Maryland football coach Ralph Friedgen, figure skater Kimmie Meissner and U.S. Paralympic swimmer Jessica Long will be among the guests for "Babe's Birthday Bash" next Friday from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Sports Legends Museum at Camden Yards. The event will celebrate the 115th anniversary of Ruth's birth in Baltimore. Tickets are $45 for members of the Babe Ruth Museum; $55 for the general public; and $60 at the door. Call 410-727-1539 or visit BabeRuthMuseum.com.

ALOMAR: Former Toronto Blue Jays and Orioles second baseman Roberto Alomar will be inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame this summer. The 12-time All-Star will be enshrined in St. Marys, Ontario, with reliever Paul Quantrill, former Minnesota Twins owner Calvin Griffith and statistical guru Allan Roth.

NATIONALS: Right-hander Tyler Walker, who pitched last season for the Phillies, agreed to a one-year contract Thursday that pays him $650,000 if he's in the major leagues and $120,000 if he's in the minors. Washington designated right-hander Marco Estrada for assignment.

Laurel Park: Eddie C. set a track record for 1 1/16 miles with an eight-length victory in the seventh race. Trained by Chris Grove, the horse completed the $34,000 optional allowance test in 1 minute, 43.06 seconds - .06 faster than Kurbat last February.

Capitals: Washington assigned goaltender Braden Holtby to the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League.

- From Sun staff and news services

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