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A coalition of local and national media outlets has intervened in court to call for broader transparency and increased access to legal documents in the prosecution of the Baltimore police officers in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray. - Maryland junior kicker Brad Craddock received his latest honor Tuesday as he was named a second-team Associated Press All-American.
- The resurgence of the Maryland men¿s basketball team and the emergence of freshman point guard Melo Trimble continued to gain recognition Monday.
- The Justice Department's secret review of Associated Press telephone records gives advocates for federal employees one more reason to doubt the Obama administration's full commitment to protecting whistle-blowers, particularly those in national security agencies.
- In gathering two months of Associated Press phone records, federal prosecutors have run roughshod over First Amendment
- The world of sport is one of upsets, results that defy logic: N.C. State beating Houston for the NCAA basketball title in 1983 or Villanova over Georgetown the following year, Larry Owings over Dan Gable in college wrestling in 1970, the 1980 Miracle on Ice, Spinks over Ali in boxing, Dodgers sweep A's in the 1988 World Series, even Giants over Patriots in Super Bowl XLII. But perhaps nowhere is the upset move prevalent than in horse racing
- Jonah Goldberg writes that efforts to avoid "labels" like illegal immigrant lead to absurdity.
- When the Ravens made Ray Lewis their second-ever draft pick, they knew they were getting a highly productive player from the talent-rich University of Miami. What they could not have known is that Lewis would become arguably the greatest middle linebacker in history and one of the faces of his NFL generation. Through 17 seasons of controversy and excellence, Lewis' Baltimore ride has never been boring:
- Maryland Republicans push Mitt Romney toward the GOP presidential nomination.
- Macy's in Laurel and Bloomingdale's in North Besthesda to close
- Lewis says he'd like to bring more awareness to the issue of head injuries and long-term damage
- Andy Rooney, whose CBS career spans the entire post-war history of network news, died Friday as a result of complications following minor surgery, the network announced.
- Hundreds of households and businesses on Sunday remained without power due to the effects of Hurricane Irene, but Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. officials said that nearly all of the 750,000 customers who experienced outages should have electricity restored by the end of the day.
- The owners of Maryland's only ski resort say they're considering selling the landmark property to resolve financial problems linked to a slide in home construction around nearby Deep Creek Lake.
- Authorities in Aruba believe a missing American tourist is no longer alive and are seeking to extend a detention order for her travel companion as they seek witnesses who will help them build a case against him, a prosecutor on the Dutch Caribbean island said Friday.
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