Highlights
The Sports Legends Museum at Camden Yards is a 17-exhibit shrine to Baltimore and Maryland sports. Located in the basement and first floor of the old Camden Station, the 22,000 square feet of memorabilia, archives and displays opened for business on May 14, 2005. Camden Station was originally a major railroad station, serving passengers on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The first Civil War confrontation took place on the steps of Camden Station, when Union troops and southern supporters collided. Before the Museum's opening in 2005, it had gone largely unused since the 1980s. Museum exhibits focus on the Baltimore Orioles, Baltimore Colts and Baltimore Ravens, as well as other sports. The...
The Sports Legends Museum at Camden Yards is a 17-exhibit shrine to Baltimore and Maryland sports. Located in the basement and first floor of the old Camden Station, the 22,000 square feet of memorabilia, archives and displays opened for business on May 14, 2005. Camden Station was originally a major railroad station, serving passengers on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The first Civil War confrontation took place on the steps of Camden Station, when Union troops and southern supporters collided. Before the Museum's opening in 2005, it had gone largely unused since the 1980s. Museum exhibits focus on the Baltimore Orioles, Baltimore Colts and Baltimore Ravens, as well as other sports. The 17 exhibits at Sports Legends Museum at Camden Yards are Babe Ruth: American Icon; Cal Ripken, Jr.: Focus On A Hall of Fame Career; Nine Innings Of Orioles Baseball; Orioles Hall of Fame; Almost Religion: Baltimore's Colts; Johnny Unitas: Best There Ever Was; Baltimore Ravens: A New Tradition; Lincoln, the Civil War & Camden Station; The Negro Leagues: A Baseball Legacy; Minor League Baseball in Maryland; Amateur Baseball in Maryland; The Baltimore Blast: Indoor Soccer in Baltimore; The Locker Room: Kids Discovery Zone; Maryland's Stadiums, Ballparks & Arenas; College Game Day: Sis Boom Bah!; The Uniqueness of Maryland: Phelps, Lacrosse and The Preakness; The Maryland State Athletic Hall of Fame.
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Family vacation hot spots in Baltimore
Baltimore began a major makeover more than twenty-five years ago and it started with the revitalization of the Inner Harbor, where you can start your exploration, completely on foot. - National Aquarium in Baltimore. The Inner Harbor's anchor boasts...Tags: People, Transportation, IMAX, Railway Transportation, Fort McHenry
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At Dunbar High, a show of 'Poet Pride'
Tommy Polley has played in his share of big games at the highest level before millions of viewers, but he was admittedly nervous when he entered the Dunbar High School gymnasium Tuesday before an audience of about 200 current and former students and...Tags: NFL, NBA, Sam Cassell, Poetry, History
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Stadium authority agrees to cut city museum's rent
The Maryland Stadium Authority has agreed to reduce the rent paid by Geppi's Entertainment Museum for space at Camden Station, near Camden Yards, officials confirmed Monday. The reduction, first reported by The Daily Record, would lower annual payments by...Tags: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
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Activities
Events Animal Planet Australia: Wild Extremes; Our Ocean Planet: The New Dolphin Show; 4-D Immersion Theater Running indefinitely at the National Aquarium in Baltimore, 501 E. Pratt St. Aquarium has on exhibit nearly 16,000 creatures and features more...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Toys, Culture, NFL, Ceremonies
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Stop dropping ball on city's basketball legacy
Every time a city basketball legend like Marvin Webster passes away, the void screams louder. Where is Baltimore basketball's place of honor? Where do the sport's versions of Johnny Unitas and Cal Ripken Jr. go to be immortalized?
As Webster's friends,...Tags: Michael Gibbons, Baltimore Colts, NFL, Jose Canseco, Christianity
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Ripken Baseball, Under Armour to form partnership
Two of the best-known sports brands in Maryland - Ripken Baseball Inc. and Under Armour - are forming a business alliance that will be unveiled at a news conference Wednesday at the Sports Legends Museum at Camden Yards. Ripken Baseball is a marketing...Tags: Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Weaponry, Babe Ruth, Under Armour Inc., Nike Incorporated
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Orioles odds
Roch Around the ClockBodogLife.com provides updated World Series odds. The Orioles are 300-1, so hit the ATM on your way home. Here’s the list: Boston Red Sox: 3/1 Chicago Cubs: 7/2 Tampa Bay Rays: 9/2 Los Angeles Angels: 7/1 Chicago White Sox: 12/1......Tags: Cincinnati Reds, Milwaukee Brewers, Boston Red Sox, Seattle Mariners, Washington Nationals
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Outside opinion
Roch Around the ClockA scout from another organization believes the Erik Bedard trade to Seattle could exceed the Bartolo Colon trade to Montreal and the A.J. Pierzynski trade to San Francisco as the best in baseball history.The Indians received Lee Stevens - yawn -......Tags: A.J. Pierzynski, Erik Bedard, Lee Stevens, Bartolo Colon, Art Modell
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A few quick hits
Roch Around the ClockBefore I head down to the clubhouse, I wanted to pass along that Double-A Bowie catcher Matt Wieters and pitcher Chris Tillman will sign autographs at the Sports Legends Museum on July 6 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.Tillman, Brad......Tags: Major League Baseball
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Say hello to Doug DeCinces
Roch Around the ClockThe starting times for tomorrow and Thursday night's games against the Red Sox at Fenway Park have been changed to 6:05 p.m. to avoid a conflict with the Celtics-Lakers NBA finals.Former Orioles third baseman Doug DeCinces will appear at the Sports...Tags: NBA, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Major League Baseball, Placido Polanco, Boston Red Sox
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From hoops to galas
UniSun EditorThere's always plenty to do during the summer. While some people prefer the outdoors, such as those participating in the Carmelo Anthony Foundation basketball tournament, there are many more, such as those at the Associated Black Charities Gala, who...Tags: Allen Iverson, NBA, Christianity
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Weekend at 'Melo's
Sun reporterOne of the oldest neighborhood axioms around is that you never forget where you came from. Carmelo Anthony is living proof of that. The Baltimore native, in town to promote his annual 3-on-3 basketball tournament, showed up at the Cloverdale Park...Tags: NBA, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Court Administration, Sam Cassell
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