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Each morning, Monday through Friday, we'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.

But on Monday night, the Harrisons -- the identical twins widely considered first-round locks in the 2014 NBA Draft -- didn't seem like teenage athletes. Playing more than 1,500 miles from their hometown of Richmond, Texas, they were rock stars.

Each morning, Monday through Friday, we'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.

At 7 p.m. at the Liberty Road gymnasium, Under Armour B'more Finest's 17-and-under squad will battle D.C.-based Team Takeover. And at 8:30 p.m., Nike Baltimore Elite will take on the Houston Defenders, which is led by five-star guard prospects Aaron and Andrew Harrison.

Maryland's top two targets for the 2013 basketball recruiting class will be in Baltimore next week. Nike Baltimore Elite will host the Houston Defenders -- led by Aaron and Andrew Harrison -- on Monday at St. Frances.

The Middle States Commission on Higher Education removed Baltimore City Community College from probation on Friday after the college made progress in assessing student performance.

Nike Baltimore Elite shooting guard Kameron Williams leads the EYBL in scoring, but the Mount St. Joseph junior is still an underrated prospect nationally.

As the school year draws to a close, one group of Baltimore City students isn't making plans for summer. They deflect discussions about courseloads for next year, and shy away from questions about which colleges they hope to attend. They forgo any mention of the word "future."

The Baltimore City Community College properly handled a $200,000 contribution, despite questions by state auditors.

Though new to the league, players predict familiarity with each other will lead to success.

The president of Baltimore City Community College says she's "completely perplexed" by a recently released state audit that questions the circumstances around a $200,000 payment to the college.

Baltimore City Community College received a "potentially questionable" $200,000 payment from a company that was leasing it space, according to a state legislative audit released Wednesday. The matter has been referred to the attorney general's office for further review.

Dunbar alum Sean Farr has returned to basketball and, with friend Carlos Smith, has led Baltimore City Community College to the NJCAA Division II national tournament

Gov. Martin O'Malley surprised Central Middle School eighth-grader Victoria Marinzel at a school assembly on Monday with a Compassionate Marylander Award and a Governor's Citation.

The International Rescue Committee's five-day cultural orientation program, developed by the group's Baltimore office, is responsible for helping hundreds of new residents adapt to their new home. Lessons cover a range of topics such as how to behave in a job interview, ride in an elevator and write a check for utilities to Baltimore Gas and Electric Co.

Coach Darrell Brooks' Bowie State men's basketball team, led by Byron Westmorland and Travis Hyman, enters this week's CIAA tournament determined to use tough defense to avoid letdowns of past couple of seasons

A plan to more than double Baltimore's bottle tax to help fund a massive renovation of the city's dilapidated schools is expected to be introduced to the City Council Monday — and both advocates and foes of the measure have planned rallies

Coppin State President Reginald Avery says he won't be derailed by a vote of no confidence from his faculty.

Shirley H. Atkinson, a former public school liaison officer and longtime member of Sharon Baptist Church, died Saturday from complications of diabetes at St. Agnes Hospital. She was 77.

No. 3 Poly tops No. 10 City, 37-33, in city championship. Unbeaten Engineers deliver the first title for current class of seniors.

Bernard "Bernie" Harper, a retired decorated Baltimore Police Department major who had commanded the Northwest District, died Saturday of cancer at his Northeast Baltimore home. He was 73.

Exelon, developer discuss plans for new Baltimore headquarters at Harbor Point.

Department of Veterans Affairs working to uncover genetic mysteries

Harbor Point, a development project led by bakery magnate and developer John Paterakis Sr., has been selected as the site of the new headquarters for the combined Constellation-Exelon company if the proposed merger is completed, the two energy giants announced Wednesday.

Faculty unrest, accreditation problems and scrutiny from the governor have made life difficult for Carolane Williams, the president of Baltimore City Community College. But she says better days lie ahead.

Dragons earn 62-61 victory in MDJUCO action

Plans to build a Baltimore headquarters for newly combined energy company could change the city's skyline.

Baltimore Fire Department releases final report into cheating scandal at academy that left instructors and supervisors facing discipline in August. In October, all charges were dismissed.

Members of the public had much to say when plans were announced to raze Read's drugstore, but few came Saturday to discuss ways to commemorate the protests after much of the building is torn down.

The co-owner and inspiration behind Donna's restaurants in Mount Vernon, Cross Keys, Charles Village and Columbia watched her Mount Vernon restaurant burn in a spectacular five-alarm fire last December. But she and husband Peter Adams went ahead with a planned trip to Sicily this summer.

The O'Malley Administration estimates it could raise up to $315 million a year for capital projects through partnerships with the private sector under which they would put up the money for infrastructure and later share in the revenue streams.

Hazel Croner, a prolific fashion illustrator who sketched for Baltimore's department stores and their national magazine ads, died of lung disease Oct. 27 at Northwest Hospital Center. The Owings Mills resident was 98.

Hazel Croner, a prolific fashion illustrator who sketched for Baltimore's department stores and their national magazine ads, died of lung disease Oct. 27 at Northwest Hospital Center. The Owings Mills resident was 98.

A historic former school in East Baltimore that has been vacant for years could be transformed into college classrooms or offices under proposals sent to city officials.

A long-time adjunct faculty member at BCCC describes some of the problems at the school.

Baltimore City Community College needs an infusion of new ideas, energy, enthusiasm and leadership

Concerned about the academic achievement of students at Baltimore City Community College, Gov. Martin O'Malley is replacing the majority of the board of trustees.

The Baltimore City Fire Department has voluntarily ended its emergency medical services training in the wake of an investigation into cheating at the school in June, according to the state agency that oversees training for emergency services.

Five candidates hoping to be Baltimore's next mayor tackled questions on housing, trash pickup and a dirt bike park at a Saturday morning forum that Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake did not attend.

300 volunteers rip up asphalt at ACCE School in Hampden and convert to landscaping to prevent runoff into Jonea Falls

The first Charm City Talent Contest takes to the stage at 7 p.m. Thursday with seven young competitors — six vocalists and one drummer — vying for fame and prizes.

Northern District police hold community picnic to introduce new commander

The commission that awards accreditation to higher education institutions has placed Baltimore City Community College on probation because of concerns about the school's ability to evaluate student learning.