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Injury derails Meissner's Olympic dream

Skater pulls out of competition for the good of U.S. team

Meissner timeline

1989: Kimberly Claire Meissner is born Oct. 4 in Towson. She is the youngest of four children.

Four Corners: Will U.S. networks finally start bucking the trend?

Given the perceived slow erosion of interest in the Olympics and the spurning of Chicago for the 2016 bid, should U.S. broadcasters pay less in the upcoming TV negotiations?

Obama trip to Copenhagen 'not necessary,' Steele says

Republican National Chairman Michael S. Steele said Tuesday that President Barack Obama's upcoming trip to Copenhagen is "nice" but not essential business for the president.

Four Corners: Obama heaviest hitter in loaded Chicago 2016 lineup

Should it be part of the duties of the office of the President to lobby to bring an Olympics to this country, and will it make a difference?

Gay, Jeter record 2nd-fastest 100s

American sprinters Tyson Gay and Carmelita Jeter flirted with history at the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix.

Sports Digest: Filardo, Kruck lift Crofton CC; Phelps, Bowman honored

Crofton Country Club members squeezed out a half-point in the final pairing to collect a 6 1/2 -5 1/2 victory over defending champion Mountain Branch Golf Club for the championship of the Senior Team Match of the Maryland State Golf Association. John Filardo-Ralph Kruck ...

Sports Digest: Baltimore Crew wins World Championship

At the World Masters Rowing Championships in Vienna, Austria, a Baltimore crew - Laurie Pipitone, Zibi Turtle, Sandi Burt and Beth Lawrence and coxswain

Sports Digest: Phelps among 110 named to USA Swimming national team

Fells Point's Michael Phelps headlines the roster for the 2009-2010 national team released by USA Swimming. Also among the 110 team members are Ryan Lochte,

Sports Digest: Hoff leaving Baltimore for Fullerton, Calif.

Olympic swimmer and Towson resident Katie Hoff has decided to leave the North Baltimore Aquatic Club, where she has trained since 2003, for a Fullerton, Calif., training center to prepare for the 2012 Games in London, coach Bob Bowman said Tuesday.