Patrick Stevens
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College sports for the Washington Post, USA Lacrosse Magazine, Blue Ribbon Yearbook and more. Coming to a college hoops arena near you. E-mail: 64plus4@gmail.com
"Annoyed, but dealing with it," then, now and always
Appreciator of Felis catus
"Annoyed, but dealing with it," then, now and always
Appreciator of Felis catus
Monday's D.C./Maryland/Virginia D-I men's basketball schedule ...
Towson at William & Mary, 5 (MASN)
UMBC at Coppin State, 6
Stony Brook at Hampton, 7
Iona at Mount St. Mary’s, 7
James Madison at Arkansas, 8
Towson at William & Mary, 5 (MASN)
UMBC at Coppin State, 6
Stony Brook at Hampton, 7
Iona at Mount St. Mary’s, 7
James Madison at Arkansas, 8
December 29, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Monday's D.C./Maryland/Virginia D-I men's basketball schedule ...
Towson at William & Mary, 5 (MASN)
UMBC at Coppin State, 6
Stony Brook at Hampton, 7
Iona at Mount St. Mary’s, 7
James Madison at Arkansas, 8
Towson at William & Mary, 5 (MASN)
UMBC at Coppin State, 6
Stony Brook at Hampton, 7
Iona at Mount St. Mary’s, 7
James Madison at Arkansas, 8
Holiday greetings from the Queen City of the Paint Branch Drainage Basin.
Maryland (6-6) concludes its nonconference schedule and looks to snap a three-game skid as it welcomes Old Dominion (4-9) for a 6 p.m. tip.
Homecoming for Monarchs coach Mike Jones, a former DeMatha coach and Terp assistant.
Maryland (6-6) concludes its nonconference schedule and looks to snap a three-game skid as it welcomes Old Dominion (4-9) for a 6 p.m. tip.
Homecoming for Monarchs coach Mike Jones, a former DeMatha coach and Terp assistant.
December 28, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Holiday greetings from the Queen City of the Paint Branch Drainage Basin.
Maryland (6-6) concludes its nonconference schedule and looks to snap a three-game skid as it welcomes Old Dominion (4-9) for a 6 p.m. tip.
Homecoming for Monarchs coach Mike Jones, a former DeMatha coach and Terp assistant.
Maryland (6-6) concludes its nonconference schedule and looks to snap a three-game skid as it welcomes Old Dominion (4-9) for a 6 p.m. tip.
Homecoming for Monarchs coach Mike Jones, a former DeMatha coach and Terp assistant.
Sunday's D.C./Maryland/Virginia D-I men's basketball schedule ...
Liberty at Florida International, 2
Shenandoah at Radford, 2:30
Averett at Longwood, 3
Norfolk State at Louisiana-Lafayette, 3
Charleston Southern at Richmond, 4
Penn at George Mason, 5
Old Dominion at Maryland, 6 (BTN)
Liberty at Florida International, 2
Shenandoah at Radford, 2:30
Averett at Longwood, 3
Norfolk State at Louisiana-Lafayette, 3
Charleston Southern at Richmond, 4
Penn at George Mason, 5
Old Dominion at Maryland, 6 (BTN)
December 28, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Sunday's D.C./Maryland/Virginia D-I men's basketball schedule ...
Liberty at Florida International, 2
Shenandoah at Radford, 2:30
Averett at Longwood, 3
Norfolk State at Louisiana-Lafayette, 3
Charleston Southern at Richmond, 4
Penn at George Mason, 5
Old Dominion at Maryland, 6 (BTN)
Liberty at Florida International, 2
Shenandoah at Radford, 2:30
Averett at Longwood, 3
Norfolk State at Louisiana-Lafayette, 3
Charleston Southern at Richmond, 4
Penn at George Mason, 5
Old Dominion at Maryland, 6 (BTN)
Pitt has lost twice as many fumbles in three quarters today in Annapolis (four) than Navy did in six full home games this season (two).
December 27, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Pitt has lost twice as many fumbles in three quarters today in Annapolis (four) than Navy did in six full home games this season (two).
Tuesday's D.C./Maryland/Virginia D-I men's basketball schedule ...
Morgan State at Loyola Marymount, 6
Morgan State at Loyola Marymount, 6
December 23, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Tuesday's D.C./Maryland/Virginia D-I men's basketball schedule ...
Morgan State at Loyola Marymount, 6
Morgan State at Loyola Marymount, 6
Wonder if North Texas was facing any future professors of logic today.
