Sports in Maryland

Maryland has had famous athletes including baseball's Al Kaline of the Detroit Tigers, Orioles' Cal Ripken Jr. and George Herman ("Babe") Ruth, who played for the old Orioles, Boston Red Sox, and especially won fame with the New York Yankees.

National League The Coppin State University sports teams participate in NCAA Division I as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) for most sports, with baseball competing in the Northeast Conference (NEC).

All other Hopkins sports compete in NCAA Division III, in which athletic scholarships are not allowed.

The school's sports teams are called the Mountaineers and compete in the following sports: The athletics teams of Towson University participate in the NCAA's Division I and are members of the Colonial Athletic Association, as well as CAA Football, the technically separate football league operated by that conference.

The school's sports teams are called the Tigers, and the mascot of the University is named Doc.

The United States Naval Academy participates in NCAA Division I in 30 varsity sports.

The University of Maryland, Baltimore County sports teams participate in the NCAA's Division I, and is member of the America East Conference.

The University of Maryland, College Park sports teams participate in NCAA Division I as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

The following sports are sponsored: Goucher College athletic teams are members of the Landmark Conference.

The Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland (or IAAM), established 1993, is a girls’ sports conference for parochial / private / independent high schools generally located in the Baltimore metropolitan area but extending to various other regions, including the state's mostly rural Eastern Shore.

The Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association (or MIAA) established 1993, is a boys' sports conference for parochial / private / independent high schools generally located in the Baltimore metropolitan area but extending to various other regions, including the state's mostly rural Eastern Shore.

The Preakness Stakes, the middle jewel in the Triple Crown, is run at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.