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Jerrelle Benimon had 17 points and seven rebounds as visiting Towson beat Hofstra, 57-50, in men's basketball Saturday. Benimon's basket gave Towson a 53-44 lead with 1:10 to go as the Tigers won for the first time in the past eight games at Hofstra....

Robert Olson scored 18 points, helping host Loyola move to within one game of first-place Niagara in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference with a 68-64 victory over Canisius on Thursday night. Dylon Cormier (Cardinal Gibbons) scored 17 points and...

Loyola's women's basketball team put together a second-half rally but fell short, losing 58-47 to Niagara on Thursday night. Katie Sheahin led the Greyhounds (9-13, 4-7 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) with 12 points, eight rebounds and four steals....

Julius Brooks made a layup with one second to go in double overtime to give Loyola an 89-87 victory over host Niagara on Saturday and end a two-game losing streak. The Greyhounds (16-8, 8-4 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) led by two late in the...

Robert Olson scored a career-high 27 points and a pair of Loyola freshmen helped spark a second-half rally Thursday night, but the Greyhounds (15-8, 7-4 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) lost, 91-79, to Canisius (14-8, 7-4). The Golden Griffins led...

Ken Sweeten of QU takes to the keyboard for this press release, which has plenty of good information and quotes ... HAMDEN, Conn. –The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Council of Presidents has announced unanimous approval for Quinnipiac...

If the Loyola men's basketball team wanted to make its last game before the holiday break a memorable one, the Greyhounds certainly got their wish Saturday night. For Mount St. Mary's, it sure seemed like a night to forget. Loyola, which will now be...

C.J. McCollum imposed his will on the Patriot League from the moment he first stepped onto a college court as a freshman. The Lehigh senior is the league's only winner of the rookie of the year and player of the year in the same season. The guard is a...

Towson forward Jerrelle Benimon, a Georgetown transfer, had 29 points and 10 rebounds as the Tigers came back to beat host Vermont, 68-64, on Wednesday night in a nonconference game. Benimon went 11-for-15 from the field with three assists and four...

For the second time in three years, the UMBC men's soccer team has won the America East title and will represent the conference in the NCAA men's soccer College Cup. The second-seeded Retrievers and fifth-seeded New Hampshire Wildcats played to a 0-0...

Et cetera No. 6 Terps edged, 4-3, in OT by No. 1 UNC in field hockey Host and No. 6 Maryland pushed No. 1 North Carolina to the brink in field hockey before losing, 4-3, in overtime on a goal by Emily Wold in the 77th minute. Junior goalkeeper Natalie...

Ed McLaughlin is the new athletic director at Virginia Commonwealth University. McLaughlin was introduced Tuesday, ending a three-month search that began before the Rams announced they were leaving the Colonial Athletic Association for the Atlantic 10 on...