It’s been a while since Terps hoops great Len Elmore made a visit but after reading his passionate words about what makes Maryland great, Nestor thought it was time for him to opine on the evolving landscape of college sports and the lack of guardrails in the modern NIL world of university student-athlete life.
It’s been a while since Terps hoops great Len Elmore made a visit but after reading his passionate words about what makes Maryland great, Nestor thought it was time for him to opine on the evolving landscape of college sports and the lack of guardrails in the modern NIL world of university student-athlete life.
The Maryland Terps season ended with a thud in a Sweet 16 loss to Florida but the madness of March was much more about the dangling head coach and the swirling rumors of his imminent departure for greener pastures at Villanova. Luke Jones and Nestor assess the mess left behind when the highest paid employee of the state has no loyalty to the school, program or his “student athletes” in the NIL and portal era.
The Maryland Terps season ended with a thud in a Sweet 16 loss to Florida but the madness of March was much more about the dangling head coach and the swirling rumors of his imminent departure for greener pastures at Villanova. Luke Jones and Nestor assess the mess left behind when the highest paid employee of the state has no loyalty to the school, program or his “student athletes” in the NIL and portal era.
It wasn’t the most consistent performance against a pesky Colorado State Rams squad but the Maryland Terps managed to hit big shots down the stretch in Seattle on Sunday night and Baltimore’s Derik Queen wanted the ball and got it to send the program to its first Sweet 16 since 2016. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the rare air of San Francisco on Thursday night and a chance to stalk history against Florida.
It wasn’t the most consistent performance against a pesky Colorado State Rams squad but the Maryland Terps managed to hit big shots down the stretch in Seattle on Sunday night and Baltimore’s Derik Queen wanted the ball and got it to send the program to its first Sweet 16 since 2016. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the rare air of San Francisco on Thursday night and a chance to stalk history against Florida.
With the Maryland Terps back on the hoops radar all week, it was time to bring our old pal Walt Williams back to discuss the wizardry of The Crab Five and the pending portal for Kevin Willard and every other other college basketball coach. Let The Wizard tell you about the state of the game and adapting to changes in College Park and throughout the sport.
With the Maryland Terps back on the hoops radar all week, it was time to bring our old pal Walt Williams back to discuss the wizardry of The Crab Five and the pending portal for Kevin Willard and every other other college basketball coach. Let The Wizard tell you about the state of the game and adapting to changes in College Park and throughout the sport.
He’s been a visitor many times over three decades and now we can call him “Hall of Famer” Gary Williams. He’s the “other” Gary Williams of Beltway Boxing “aka” Digital, who was inducted into the Coppin State Hall of Fame after all of his years on the mic at the Coppin Center and the beautiful new Physical Education Complex. A little Eagles love here with one of our favorite local historians of the sweet science.
He’s been a visitor many times over three decades and now we can call him “Hall of Famer” Gary Williams. He’s the “other” Gary Williams of Beltway Boxing “aka” Digital, who was inducted into the Coppin State Hall of Fame after all of his years on the mic at the Coppin Center and the beautiful new Physical Education Complex. A little Eagles love here with one of our favorite local historians of the sweet science.
Bill Cole and Nestor debate why more Baltimoreans don’t go to College Park for Terps football games in the era of big money, Big 10 action.
Bill Cole and Nestor debate why more Baltimoreans don’t go to College Park for Terps football games in the era of big money, Big 10 action.
With new ownership for the Baltimore Orioles and Washington Commanders arriving over the past year in the DMV, venerable sports author and longtime Washington Post columnist John Feinstein joins Nestor to discuss the promises made (and broken) by the men who own our local sports franchises.
With new ownership for the Baltimore Orioles and Washington Commanders arriving over the past year in the DMV, venerable sports author and longtime Washington Post columnist John Feinstein joins Nestor to discuss the promises made (and broken) by the men who own our local sports franchises.
Author Clayton Trutor tells Nestor about Gary Williams and Baltimore hoops pipeline for Boston Ball book of Beantown basketball coaching history
Author Clayton Trutor tells shares some decades-old Gary Williams and Baltimore hoops pipeline tales from his new “Boston Ball” book of Beantown college basketball coaching history and how it shaped the sport on the hardwood.
Dick Jerardi joins Nestor to discuss Happy Valley, Terps season, Big 10 hoops and Kentucky Derby hopefuls
Spending a March evening in State College waiting on Bruce Springsteen and watching Nittany Lions fans prepare for basketball March Madness, Nestor noticed the wrestling thing and asked the longtime basketball color voice of Happy Valley Dick Jerardi to explain “We Are” and talk Big 10 basketball, Bob Baffert and Kentucky Derby hopefuls.
Former Congressman and Terp for life Tom McMillen joins Nestor to discuss massive change in college sports, the good and evil of NIL money and the path in College Park under new head coach Kevin Willard.
Tom McMillen joins Nestor to discuss massive change in college sports, NIL and path of Terps under Willard
Walt Williams previews Terps basketball season and discusses his Clutch Vodka brand
Maryland Terrapins legend Walt Williams still does the College Park games on local radio and previews the red-hot Terps basketball start and discusses his new Clutch Vodka brand.
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Leonard Raskin and Nestor take on March hoops & Terps dreams of Big 10 prominence with Willard hire
Leonard Raskin and Nestor take on March hoops & Terps dreams of Big 10 prominence with Willard hire
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the March Madness of Terps hiring Kevin Willard as head coach
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the March Madness of Terps hiring Kevin Willard as head coach
Bruce Posner and Nestor turn the purple eyes toward Terps basketball and reality of next head coach
Bruce Posner and Nestor turn the purple eyes toward Terps basketball and reality of who the next head coach will be.
Don Markus takes a deep Maryland dive on Turgeon departure and legacy of Len Bias in new podcast
Don Markus takes a deep Maryland dive on Turgeon departure and the legacy of Len Bias in new documentary podcast with Dave Ungrady. Len Bias: A Mixed Legacy is available now on Spotify.
While bracing for the reality of only eight scholarship players suiting up on the hardwood this winter, coach Mark Turgeon
WNST.net’s Glenn Clark and Ryan Chell contributed to this article. Just over a week into the Mark Turgeon era, Tuesday
What felt like turbulent waves running through the Maryland basketball program with the official departure of Jordan Williams on Wednesday
As you settled in Tuesday night to embark in this new era of the “First Four” and tried to figure
If you’ve been seeking the abridged version of a frustrating season for Maryland, the final 10 minutes of an 87-71
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On the heels of an alarming three-game losing streak to finish the regular season, Maryland had to wait for Sunday’s
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Minutes after Maryland’s regular season concluded with a third straight loss, Gary Williams offered a remark
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