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Samuel Leon Winder Jr., Baltimore teacher
Sam Winder, an art teacher who family members say never forgot a relative's birthday, making sure to always mail a card with a little money slipped inside, died of lung cancer Jan. 18. The Baltimore resident was 84. Family and friends said Winder was a people person. His family was large, his friends were plentiful, and many of the students he taught as a Baltimore schoolteacher remembered him years later. "He's the type of person where wherever he would go, people would recognize him because he was popular," said his eldest son, Samuel Winder III. "At my mother's viewing people would come up and greet him, police officers and others who remembered him...
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Samuel Leon Winder Jr., Baltimore teacher
Sam Winder, an art teacher who family members say never forgot a relative's birthday, making sure to always mail a card with a little money slipped inside, died of lung cancer Jan. 18. The Baltimore resident was 84.
Family and friends said Winder was a...
State roundup: Loyola falls to Colgate, 59-58
Damon Sherman-Newsome scored 16 points, including the winning basket in the final seconds, as host Colgate edged Loyola Maryland, 59-58, on Saturday.
Sherman-Newsome's game-winning shot came with 19 seconds to play, putting the Raiders back on top....
Harford County man sues fraternity for hazing
A Harford County man is suing the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity, alleging he was hazed when he joined the fraternity's Coppin State University chapter in 2013.
Johnny Powell II of Havre de Grace alleges in a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Prince George's County...
State hoops: Coppin State men hand 18th straight loss to Florida A&M, 87-75
Christian Kessee scored a career-high 23 points and the Coppin State men's basketball team extended the nation's longest losing streak by beating winless Florida A&M, 87-75, on Monday.
The visiting Rattlers lost their 18th straight this season, a...
Morgan State lacks toughness in 65-58 loss to Bethune-Cookman
Morgan State coach Todd Bozeman remembers when his team was called the "Baltimore bullies" by opponents in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference because of its toughness.
Now, Bozeman is worried the Bears have lost some of that edge.
While...
State hoops: Morgan State women win, giving coach Donald Beasley record mark
When the Morgan State women's basketball team beat Florida A&M, 57-50, on Saturday, the program made school history.
Coach Donald Beasley earned his 123rd career coaching victory, making him the program's all-time leader.
Braennan Farrar scored...
Coppin State basketball coach Michael Grant says morale hasn't dipped despite 11-game skid
Coppin State has gone 46 days since its only victory of the season – a 103-50 pasting of Division II Goldey-Beacom on Dec. 1.
But despite an 11-game losing streak and a 0-3 start in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, coach Michael Grant insisted that...
Blast defeats Wave, 5-3, for 11th straight win
In its closest victory of the season, the Blast defeated the host Milwaukee Wave, 5-3, for its 11th straight Major Arena Soccer League win. Goalkeeper William Vanzela recorded 24 saves, while Adauto Neto had two goals to lead the Blast (11-0). Mike Deasel...
Carolyn V. Jacobi
Carolyn V. Jacobi, whose life's work as a cemetery consumer advocate led her to establish Eternal Justice, which spurred the founding of the Maryland Office of Cemetery Oversight, died Jan. 7 of a heart attack at her home in Fort Washington, Prince...
State hoops: Huge 2nd half helps No. 14 Terps women rout No. 12 Nebraska
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough scored 24 points, Laurin Mincy added 22 and the No. 14 Maryland women's basketball team used a big second half Saturday to beat 12th-ranked Nebraska, 75-47.
The visiting Terps (11-2, 2-0 Big Ten) had more points in the second...
Nationals sign Carp to minor league deal
Already lacking left-handed bats off the bench and suddenly in need of more outfield depth because of Jayson Werth's unexpected shoulder surgery, the Washington Nationals added a player with the potential to fill both needs Tuesday. Washington signed...
State hoops: Laster seals Loyola's win over Lehigh
Eric Laster hit two free throws with five seconds remaining to make it a two-possession game and finished with 17 points as visiting Loyola Maryland (6-9, 2-2 Patriot League) earned a 65-60 victory by holding off Lehigh (7-8, 1-3) on Saturday.
Denzel...
Washington could be named candidate for 2024 Summer Olympics on Thursday
The United States Olympic Committee is likely to announce Thursday which city will be the U.S. candidate to host the 2024 Summer Olympics. The finalists are Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington. An announcement would follow a USOC...
State hoops: Foster's big game leads Towson men past Elon, 57-53
Walter Foster scored 13 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, both career highs, to help Towson beat visiting Elon, 57-53, on Monday in the first meeting between the schools.
A 3-pointer by Tanner Samson gave Elon (9-6, 1-1 Colonial Athletic Association) its...
With win over Elon, Towson men's basketball team snaps six-game losing streak
Two nights after losing, 61-52, at James Madison in the Colonial Athletic Association opener for both teams, Towson nearly gave up an 18-point lead in the first half before holding on for a 57-53 win against Elon at SECU Arena on Monday night.
After last...
Baltimore police officer shooting details emerge
Officer Andrew Groman stood outside the car and ordered passenger Donte Jones to show his hands, police say, but the 19-year-old passenger wouldn't.
Groman warned Jones he would be hit with a Taser. Finally, police say, the officer fired the shock gun at...
Morris T. Street Jr., district court officer
Morris "Piggy" Turner Street Jr., who served nearly 20 years as chief pretrial services officer of the U.S. District Court of Maryland, died Dec. 16 at Sinai Hospital of chronic lung disease and congestive heart failure. The Randallstown...
Rassman lifts Loyola Md. to narrow overtime win in men's basketball
Junior forward Franz Rassman scored with one second remaining in overtime to lift Loyola Maryland to a 61-59 victory over Fairfield on Sunday at the Brooklyn Hoops Winter Festival at Barclays Center. Junior guard Tyler Hubbard scored 21 points to lead...
Terps women excited to play first Big Ten conference game
When word began to spread in College Park that Maryland was on the verge of leaving the ACC to join the Big Ten a couple years ago, reaction among many Terrapins faithful, including former athletes, wasn't exactly positive.
Disbelief was especially...
Coppin State coach Michael Grant trying to find silver lining in team's struggles
Coppin State is mired in the midst of an eight-game losing streak, which would normally sound the alarm for Michael Grant. But the first-year coach is calm about the team’s predicament.
The Eagles (1-12) haven’t won since Dec. 1 when they routed...
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