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As a NASCAR driver, Maryland native Travis Pastrana settles down -- sort of
The dream was stirred years ago for Travis Pastrana, nearly half a lifetime now for the Maryland-born motocross and X Games superstar who is about to turn 30 and is in the midst of trying his fourth extreme sport: NASCAR. The reality has come in the...
Tags: Michael Waltrip, Auto Racing, Open-Wheel Racing, Indianapolis 500, Stock Car Racing
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Sports on TV
SATURDAY'S HIGHLIGHTS ++++++++++++++++++++ || X Games || Barcelona || ESPN10 a.m. || || AFL || Orlando@Philadelphia || CBSSN7 || || IndyCar || Indianapolis 500: qualifying || NBCSN11 a.m. || || NASCAR || Sprint Cup: All-Star Race || SPEED7 || || MLB...Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, New York Rangers, Auto Racing, Open-Wheel Racing, Golf
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Catonsville baseball prevails over Lansdowne in chilly opener
In weather more appropriate for the Winter X Games, Catonsville High’s baseball team proved they could handle blustery and cold conditions when they prevailed, 9-2, over visiting Lansdowne in the season opener for both teams. “We’ve...
Tags: Baseball
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A Baltimore County native and two friends take on the first all-disabled ascent of El Capitan
El Capitan is an intimidating granite formation in California's Yosemite National Park, popular with climbers because its 7,573-foot vertical face presents such a challenge. Pete Davis has done the four-night, five-day ascent twice, which is an...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Timonium, Loyola University Maryland, Harford County, Baltimore County
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'America's Got Talent' recap: Trudging through sludgy semi-finals
I'm probably taking this show a little too seriously over here, but some presentation as to how the 24 acts are divided up into two groups would be nice, because the second week of the semi-finals is full of acts that could never compete with the ones...
Tags: YouTube, Dance, Cirque du Soleil, Justice System, Mariah Carey
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Big name missing from final lineup of Dew Tour athletes
The Dew Tour has announced the list of confirmed competitors for August's Pantech Beach Championships, just 15 days away. The list has some major names, unfortunately one is missing: Shaun White won't be competing this year due to a knee surgery, but...
Tags: Knee Arthroscopy, Shaun White
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ESPN shutting down one of its TV networks
Orlando SentinelESPN is shutting down one of its TV networks. Those are nine words most people never expected to read. But it's true. ESPN, the self-proclaimed Worldwide Leader in Sports, announced that it is discontinuing ESPN 3D by the end of the year. Why?...Tags: ESPN (tv network), Layoffs and Downsizing, Sugar Bowl, BCS National Championship Game
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Chicago angles to host ESPN's X Games
Let Rio de Janeiro have the 2016 Olympics. Chicago is one of four finalists to host ESPN's Summer X Games, the made-for-TV event built on skateboarding, BMX biking and other extreme sports competitions. Chicago is vying with Charlotte, N.C., Austin,...
Tags: Oprah Winfrey, ESPN (tv network), Staples Center, Tourism and Leisure, New Products
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TV Upfronts Dive Deep into Digital
VarietyThis week's upfront presentations in Manhattan weren't purely about TV; broadcast and cable made plenty of digital waves as well. ABC Adapts to Apps ABC became the first broadcaster to make itself available on smartphones and tablets via livestream....Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Television Industry, NBC (tv network), The CW (tv network), Microsoft Corporation
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ESPN Begins Major Layoffs
ReutersMay 21 (TheWrap.com) - ESPN is laying off a large number of employees, but won't say how many. The sports site Deadspin reported the layoffs to be in the hundreds. An insider at ESPN told TheWrap that Deadspin's early report of more than 400 people being...Tags: Television Industry, ESPN (tv network), Layoffs and Downsizing, Hearst Corporation, Unemployment
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Sports TV and radio: Friday's 5/17 log (updated Friday AM)
6 a.m. Tennis: Men’s Rome quarterfinals.--Tennis Ch. 7 a.m. Golf: Volvo World Match Play Championship second round (in Kavarna, Bulgaria).--Golf 10 a.m. Basketball: Pre-NBA draft combine.--ESPNU 10:30 a.m. Football: Nov. 1998: Deep Creek...
Tags: Auto Racing, Television Industry, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Golf, NBC (tv network)
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