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With Jimmia McCluskey leading, No. 2 Aberdeen girls look to repeat as Class 3A champions
As a senior returning from last year's state championship season, Aberdeen's Jimmia McCluskey expected to play a leadership role as the Eagles set out to defend their Class 3A girls basketball title. She just didn't know how critical her leadership...
Tags: John Mobley, Students, Health Treatments, Teaching and Learning, Basketball
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Rio de Janeiro looks ahead to 2016
They used words like passion and embrace and emphasized the tagline "a city leaps forward." But Leonardo Gryner perhaps put it best when the CEO of Rio de Janeiro's organizing committee offered a hint of what to expect at the 2016 Olympics in the...
Tags: Awards and Prizes, FIFA World Cup, Sports Organizations
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Tornadoes, derecho meant a whirlwind start to job for MEMA director Mallette
One afternoon in early June, Ken Mallette was in Jacksonville driving from a funeral when he got a text message about severe storms striking Maryland. One of the storms' 11 tornadoes had just ravaged nearby Fallston.
In his second week as executive...Tags: Hurricane Katrina (2005), Executive Branch, Government, FEMA, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Basketball: Tennessee-bound Tucker gears up for FIBA championships
New Town rising senior Jannah Tucker dreams of playing professional basketball in the WNBA and competing in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She already won a gold medal as a starter for the United States national Under-16 team at the FIBA...Tags: Tennessee Volunteers, Tennessee Lady Volunteers, College Basketball, Awards and Prizes, The Pennsylvania State University
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Union Bridge horses, trainer to perform equestrian dance to aid Johns Hopkins cancer center
Ivan loves a crowd. The big, black horse shakes his head, his mane flying, as soon as he enters the ring. Xairel, on the other hand, is more reserved, though just as skilled in the ring. The light-colored horse knows how to respond to the most delicate...
Tags: Concerts, Equestrian, Dressage, Ecuador, Entertainment Events
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New Town guard Jannah Tucker commits to Tennessee
When Jannah Tucker visited the University of Tennessee in February, she began to see herself as a Lady Vol. This past weekend, the New Town rising senior knew for sure. Tucker, a member of the U.S. Under-18 national team, orally committed to the Lady...
Tags: University of Tennessee, Knoxville, The Pennsylvania State University, ESPNU (tv network), College Sports, Basketball
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Varsity Q&A: Alexis Franklin, Old Mill, track and field
The Baltimore SunAlexis Franklin is one of the most successful track and field athletes in Old Mill history. This year, the senior ran the fastest times in the entire country for the 400-meter hurdles (59.05 seconds) and the 300-meter hurdles (41.49 seconds). Those times...Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning, Penn Relays, Anne Arundel County, Pikesville
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Ex-Terp O'Donnell helps U.S. to Pan Am field hockey gold
Baltimore Sun reporterFormer Maryland star Katie O'Donnell helped Team USA defeat world No. 1 Argentina, 4-2, on Friday in the Pan American gold-medal game in Guadalajara, Mexico. The win for the 13th-ranked U.S. team clinched a spot in the London Olympic Games next summer....Tags: Maryland Terrapins, Olympic Games
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'Frozen chosen': U.Md. grad competes for Israel in skeleton
LAKE PLACID, N.Y — Just before he jumps on his skeleton sled for a wild, head-first ride down an icy, mile-long chute, Bradley Chalupski lowers his helmet visor, revealing a large Star of David.
Beneath the helmet is another layer: a yarmulke...Tags: Judaism, Google Inc., 2010 Winter Olympic Games, Facebook, Seton Hall University
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Good morning, Baltimore: Need to know for Monday
WEATHER
Today's forecast calls for sunny skies and a high temperature near 61 degrees. It is expected to be mostly clear tonight, with a low temperature around 42 degrees.
TRAFFIC
Check our traffic map for this morning's issues as you plan your...Tags: Lotteries, WrestleMania, Mega Millions Lottery, Skeleton, North Carolina Tar Heels
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Michael Phelps: A real class act
We really enjoyed Jean Marbella's article aboutMichael Phelps ("In his 'last year,' Phelps thoughtful," March 29). My family and I have always been huge fans of Michael Phelps. We met him and his mom, Debbie, at a golf event several years ago. My elderly...Tags: Michael Phelps
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Orioles right-hander Jake Arrieta named Opening Day starter
The Baltimore SunThe hard work Orioles right-hander Jake Arrieta put in this offseason rebounding from elbow surgery would have happened regardless. But on Monday came its reward. Arrieta came into camp as a question mark. He ended it with an exclamation point. Arrieta...Tags: Jeremy Guthrie, Baseball, Buck Showalter, Bone Spur, Baltimore Orioles
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