Johnny Stefanowicz: From Bel Air To U.S. Marine Corps To Olympic Wrestler

Johnny Stefanowicz began wrestling at the age of 4 in Bel Air, Md., but he didn’t get an offer to wrestle at the collegiate level after graduating from high school. Instead, he chose the Marine Corps, and he credits that discipline for helping to make him an Olympian.

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How Competition Among Running Backs At Maryland Prepared Jake Funk For NFL

Selected by the Rams in the seventh round of the 2021 NFL Draft, Jake Funk credits the competition among Maryland’s running backs for helping him reach the NFL. “I’m very blessed that I was in that running back room,” Funk said, “because I wouldn’t be here today if it wasn’t for that.”

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New Women’s Lacrosse League Coming To Maryland This Summer … With New Rules, Too

To showcase some of the top talent in professional women’s lacrosse, Athletes Unlimited has launched a women’s lacrosse league set to begin this summer in Boyds, Md. Taylor Cummings and Kylie Ohlmiller chatted with PressBox about the league.

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Michigan WR Nico Collins Intrigued By Ravens QB Lamar Jackson’s Ability To Extend Plays

Michigan WR and 2021 NFL Draft prospect Nico Collins sees the upside of the Ravens’ offense. “I know Lamar Jackson is going to find you,” Collins said, “or he’s going to turn upfield and you turn around block for him and he’ll do the rest.”

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Maryland WR Brian Cobbs: There Will Be ‘Mismatch Somewhere On Every Play’

With wide receivers Dontay Demus Jr., Brian Cobbs, Jeshaun Jones and Rakim Jarrett all returning next season, the Terps figure to create matchup problems for opposing defenses. “I don’t think there’s a team in the country that’s going to be able to match each one of us,” Cobbs said.

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