December 23, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Wonder if North Texas was facing any future professors of logic today.
Greetings from the Baltimore 'burbs, where Towson (7-5) closes out nonconference play at the top of the hour against Sacred Heart (5-7).
Tigers will try to improve to 5-0 at home, while the Pioneers are looking to win consecutive games for the first time this season.
Tigers will try to improve to 5-0 at home, while the Pioneers are looking to win consecutive games for the first time this season.
December 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Greetings from the Baltimore 'burbs, where Towson (7-5) closes out nonconference play at the top of the hour against Sacred Heart (5-7).
Tigers will try to improve to 5-0 at home, while the Pioneers are looking to win consecutive games for the first time this season.
Tigers will try to improve to 5-0 at home, while the Pioneers are looking to win consecutive games for the first time this season.
This week's Baltimore/Washington corridor stock watch (in order of current NET rankings) as conference play draws ever closer ...
December 22, 2025 at 2:57 PM
This week's Baltimore/Washington corridor stock watch (in order of current NET rankings) as conference play draws ever closer ...
Monday's D.C./Maryland/Virginia D-I men's basketball schedule ...
December 22, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Monday's D.C./Maryland/Virginia D-I men's basketball schedule ...
Elsewhere ... Georgetown announces coach Ed Cooley will be suspended for tomorrow's game against Coppin State after throwing a water bottle into the stands at the end of last night's loss to Xavier.
December 21, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Elsewhere ... Georgetown announces coach Ed Cooley will be suspended for tomorrow's game against Coppin State after throwing a water bottle into the stands at the end of last night's loss to Xavier.
To more or less illustrate the point, Navy won 70-23.
It is the fewest points allowed by the Midshipmen since a 64-22 defeat of Fordham on Jan. 22, 1946.
It is the fewest points allowed by the Midshipmen since a 64-22 defeat of Fordham on Jan. 22, 1946.
Rosemont has no business playing a D1 team. They’re 2-8 with 7 losses by 20+ to D3 teams, for a lame duck school that’s half closed.
Sunday's D.C./Maryland/Virginia D-I men's basketball schedule ...
Rosemont College at Navy, noon
Penn State Brandywine at Mount St. Mary’s, noon
Loyola at George Mason, 2
VMI at Radford, 2:30
UMBC at South Florida, 3
Morgan State at San Francisco, 6
Norfolk State at Texas-El Paso, 9
Rosemont College at Navy, noon
Penn State Brandywine at Mount St. Mary’s, noon
Loyola at George Mason, 2
VMI at Radford, 2:30
UMBC at South Florida, 3
Morgan State at San Francisco, 6
Norfolk State at Texas-El Paso, 9
December 21, 2025 at 6:52 PM
To more or less illustrate the point, Navy won 70-23.
It is the fewest points allowed by the Midshipmen since a 64-22 defeat of Fordham on Jan. 22, 1946.
It is the fewest points allowed by the Midshipmen since a 64-22 defeat of Fordham on Jan. 22, 1946.
Greetings from Braddock Road.
George Mason (10-1) welcomes Loyola (4-8) to Fairfax for a 2 p.m. tip.
No Fatt Hill (illness) today for the Patriots, who are looking to improve to 9-0 at home.
Greyhounds aim to snap a three-game skid.
George Mason (10-1) welcomes Loyola (4-8) to Fairfax for a 2 p.m. tip.
No Fatt Hill (illness) today for the Patriots, who are looking to improve to 9-0 at home.
Greyhounds aim to snap a three-game skid.
December 21, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Greetings from Braddock Road.
George Mason (10-1) welcomes Loyola (4-8) to Fairfax for a 2 p.m. tip.
No Fatt Hill (illness) today for the Patriots, who are looking to improve to 9-0 at home.
Greyhounds aim to snap a three-game skid.
George Mason (10-1) welcomes Loyola (4-8) to Fairfax for a 2 p.m. tip.
No Fatt Hill (illness) today for the Patriots, who are looking to improve to 9-0 at home.
Greyhounds aim to snap a three-game skid.
Sunday's D.C./Maryland/Virginia D-I men's basketball schedule ...
