The university’s health center screened 501 students on Monday and Tuesday, returning 46 positive tests across 10 different teams. 

Home-schooled students in Virginia won’t be able to follow Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow’s example for another year, as the Senate voted today to kill legislation that would have allowed them to join public school sports teams.

This morning, Mayor Vince Gray and D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson unveiled the school district’s newest athletic director — and for the first time, that person is a woman.

Last night, the University of Maryland issued a damning report from the President’s Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics, which recommended that eight of its teams be eliminated in face of budget deficits that could balloon up to $17 billion by 2017 if proper action is not taken.

The University of Maryland athletic department is planning to drop its men’s and women’s swimming teams as part of a cost-cutting initiative, according to The Washington Post.

Last night, University of Maryland acrobatic troupe Gymkana — you know, the non-terrifying locals who were vying for cash and prizes on NBC’s America’s Got Talent — brought out the big guns: their vaunted flaming hoop routine. As you can see, it didn’t go too well.

We already knew that D.C. Council Chair Kwame Brown was a hot yoga enthusiast. But a triathlete?

The University of Maryland Gymkana Troupe — a University of Maryland Foundation-supported organization which seeks to “demonstrate their commitment to making healthy choices through impressive gymnastic performances” — performed live on NBC’s America’s Got Talent last night.

Less than 24 hours after Maryland defeated Navy in the Crab Bowl Classic, the University unveiled former Army athletic director Kevin Anderson as the new athletic director in College Park. Anderson was selected late last week after a 17-person search committee deliberated over three finalists that also included University of Connecticut athletic director (and Maryland alumnus) Jeff Hathaway and University of Buffalo athletic director Warde Manuel.

The University of Maryland will name University of Iowa provost Wallace D. Loh as its new president according to the Washington Post. The University had been actively searching for a new president after C.D. Mote announced he would be retiring after a 12-year tenure in College Park.