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Gausman impresses with dominant start for Bowie
Email BALTIMORE -- Orioles executive vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette made it clear earlier this week that top pitching prospect Kevin Gausman was not a candidate to make Saturday's start. But that doesn't mean the 22-year-old can't continue to create a ruckus down in the Minor Leagues. Gausman struck out a career-high 10 batters for Double-A Bowie on Friday ...
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Huge inning not enough after Hammels rough outing
TB@BAL: Dickerson launches a three-run homer to right BALTIMORE -- Following a four-inning outing in Minnesota on May 10 in which he left his team with a six-run hole to crawl out of, Orioles Opening Day starter Jason Hammel was upfront and honest, vowing to get back to last season's form. But on a night when Baltimore, opening a stretch of 33 games in a 34-day span, badly needed a deep ...
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Comeback bid falls short as Orioles lose to Rays 12-10
Jason Hammel has been the beneficiary of strong run support this season, which explains his 5-1 record entering Friday night despite some rocky recent outings. In Hammel's last start, the Orioles came back from an early six-run hole in Minnesota to win.And after his roughest start of the season, the Orioles nearly got their Opening Day starter off the hook ...
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Michael Phelps throws water on reports that hell return to the Olympic pool
Michael Phelps coaches children in BrazilOlympic medalist swimmer Michael Phelps coaches local children at the Laureus visit to Rocinha during the 2013 Laureus World Sports Awards on March 11, 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, ...
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Pimlico Ready For National Spotlight With The Preakness Just Hours Away
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It’s just hours before the running of the 138th annual Preakness Stakes, and Baltimore is bustling. Pimlico Race Course is in the national spotlight, as racing fans wait to see if the Kentucky Derby winner can do it ...
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Police Investigate Shooting in Silver Spring
SILVER SPRING, Md. (WUSA9) -- Montgomery County Police are investigating a shooting in Silver Spring. Police said they got a call at about 9:07 p.m. on Friday about a shooting in the 12000 block of Featherwood Dr. Upon arrival they discovered a woman was shot but is considered to have non-life threatening injuries, police said. A man is in custody. We will have more information as it becomes ...
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Parent honored for involvement after Perry Hall shooting
A Baltimore County parent who stepped in to bring warmth and cheer back to the high school that had a chilling cafeteria shooting was recognized Friday during the state's annual Parent Involvement Matters awards. The Maryland State Department of Education awarded Mary Kavanagh with the JoAnne L. Carter Memorial Award, in recognition of her special work with Perry Hall High School, ...
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Baltimore County police investigating homicide
Police said a woman was found dead inside a home around 4:45 p.m. An injured male was transported from the scene to a hospital for treatment. Police originally responded sometime after 2 p.m. to the home in the 4,700 block of Belwood Green for a "check on location call." At first, police could not make contact with anyone inside. WBALTV.com doesn't know how the woman died, but ...
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Softball players bat for new field
BALTIMORE (WMAR) - The Bennett Blazers are a softball team like no other. The time has come to build them their own special field. More than 200,000 student athletes with a variety of disabilities participate in the Kennedy Krieger Institute's Physically Challenged Sports and Recereation Program. It is also where many well-known Paralympians have gotten their start. "This experience ...
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Head of investigations at corrections department retires
Jesse Ballard III, the head of internal investigations at the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, will retire in June to take a federal job, the state agency said Friday.The move comes as the department continues to handle the fallout from a federal gang indictment that alleged widespread corruption at the Baltimore City Detention Center, and critics have questioned whether ...
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Behind the scenes of a decision to shut down speed cameras
A new speed camera on the northbound side of The Alameda in Baltimore issued two tickets to a driver for going 39 mph in a 25 mph zone. The area has an actual speed limit of 30 mph, however, meaning no citation should have been ...
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Baltimore police officer charged with second-degree assault
Baltimore police officer Robert W. Mitchell faces a second-degree assault charge after police and prosecutors accused him of overstepping his powers and beating a young man more than a year ago. The Baltimore state's attorney's office also charged Mitchell on Friday with two counts of misconduct in office. Prosecutors allege that Mitchell beat Baltimore resident Tiyon Williams in the ...
