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When Ali Brennan finished her soccer career at Miami, she wasn't quite ready to give up college sports.

Jockey Megan Fadlovich complained of concussion symptoms, and fellow rider Marcelino Pedroza Jr. complained of lower back pain after the incident

After graduating 11 seniors and nine starters, Mt. Hebron accepted the challenge of a rebuilding year. Friday afternoon, the Vikings exceeded pre-season expectations, going undefeated in county play by beating Centennial, 16-9. It is the Mt. Hebron's ninth county title in 13 years and 23rd in program history. Girls lacrosse has been a Howard County sport for 27 years.

Left-hander Troy Patton is still getting his bearings back in the Orioles bullpen.

Andi Raymond scored with 8 seconds left to propel Towson (10-7) past Hofstra (8-10) in a Colonial Athletic Association semifinal Friday in Williamsburg, Va.

Team bus rides have become a little more memorable for the Atholton baseball team lately. Only two wins away from a perfect 17-0 Howard County league season, the Raiders' players and coaches are starting to sense that 2014 could be a special year. "We're pretty pumped, to be honest. We're trying to end the season undefeated and going into the playoffs as a 1 seed," said sophomore Blake James, who pitched Atholton to a 6-2 win at River Hill on May 2. "There are a lot of seniors on the team."

Centennial boys lacrosse coach Nick Kellinger gathered his players following Friday¿s matchup against visiting Mt. Hebron, and delivered an impassioned speech that embodied just how important their effort was. The Eagles took down the visiting Vikings, 7-4, to ensure a favorable seed in Section 1 of the 2A-3A South region.

After an unsightly April in which he was winless and struggled with control while pitching to a 6.59 ERA, Jimenez turned the calendar to a new month Friday night and dominated a Twins team he¿s had much success against in his career.

Comet defense holds down Towson in boys lacrosse win

A roundup of local high school sports results in the Baltimore metro area for May 2, 2014.

The St. Mary's boys lacrosse team has a familiar opportunity going into Tuesday's regular season finale against Mount St. Joseph.

Mustangs get strong game from pitcher Katie Smith, use late offense to earn comeback victory over Long Reach on the road

Orioles pitching prospect Kevin Gausman has landed on the minor-league disabled list with a case of focal pneumonia.

Seth Allen has become the fourth Maryland player to ask for his release in order to transfer since the Terps' 2013-14 season ended.

Heavy favorite Untapable blazed to victory in the Kentucky Oaks Friday, a triumph for jockey Rosie Napravnik and controversial trainer Steve Asmussen.

US Speedskating has identified factors that led to athletes' failure to medal, and the design of Under Armour suits is not among them, Ted Morris, executive director, said Friday.

Right-hander Brad Brach is here in Minnesota and will be available if needed tonight.

Towson has extended men's basketball coach Pat Skerry's contract an additional year, through the 2019-2020 season, the school announced Friday.

Adversity hit the Chesapeake Bayhawks early during the team's season opener Sunday against the Boston Cannons. And it struck in the worst possible spot.

ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Bilas said Friday that the exodus of players at Maryland is probably more a reflection on the current landscape of college basketball than it is on the type of program third-year Terps coach Mark Turgeon is running.

City attackman Tracy Smith's mug appears in the May 5 issue of Sports Illustrated.

Kentucky Derby favorite California Chrome is the product of novice owners and a trainer who hasn't been to the Kentucky Derby since 1955.

This Louisiana woman and Fallston man found bond in country roots

Right-handed reliever Brad Brach will join the Orioles Friday and be recalled from Triple-A Norfolk before the team's series opener against the Minnesota Twins, according to an industry source.

As far as NFL Network draft analyst Mike Mayock is concerned, Virginia Tech standout Kyle Fuller stands apart among the cornerbacks heading into the NFL draft.

Jeff Shirk says Washington College men's lacrosse did not run up score in 20-7 rout of Gettysburg

With Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice back in the news and Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling all over it this week, I have to revisit this post I wrote on TMZ in February, when the Rice-allegedly-knocks-his-then-fiancee-unconscious story first broke.

The Orioles played almost eight hours of baseball last night, but came away with a pair of wins

When the first round of the NFL draft launches next Thursday, the Ravens could be on the move and looking to maneuver backward to stockpile draft picks.

A Kentucky Derby bet on California Chrome is logical, but for value, Dance With Fate is more tantalizing.

In this week's recruiting roundup, Terps basketball targets in the Class of 2015 come and go.

Manny Machado and his Orioles teammates react to Thursday's pair of wins over Pittsburgh

The Ravens' biggest need probably is at right tackle, where Rick Wagner, a fifth-round pick last year who played sparingly in his rookie season, currently tops the depth chart.

Perryville's Spring Fling is May 17, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the grounds of the Community Fire Company of Perryville

The Towson men's lacrosse team saw its three-goal lead evaporate in the fourth quarter and had to force overtime, eventually losing, 11-10, to host No. 14 Drexel in a Colonial Athletic Association semifinal Thursday.

Kevin Gausman will miss a start at Triple-A Norfolk while Evan Meek has been sent down to the Tides.

The Parkville Knights didn¿t win the game over Lansdowne in overtime as much as they survived it.

The Orioles and the Pittsburgh Pirates rolled the festivities into Friday morning, playing two games -- with the Orioles winning the first, 5-1, and the second, 6-5, in 10 innings at Camden Yards.

Orioles third baseman Manny Machado received a standing ovation upon his season debut Thursday night at Camden Yards, but it was the team¿s veteran stars who brought them back.

Nine former BCL standouts won't soon forget after being honored as the newest members of the league's Hall of Fame on Thursday, a group that included former Maryland star and current assistant coach Juan Dixon.

Orioles manager Buck Showalter always worries about the impact on his pitching staff when the schedule gets scrambled by bad weather, but the club figures to come out of Thursday's doubleheader in pretty good shape under the circumstances.

Even given Orioles first baseman Steve Pearce's roller-coaster baseball life, these past 10 days still qualify as crazy.

Following Glenelg's visit to Marriotts Ridge Thursday afternoon, boys lacrosse coach Josh Hatmaker told his guys that, while he wouldn't congratulate them on a good game, their play in the second half certainly made up for it. Sometimes, 24 minutes is all a team really needs. After trailing at the break, the Gladiators tallied six unanswered scores through the third and fourth quarters to blow past the Mustangs, 8-3.

The Orioles activated reliever Troy Patton between games Thursday, upon completion of Patton¿s 25-game suspension for violating Major League Baseball's drug policy.

Groups and special events taking place at Howard County library branches

Despite lower ticket sales for the NCAA men¿s lacrosse championships at M&T Bank Stadium than in previous years the event has come to Baltimore, NCAA and Ravens officials said they remain upbeat that the three-day tournament later on Memorial Day weekend will be a success.

Employees of Charles Village's special taxing district were first on the scene of a cave-in on 26th Street. Also, there was flooding in Mount Washington and Clipper Mill and businesses were closed and some employees evacuated.

Wicked Strong represents Boston, both through his name and through owner Donald Little Jr.'s promise to give 5 percent of the colt's Triple Crown winnings to victims of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings.

NBA makes the right choice to ban Sterling

Each week, The Baltimore Sun will publish a Q&A with a college lacrosse player to get you better acquainted with his or her team. Today's guest is Syracuse defender Natalie Glanell, a South River graduate aiming to help the No. 2 Orange win its first national championship in her senior year.