aaron smith
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When 1,500 high school runners convene at Hereford High School Saturday to run the state cross-county meet, UCBAC champion Nick Fransham with arrive on healthy legs, for a change. UCBAC girls' champion Jessica Rogers will arrive on crutches. - The John Carroll girls' cross-country team presented a championship encore to conclude its championship season Saturday, winning the Maryland-D.C. Private School Championship in Gaithersburg.
- In a performance described as perfect, the John Carroll girls won the IAAM Cross-Country Championship at Hunt Valley Oct. 30.
- Five Harford teams took a race-pace tour of the new 5K cross-country layout at Fair Hill in Cecil County Sep. 14. Competing in the Maryland Track and Trail Invitational, they chased Bo Manor's Ty Franks over the course on which the UCBAC championships will be held in October.
- John Carroll's Kristen Kohles and North Harford's Nick Fransham raced to top-10 finishes in the first invitational meet of the cross-country season, the Seahawk Invitational in Edgewater Saturday
- Elected officials from Maryland ditched their talking points and donned purple ties or dresses to pay homage to the Ravens at the White House.
- Although they're ranked No. 1 in the NFL in total defense this season, aging Pittsburgh unit hopes to keep improving
- The Edgewood boys' cross-country team will travel to Hereford Saturday to compete in the MPSSAA state high school cross-country meet. It is a trip the team hasn't made in many years.
- Cross-country teams from John Carroll and C. Milton Wright emerged from the pack in the third weekend of the racing season.
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- Lenier Tucker set a course record and led the Edgewood boys team to a cross-country victory over three other UCBAC teams at North East Tuesday.
- North Harford showed off its strong individual talent in hosting its first cross-country meet of the season Tuesday. C. Milton Wright displayed its superior depth to lead the team scoring.
- Heading into the draft, it appears the Ravens, who were AFC North champions in 2011, haven't given much ground to their division rivals. Here's a quick look at what each of those three teams has done.
- Productive pass rushers such as Mario Williams of the Houston Texans usually don't become free agents while they are in the prime -- the most recent example was Julius Peppers, who signed with the Chicago Bears two offseasons ago.
- I'm not very good at making preseason predictions. Two years ago, I picked the Giants to beat the Chargers in the Super Bowl. Last season, I wrote a column saying the Ravens would go all the way, and they might have had they not fallen apart against the Steelers. This year, I'm feeling good about the Patriots and the Packers -- and yes, I felt that way before Thursday night -- but considering my track record, neither will win it all in 2011. That's why I'm picking nine different teams to lift the Lombardi Trophy, with a reason why each of the NFL's true contenders will be showered with confetti at season's end. I like my chances of getting it right this year.
- Ravens Insider: Experience makes Steelers tough on defense, Ravens say
