Derrell Johnson, three more signed by Brigade

Arena Football League veterans and and rookies and have signed with the Baltimore Brigade, the team announced Thursday. A cornerback and Louisiana Tech graduate, Victorian signed with the Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2011 and was released before the season began. He played the past two seasons for the AFL’s now- defunct Los Angeles Kiss. Derrell Johnson, a Baltimore native and defensive lineman, was an All-Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association selection as a senior at Cardinal Gibbons. A standout at East Carolina, he has played with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League and the Arizona Cardinals. Nixon spent the past three seasons as a fullback for the now-defunct Spokane Shock and the KissA Hampton native, Nixon played at Saint Augustine's. Kamal Johnson, also a defensive lineman, signed with the Miami Dolphins in 2014 after going undrafted out of Temple. MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Host Wagner (13-12, 9-6 Northeast Conference) earned a 69-65 come-from-behind victory over Mount St. Mary’s (14-14, 12-3). After trailing for most of the game, the Seahawks took a 57-56 lead on a layup by

(10 points) with 3:20 left in the game. Wagner held on to its lead. had 19 points for Mount St. Mary’s. ... Loyola Maryland will host the “Lace ‘Em Up to Fight Cancer” game Sunday in support of the Go4theGoal Foundation, which helps improve the lives of children battling cancer by providing financial support, developing and implementing hospital programs, funding research and granting personal wishes. In support of the initiative, Greyhounds players will wear gold shoelaces representing the fight against pediatric cancer, as they take on the Colgate. Students and fans are encouraged to support the foundation by purchasing the shoelaces at Go4theGoal.org for $5/pair. MORE COLLEGE BASEBALL: Maryland junior shortstop was named to the 55player preseason watch list for the Golden Spikes Award, which goes to the top amateur player in the country. ... Navy was picked in the Patriot League preseason poll to finish in second place behind Holy Cross. The Midshipmen received five first-place votes and 43 points compared with six and 46 for the Crusaders. The All-Patriot preseason team included Navy sophomore starting pitcher Noah senior catcher Adrian

senior shortstop and junior designated hitter ... Baseball America named Coppin State senior infielder

the seventh-best prospect in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and Coppin State pitcher the conference’s preseason Freshman of the Year. MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Navy named McDonogh alumnus an assistant coach. A former FC Potomac standout who played at UCLA, Yi spent the past three seasons as the top assistant at San Francisco. WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Maryland named an assistant coach Wednesday. A two-time national championshipwinning player at Penn State, Carpenter spent last season as an assistant at Oklahoma. The program also promoted to associate head coach; he has been an assistant at Maryland since 2014. ... Hood named coach. The James Madison alumna had been boys and girls coach at Blake, her alma mater. —