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Arda Ocal (@arda_ocal) of theScore Television Network and The Baltimore Sun spoke with Mick Foley (@RealMickFoley) about the new WWE video game, CM Punk, a comedy show and his books.

Arda Ocal (@arda_ocal) of theScore Television Network and The Baltimore Sun spoke with AJ Lee (@WWEAJLee) about her first video game, being Raw GM, working with CM Punk and Daniel Bryan, comparisons to Stephanie McMahon and more.

Arda Ocal (@arda_ocal) of theScore Television Network and The Baltimore Sun spoke with Paul Heyman (@HeymanHustle) about returning to the WWE, CM Punk, his ECW days and more.

U.S. Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger will be included in a "60 Minutes" piece Sunday looking at Huawei, a Chinese telecommunications equipment maker, tha members of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence see as a threat to national security.

Before sitting down to watch CM Punk: Best in the World, I had already heard a lot about it. Most people unanimously praised it, going so far as to say it was the greatest WWE DVD documentary ever created. The words honest, open and real were often used.

The Baltimore Ravens will offer free skin cancer screenings before tomorrow night's game against the Cleveland Browns to help raise awareness about melanoma, the most common kind of skin cancer.

At WWE Night of Champions, the ending of the match between CM Punk and John Cena can be classified as one thing ¿ necessary.

Last night I was at the Bell Centre in Montreal when Jerry Lawler suffered a heart attack. It was both uncomfortable and concerning.

Brian Roberts of Forest Hill has been named executive producer of MotorWeek, Maryland Public Television's long-running national automotive series

WrestleMania 29 is shaping up to be a blockbuster event. I know it's eight months away, and WWE has at least six pay-per-view events before it, but hear me out.

Arda Ocal (@arda_ocal) of theScore Television Network and The Baltimore Sun spoke with WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart (@BretHart) for a video Q&A. Topics discussed include Hart's relationship with CM Punk, Daniel Bryan and Punk as the Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels of this generation, and much more.

As the formal process of choosing a nominee played out at the Republican National Convention here Tuesday, much of the messaging that will actually reach voters back home was taking place off stage as an army of political surrogates jabbed and deflected under the glare of studio lights.

Arda Ocal has video interviews with WWE superstars at Summerslam 2012 in Los Angeles.

Shawn Michaels, the man widely recognized as the greatest WWE superstar that ever lived, is thoroughly enjoying his life outside the ring.

The most controversial Tout has come from Tensai (Matt Bloom). The Tout has since been deleted from Tensai's account (but you can watch it here). WWE has issued an apology for the Tout, saying that Bloom will be "reprimanded for his inappropriate comments."

Tonight in St. Louis, the eyes of the sports entertainment world will be locked on the 1,000th episode of Raw.

Dr. John E. Adams, a pathologist who had chaired the department of pathology at Greater Baltimore Medical Center for more than two decades after its founding and was a leading expert in bioethics, died July 9 of heart failure at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson.

Whenever a big-name WWE talent parts ways with the company, wrestling fans immediately think of whether or not that star will make his/her way to TNA. Not Mr. Anderson.

The Money in the Bank pay-per-view has quickly become an event on WWE's events calendar that fans greatly look forward to. What started as a match at WrestleMania became a match that could be counted on to consistently provide excitement, if not steal the show on the grandest stage of them all, so much so that it became its own event in 2010.

Arda Ocal (@arda_ocal) of theScore Television Network interviewed former WWE superstar Nelson Frazier, who portrayed Mabel and Viscera.

Makes no bones about it -- "No Holds Barred" is not a great movie.

This past Saturday, TNA wrestling held a live event in Oshawa, Ontario. Prior to the live event, the company held one of its "Gut Check" tryout camps, where aspiring TNA stars could pay $300 for the opportunity to be evaluated by TNA officials.

Arda Ocal talks to Bret Hart about Shawn Michaels, Roddy Piper, the Ultimate Warrior and more in this video interview.

WWE superstar Ted DiBiase discusses his impending return to WWE, The Marine franchise, his father, The Million Dollar Man, becoming a father and much more.

Arda Ocal of theScore Television Network had a chance to speak to WWE Hall Of Famer Mae Young in a video interview.

This past Thursday night, Chris Jericho found a Brazilian flag ringside at a live event in Brazil during his match against CM Punk. Jericho picked up the flag, showed it to the audience, threw it down on the ground and kicked it out of the ring.

Arda Ocal of theScore Television Network conducts a video interview with WWE Hall Of Famer Johnny Rodz.

Pro wrestling legend Mick Foley and WWE superstars CM Punk and Daniel Bryan paid their dues early in their wrestling careers, and it has certainly paid off.

The response to Paul Heyman's return to WWE has been overwhelmingly positive, especially from WWE superstars, legends and employees on Twitter. Chris Jericho, CM Punk, Shawn Michaels, Lance Storm, Matt Hardy and Joey Styles all tweeted what most of us long-time hardcore wrestling fans were thinking.

Unlike Jimmy Carter, President Obama has used the second half of his term to position himself well for his re-election fight.

Do WWE fans still care about the draft for Raw and Smackdown?

The Leadership School is one of 11 in the city that has introduced salad bars as part of students' regular lunch fare. On Tuesday, the city will announce the installation of the salad bars in 10 more schools.

Ring Posts recap: A perfect storm produces a terrific WWE Extreme Rules PPV

Pro wrestling news: The WWE audience rejected the idea that Daniel Bryan is some sort of throw-away talent, and voiced their discontent in the form of prolonged chants for the man born Brian Danielson, who faces Sheamus for the WWE Heavyweight Championship at the Extreme Rules pay-per-view.

Pro wrestling news: theScore's Arda Ocal goes 1-on-1 with Diamond Dallas Page.

Pro wrestling news: theScore's Arda Ocal goes 1-on-1 with WWE Hall of Famer J.J. Dillon.

Pro wrestling news: theScore's Arda Ocal goes 1-on-1 with 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper

Pro wrestling news: I would like nothing more than for Brock Lesnar to score a convincing and emphatic win over John Cena at Extreme Rules.

Once a jihadist, Shiraz Maher now works to counter the radicalization of Muslim youth from his position as a professor at King's College in London. This spring, he's living in Chestertown and teaching a course in Middle Eastern politics at Washington College.

When Orioles left-hander Wei-Yin Chen takes the mound at Camden Yards on Tuesday night for his first major league start against the New York Yankees, an entire nation will be watching.

Pro Wrestling news: With recent claims that WrestleMania 28 will become the most financially successful WrestleMania of all time, it seems that we are firmly entrenched in another upswing in WWE.

Ring Posts: My name is Arda Ocal and I'm a new wrestling columnist for The Baltimore Sun.

Except for Duke and North Carolina, the ACC is a league in transition, which could bode well for Maryland and Mark Turgeon, one of four new coaches hired since last year.

Five Maryland toll bridges will be getting sensors to detect stopped vehicles, above- and below-span cameras and new lighting as part of an $11 million security upgrade.

While China gobbles up oil and Russia cements its petroleum-for-influence scheme, the U.S. and Europe keep rejecting oil from the friendliest of neighbors, Canada.

Chief engineer at the old WAAM-TV and made the switch to WJZ and cable but never lost his affection for old tube radios

Former Orioles pitcher Mike Flanagan had threatened to commit suicide several times before taking his life last month, police records show.

Organizers confident that more than 100,000 attended three-day event