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Wisconsin nose tackle Beau Allen, Bowling Green tight end Alex Bayer visited Ravens, sources say

Wisconsin nose tackle Beau Allen and Bowling Green tight end Alex Bayer visited the Ravens this week, according to sources. Allen was snubbed for the NFL scouting combine but has outstanding size for a nose guard at 6-foot-2 1/2 and 330 pounds. He's...

Hopkins code cracks baseball scheduling

In baseball, it turns out, making a perfect schedule can be as elusive as throwing a perfect game. There are a lot of rules, starting with the basics: For each major league team, 81 games must be on the road and 81 at home, with 13 home weekend series...

Residents revel in Hampstead's ranking as safest town in Maryland

Melissa Kuchta couldn't be happier. After several years away, she is back where she grew up — Hampstead. "I am ecstatic to be back," Kuchta said. "Everywhere else is crazy. The crime and the number of people in Sparks and Hunt Valley — sheds...

Previewing the week ahead in Maryland men's lacrosse

No. 1 Loyola (12-1) Coming up: Vs. Boston University, Saturday, noon; Ridley Athletic Complex; Vs. Bucknell, Thursday, 7 p.m., Ridley Athletic Complex Comment: The Greyhounds will meet the Terriers and Bison for the first time as Patriot League...

FBI offers reward in 2012 Laurel Walmart robbery

The FBI is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in connection with a 2012 robbery of a Walmart in Laurel, according to a news release. FBI agents said the robbery occurred the morning of Nov. 14, 2012 at the Walmart located...

Hopkins strike is a PR disaster for Baltimore's biggest employer [Letter]

Having read Johns Hopkins Hospital President Ronald R. Peterson's recent commentary, it's easy to see why the institution is having problems striking a labor bargain with lower-level employees ("Balancing priorities and resources at Johns Hopkins,"...

Youth leader gunned down on Baltimore's west side

Michael Mayfield did it all: The Baltimore teenager was a member of his school's Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps, played baritone horn in the band, was a force on the mound for the baseball team, and was a youth ambassador and peer mediator. In a...

Fallston beats Chesapeake-A.A. in girls lacrosse

Fallston used five goals each from Kayla Reilly and Caroline English on Thursday to knock off Chesapeake-A.A., 16-11, in AACC Tournament play at the Busch Complex near Annapolis High School. Reilly also added four assists and English had one, while...

Q&A with 'The Phenomenal' AJ Styles, who wrestles in Baltimore on Saturday

A few months ago, AJ Styles left TNA and started wrestling again for Ring of Honor. With Ring of Honor's "Second To None" coming to Baltimore on Saturday, I had a chance to speak to him about his return to ROH, his thoughts on TNA, as well as what we...