Rosemont College at Navy, noon
Penn State Brandywine at Mount St. Mary’s, noon
Loyola at George Mason, 2
VMI at Radford, 2:30
UMBC at South Florida, 3
Morgan State at San Francisco, 6
Norfolk State at Texas-El Paso, 9
Rosemont College at Navy, noon
Penn State Brandywine at Mount St. Mary’s, noon
Loyola at George Mason, 2
VMI at Radford, 2:30
UMBC at South Florida, 3
Morgan State at San Francisco, 6
Norfolk State at Texas-El Paso, 9
December 21, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Sunday's D.C./Maryland/Virginia D-I men's basketball schedule ...
Rosemont College at Navy, noon
Penn State Brandywine at Mount St. Mary’s, noon
Loyola at George Mason, 2
VMI at Radford, 2:30
UMBC at South Florida, 3
Morgan State at San Francisco, 6
Norfolk State at Texas-El Paso, 9
Rosemont College at Navy, noon
Penn State Brandywine at Mount St. Mary’s, noon
Loyola at George Mason, 2
VMI at Radford, 2:30
UMBC at South Florida, 3
Morgan State at San Francisco, 6
Norfolk State at Texas-El Paso, 9
Thought about the Ed Cooley/water bottle throw into the stands on the drive home and am more bothered after working through any number of the more severe (and granted, more unlikely) what-ifs that go beyond "Dude, you can't peg a kid with a water bottle" (which remains a suboptimal thing to do).
December 21, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Thought about the Ed Cooley/water bottle throw into the stands on the drive home and am more bothered after working through any number of the more severe (and granted, more unlikely) what-ifs that go beyond "Dude, you can't peg a kid with a water bottle" (which remains a suboptimal thing to do).
Yeah, that is definitely not good and warrants more than just an apology from Cooley.
Georgetown head coach Ed Cooley appeared to angrily throw a water bottle after his team's loss to Xavier.
It seems the water bottle hit a mother holding her child.
It seems the water bottle hit a mother holding her child.
December 21, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Yeah, that is definitely not good and warrants more than just an apology from Cooley.
Greetings from high atop the Gallery Place-Chinatown Metro station.
Big East home opener for Georgetown (8-3, 1-0), which is coming off a victory at Marquette and will look to defeat Xavier (8-4, 0-1) in consecutive seasons for the first time.
Teams split last year's series.
Big East home opener for Georgetown (8-3, 1-0), which is coming off a victory at Marquette and will look to defeat Xavier (8-4, 0-1) in consecutive seasons for the first time.
Teams split last year's series.
December 21, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Greetings from high atop the Gallery Place-Chinatown Metro station.
Big East home opener for Georgetown (8-3, 1-0), which is coming off a victory at Marquette and will look to defeat Xavier (8-4, 0-1) in consecutive seasons for the first time.
Teams split last year's series.
Big East home opener for Georgetown (8-3, 1-0), which is coming off a victory at Marquette and will look to defeat Xavier (8-4, 0-1) in consecutive seasons for the first time.
Teams split last year's series.
Saturday's D.C./Maryland/Virginia D-I men's basketball schedule ...
December 20, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Saturday's D.C./Maryland/Virginia D-I men's basketball schedule ...
Greetings from the Banks of the Severn, where Navy (6-5) comes off a 12-day hiatus to welcome Coppin State (2-12) to Alumni Hall for a 5 p.m. tip.
Home teams are 6-1 all-time in this series, including Navy's 3-0 record in Annapolis. Coppin won last year's meeting 68-60 in West Baltimore.
Home teams are 6-1 all-time in this series, including Navy's 3-0 record in Annapolis. Coppin won last year's meeting 68-60 in West Baltimore.
December 19, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Greetings from the Banks of the Severn, where Navy (6-5) comes off a 12-day hiatus to welcome Coppin State (2-12) to Alumni Hall for a 5 p.m. tip.
Home teams are 6-1 all-time in this series, including Navy's 3-0 record in Annapolis. Coppin won last year's meeting 68-60 in West Baltimore.
Home teams are 6-1 all-time in this series, including Navy's 3-0 record in Annapolis. Coppin won last year's meeting 68-60 in West Baltimore.
Friday's D.C./Maryland/Virginia D-I men's basketball schedule ...
Hampton vs. Grambling State in Atlanta, 5 (ESPNU)
Coppin State at Navy, 5
Notre Dame (Md.) at Towson, 6
Mount St. Mary’s at Drexel, 7
Norfolk State vs. Jackson State in Atlanta, 7:30 (ESPNU)
Morgan State at California, 10
Hampton vs. Grambling State in Atlanta, 5 (ESPNU)
Coppin State at Navy, 5
Notre Dame (Md.) at Towson, 6
Mount St. Mary’s at Drexel, 7
Norfolk State vs. Jackson State in Atlanta, 7:30 (ESPNU)
Morgan State at California, 10
December 19, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Friday's D.C./Maryland/Virginia D-I men's basketball schedule ...
