Newport has stepped up its pursuit of the National Sailing Hall of Fame, offering an existing waterfront to lure its headquarters from Annapolis. Mayor Henry F. Winthrop said the proposal calls for the National Sailing Hall of Fame to move into the Rhode Island city’s Armory Building, which once...
It was a historic day at the Chicago Marathon Sunday and Tatyana McFadden, the Paralympian from Clarksville, was a big part of it. In addition to McFadden's seventh straight Chicago Marathon win — eighth overall — in a course-record time of 1:39:15, an American won the men's marathon for the first...
Chicago Marathon winner Galen Rupp said he tried to remain "invisible" for the first 20 miles or so of Sunday's race. His then burst to the lead in the final miles for a victory of 2 hours 9 minutes and 20 seconds. His win punctuated a resurgent day for American marathoning. Rupp was the first...
The 17th Baltimore Running Festival is getting a facelift. Gone is the finish line at Ravens Walk, in the gritty parking lot between Camden Yards and M&T Bank Stadium. Come race day, Oct. 21, runners of all five races will finish on Pratt Street, at the Inner Harbor. Organizers of the event announced...
Brigid Kosgei spent a good portion of her Sunday morning in Tirunesh Dibaba's shadow, literally, during the Chicago Marathon. The two — Kosgei from Kenya and Dibaba from Ethopia — ran in harmony for the first three-quarters of the race that zig-zagged through the streets of Chicago. But Dibaba...
Terry Hutchinson long ago reached the pinnacle of professional sailing, and has pretty much accomplished everything possible in the sport. However, there is still one lifelong goal that has eluded the Harwood native. Hutchinson may never have a better chance of capturing the coveted America’s Cup...
Jimmy Mudgett’s racing shirt bears an eerie image: a skeletal X-ray of the bones in his back. It looks more like a Halloween costume than what one would wear for Ironman Maryland, a grueling triathlon set for Saturday in Cambridge. Look closely at that X-ray and you’ll see the hardware surrounding...
You will recall our article on Sept. 8 that highlighted Gabi Redford and her qualifying for the world championships. She has returned from Europe where she did extremely well competing for Triathlon Team USA, ending up 12th of 95 in her age group and the third American. It certainly helped that...
Some 250 people stepped out Sunday for Baltimore’s first 9/11 Heroes Run to honor fallen veterans and first responders. The run, which wound across the Inner Harbor into Little Italy and back, was dedicated to Xavier Martin, the 24 year-old sailor from Halethorpe who died in June when the Navy...
Skipper Teddy Papenthien and his crew posted a runner-up finish at the U.S. Offshore Championship last weekend on the Chesapeake Bay. Unfortunately, the Naval Academy Varsity Offshore Sailing Team entry wound up placing third in the prestigious regatta that is contested for the Lloyd Phoenix Trophy....
There’s a mystery to the Chesapeake’s salt marsh that never grows old, no matter how old we get. Especially for waterfowlers. For me it’s not a singular thing, rather a compilation — sweetly scented silted air, water colored like worn boot leather, cordgrass so green it seems to pulsate. And then...
Rob Martin comes from a big fishing family, and he’s been fishing since he could lift a rod. The Century senior hauled in an 18-pound sheepshead in the Ocean City Inlet on the morning of Sept. 22, setting a new state record for the Atlantic Division for sheepshead. The record was previously held...
When Carl Smit won his first world championship, he was in a foreign country without his family. That is why the Annapolis resident appreciated the second one just a little bit more. Smit teamed with Mike Holt to capture the 2017 SAP 5O5 World Championship, clinching the series with one day to...
Tangier Sound fly-fishing Wednesday, Oct. 4: Capt. Chris Karwacki will discuss “Fly and Light Tackle Fishing the Flats of Tangier Sound” at a meeting of the Free State Fly Fishers at 7:30 p.m. at Davidsonville Family Center. Surf fishing tournament Thursday-Saturday, Oct. 5-7: The Mid-Atlantic...