http://www.explorehoward.com/ Recent blog posts from The Driver's Seat on ExploreHoward.com en-us 2010 The Baltimore Sun Media Group, All Rights Reserved. technical@baltimoresun.com (Technical Help) http://www.explorehoward.com/blog/drivers-seat/207/wnit-anger-comes-home-mallon-will-not/ http://www.explorehoward.com/blog/drivers-seat/207/wnit-anger-comes-home-mallon-will-not/ There was one homecoming Friday night, courtesy of the University of Maryland women's basketball team. But there will not be a second one on Sunday. The Terps beat Iona, 88-53, at the Comcast Center in their first game in the WNIT. The director of basketball operations for Iona is Jessica... Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:41:07 EST http://www.explorehoward.com/blog/drivers-seat/206/yes-a-baseball-score-dematha-29-pallotti-1/ http://www.explorehoward.com/blog/drivers-seat/206/yes-a-baseball-score-dematha-29-pallotti-1/ On Thursday afternoon the Notre Dame basketball team was upset, 51-50, on the first day of March Madness by Old Dominion University, which is a member of that giant-killer of a league (remember George Mason?) named the Colonial Athletic Association. "We defended like heck to keep giving ourselves a chance... Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:38:30 EST http://www.explorehoward.com/blog/drivers-seat/205/plenty-of-local-players-in-march-madness/ http://www.explorehoward.com/blog/drivers-seat/205/plenty-of-local-players-in-march-madness/ Among the Prince George's County products in the NBA are Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City), Michael Beasley (Miami) and Ty Lawson (Denver). But the future is also bright a step lower. The all-rookie team in the Atlantic 10 Conference was announced last week and two are from Prince George's: freshmen Chris... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:56:41 EST http://www.explorehoward.com/blog/drivers-seat/204/towson-ad-no-extension-for-coach-kennedy/ http://www.explorehoward.com/blog/drivers-seat/204/towson-ad-no-extension-for-coach-kennedy/ Pat Kennedy, who just finished his sixth season as the men's basketball coach at Towson University, has a record of 68-117 with the Tigers. His team was 10-21 this season after being eliminated March 6 in the second day of the Colonial Athletic Association tournament in Richmond to eventual champ... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:41:33 EST http://www.explorehoward.com/blog/drivers-seat/203/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-for-howard-products/ http://www.explorehoward.com/blog/drivers-seat/203/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-for-howard-products/ On Wednesday night, Haliena Snowden, a Howard County resident, was named all-academic honorable mention in the Colonial Athletic Association. Less than 24 hours later her college career was over at Towson University. Talk about the good, the bad and the ugly. Snowden and the Tigers, who beat Maryland, CAA regular-season... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:36:19 EST http://www.explorehoward.com/blog/drivers-seat/202/atholton-grad-gets-a-hit-in-spring-training/ http://www.explorehoward.com/blog/drivers-seat/202/atholton-grad-gets-a-hit-in-spring-training/ Most, or make that all, of the hype regarding young prospects in the Washington Nationals system has centered on Stephen Strasburg, the pitcher who threw two scoreless innings on Tuesday in his first spring training game. But a former high school player from Howard County also had his time in... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:31:01 EST http://www.explorehoward.com/blog/drivers-seat/200/maryland-athletes-in-the-sun-at-central-florida/ http://www.explorehoward.com/blog/drivers-seat/200/maryland-athletes-in-the-sun-at-central-florida/ It is not what you think. Jakub Kusmieruk, a former basketball standout at John Carroll, did not enroll at the University of Central Florida to escape the Maryland winters. He grew up in Poland, so I am sure he has seen snow. And he didn't head to Central Florida, just... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:56:54 EST http://www.explorehoward.com/blog/drivers-seat/201/william-mary-misses-a-chance-to-dance-but-dont-expand-field/ http://www.explorehoward.com/blog/drivers-seat/201/william-mary-misses-a-chance-to-dance-but-dont-expand-field/ There is a lot of talk about expanding the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament to include more than the current 65 teams. I will join the long list of those who feel it is a bad idea, mainly because, as it stands now, March Madness is a great spectacle.... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:16:37 EST http://www.explorehoward.com/blog/drivers-seat/199/masons-birdsong-prepares-for-caa-finale/ http://www.explorehoward.com/blog/drivers-seat/199/masons-birdsong-prepares-for-caa-finale/ Baltimore's Louis Birdsong, in some ways, is the last player linked to the George Mason Final Four run in 2006, even though he was not on that team. Birdsong was a senior at Mount St. Joseph, and he was part of the first recruiting class to the Virginia school after... Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:34:41 EST http://www.explorehoward.com/blog/drivers-seat/198/clemsons-potter-hopes-to-show-wizardry-against-terps/ http://www.explorehoward.com/blog/drivers-seat/198/clemsons-potter-hopes-to-show-wizardry-against-terps/ David Potter, a senior forward for Clemson's basketball team, spent most of his youth in New Carrollton and Laurel in Prince George's County. He attended Charles Carroll Middle School in New Carrollton and Martin Luther King Middle in Beltsville before enrolling at Laurel High, where he played on the basketball... Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:31:23 EST