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The Sun named newspaper of the year by Md.-Del.-D.C. press group
The Baltimore Sun was named Newspaper of the Year on Friday in the Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Press Association awards contest and also took home the association's annual honor for "extraordinary efforts" to gain access to public records. The Sun has been chosen Newspaper of the Year seven times in the past eight ...
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Baltimore city officer faces charges
A Baltimore city police officer faces assault charges stemming from an incident last May. The city state's attorney's office says Robert Mitchell attacked a person on North Mount Street on May 19 of last year. Mitchell also faces two charges of misconduct in office. City police held a news conference Friday afternoon...but refused to comment further...saying it's an ongoing ...
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Woman runs to beat cancer wins race day
BALTIMORE - Rose Polyakova is a breast cancer survivor that likes to be around other survivors. And she was among hundreds of them at Black-Eyed Susan Day at Pimlico on Friday. Polyakova, 43-year-old woman from Silver Spring, was diagnosed with breast cancer in August 2008 and started running to "get out of her head" in 2009 she said. Post radiation treatments and 21 half-marathons ...
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Friday turning into family time at race
Coolers are no longer allowed at Pimlico, and the event now has a calmer feel. Cawley, his wife and their 20-year-old daughter Caitlin have come for the last two years. "We're seeing more kids and young people, and less alcohol," said Jim. The Cawleys weren't the only families there. Patty Ciesla, from Kent Island, also brought her family to Pimlico today. "I feel very ...
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Gonzalez rehabbing aiming for Tuesday return
Email BALTIMORE -- Orioles pitcher Miguel Gonzalez pitched in a simulated game at Camden Yards on Friday afternoon, and the right-hander remains on track to start next week against the Yankees. Gonzalez, on the disabled list with a blister on his right thumb, did not use a protective wrap on Friday and threw to several Orioles hitters, including Chris Snyder, Chris Dickerson and Alexi Casilla. ...
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First Lady Speaks At Bowie State University
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (WUSA9) -- First Lady Michelle Obama gave the commencement speech for Bowie State University Class of 2013 on Friday. The graduation was moved to the Comcast Center to accommodate the large crowd. First Lady Michelle Obama congratulated the students and commended the loved ones who helped get them there. "Not a day goes by that I don't think about the ...
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Sidewalk chefs serve up taste of Pimlico
Pimlico Race Course , sidewalk chefs like Thomas serve up a home-cooked alternative to the concessions inside. The intoxicating scent of sizzling meat draws Preakness-goers to the front yards of homes across the street from the track, where, for usually less than $10 a plate, they can get a true taste of the ...
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Commission on animal abuse faults city for inaction
A mayoral commission has issued a highly critical report challenging Baltimore's commitment to eradicating violence against dogs and cats, citing a lack of police investigation and poor conditions for captured strays.And five members of the Anti-Animal Abuse Commission, including chairman Caroline Griffin, have resigned in protest because of the city's inaction, Griffin said."City ...
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Baltimore police making progress on open homicide cases
In the third week of February, two separate killings of couples alarmed Baltimore police and contributed to a spike in the city's homicide numbers that prompted the department to shift strategies, deploy more officers on foot patrols and hold community meetings in neighborhoods feeling the wave of violence. This month, police arrested one of the men they believe is responsible for one of ...
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Michelle Obama wants Bowie State graduates to promote education
Bowie State University on Friday to live up to the legacy of their university's founders and the leaders of the civil rights movement by promoting the importance of education in the black community."Just think about this for a moment — for generations, in many parts of this country, it was illegal for black people to get an education," Obama told the predominantly black ...
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Navarro starting Fri. against Rays
The Orioles have an interesting starting lineup in tonight’s series opener against the Tampa Bay Rays, which includes Yamaico Navarro starting at second base. This could be the beginning of the Orioles taking an extended look at Navarro at the position, and it could signal that the team is about to option struggling second baseman Ryan Flaherty to Triple-A Norfolk. Navarro was hitting ...
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Md. Man Commutes By Rowing Along Anacostia River
WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- