Each morning, Monday through Friday, I'll hook you up with some reading material to skim through as you slug down coffee and slack off at the start of your workday -- that way I'll have an excuse to do the same at the start of mine.
Running it back:
Maryland suffered another crushing loss on Tuesday night, but after falling short against Virginia Tech, coach Gary Williams said, "I'll take that effort every night from our team." ... The Ravens placed the franchise tag on Pro Bowl defensive tackle Haloti Ngata. ... Former Miami coach Randy Shannon turned down the Maryland defensive coordinator job. ... Longtime Orioles umpires' attendant Ernie Tyler was laid to rest. ... Russia's Irina Shayk got the Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover.
Hitting the links:
1. John Eisenberg has five questions for the Orioles [CSN Baltimore]
2. Jim Johnson and Jason Berken are fine with relief roles [Baltimore Sun]
3. Here's a long Q&A with Buck Showalter [WBAL]
4. Buck has options in the bullpen [Orioles Insider]
5. How much does the AL East hurt the Orioles? [Camden Crazies]
6. Vlad Guerrero is in the house [Orioles Insider]
7. Koji Uehara is ready to take on Kevin Gregg [Mainichi Daily News]
8. Mike Preston: Domonique Foxworth's knee progressing is well [Baltimore Sun]
9. John Harbaugh wants the Ravens offense to reflect his "vision" [Ravens Insider]
10. The good, bad and ugly from the Terps' loss to the Hokies [Baltimore Sports and Life]
11. What's the Terps' next move after they were spurned by Randy Shannon? [Testudo Times]
12. Taking a wrecking ball to the Capitals' country club [On Frozen Blog]
13. Mike Knuble can't live without beer [D.C. Sports Bog]
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