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Sometimes, Randy Knorr sits in his room, all alone, and

Harford County Public Schools officials have released the graduation schedule for the 2013-2014 school year, a schedule which is spread out over a slightly longer period than the 2013 graduation season.

Dan McKee of Baltimore County, who once owned one of the rarest sets of baseball cards in captivity, says his life would have been different without them.

If you're trying to handicap the race for the second American League wild-card slot, don't spend too much time agonizing over it. Just look at the soft schedule the Cleveland Indians have the rest of the way.

What is it about fathers, sons and baseball? What makes the sport so special that it is passed down the family line, normally among males? But I should quickly add that my wife learned to keep score from her father while going to Fenway Park in Boston in the 1970s, something she still does these days as a season ticket holder to the Washington Nationals

With the announcement he will be on a regional cover of Sports Illustrated this week, Orioles first baseman Chris Davis joined some elite company. Former Orioles including Brooks Robinson, Frank Robinson and Cal Ripken Jr. have graced the cover of the magazine since its start in 1954, as have decorated athletes like Muhammad Ali and Michael Jordan.

It's been two weeks since I tapped out a few words that find their way onto this page as my column, but that doesn't mean I haven't been in touch with sports both local and not.

SAN FRANCISCO --The Orioles have to be feeling good about themselves heading into their three-game series in Arizona tonight. They took two of three from a Jekyll-and-Hyde Giants team that can play well enough to be deserving of the title defending World Champions on day and can then stink up the joint the next.

After shutting out the San Francisco Giants for five innings Saturday afternoon, Orioles left-hander Wei-Yin Chen appeared well on his way to his fourth win in five decisions since coming off the disabled list.

Harford County team member Trent Gast-Woodward wins home run derby, Cal Ripken talks about changes to this year's event

Sunday's loss to the Seattle Mariners dropped the Orioles to 4-5 on a homestand that featured the division rival Boston Red Sox, the last-place Houston Astros and up-and-coming but below .500 Seattle team.

Second baseman called three years with organization 'maybe ... the best' of his career

Orioles manager Buck Showalter marks his third year on the job Friday.

Friday marks 20 years since Peter Angelos bought the Baltimore Orioles for $173 million at a bankruptcy auction in New York City.

Two years ago Tuesday, Tommy Hunter and Chris Davis received a set of phone calls in a Toronto hotel room: They were traded from the pennant-chasing Texas Rangers to the last-place Orioles in a move that would help alter the course of a franchise and their careers.

Ripken Baseball has announced the schedule for the 14th annual Cal Ripken World Series (CRWS) taking place August 9-18 at The Ripken Experience in Aberdeen.

The Orioles began the season¿s unofficial second half with a gritty 3-1 win Friday night over the Texas Rangers in front of an announced 40,068.

He's the forgotten Oriole, one who helped the club soar in 1966 and then fell off the radar. Brooks, Frank and Boog were stars in that championship season. But who remembers Russ Snyder?

Manny Machado will resume his pursuit of Earl Webb's all-time doubles record when the Orioles' unofficial second half of the season kicks off Friday night in Texas.

Some quotes after the American League's 3-0 victory over the National League in the All-Star Game at Citi Field.

In the top of the fifth inning of Tuesday night's 84th All-Star Game, Adam Jones led off with a double against the Philadelphia Phillies' Cliff Lee, moved to third on a single by the Minnesota Twins' Joe Mauer and then scored on a fielder's choice ground out by J.J. Hardy.

The Orioles went into the break with a statement win Sunday at Camden Yards, beating the Toronto Blue Jays 7-4 behind an impressive offensive outburst from its All-Star bats.

Weeks before the trade deadline, the Orioles bolstered their starting pitching on Tuesday, acquiring right-hander Scott Feldman from the Cubs along with catcher Steve Clevenger for right-handed pitchers Jake Arrieta and Pedro Strop.

Mike Yastrzemski, grandson of Carl Yastrzemski and an outfielder for the Aberdeen IronBirds, has the baseball lineage, but, like the rest of his teammates trying to prove themselves at the Single-A level, he has a long way to go if he wants to leave the impression his grandfather did.

Nick Markakis dropped to fourth among outfielders with the last tally coming Saturday.

A betting site now has the Orioles as 16-1 odds to win the World Series.

Art Schlichter, Tom McMillen and Carol Mann are part of The Sun Remembers This Week in Sports for June 23 to June 29

It has been 45 years since she first ran onto the field at Memorial Stadium, an 11-year-old blonde with a big smile and a straw broom that would win her fame.

Follow along for updates on the Orioles' picks in the 2013 baseball first-year player draft.

Hunter Harvey, the son of former major league reliever Bryan Harvey, was 8-0 with a 0.38 ERA with 116 strikeouts in 54 2/3 innings at Bandys High School in Catawba, N.C.

High school right hander Hunter Harvey talks about being an Oriole

The 2013 baseball season could be unlike any other in history, with an unprecedented wave of suspensions possible by the All-Star break in the mushrooming Biogenesis scandal.

The Orioles' two-game set with the Washington Nationals this week marks Davey Johnson's final trip to Baltimore.

The Orioles are hoping Zach Clark and Eddie Gamboa can take their careers to the next level by learning from Phil Niekro and mastering the knuckleball.

With impressive work ethic, veteran right-hander could remain in rotation going forward

Former Baltimore Orioles second baseman Roberto Alomar has been elected to the organization's Hall of Fame.