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Orioles and Rays lineups for Tuesday's Opening Day at Tropicana Field.

Percy Nicholson, a retired co-owner of two West Baltimore cleaning establishments where he cared for clothing of African-American performers who played at the fabled Royal Theater, died Tuesday of heart failure at Manor Care Falls Road. He was 92.

As Baltimore continues to celebrate after the Ravens win in the Super Bowl, it's worth noting that Baltimore hasn't had mutliple major league playoff teams in 42 years.

Orioles Hall of Fame manager Earl Weaver will be memorialized Saturday in Davie, Fla., after a private, family-only ceremony Thursday in South Florida.

Glenn Davis, Brooks Robinson and John McGraw are part of The Sun Remembers This Week in Sports for January 6 to January 12

Deputy Cpl. Charles B. Licato, a 14-year veteran of the sheriff's office was killed in a single vehicle accident near Darlington. Black bunting adorned the three Harford County Sheriff's Office buildings in Bel Air, Edgewood and Jarrettsville.

Buck Williams, Frank Robinson and Gus Johnson are part of The Sun Remembers This Week in Sports for December 9 to December 15

Baseball's winter meetings begin in earnest Monday and this was supposed to be the year that a lot of the impact signings were made before the sport's annual powwow.

John Lowenstein, Frank Robinson and Roger Staubach are part of The Sun Remembers This Week in Sports for November 25 to December 2

Lee MacPhail, former American League president, passes away at 95

Lee MacPhail, a longtime Major League Baseball executive who served as Orioles general manager from 1959 to 1965, died Thursday evening at his home in Delray Beach, Fla. He was 95.

Zach Baylin, Frank Kush and Kevin Loughery are part of The Sun Remembers This Week in Sports for November 4 to November 10

How cold will it be Saturday night, when the Detroit Tigers and San Francisco Giants meet in the Motor City for Game 3 of the World Series? Forty-three degrees, with temperatures dipping into the upper 30s. The 1979 Orioles had it worse.

Dave May, a backup to Paul Blair, Frank Robinson, Don Buford, dies at 68

Vinny Testaverde, Bob Robertson and Johnny Unitas are part of The Sun Remembers This Week in Sports for October 7 to October 13

For the second consecutive year, center fielder Adam Jones was named Most Valuable Oriole — an award he said should go to the entire roster of this upstart club.

Here are Adam Jones' thoughts on being named Most Valuable Oriole:

Center fielder Adam Jones, who has 32 homers and played every game of this season, has been named the Most Valuable Oriole, becoming the seventh player in club history to win the award in consecutive seasons.

Following is a transcript of Baltimore Orioles legend Brooks Robinson's speech at his sculpture unveiling ceremony Saturday at Camden Yards.

Baltimore Orioles' Chris Davis homered in the fourth inning -- a two-run shot that was his fourth in his past three games.

Baltimore Orioles manager Buck Showalter recently met with the media. Here are some things to come out of it:

Orioles fans and former players expect an emotional scene Saturday evening when Brooks Robinson, ailing for much of the last year, celebrates the unveiling of his statue at Camden Yards.

If the term "mob scene" could be applied to a joyous event, such as that of a beloved local ballplayer being immortalized with a bronze statue of his likeness being installed at the park where he spent half of his Hall of Fame career, then the scene at Camden Yards on Thursday, when Cal Ripken Jr.'s long-awaited sculpture was unveiled to the public for the first time, would be it.

What a fitting backdrop this Orioles team is to the tribute being paid this season by the ballclub to six of its legendary players, to include Aberdeen's own Cal Ripken Jr.

On Thursday, the Hall of Fame shortstop will attend the unveiling of a bronze statue at Oriole Park, one of six such sculptures made to honor Baltimore baseball legends

Honor our aging Orioles while they're still with us

Orioles first baseman Mark Reynolds, who sat out the past two games, came through with the game-winning single, taking a slider from Royals reliever Louis Coleman to left field and allowing Adam Jones to score from second to give the Orioles a 5-3 win over the Royals.

Two days ago, Orioles Hall of Famer Eddie Murray received a sneak peak of the statue that would be unveiled this afternoon in his honor.

Jim Palmer became the third Orioles great to be immortalized in bronze and put on display in the Garden of Greats behind center field at Camden Yards on Saturday afternoon, joining Frank Robinson and Earl Weaver and awaiting the arrival of Eddie Murray, Cal Ripken and Brooks Robinson later this season.

Jim Palmer is being honored with his sculpture today. Several notables in attendance, none bigger than Brooks Robinson.

Three-time Cy Young Award winner Jim palmer will have his sculpture unveiled at Camden Yards at a ceremony Saturday at 2:15 p.m.

There will never again be anyone like Earl Weaver, whose volatile personality and keenly analytical baseball mind played a lot bigger role than he wants to admit in the uninterrupted success that made the Orioles one of the cornerstone franchises in the American League from the 1960s into the 1980s.

As a manager, Earl Weaver appeared larger than life, piloting the Orioles to four American League pennants and the 1970 world championship. So it seems only fitting that his statue, which will be unveiled Saturday at Camden Yards, will be taller than the Birds' Hall of Fame skipper.

You can still attend Saturday's Orioles-Indians game, see Earl Weaver statue unveiled

Normally, Charlie Vascellaro, a Bolton Hill writer, writes about baseball or travel features. But in late spring, he decided to spend a night in the Sports Legends Museum at Camden Station, checking out tales of ghostly occupants who inhabit the historic railroad station.

Mike Mussina, Spectacular Bid and Frank Robinson are part of The Sun remembers This Week in Sports for June 24-30.

Dave Boswell, a former Minnesota Twins pitcher who led the American League in winning percentage in 1966 and ended his career with the Orioles, died of a heart attack Monday at his Joppatowne home. He was 67.

Adam Jones had a simple request for the South team of the Brooks Robinson All-Star Game at Camden Yards on Sunday.

As an usher for the Baltimore Orioles at Memorial Stadium and Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Gordon Huggins has witnessed six World Series, Cal Ripken Jr.'s record-setting 2,131st consecutive game, and many of the best players in the game's history.

A few Harford County athletes who were left off The Sun's top 175 in Maryland certainly should have merited more consideration, Aegis writer says.

Once considered a key member of the Orioles' young rotation, right-hander Brad Bergesen will be pitching for Triple-A Norfolk on Sunday without a spot on the organization's 40-man roster.

It¿s no secret that Nationals manager Davey Johnson has a lot of history with the Orioles, from his early days as a player to the two years he managed the team and twice led it to the American League Championship Series. So, pardon him for getting a little nostalgic his days as a young player in Baltimore in the 1960s.

Baltimore Sun reporter Mike Klingaman explains his selection process for The Sun's Top 175 Maryland athletes list.

Orioles left fielder Nolan Reimold, on the disabled list with a neck injury, said Tuesday that he still is experiencing tingling in his thumb and forearm and weakness in his left shoulder several days after undergoing an epidural injection.

Frank Robinson, who led the Orioles to their first world championship, is No. 4 on The Baltimore Sun's list of top athletes

As an usher for the Baltimore Orioles at Memorial Stadium and Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Gordon Huggins has witnessed six World Series, Cal Ripken Jr.'s record-setting 2,131st consecutive game, and many of the best players in the game's history.

Nancy Pelosi is the minority leader in the U.S. House; from 2007-2011, she served as speaker of the House, the first woman to do so.

Baltimore Sun's top 175 athletes: Former center Wes Unseld was a dominant rebounder for the NBA's Bullets and has remained in the Baltimore area