Baseball
Markakises to be honored at 'Babe's Birthday Bash'
The Babe Ruth Museum will host its annual "Babe's Birthday Bash" from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Feb. 5 at the Sports Legends Museum at celebrate the 115th anniversary of Ruth's birth Feb. 6 in Baltimore. Orioles outfielder Nick Markakis and his wife, Christina, will receive the Babe Ruth Museum Community Service Award for their work in improving the quality of life for distressed children through The Right Side Foundation. For event information, call 410-727-1539 or go to BabeRuthMuseum.com.
Pro Soccer
USSF to oversee new league that includes CP Baltimore
The U.S. Soccer Federation announced Thursday that it will oversee the second division league this year, temporarily ending a dispute between the United Soccer Leagues and the North American Soccer League. Crystal Palace Baltimore will play in the NASL Conference, which also will have teams from Carolina, Miami, Montreal, St. Louis and Vancouver, British Columbia. The USL conference will have teams from Austin, Texas; Minnesota; Portland, Ore.; Puerto Rico; Rochester, N.Y., and Tampa Bay. The USSF last week refused to sanction either the USL or NASL, saying that both proposed leagues were unable to meet the minimum requirement of eight viable teams.
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Mount St. Mary's loses to Quinnipiac despite Goode's 24
Jeremy Goode scored 24 points, including Mount St. Mary's final 14 of the game, but host Quinnipiac (7-6, 2-1 Northeast Conference) escaped with a 64-63 win over the Mount (3-11, 0-3 NEC). Goode hit four 3-pointers over the final four minutes, including one at the buzzer.
More basketball: : Shanae Baker-Brice scored 19 points and added six rebounds to lead the Towson women (8-5, 2-0 Colonial Athletic Association) to a 66-58 victory over host Hofstra (7-7, 0-2). ... Senior guard Roland Dunston joined UMES as a walk-on. Junior guard Jamal Edwards left the team for personal reasons.
College football: : Navy released its 2010 schedule, which includes a previously announced game Sept. 4 against Maryland at M&T; Bank Stadium. The schedule includes five games at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. (See Scoreboard on this page)
Curling: : San Francisco 49ers tight end Vernon Davis (Maryland), who last Sunday tied the NFL record for touchdowns by a tight end with 13, will be an honorary captain for the U.S. men's team next month at the Vancouver Olympics.
Swimming: : Michael Phelps of Fells Point, Katie Hoff of Towson and Elizabeth Pelton of Baltimore will compete in the short-course Southern California Grand Prix next Friday through Jan. 18 at the Belmont Plaza Olympic Pool in Long Beach. The event is the second stop of the 2009-10 USA Swimming Grand Prix Series.