Terps men’s soccer team to play in tour of Europe

Colonel Sharp of Rising Sun Racing Stables made a sweeping move on the outside and powered down the stretch to a 1¾-length victory in Saturday’s featured second race at Laurel Park. Colonel Sharp ($11.40), a gelded 5-year-old son of Colonel John, ran 5½ furlongs in 1:24:01 over a sloppy, sealed main track in the third-level $47,000 optional claiming allowance for 4-year-olds and up.

of Rising Sun purchased Colonel Sharp for $35,000 at the Timonium winter mixed sale Dec. 5 and moved him to the barn of

who also won Saturday with Bad Nana ($7.40) in the fifth race and Wild Dreams ($4.20) in the eighth. In the day’s co-features, a pair of $42,000 entry-level optional claiming allowances for 4-year-olds and up, Mens Grille Racing’s Twin Valor ($4.40) picked up his second straight win, both over a sloppy, sealed track, in Race 7, while Danny Limongelli’s Wild Dreams also ran his win streak to two in Race 8. Maryland’s men’s soccer team will embark on a WorldStrides Excel Sports tour of England during spring break from March 16-25. The trip will include friendlies against the under-23 squads of Stoke City, Leicester City and Queens Park Rangers. The Terps will also spend time in England training and visiting cultural and historical sites. The squad will kick off the trip attending the Manchester United/West Ham United English Premier League match at London’s Olympic Stadium on March 17. Maryland kicks off its spring slate against USL squad Bethlehem Steel, an affiliate of the Philadelphia Union on March 6 at 7 p.m. at Ludwig Field. The Terps complete their spring schedule on April 22 at 2017 College Cup semifinalist Akron. TENNIS: (Riverdale) reached the first ATP World Tour semifinal of his career with a 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 quarterfinal win over South Korean Hyeon Chung at the ATP 250 Delray Beach Open in Delray Beach, Fla. COLLEGE BASEBALL: Navy junior struck out 16 as the Mids routed Air Force, 16-1, Friday night in the Freedom Classic . ... Richmond took advantage of eight walks to defeat Towson, 7-3, Saturday . ... Washington College swept visiting Lancaster Bible, 6-2 and 4-3 . ... Maryland lost to Army, 3-0. MEN’S COLLEGE HOCKEY: A day after earning his fourth Middle Atlantic Conference Defensive Player of the Week honor, Stevenson senior

was named the UCHC Goalie of the Week. —