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Orioles comes up short in 12-10 loss to Rays

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:19:26 -0400

BALTIMORE - Baltimore's hitters staged an improbable comeback Friday night.

Johnson powers Rays to 12-10 win over Orioles

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:12:16 -0400

BALTIMORE - Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon wanted to stay away from overworked closer Fernando Rodney and setup man Joel Peralta.

Last Gunfighter wins Pimlico Special

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:27:11 -0400

BALTIMORE - Last Gunfighter fulfilled his role as the heavy favorite in the Pimlico Special, tracking down Eighttofasttocatch before pulling away to an easy victory Friday.

Fiftyshadesofhay wins Black-Eyed Susan

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:12:07 -0400

BALTIMORE - Take a Hall of Fame trainer, add the winning jockey in the Kentucky Derby and mix them both with a talented filly.

Column: Everybody else had a shot. Why not Shug?

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:07:40 -0400

BALTIMORE - Everybody else had their shot.

Lawmakers defend Md. prison guard bill of rights

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:48:17 -0400

HAGERSTOWN, Maryland - Two sponsors of the Maryland Correctional Officers' Bill of Rights are defending the 2010 law against FBI criticism that it was ineffective in deterring alleged corruption at a state-run Baltimore jail.

MARC adding weekend service between Baltimore, DC

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:14:21 -0400

BALTIMORE - Maryland is expanding MARC rail service beyond the work week.

Playwright takes on 'Clybourne Park' with new work

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:47:15 -0400

BALTIMORE - Growing up in Britain, Kwame Kwei-Armah saw the American classic "A Raisin in the Sun" perhaps more often than any other play, with its powerful portrayal of race relations.

Rosario having the ride of a lifetime with Orb

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:56:15 -0400

BALTIMORE - Joel Rosario is on the ride of his life.

Lukas seeks 3 times the fun in Preakness

Fri, 17 May 2013 03:58:11 -0400

BALTIMORE - After being on this earth for 77 years, winning 13 Triple Crown races and totaling more than $100 million in purse money, Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas has earned the right to sit in an office and let his assistants do the grunt work in the stables.

President Obama to visit Baltimore school

Fri, 17 May 2013 03:51:56 -0400

BALTIMORE - President Barack Obama is coming to Baltimore.

Annapolis barber closes shop after 50 years

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:53:03 -0400

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland - You here for a trim?

Report: Md. Tax Court misses deadline in appeals

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:39:21 -0400

BALTIMORE - A report by legislative auditors says the Maryland Tax Court failed more than 40 percent of the time to resolve homeowners' appeals of property-tax assessments within 90 days of filing, as state law requires.

Man arrested in rape of 9-year-old in Baltimore

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:56:51 -0400

BALTIMORE - Authorities say an Ecuadorian national in the U.S. illegally has been charged with raping a 9-year-old girl in Baltimore.

Orb has gone from ordinary to extraordinary

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:14:57 -0400

BALTIMORE - Growing up, Kentucky Derby winner Orb was just another horse who fit in with the crowd.

Derby winner Orb stays on track for the Preakness

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:29:19 -0400

BALTIMORE - Kentucky Derby winner Orb remains on track for the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, when a win would set the stage for a Triple Crown try three weeks later in the Belmont Stakes.

Md. regents approve university tuition hikes

Thu, 16 May 2013 08:10:27 -0400

BALTIMORE - Students at Maryland's state universities will be paying a little more next school year.

Ravens LB McClain retires before playing with team

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:32:23 -0400

OWINGS MILLS, Maryland - Linebacker Rolando McClain has told the Baltimore Ravens that he's retiring from the NFL.

Man gets life for raping 13-year-old girl

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:07:32 -0400

BALTIMORE - A 50-year-old man has been sentenced to four life sentences plus 25 years in prison for repeatedly raping a 13-year-old girl in a vacant Baltimore house.

Padres match season-high 17 hits, down O's 8-4

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:21:05 -0400

BALTIMORE - Alexi Amarista had three extra-base hits and the San Diego Padres matched their season-high with 17 hits, beating the Baltimore Orioles 8-4 Wednesday for a two-game sweep.

Baffert horse Govenor Charlie enters Preakness

Wed, 15 May 2013 12:08:15 -0400

BALTIMORE - Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert will enter Govenor Charlie in the Preakness.

$8.6M awarded to family of man stabbed at Md. club

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:58:33 -0400

UPPER MARLBORO, Maryland - A jury has awarded $8.6 million to the family of a man who was fatally stabbed at a club in Forestville, but the victory may be largely symbolic.

Orioles lose to Padres 3-2 on Johnson's blown save

Tue, 14 May 2013 23:48:24 -0400

BALTIMORE - When closer Jim Johnson walks to the mound in the ninth inning with the Baltimore Orioles ahead, the outcome is all but decided.

Student from Del. wins $61K literary prize

Tue, 14 May 2013 21:28:18 -0400

BALTIMORE - Timothy Marcin, a would-be journalist who won the nation's largest literary prize for undergraduate college students Tuesday night, isn't too worried about the future of the news industry.

Orioles LHP Chen placed on DL with oblique strain

Tue, 14 May 2013 18:08:46 -0400

BALTIMORE - Wei-Yin Chen can only hope his first stint on the disabled list will be short.