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Oklahoma State's Daxx Garman passes in the first quarter against Texas in Stillwater, Okla., Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014.

Former Oklahoma State quarterback Daxx Garman to join Maryland for 2015 season

August 19, 2019 at 6:07 a.m.

There will be a preseason quarterback competition at Maryland after all. The Terps announced Thursday that Oklahoma State's Daxx Garman would transfer to Maryland, and coach Randy Edsall made clear...

Terps linebacker Cole Farrand, center, tackles Stanford quarterback Kevin Hogan at the goal line in the first quarter of the Foster Farms Bowl at Levi's Stadium.

Maryland’s academic progress rates on the rise

August 19, 2019 at 6:07 a.m.

Four years after losing three scholarships because its Academic Progress Rate score fell below the prescribed NCAA threshold, the Maryland football team set program multi-year and single-season record highs, according...

Is sun setting on Preakness at Pimlico?

August 19, 2019 at 6:05 a.m.

The general manager of the Maryland Jockey Club said before the running of the 140th Preakness on Saturday that as much as he'd prefer to keep the race in Baltimore,...

American Pharoah, ridden by Victor Espinoza, leads Divining Rod (7) and the pack at the fourth turn en route to a commanding win in the 140th Preakness Stakes.

Frustrated by poor conditions, most in field agree ‘the best horse won’

August 19, 2019 at 6:06 a.m.

D. Wayne Lukas has sent horses and jockeys out for races in all kinds of weather in his 40-year Hall of Fame career. If he ever retires, Lukas will certainly...

Preakness entrant Firing Line is held by assistant trainer Carlos Santamaria at Pimlico Race Course this morning.

D. Wayne Lukas has made a career out of ‘going where I don’t belong’

August 19, 2019 at 6:05 a.m.

Much of D. Wayne Lukas' career goes back to the 1980 Preakness Stakes. Then 44, Lukas came to Pimlico Race Course as an outsider, known more for his success racing...

Long shot Keen Pauline goes wire-to-wire to win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes

June 29, 2019 at 6:38 a.m.

Keen Pauline's trainer missed his flight, but the 3-year-old filly didn't miss a step in Friday's $250,000 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes at Pimlico Race Course. After finishing second twice and third...

Officials do not expect security concerns at Pimlico Race Course

August 19, 2019 at 6:05 a.m.

When violence erupted last month in other parts of Baltimore in the aftermath of Freddie Gray's death, things were fairly normal in the Park Heights neighborhood where Pimlico Race Course,...

Promoters hope events like Black-Eyed Susan Stakes can increase horse racing’s popularity

August 19, 2019 at 6:05 a.m.

When veteran local thoroughbred trainer Jose Corrales looks into the grandstand during races and sees empty seats staring back at him, he admits he gets a "little depressed." Then he...

Preakness notebook: Lukas facilitated sale of Mr. Z to enter him in Preakness

August 19, 2019 at 6:05 a.m.

One of the greatest trainers in Preakness history, six-time winner D. Wayne Lukas, created a bit of intrigue Wednesday by unexpectedly entering Mr. Z in Saturday's race. Mr. Z's owner,...

Officials for Stronach Group talk about moving Preakness to Sunday in future

August 19, 2019 at 6:05 a.m.

Officials for the company that owns Pimlico Race Course said that there have been ongoing discussions about moving the Preakness from Saturday to Sunday in the near future, possibly as...

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