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The Orioles hope to have their deal with Chris Davis finalized and announced before a major snowstorm is projected to affect the area this weekend.

The Pittsburgh Pirates designated former Orioles infielder Steve Lombardozzi for assignment to clear space on the 40-man roster for third baseman Aramis Ramirez.

Laurel Park closed its 2015 winter meet Sunday with total average handle up 14.6 percent overall and 15.8 percent on its live product.

The former Baltimore Sun reporter who later became a Pulitzer Prize-winning foreign correspondent for The Philadelphia Inquirer and an acclaimed author died Monday of lung cancer at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. He was 62.