ESPN Ranks Maryland #17 in Preseason Poll
Andy Katz has released his final Top 25 Preseason Poll for College Basketball, and the Terps have earned the 17th spot on the list. Greivis Vasquez‘ decision to return gives Gary Williams the ammunition he needs to build a tough-minded, gritty bunch once again, with eight of the team’s nine top scorers back.This is an accurate ranking for the Terps heading into the season.  Everyone knows what Greivis can do for this team, and Bowie, Milbourne and Mosley will also continue to improve and contrib

Former Terp Fokou Signs 4-Year Contract With Eagles
Congrats to Moise Fokou, former Terp linebacker, as he signed a 4-year deal with the Philadelphia Eagles yesterday.  Fokou was drafted with the 230th pick in the 7th round of this year’s draft, and was the third of five Terps to be taken in the draft.Fokou came to the Terps as a walk-on, but made a name for himself quickly.  He led the team in special teams tackles the past two seasons, and he is expected to make an immediate impact on the Eagles as well.All of us here at Terp Talk want to congr

Times for First Two Home Games Set
Yesterday, the ACC announced the start times of the first two home games for the Terrapin football team.  The home opener against James Madison on September 12 will kickoff at 6 p.m. and the following week (Sept. 19), the Terps will host Middle Tennessee State at 3:30 p.m.  These times should be welcomed by tailgaters who don’t want to make their way to lot 1 and lot 9 at 7 in the morning. The Terps open the season Sept 5 with a 10PM nationally televised game on the deuce against the Cal Bears.

Coach Williams Has the Lakers in 6. What About You?
On Coach Gary Williams’ Twitter today, he picked the Lakers to win the NBA Finals in 6 games.  With game 1 tonight,  who do you think will win?

Rodney Wallace and Jeremy Hall Reunited in D.C.
Tonight, Rodney Wallace (D.C. United) and Jeremy Hall (NY Red Bulls) will be back on the field together in D.C., as the New York Red Bulls take on D.C. United at RFK Stadium.  This is the second meeting between the two teams this season, with United winning the first game, three to two.  These two players were core pieces of the Terps’ national championship team last year, and both have adapted well into their roles on their respective teams.Wallace has taken his speed and explosivness that he s

Men’s Tennis Coach Jim Laitta is Out
Exactly a week after announcing that Terp women’s tennis coach Martin Novak was resigning, the Athletics Department opened a search for a new men’s tennis coach as former coach Jim Laitta’s contract will not be renewed.While Novak’s resignation could have been foreseen, it was an interesting move to remove Laitta five years after he got the men’s tennis program fully-funded.Laitta has been with University of Maryland for 19 years, coaching both the men’s and women’s programs at one time. He has

Greivis Vasquez wears Terps Shirt
We met Greivis Vasquez last week at a business competition put on by the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship and Kevin Plank, CEO of Under Armour. I'll tell you more about that competition when we get pictures (for now, i'll just have you know that Crooked Monkey received one of those big oversized Happy-Gilmore checks). We gave Greivis one of our University of Maryland shirts --and he loved it so much he wore it the next day. Greivis, the star Point Guard on the Terrapins basketball team, p