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March 17, 2018

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UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski relishes men's basketball team's historic win: 'You don’t write someone off'

Saturday, Mar 17

UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski says his basketball team sent a powerful message with its historic win Friday over No. 1 seed Virginia.

UMBC's 'social media guy' wins Twitter as basketball team busts brackets

As the person behind the Twitter account of UMBC Athletics, Zach Seidel’s quick-witted sass garnered scores of admirers during the Friday night basketball game when he shot back at those who doubted the team’s chances in the NCAA men’s tournament.

Late to the UMBC bandwagon? Here's what you need to know about the Retrievers

If you were among the blissfully ignorant Friday night wondering, “What’s a UMBC?” we at The Baltimore Sun are here to help after the Retrievers' historic NCAA tournament win.

Never heard of UMBC? MIT has. And Cal Tech. And Harvard. And Stanford...

UMBC's upset over Virginia in the NCAA tournament may be the first time most people have heard of the school. But it's quite famous in nerd circles.

Thanks to UMBC, there are no more perfect NCAA tournament brackets

It's called March Madness for a reason.

Schmuck to UMBC: Thanks for the memory

Peter Schmuck relives a big NCAA upset 40 years to the day before UMBC's all-time NCAA bracket-busting victory over No. 1 Virginia.

'Shock and awe in college basketball': Watch the end of UMBC's upset of No. 1 seed Virginia

"The NCAA tournament has been turned upside down," Jim Nantz said on the TNT

Five major upsets in the NCAA men's basketball tournament with Maryland ties

Pictures of major upsets in the NCAA men's basketball tournament with Maryland ties, including UMBC's stunner over top overall seed Virginia on Friday night.

Maryland truck driver crushed to death by his own tractor-trailer at I-95 rest stop

tractor-trailer driver from Laurel was killed early Saturday when he was run over by his own truck after failing to apply the parking brake at a rest stop along Interstate 95 in Howard County, Maryland State Police said.

U.S. 301 bridge could be renamed after sitting senator, per bill advancing in Maryland House

A veteran senator from Southern Maryland would have one of Maryland’s largest bridges named after him under legislation that is advancing in the House of Delegates.