DURHAM, N.C. — To have any chance against 10th-ranked Duke on Saturday, Maryland’s front court had to do a better job against Mason Plumlee than it had three weeks earlier, when the 6-foot-10 forward paced Duke’s 74-61 victory at Comcast Center with a game-high 23 points . Read full article > >

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Maryland vs. Duke: Plumlees lead Blue Devils past Terrapins

Even though I didn’t know Yeardley Love, I feel that we had a lot in common. Our early lives were both marked by privilege. We both discovered and tested our strength in the burgeoning world of female athletics. We both went away to college — looking forward to bright futures as strong, able women — and were drawn to charismatic athletes from similar worlds of affluence and entitlement. Read full article > >

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Yeardley Love’s story — and mine

CLEMSON, S.C. — Maryland had played this game, it seemed, so many times this season — building double-digit leads on tenacious defense and explosive scoring bursts only to let its opponents seize the upper hand down the stretch. Read full article > >

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Maryland vs. Clemson: Terrapins hold off Tigers for first road win of season, 64-62

Three nights removed from a lopsided loss to Toronto , the Washington Wizards gained a measure of redemption against their Canadian opponent by clinging to a 111-108 overtime victory on Monday despite relinquishing a comfortable lead in the second half before 14,687 at Verizon Center. Read full article > >

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Wizards vs. Raptors: Washington blows big lead, survives in OT to end four-game skid, 111-108

The Royal College of GPs calls for the health bill to be scrapped, heaping more pressure on the government’s controversial reforms in England.

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GP leaders turn back on NHS plans

Claremont McKenna College said it submitted false SAT scores to publications like U.S. News & World Report that use the data in widely followed college rankings.

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Claremont McKenna College Says It Exaggerated SAT Figures

I continue to debate with people about the purpose of college. Is college a time for young adults to just enrich their minds, or should students use that time to concentrate on a major that will prepare them for a career? Read full article > >

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Studying the purpose of college

Students at Haverfordwest-based Pembrokeshire College are urged to be vigilant after a fellow student who had contracted meningitis died.

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Student’s death after meningitis

While making college more affordable is a notion nearly everyone supports, consensus is more elusive on how to actually accomplish it.

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Obama’s Plan to Control College Costs Gets Mixed Reviews

It figured well-grounded Georgetown freshman forward Otto Porter would deflect questions about his individual success. Porter quickly attempted to shift the focus to the Hoyas’ strong performance. He’s just not one to self-praise. “It’s never about one person,” Porter said during an interview Wednesday, “when you’re all in it together.” Read full article > >

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Otto Porter leads Georgetown basketball by putting team first

One by one, they checked into George Mason’s lopsided victory over Delaware last week: the former team manager, the Marine corporal and, finally, the aspiring singer. Those who had stuck around Patriot Center roared their approval, saluting the exiting regulars and supporting the end-of-the-benchers making rare appearances. Read full article > >

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George Mason basketball walk-ons took varied routes to Fairfax

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — President Obama offered a plan Friday to reduce the costs of higher education by increasing the amount of federal grant money available in low-interest loans and tying it directly to colleges’ ability to reduce tuition. Read full article > >

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Obama outlines incentive plan to reduce college tuition costs

The New College of the Humanities – a private college being set up in London – is facing an official objection to its bid to register its name.

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Private college’s ‘name blocked’

The New College of the Humanities – a private college being set up in London – is facing an official objection to its bid to register its name.

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Private college’s ‘name blocked’

Alex Len , Maryland’s 7-foot-1 freshman center, needed just 54 seconds to register the first dunk of his college career once cleared to compete Dec. 28, having served a 10-game suspension for violating NCAA amateurism rules . Read full article > >

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Maryland basketball vs. Temple: Alex Len looks to shake off slump