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Peter Schmuck's "News Item" column on a variety of subjects including an NFL preseason game in Canada, Le'Veon Bell's female problem and a Warriors prediction.

A week without a win. A month without a home run by Eddie Murray. Both hapless streaks end on May 27 as the Orioles turn back the Royals, 7-4, in Kansas City.

Members of the 2001 and 2002 Maryland Final Four teams got together Saturday as they were honored in College Park.

The Orioles' lead disappeared with two swings as Brian Dozier and Joe Mauer hit back-to-back homers off Bud Norris, two crushing blows that sent the Orioles on their way to a 5-3 loss in front of an announced 29,289.

The memories of last-second shots by former Michigan State standouts Korie Lucious and Paul Davis are still painfully clear for many Maryland basketball fans going into Tuesday's Big Ten opener against the Spartans at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Mich.

How much influence did Mike Krzyzewski have in Maryland not getting a return game from Duke this season?

Only four current Ravens defenders were on the roster when the team last played the Minnesota Vikings in 2009. Those who remain have not-so-fond memories of trying to tackle Vikings running back Adrian Peterson.

Harold Baines, Johnny Unitas and Pat Dobson are part of The Sun Remembers This Week in Sports for July 21 to July 27

But Matt Birk does recall one sequence near the Chiefs' goal line that will serve as a reminder this week of the challenge that the Ravens confront Sunday when they return to Arrowhead to face a struggling Kansas City team.