There's a natural order to things in college sports. A group of players come in together, a few might be peeled off in the ensuing four years, and in the end they take their place in a pre-game ceremony before their final home game.

Back before he decided to concentrate on football, Tim Jefferson had another love: basketball.

No one expects much this season from the Maryland men's basketball team, which features two returning starters and six walk-on players in what figures to be a long season for new coach Mark Turgeon.
BALTIMORE — (AP) Mayor Sheila Dixon picked up key endorsements yesterday from Gov. Martin O'Malley and former NAACP President Kweisi Mfume, with both men praising her tenacity in a city that continues to struggle with homicides.