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Dan Connolly
O's face tough call on Trachsel - May 6, 2008 - Glance at the important numbers -- the record (1-4), the ERA (7.43) and the age (37) -- and what to do with Orioles starter Steve Trachsel seems obvious.
Ray Frager
NBC strains to get every splish, splash - May 9, 2008 - Laying up more sports media notes while being thankful that no one tries to throttle me while I'm typing the way opposing players do to LeBron James when he drives to the basket:
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Milton Kent
Ball's in their court - May 9, 2008 - If David Stern and Myles Brand had wanted a clearer illustration of what's wrong with the culture of youth sports in this country, they couldn't have asked for better examples than Billy Gillispie and Michael Avery.
Rick Maese
Williams playing risky game - May 9, 2008 - If only this were really about second chances.
Mike Preston
New Raven Nakamura a man on move - May 9, 2008 - During the next three days, a lot of the Ravens' attention will be focused on quarterback Joe Flacco, the team's top draft pick out of Delaware.
Cal Ripken Jr.
College coaches looking for more than stats from recruits - February 10, 2008 - DEAR CAL // We're starting to fill out college baseball recruiting questionnaires for our son, who's a great contact hit- ter who rarely strikes out. However, last year he went through a streak during which he was hitting the ball, but right at the other team. It really affected his batting average. On the questionnaires, there's no place to indicate how few times he struck out. Do you think I should contact the coaches to explain that? It doesn't seem that the average tells the whole story.
Peter Schmuck
Despite losses, O's making progress - May 8, 2008 - The Orioles have completed the second stop on their road trip back to reality, which has featured five losses in six games and a number of fine pitching performances delivered for naught.
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David Steele
NCAA looks out for No. 1 - May 8, 2008 - Ibelieve that if the NCAA wanted to, it could -- in conjunction with the NBA and with the blessing of the fans -- give players reason to attend school, stay for a while and get some real educational benefit from it, including a degree.
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Candus Thomson
A fish story from hatch to catch - May 4, 2008 - Albert Powell raised a big, fat rainbow trout.
Childs Walker
Ready for some football? - April 24, 2008 - With NFL draft fever sweeping the sports nation, it seems a good time to pause my baseball ramblings and talk a little pigskin.
