Sun Trends: Sports
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Vision quest: Orioles Rule 5 picks Richie Martin, Drew Jackson saw improved eyesight jump-start careers
For Richie Martin, the outfield billboards that line every minor league ballpark were blurry from his perch in the dugout. For Drew Jackson, a street sign off Campus Drive at Stanford wasn’t clear either. It turned out that neither was well-served by the traditional eye charts of their youth, and...
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Joe Flacco FAQ: Answering the most important questions stemming from the Ravens QB's trade
Because of NFL scheduling rotations, the Ravens might not see Joe Flacco again for over two years. The Ravens won’t face the Denver Broncos, where Flacco’s reportedly set to be traded next month, in the regular season this year. It’s not known whether the two teams will meet next year, either....
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Loyola Maryland, Johns Hopkins split lacrosse doubleheader
Pat Spencer was his usual spectacular self, but he had plenty of help in the No. 2 Loyola Maryland men’s lacrosse team’s 18-12 dusting of No. 17 Johns Hopkins on Saturday at Homewood Field in Baltimore. Spencer, the senior attackman who grew up in Davidsonville and graduated from Boys’ Latin, led...
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No. 24 Maryland gets locked up by No. 6 Michigan's 'D' in 65-52 road loss
Four days after holding No. 12 Purdue to 18 points in the second half of its biggest win of the season, No. 24 Maryland found itself in a similar defensive vise Saturday against No. 6 Michigan at Crisler Center. Having scored the fewest points in a half this season (18), the Terps extricated themselves...
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NASCAR takes steps to return to stock car racing's glory days
Sipping a cold beer while chest deep in a steaming jacuzzi on the infield near Turn 1, Michael Elliott is living large on an idyllic Friday evening at Daytona International Speedway. The movie “Talladega Nights” plays on a television 20 feet away within Elliott’s two-RV compound. On cue, the 53-year-old...
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Orioles sign former Royals All-Star shortstop Alcides Escobar to minor league deal
The Orioles got a little older Saturday with the free-agent signing of veteran infielder Alcides Escobar, who agreed to a minor league deal with an invitation to major league spring training. Escobar, 32, is not exactly the type of fringe player that typically signs a minor league contract in February....
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Kareem Hunt’s signing is latest example of NFL’s warped moral compass
Sez Me … If the NFL has a zero tolerance policy for domestic violence by its players or other employees, it’s missing a decimal point. It isn’t a Blutarsky, 0.0. It’s more 0+oh, what the hell. The NFL’s moral compass has no needle. Domestic violence is tolerated. Period. It is. Sorry, the people...
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Everything in Orioles camp is about optimism. What happens when your first bullpen doesn't go well?
In the middle of a quintet of left-handers on the new six-mound bullpen, Chris Lee represented the first challenge to the notion that everything orange was going to go exactly according to plan during this Orioles rebuild. It was only his first bullpen, yet that meant his one chance at a first...
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Oakland Mills holds off Glenelg to win Howard County wrestling tournament
Oakland Mills senior heavyweight Ernie Smith said he felt like he won two county titles: one for him and one for the team. While that’s not entirely true, as the Scorpions had 11 grapplers place among the top four of their brackets, the team title at the 50th annual Howard County wrestling tournament...
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The Sun Remembers: This Week in Maryland Sports History for Feb. 17-23
Feb. 20, 2001: Buoyed by a pregame pep talk by Brian Billick, coach of the Super Bowl champion Ravens, the slumping Maryland men’s basketball team routs North Carolina State, 95-66, at Cole Field House. Juan Dixon (30 points) hits 11 of his 12 shots from the field. Feb. 20, 1972: Dealt by the Orioles...