George Gerbo hosts the Front Page Podcast, District of Sports Podcast, covers University of Maryland football and men’s basketball, and is the media coordinator for The Washington Times. A West Virginia native, he is a 2009 graduate of West Virginia University and a 2017 graduate of the University of Maryland, both in broadcast journalism. Before coming to the Times in 2019, George spent seven years working in a variety of capacities on Capitol Hill and with the U.S. House of Representatives. He can be reached at ggerbo@washingtontimes.com.
UConn scored 8 points in the game's final minute, and guard Braylon Mullins' logo-deep 3-pointer with less than a second remaining capped a 19-point comeback as the second-seeded Huskies upset top overall seed Duke 73-72, to win the East Region at Capital One Arena Sunday.
Second-seed Connecticut led by as many as 19 in the first half, but had to fight off a deliberate comeback attempt by No. 3 Michigan State and hold on for a 67-63 win in an NCAA East Regional Sweet 16 game Friday night at Capital One Arena.
Top-seeded Duke erased a 10-point deficit to come back and beat No. 5 St John's, 80-75, in a back-and-forth NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 game on Friday night at Capital One Arena.
Until a new indoor stadium opens at the old RFK site sometime next decade, the District isn't a candidate to host a Final Four. Even then, those games would be hard-pressed to deliver the pedigree of this weekend's NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 matchups at Capital One Arena.
First-year coach Buzz Williams and Maryland finish its regular season Sunday at home against No. 11 Illinois, one of the worst in program history and one even the most pessimistic observer couldn't have predicted.
Maryland played its worst first half of the season, scoring only 20 points and committing 14 turnovers, yet somehow furiously erased a 19-point halftime deficit before eventually falling to Rutgers, 69-65.
Shannon Harris took over as head coach of the DC Defenders just a week before the season started last year. Now, with the interim tag removed and a UFL championship under his belt, Harris credits the continuity of the Defenders' coaches and staff for allowing him to flourish and set up a strong chance at a repeat.
Maryland, the Big Ten's worst shooting team, found more success than normal against Ohio State Thursday night, but 16 turnovers that turned into 24 OSU points made the difference in an 82-62 loss to the Buckeyes.
Purdue backcourt duo Fletcher Loyer and Braden Smith scored 29 and 19 points respectively, easily powering the Boilermakers with 11 combined 3-pointers and sending Maryland to it's third-straight loss and worst in Xfinity Center history, 93-63, Sunday afternoon.
Maryland graduate guard Diggy Coit was untouchable Sunday afternoon, breaking his own Xfinity Center record with 43 points, including an eye-popping 30 in the first half, to lead Maryland to its first Big Ten win of the season, 96-73, over Penn State.
Navy quarterback Blake Horvath accounted for 189 yards with a rushing score and a fourth-and-goal touchdown pass to Eli Heidenreich as the No. 22 Midshipmen came from behind to beat the Black Knights, 17-16, in the Army-Navy Game Saturday.
Top-five national recruit Zion Elee made his commitment to Maryland official Wednesday as the National Signing Day early period began, staying in-state and becoming the highest-rated football signee in school history.
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After a predictable yet still numbing rout by No. 18 Michigan in its final home game, Maryland will stay in a Great Lakes state of mind as it finishes a disappointing season in Detroit Saturday against Michigan State.
In a battle between two future college football star quarterbacks in the making in Maryland's Malik Washington and Michigan's Bryce Underwood, it was running back Bryson Kuzdzal who shone brightest, scoring three rushing touchdowns as the Wolverines routed the Terrapins 45-20 Saturday.
Ready or not, college football's new era has thrust more freshmen quarterbacks into starting roles this season from the moment they stepped onto campus. And the similarities that Maryland's Malik Washington and Michigan's Bryce Underwood share go even deeper than that.
On a night where the Terrapins were frequently on the brink of losing to in-state foe Mount St. Mary's for the first time in 13 games, Diggy Coit outshone everyone on the court with a signature, Maryland record-book performance.
Looking and sounding like a man who has had a weight lifted from his shoulders, Maryland football coach Mike Locksley spoke with emotion Tuesday following the announcement from university athletic director Jim Smith that he would return to lead the Terrapins next season.