Wake, Georgia Tech Surprise ACC 
Football coaches have preached about the importance of the game's "little things" since the creation of the sport. This year, in the ACC, the wisdom of those words resounded on a weekly basis.

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No ACC Championship for Terps
The Maryland Terrapins saw their hopes of playing in the ACC Championship Game slowly slip away Saturday, as a methodical Wake Forest ground game doomed the Terps to a 38-24 loss.

In Hayes, Quiet Leadership for Terps
Maryland's freshman point guard Eric Hayes is one of those quiet, "lead by example" guys, who barely utters a word while running the Terrapin offense.

Terps Clinging to ACC Champ Hopes
Maryland (8-3 Overall, 5-2 ACC) is set to try and lock up one of the top two spots in the Atlantic Division of the ACC when the Terps square off against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (9-2, 5-2) Saturday.

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Terps Plagued By Turnovers In Loss
The Maryland Terrapins had their five-game winning streak snapped by Boston College, losing 38-16 in a game where turnovers plagued the Terps throughout.

UNC, Duke Again Headline ACC Hoops
David Glenn disects the ACC hoops scene, picking apart the frontrunner, the tourney teams, the third tier and the question marks.

Symphony of the Turtle
Maryland A.D. Debbie Yow helped take Terps athletics from debt and tragedy to black ink and championships. So, why does she shrink into her shell?

Terps Head to NYC for a Reality Check
After three blowout wins against three mediocre teams, it's not exactly time to book tickets to Atlanta for the Final Four, but the Maryland men's basketball team looks good enough to get back to the NCAA tournament.
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Baltimore College Basketball Preview
After years of lying dormant, Baltimore's local college basketball programs are poised for a renaissance with rising talent levels and hopeful coaches.
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Terps Hold On For Key ACC Win
For the second consecutive week, 23rd ranked Maryland squeaked by with a one-point victory, defeating Miami  14-13 to improve to 8-2 for the season.

Terps Ready for Battle with Boston College
The 19th-ranked Terrapins (8-2, 5-1 ACC) still have a chance of playing in the ACC Championship game after beating Miami. However, Maryland faces an even tougher task this weekend against No. 20 Boston College.

Wilson Excels in Versatile Role
In addition to starting at cornerback and playing nickelback, Maryland senior Josh Wilson returns kicks while playing on both the kick coverage and punt return units.

Terps Hope New Faces Mean Return to Winning Ways
College hoops tips off in earnest this week, with Maryland playing host to the first and second rounds of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic. And with a fresh start, Gary Williams’ Terps hope to re-establish themselves in the ACC and nationally.

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Coppin State volleyball is headed to the MEAC Tournament, Johns Hopkins men's soccer is in the NCAA Tournament while the women won their second straight conference championship. Catch up on the local college sports action.

Maryland Pulls Out Late Win
With a 13-12 win, the Terrapins narrowly avoided blowing a fourth-quarter lead for the third time in three years against the 19th ranked Clemson Tigers.
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Photos: Navy vs. Notre Dame
The action. The pageantry. Check out PressBox's photo gallery from Saturday's Navy vs. Notre Dame game at M&T Bank Stadium.

An Early Look at Terps Hoops
The University of Maryland men's basketball team played its final public 40-minute scrimmage Oct. 28 at Comcast Center. The open scrimmage was a chance to get an early look at the 2006 Maryland team. PressBox breaks down what each player did this past weekend and what it means for the season ahead.

Trench Fighters Playing Huge Roles in ACC Race
Across the ACC, 2006 has continued a theme for the league, one in which there are far more strong units and individual standouts on defense than on offense.
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Terps Hold Off Seminoles
With Saturday's 27-24 victory over Florida State, the Maryland Terrapins improved to 6-2 for the season and became bowl eligible for the first time since 2003.

Notre Dame Topples Navy
The pageantry and fanfare that accompanies a Navy-Notre Dame football game was at a usual high on Saturday. Unfortunately for Navy players and fans, the outcome was also as expected, as Notre Dame beat Navy, 38-14.

Lattimore Coming Out of Shadow
Having a brother like perennial Pro Bowler Ray Lewis can place a lot of pressure and unfair expectations on a football player. However, Maryland running back Keon Lattimore has learned to brush off comparisons and become his own man.
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Terps Try to Climb ACC Mountain
After a 26-20 win over NC State Saturday, Maryland once again controls its own ACC destiny. The climb up the ACC mountain is still a long one, but considering the way this team was playing earlier in the year, the Terps are making strides in a positive direction.

Centennial Grad Leads Towson on the Pitch
Work ethic and mental toughness helped earn Centennial grad Andrew Marshall a spot on the Towson Tigers soccer team. Now, the senior co-captain has helped the Tigers to a No. 17 ranking and first place in the Colonial Athletic Association.

Takeaways Spark Maryland Win
In front of a crowd over 50,000 strong, Maryland defeated the N.C. State Wolfpack by a final score of 26-20 as the Terps moved up the standings in a jumbled ACC.

ACC Draws Focus For Wrong Reasons
The most recent round of expansion in the Atlantic Coast Conference was mainly about money and football. Thus far, the cash situation has unfolded in a desirable manner. The football? Not exactly.
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Terps Prepare for Wolfpack
Maryland (4-2 overall, 1-1 ACC) will head home to the friendly confines of Byrd Stadium to face North Carolina State (3-3, 2-1) after a narrow come-from-behind victory last week in Virginia.

Towson on Top with Local Talent
The Towson University men's soccer team, off to its best start since 1995, leads the Colonial Athletic Association in goals-against average,  has recorded nine shut-outs in 13 games and has allowed only eight goals for the entire season.

Rutgers Spoils Navy Homecoming
The Scarlet Knights from Rutgers rode into Annapolis armed with the team's first Top 25 ranking in 30 years, and spoiled Navy's homecoming, beating the Midshipmen 34-0 in front of a record crowd of 36,918

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Towson football lost to Maine, dropping to 4-1 on the season. Morgan State won its second football game in a row, knocking off North Carolina A&T 32-0. And Coppin State women's volleyball won its home opener to improve to 3-13. Catch up on the local college sports scene.

Terps Hope to Rebound at Virginia
Maryland (3-2 overall, 0-1 ACC) will look to rebound from a tough loss to Georgia Tech as it takes on rival Virginia (2-4, 1-1) Saturday at Charlottesville.

Midnight Madness Hits Courts Across the Country
Midnight Madness has become the unofficial starting date of the college basketball season, but it is more than that. Now it is a time of celebration, more significant to hardwood heads than harvest time and the winter solstice.

Honeymoons Over For ACC Coaches
John Bunting of North Carolina, Larry Coker of Miami, Ralph Friedgen of Maryland and Al Groh of Virginia were all hired after the 2000 season. They have achieved varying degrees of success, but they're all facing significant criticism in year six.
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Heyward-Bey Improving With Ravens Receiver
Things started off slowly at Maryland for McDonogh's Darrius Heyward-Bey. This year, however, the redshirt freshman is more relaxed, focused and productive player, thanks largely to the support from Ravens receiver Devard Darling.

Terps Gallery: Maryland / FIU
Can't go a week without some Terps football? Relive Maryland's 14-10 victory over Florida International with PressBox's Terps photo gallery.

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