Hampton vs. Grambling State in Atlanta, 5 (ESPNU)
Coppin State at Navy, 5
Notre Dame (Md.) at Towson, 6
Mount St. Mary’s at Drexel, 7
Norfolk State vs. Jackson State in Atlanta, 7:30 (ESPNU)
Morgan State at California, 10
Hampton vs. Grambling State in Atlanta, 5 (ESPNU)
Coppin State at Navy, 5
Notre Dame (Md.) at Towson, 6
Mount St. Mary’s at Drexel, 7
Norfolk State vs. Jackson State in Atlanta, 7:30 (ESPNU)
Morgan State at California, 10
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Thursday's D.C./Maryland/Virginia D-I men's basketball schedule ...
Hampton vs. Jackson State in Atlanta, 5 (ESPNU)
American at Virginia Commonwealth, 7 (MASN)
Radford at William & Mary, 7 (MASN2)
Norfolk State vs. Grambling State in Atlanta, 7:30 (ESPNU)
Hampton vs. Jackson State in Atlanta, 5 (ESPNU)
American at Virginia Commonwealth, 7 (MASN)
Radford at William & Mary, 7 (MASN2)
Norfolk State vs. Grambling State in Atlanta, 7:30 (ESPNU)
December 18, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Thursday's D.C./Maryland/Virginia D-I men's basketball schedule ...
Hampton vs. Jackson State in Atlanta, 5 (ESPNU)
American at Virginia Commonwealth, 7 (MASN)
Radford at William & Mary, 7 (MASN2)
Norfolk State vs. Grambling State in Atlanta, 7:30 (ESPNU)
Hampton vs. Jackson State in Atlanta, 5 (ESPNU)
American at Virginia Commonwealth, 7 (MASN)
Radford at William & Mary, 7 (MASN2)
Norfolk State vs. Grambling State in Atlanta, 7:30 (ESPNU)
A half-dozen quick thoughts on Georgetown's 78-69 victory over Marquette to open Big East play ...
December 18, 2025 at 3:55 AM
A half-dozen quick thoughts on Georgetown's 78-69 victory over Marquette to open Big East play ...
Wednesday's D.C./Maryland/Virginia D-I men's basketball schedule ...
Richmond at Elon, 7
James Madison at Old Dominion, 7
Maryland-Eastern Shore at Wagner, 7
Longwood at Wake Forest, 7
Georgetown at Marquette, 8:30 (Fox Sports 1)
Richmond at Elon, 7
James Madison at Old Dominion, 7
Maryland-Eastern Shore at Wagner, 7
Longwood at Wake Forest, 7
Georgetown at Marquette, 8:30 (Fox Sports 1)
December 17, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Wednesday's D.C./Maryland/Virginia D-I men's basketball schedule ...
Richmond at Elon, 7
James Madison at Old Dominion, 7
Maryland-Eastern Shore at Wagner, 7
Longwood at Wake Forest, 7
Georgetown at Marquette, 8:30 (Fox Sports 1)
Richmond at Elon, 7
James Madison at Old Dominion, 7
Maryland-Eastern Shore at Wagner, 7
Longwood at Wake Forest, 7
Georgetown at Marquette, 8:30 (Fox Sports 1)
Tuesday's D.C./Maryland/Virginia D-I men's basketball schedule ...
Howard at Drexel, 11 a.m.
Midway at Liberty, 6
Towson at Kansas, 9 (ESPN)
Howard at Drexel, 11 a.m.
Midway at Liberty, 6
Towson at Kansas, 9 (ESPN)
December 16, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Tuesday's D.C./Maryland/Virginia D-I men's basketball schedule ...
Howard at Drexel, 11 a.m.
Midway at Liberty, 6
Towson at Kansas, 9 (ESPN)
Howard at Drexel, 11 a.m.
Midway at Liberty, 6
Towson at Kansas, 9 (ESPN)
This week's Baltimore/Washington corridor stock watch (with current NET rankings) after a relatively quiet time on the schedule thanks to exams ...
December 15, 2025 at 5:09 PM
This week's Baltimore/Washington corridor stock watch (with current NET rankings) after a relatively quiet time on the schedule thanks to exams ...