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John Joseph Scocca, a retired Johns Hopkins biochemistry professor recalled for his keen critical eye, died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease May 10 at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. He was 72 and lived in Aberdeen. - Brooks Robinson owned third base. Still does. At his sendoff in 1977 — a "Thanks, Brooks" Day at a packed Memorial Stadium — Robinson's successor, Doug DeCinces, removed third base from its moorings and presented it to the Orioles veteran.
- Frank Robinson, who led the Orioles to their first world championship, is No. 4 on The Baltimore Sun's list of top athletes
- Despite 17-5 thumping in NCAA tournament first round, Greyhounds lost advantage at faceoffs
- 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.
- Joseph "Jerry" Hankoff, a retired insurance agency owner and a decorated World War II bombardier-navigator, died April 24 of dementia complications at Edgewater Point in Boca Raton, Fla. He was 91 and had lived in Pikesville.
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- Betty G. Hocker, a retired Baltimore opera singer who wrote the "Fort McHenry March" during the nation's bicentennial, died Saturday from complications of dementia at Stella Maris Hospice. She was 101.
- Baltimore police say four men broke into the Waverly YMCA and stole a television and portable oxygen tank, while also damaging a vending machine.
- Four young men broke into the Stadium Place YMCA in Waverly early Tuesday and stole a 60-inch television, a portable oxygen tank and food, and also damaged a vending and bank machine, Baltimore police said on Wednesday.
- Before the Texas Rangers' Josh Hamilton did it Tuesday night, the Rocky Colavito was the only player to hit 4 homers in a game against the Orioles.
- Here are a couple thoughts on Josh Hamilton¿s four-home run night against the Orioles ¿ only the 16th in major league baseball history, the first at Camden Yards and only the second in Baltimore
- Texas Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton had four homers -- all of the two-run variety -- on Tuesday against the Orioles. It's the 16th time that has happened in major league baseball history and only the second involving the Orioles.
- The YMCA at Stadium Place in Waverly was broken into overnight, according to a spokesperson, and is closed Tuesday morning as police investigate. The extent of damage, and what, if anything was taken, could not immediately be learned.
- In 59 seasons in Baltimore, the Orioles have started with 19 wins or more in their first 28 games only six times -- 1969, 1970, 1992, 1997, 2005 and, now, 2012.
- Dixon switched from No. 11 to 5 and then paid his friend another tribute on the field against the Ohio Machine.
- The Ravens will hold an open practice at three locations: Aug. 4 at M&T Bank Stadium, Aug. 12 at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, and Aug. 19 at Stevenson University¿s Mustang Stadium.
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- Fifteen years after their split, Peter Angelos and Davey Johnson might have a chance to patch things up. The Orioles owner says, "enough time has passed," while his former manager says he has "buried the hatchet."
- Green House Residences at Stadium Place, a nursing faciity that looks like a group home and is the first of its kind in Maryland, opens Thursday to fanfare on the site of the old Memorial Stadium.
- Green House Residences at Stadium Place, a nursing faciity that looks like a group home and is the first of its kind in Maryland, opens Thursday to fanfare on the site of the old Memorial Stadium.
- Nonprofit that brings art programs to needy city residents directed about 100 volunteers in assembling mosaic for senior-care center built by Govans Ecumenical Development Corp.
- After three weeks of practice and Saturday's spring game at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, sophomore fullback Noah Copeland and junior noseguard Travis Bridges are among the bright spots for a team looking to reverse course after last season's disappointing 5-7 record.
- Camden Yards set the bar in 1992, but now it must change to stay with the times
- A man who say he was beaten over a seat at an Orioles game last year is suing -- not only the person he says hit him, the firm the realty firm where the man works.
- Opening Day is meaningful to Orioles fans for different reasons.
- Future of Camden Yards depends on continued evolution. Orioles will need to continue adapting to changing ways that fans want to use the stadium.
- Police and baseball go together like, well, maybe not so much. But cops and criminals are part of this city¿s fabric, and sometimes get just as much attention, if not more, than the ballplayers themselves. Opening Day gives us a chance to look back at the times our police and our Orioles shared headline at Camden Yards.
- Baltimore's Oriole Park at Camden Yards remains one of baseball's top parks, a source of civic pride and a lesson in how to make a public-private partnership work
- Camden Yards, the stadium that changed baseball and Baltimore, turns 20 this year. The innovative ballpark changed the way stadiums were designed and played a key role in keeping the Orioles in Baltimore.
- Mussina and Dauer discuss election into Orioles Hall of Fame
- To commemorate the 20th anniversary of Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Pabst Brewing Company is releasing commemorative National Bohemian cans.
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- Two former Orioles batboys have joined a growing number of accusers who say they were sexually abused by a now-dead former Boston Red Sox club manager, according to reports.
- Local newspapers in 1895, carried a baseball column every week in the spring editions" according to research by historian and Maryland State Sen. Joe Getty.
