Recent stories by Matt Bracken

6:03 PM EDT, April 9, 2013

John Carroll guard Rodney Elliott commits to UMBC

John Carroll point guard Rodney Elliott has spent the past four years starring against local competition. For the next four years, the Baltimore Sun first-team All-Metro selection will stay close to home and attempt to do the same in the America East.

6:54 PM EDT, March 11, 2013

Mount St. Mary's faces LIU-Brooklyn with NCAA tournament bid at stake

Mount St. Mary's certainly looked the part of a rebuilding program as it limped to a 2-6 start in Northeast Conference play this year.

6:52 PM EST, February 28, 2013

Bilal Dixon's faith in Pat Skerry has paid off for Towson

When the Providence coaching staff decided last spring that Bilal Dixon didn't fit into its plans for the 2012-13 season, the 6-foot-9, 245-pound center quickly thought of one guy he'd like to play for in his last year of eligibility.

2:38 PM EST, December 19, 2012

Edmondson grad Carroll Washington realizes football dream, signs with Arkansas

The whispers reached Carroll Washington III like a game of telephone. Some said the Edmondson grad had gone to trade school. Another rumor placed him at a Division II university in Pennsylvania.

6:50 PM EST, December 20, 2012

River Hill graduate returns to Comcast Center confident, experienced

Tommy Brenton acknowledges he felt nervous the last time he took the floor at Comcast Center. It was the spring of 2007, and the senior forward had led his River Hill basketball team to the Class 3A state championship game.

1:00 PM EST, February 5, 2013

Recruiting analysts weigh in on Maryland's 2013 football recruiting class

There will be no mistaking Maryland's 2013 football recruiting class with a 2012 group that was highlighted by five-star receiver Stefon Diggs and four-star running back Wes Brown. Star power like that doesn't pass through College Park every year.

5:37 PM EST, December 14, 2012

For Mount and Loyola, hoops rivalry has special meaning

When Jimmy Patsos goes to Loyola alumni functions, former basketball players "can't wait" to tell him about their battles against Mount St. Mary's. When Jamion Christian played for the Mountaineers under Jim Phelan, the legendary coach was "always juiced to play" the Greyhounds.

9:26 AM EST, November 15, 2012

The Sweet 16: Ranking Baltimore's best Division I college basketball players

For the second straight year, The Baltimore Sun has counted down the best returning Division I college basketball players from this area. Players were chosen based on previous college accomplishments and projections for the 2012-13 season. College coaches, sports information directors, writers and others were consulted in compiling this list