, May 21. The Muppet will share his words of wisdom with summer 2024, winter 2024 and spring 2025 graduates at the SECU Stadium. The Muppets creator Jim Henson graduated from the university in 1960. He made…

The world’s most famous frog is going to be the next commencement speaker for the University of Maryland! Muppet creator and UMD alum Jim Henson first debuted the iconic group right on WRC-TV. 

The University of Maryland men’s basketball team takes the floor against a tough Florida in the Sweet 16. JP Finlay reports.

It’s a line that dates back about two decades, to Maryland’s 2006 run to the national title. “Overtime is our time,” coach Brenda Frese said. The Terrapins pulled off another extra-period escape Monday, outlasting Alabama 111-108 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Sarah Te-Biasu made a tying 3-pointer late in the fourth quarter, then scored eight of...

Baltimore native Derik Queen and his Terps are celebrating after the fabulous freshman hit a game-winning buzzer beater, giving Maryland a major victory over Colorado State to advance to the March Madness Sweet 16.

Derik Queen banked in a fadeaway jumper at the buzzer, and Maryland advanced to the Sweet 16 in a thriller, beating Colorado State 72-71 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Jalen Lake drilled a rainbow 3-pointer over Queen with 6 seconds left for No. 12 seed Colorado State, which was seeking to become the lowest-seeded team to advance...

March Madness excitement is growing as the University of Maryland men’s basketball team prepares to play its first tournament game Friday. News4’s Darcy Spencer spoke with a student who helps build team spirit with his “Crab 5” t-shirts.

Lakeland, a once-thriving Black community in Prince George’s County, Maryland, was nearly erased by urban renewal policies that displaced families and dismantled hundreds of Black communities across the country....

Today, the city of College Park is working toward restorative justice, acknowledging past wrongs and seeking to repair the harm done....

Yet, through it all, Lakelanders remain resilient, preserving their history,...

The Eastern Shore is designed as a medically underserved area. That’s why UMD’s medical school launched a rural health care program it calls R-HEALE. News4’s Megan McGrath reports.

The University of Maryland School of Medicine is giving a small number of full-tuition scholarships to students who commit to working on the Eastern Shore for four years after becoming doctors.

Both pro-Israel and pro-Palestine students organized events marking the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks. News4’s Walter Morris reports.

University of Maryland students on both sides of the Israel-Hamas conflict marked a year since the attack that killed 1,200 in Israel. Pro-Palestinian students had to sue to stop the university from blocking their Monday night vigil. They say it was a matter of free speech, but some Jewish students are concerned about the timing of that event.  On campus…

University of Maryland students on both sides of the Israel-Hamas conflict are leading events marking a year since the attack that killed 1,200 in Israel. News4’s Darcy Spencer spoke with students on campus.

Thousands of people in the D.C. area will mark one year since the Hamas terror attacks in Israel, when Hamas militants killed 1,200 people in Israel and took 250 hostages. News4’s Megan McGrath reports on what to expect in our area.