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- The 7-foot, 220-pound center left Southern California and will join his brother on the Towson men's basketball team after sitting out next season.
- Fire crews responded to a Spirit Airlines flight that was having difficulties at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport Wednesday morning.
- After not being invited to this year's NFL scouting combine, Maryland running back Ty Johnson is looking to prove himself to scouts, including at the school's Pro Day on Wednesday.
- Rob Hiaasen, a feature writer and editor recalled for the deft and understanding touch he applied to his off-center stories, will be remembered Monday at a private memorial service.
- Rob Hiaasen's wryly observant writing style and his generous mentoring of young journalists assured him of a role in several newsrooms, from The Baltimore Sun to, most recently, The Capital Gazette, where he tragically was killed along with colleagues on Thursday.
- Passengers on board a Southwest Airlines flight from South Florida say a pickup truck hit their plane on the runway at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
- The Cordish Companies is partnering with Eldorado Resorts Inc. to develop an entertainment complex in South Florida.