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 Thursday, Nov 1 University of Maryland President Wallace Loh fired football coach DJ Durkin a day after the University System of Maryland Board of Regents reinstated him. Loh said he took the action after meeting with the Student Government Association, department chairs and other campus leadership. More: Read today's eNewspaper | Listen to the news now |   | |
| University of Maryland football coach DJ Durkin, who had been suspended since August, has been fired in the wake of the heatstroke death of offensive lineman Jordan McNair and two reports commissioned by the board of regents. |
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| The firing of DJ Durkin on Wednesday ended a strange two-day saga that further embarrassed the University of Maryland and the Board of Regents. |
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| Jordan McNair's staunchest ally, reserve offensive lineman Ellis McKennie, said Maryland "finally did what was right" after the football team was informed of coach DJ Durkin's firing Wednesday. |
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| Although questions remain surrounding the football player's death and accountability for it, here’s what we know so far. |
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| Two straight losses have dropped the Ravens to a mediocre, and all-too-familiar, 4-4. They know that if they don't right their ship Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers, a promising year could slip away. |
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| Mike Preston offers his observations on the recoveries of Ravens defensive stars Jimmy Smith and C.J. Mosley, plus the addition of running back Ty Montgomery from the Packers. |
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| Three men were killed and another three were injured in five separate shootings in Baltimore on Halloween, according to police. |
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| A man was shot to death in Southwest Baltimore on Wednesday, and a separate shooting in Hollins Market caused James McHenry Elementary/Middle School students to be kept in the building after dismissal on Halloween as a safety precaution, officials said. |
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| The Baltimore auditor says that after reviewing a dozen performance claims by the city transportation department, from efficiency of street lights to numbers of people using Circulator buses, she was unable to conclude in most cases whether the claims were accurate. |
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| Anne Arundel County police are investigating a shooting Wednesday afternoon in Severn. |
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