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Uniform changes will make Maryland a truly new-look football team
When Maryland's new football uniforms are unveiled later this month, they will be as conspicuous for what doesn't appear on the jerseys as what does.
Gone will be the players' names — an equipment decision that figures prominently in what might...Tags: Sports Legends at Camden Yards, Human Accomplishments, Baltimore Ravens, Ralph Friedgen, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Bits & Pieces: Mundy now an assistant coach for the Yale women's lacrosse team
Our county has produced more than its share of athletes who have gone on from high school to excel in college and beyond. Alexandra Mundy has to be on the top of any list that records sports achievement. Alex, a 2006 Glenelg High School graduate and an...Tags: Human Accomplishments, Wake Forest Demon Deacons, Lacrosse, Breast Cancer, Under Armour Inc.
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Webner takes the helm at Loch Raven United Methodist Church
There's a new face at Loch Raven United Methodist Church — the Rev. Cliff Webner became the church's pastor this summer. A pastor for 22 years in Carroll, Howard and Baltimore counties, he spent the last eight years at Salem United Methodist Church...Tags: Human Accomplishments, Towson University, Trips and Vacations, Christianity, American Legion
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Westminster's triple-threat is Student-Athlete of the Year
Enduring a postgame interview room at UMBC Stadium on May 25 was tough for Alyssa Semones and her Westminster girls' lacrosse teammates.
The Owls had just lost to state power Severna Park, 14-7, in the Class 4A-3A state championship. The fact that it was...Tags: Human Accomplishments, Towson University, Relay for Life, Lacrosse, Colleges and Universities
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Billie Holiday
Sun ReporterBillie Holiday April 7, 1915 - July 17, 1959 "Lady Day" Considered by many to be the greatest of all jazz singers, her talent was matched only by tragedy. Born Eleanora Fagan Holiday in Baltimore, as a child she was abandoned by her father. She...Tags: Human Accomplishments, Bessie Smith, Dining and Drinking, Juvenile Delinquency, Count Basie
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PASSINGS: Vesta Williams, Orlando Brown, Frank Driggs
Vesta Williams
Singer of R&B hits in 1980s
Vesta Williams, 53, an R&B singer who had hits in the 1980s with "Once Bitten Twice Shy" and "Congratulations," was found dead Thursday evening of a possible drug overdose in an El Segundo hotel room.
An...Tags: History, Human Accomplishments, PBS (tv network), Orlando Brown, Baltimore Ravens
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Komisarjevsky Defense Begins Wednesday
The Hartford CourantJurors deciding the fate of Joshua Komisarjevsky will begin hearing defense testimony Wednesday about the accused triple killer's life, stretching back to his birth. Defense attorneys also are expected to try to get jurors to think differently about...Tags: Human Accomplishments, Lawyers, Prosecution, Joshua Komisarjevsky, Trials
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Pea Ridge Mule Jump Helps Combine History and Stunts
5NEWS AnchorGet ready, get set, and jump on over to the Pea Ridge Mule Jump on Saturday, October 8. The event is wild to watch, and fun for the whole family and this year the entertainment bar is rising. “We've got new vendors for more arts and crafts. It's...Tags: Human Accomplishments
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Education briefs - June 13
Copenhaver chosen to receive Farster Scholarship MILLERSVILLE, Pa. — Emily R. Copenhaver of Greencastle, Pa., was selected to receive the Farster Scholarship at Millersville University for the 2011-12 academic year. The award is given to...Tags: Human Accomplishments, Graduation, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Colleges and Universities, University of Maryland, College Park
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Alan Rubin dies at 68; Blues Brothers trumpeter
Trumpet player Alan Rubin was recruited to join the Blues Brothers after backing up John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd in the "Saturday Night Live" television skits that spawned the band in the late 1970s.
One of many gifted session musicians in the group,...Tags: Human Accomplishments, Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Television, Saturday Night Live (tv program)
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Bronx-inspired oldies band to perform
Yo'Vinny and the Bronx Wanderers will kick off the start of Miners' Memorial Day Weekend in Windber June 17 with an 8 p.m. performance at the Arcadia Theater, 1418 Graham Avenue.
The group, known for their leather jackets and slicked- back hair, is led by...Tags: Human Accomplishments, Memorial Day, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Music Industry
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Did Alcohol Withdrawal Kill Amy Winehouse?
KTLA/CNNLONDON (KTLA) -- Toxicology results are still pending, but family members reportedly believe Amy Winehouse died from alcohol withdrawal, not drugs. Winehouse's family told The Sun that the singer quit drinking cold turkey instead of gradually tapering...Tags: Alcohol Addiction, Amy Winehouse, Music Industry, Celebrities and Health Issues, Suicide
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