Late in the fourth quarter, Maryland guard Bri McDaniel put her head down and drove along the baseline. She went up between two defenders and squeezed through contact to finish the layup while being fouled. In a flash, she turned toward the bench, fists clenched, and shouted at her teammates through a menacing grimace.

Kaylene Smikle scored a game-high 23 points Sunday as No. 18 Maryland established a 13-point fourth quarter lead and held off No. 11 Duke 85-80 in women's college basketball in

Democrat April McClain Delaney has narrowly won a U.S. House seat in Maryland’s most competitive congressional races.

The often-tense contest with Republican Neil Parrott in the 6th Congressional District revolved around issues affecting women and border security.