COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Dez Wells scored 26 points, and No. 14 Maryland held off fifth-ranked Wisconsin 59-53 Tuesday night, ending the Badgers' 10-game winning streak and ruining their bid to clinch a share of the Big Ten regular-season title. Melo Trimble added 16 points for the second-place Terrapins (23-5, 11-4 Big Ten), who blew an 11-point halftime lead but finished the game with a 12-6 run. The victory improved Maryland's home record to 17-1. The Terrapins are 9-0 in games decided by six points or fewer, and they've won their last three by a total of 17 points. Maryland led 55-52 before Trimble made a driving layup and was fouled. He missed the free throw, but ...
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Player Rep: NFL Players Upset With Owners’ Tactics, Unsure When They’ll Vote to End Lockout
by Jeff Howe on Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 12:07AM Just when the two sides were starting to get along, the NFL's labor situation has gotten ugly yet again. The players were absolutely livid with the owners Thursday night, and as such, the league's player representatives knew within an hour of their conference call that they wouldn't be voting to ratify a settlement to end the lockout, according to a player rep who was on the call.There's a "good chance" the players reconvene for another call Friday, but the player rep had "no idea" if the players would be ready to vote then.Earlier Thursday, the owners approved the proposal by a 31-0 vote (the Raiders abstained), and they left