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Former Stevenson Lax Star, 33, Among Australian Surfers Found Dead In Mexico Former Stevenson Lax Star, 33, Among Australian Surfers Found Dead In Mexico
Former Stevenson Lax Star, 33, Among Australian Surfers Found Dead In Mexico A MAC Commonwealth championship win for the Stevenson University's lacrosse team was overshadowed by grief this year. Former player Callum Robinson, 33, who had been reported missing several days ago after a surfing trip to Mexico's Baja California coast, has been identified as one of three people found dead along the coast. The others, his brother Jake, 30, and friend Jack Carter Rhoad, 30, authorities announced over the weekend. Foul play was believed to be a factor in the deaths, as the three were found with gunshot wounds to the head, their bodies dumped several yards down a …

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by Zak Failla
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Trans Swimmer Smashes Record At UMD Meet, Catches Heat Trans Swimmer Smashes Record At UMD Meet, Catches Heat
Trans Swimmer Smashes Record At UMD Meet, Catches Heat Meghan Cortez-Fields has clocked yet another record for the Ramapo College women's swim team. But not without controversy. The senior athlete switched from the men's team to the women's team after transitioning from male to female. Back in November, she set her first record for the women's team, drawing controversy. Last Friday, Cortez-Fields finished 7th overall (2:10.76) at the NJAC Swimming and Diving Championships at the University of Maryland in College Park and advanced to the finals, finishing in fifth place at 2:08:20. That's a new record. And Riley Gaines, a former Universi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Family Pets Killed, Firefighters Injured Battling Blaze At Famed Lacrosse Coach's Maryland Home Family Pets Killed, Firefighters Injured Battling Blaze At Famed Lacrosse Coach's Maryland Home
Family Pets Killed, Firefighters Injured Battling Blaze At Famed Lacrosse Coach's Maryland Home The home of longtime Salisbury University lacrosse coach Jim Berkman was ravaged by fire over the weekend in Maryland.  On Sunday morning, fire crews in Wicomico County were called to Russell Avenue in Salisbury, where there was a reported fire that quickly tore through an area home. Salisbury Fire Department crews with assistance from Wicomico County Fire Departments are on scene at Russell Avenue with a Working House Fire. Use Caution in the Area! Posted by Salisbury Fire Department on Sunday, October 8, 2023 According to the Maryland Fire Marshal, the home belonged to Berkman, who i…

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by Zak Failla
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Diamond In The Draft: UMD Star Goes Second Overall In WNBA Draft Diamond In The Draft: UMD Star Goes Second Overall In WNBA Draft
Diamond In The Draft: UMD Star Goes Second Overall In WNBA Draft Diamond Miller is taking her talents from Maryland to Minnesota. With the second overall pick in the 2023 WNBA Draft, the Minnesota Lynx selected Miller out of the University of Maryland after the fourth-year guard led the Terrapins to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championship last month. MARYLAND TO MINNESOTA!The No. 2 overall pick in the WNBA Draft is Diamond Miller! pic.twitter.com/OVrTy0fUOh — Maryland Women’s Basketball (@TerpsWBB) April 10, 2023 A three-time all-Big Ten selection and Big Ten Tournament's Most Outstanding Player, Miller capped off her career with her best year ye…

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by Zak Failla
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DC's Caleb Williams Valued At $2.1M Ranks Among Highest Grossing NCAA Athletes DC's Caleb Williams Valued At $2.1M Ranks Among Highest Grossing NCAA Athletes
DC's Caleb Williams Valued At $2.1M Ranks Among Highest Grossing NCAA Athletes Caleb Williams is making money moves. The 19-year-old Washington DC native and USC QB is ranked the seventh-most successful Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) moneymaker by On3 Sports. Valued at $2.1 million, Williams and thousands of other collegiate athletes have been profiting off of their own names since the NCAA lifted its NIL ban last year.  Williams has 121K followers on Instagram and 18.4K followers on TikTok.  He went viral last March when he surprised the USC basketball team with Beats by Dre, his first NIL partnership as a Trojan. Welcome to LA and the Beats family, @CALEBcs…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Former Coppin State Basketball Legend, Avid Cyclist, Killed During Bicycle Ride Former Coppin State Basketball Legend, Avid Cyclist, Killed During Bicycle Ride
Former Coppin State Basketball Legend, Avid Cyclist, Killed During Bicycle Ride A former Coppin State basketball star has died after a fatal bicycle collision in Delaware, authorities confirm. Larry Yarbray, 51, a Chester, Pennsylvania native, was killed after being struck by a vehicle in the Camden Wyoming area on Saturday, Sept. 10, according to Delaware State Police. Yarbray was an avid bicyclist and still holds the Baltimore school's career record for assists, helping lead the team to their first NCAA tournament appearance in 1990.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Larry Yarbray (@chestercyclingteam) Po…

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by Annie DeVoe