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Scott Van Pelt’s SportsCenter at the Xfinity Center
Nov 30, 2015

Scott Van Pelt’s SportsCenter at the Xfinity Center

Between coach and player interviews, vignettes about various aspects of the University, old footage from the last time Maryland traded baskets with Georgetown and fan interaction; it could be said that there has never been any other hour of television filled with so much Maryland Pride in history.

Scott Van Pelt @ Merrill College
Nov 18, 2015

Scott Van Pelt @ Merrill College

Merrill College hosted a journalism-only event with ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt in Knight Hall the afternoon of Nov. 17. Van Pelt – who is a Terp – hosted his popular SportsCenter show after the Maryland-Georgetown basketball game that evening.

Povich Symposium: Sportswriting Then & Now
Nov 11, 2015

Povich Symposium: Sportswriting Then & Now

Panelists gathered for the Shirley Povich symposium agreed that the decline of daily beat reporting and accountability and the rise of criticism from remote locations are among the biggest changes in the field of sportswriting Tuesday.

George Solomon at the Washington Post
Oct 9, 2015

George Solomon at the Washington Post

Ryan Glasspiegel from The Big Lead wrote a piece about our Director George Solomon’s tenure at the Washington Post sports section which continues to influence the world of sports media today.

The Ironic Site of the Maccabi Games
Jul 30, 2015

The Ironic Site of the Maccabi Games

The 2015 European Maccabi Games— the major European Jewish sports event of the year, are being held in Berlin, the same site of the 1936 Olympics that banned German Jews from participation under Adolf Hitler’s Nazi reign.

Movie Review: Pond Hockey
Mar 12, 2015

Movie Review: Pond Hockey

This documentary truly keys in on the cultural importance of pond hockey and offers a new perspective on hockey and the appreciation for the game for those of us who have yet to experience an outdoor game.

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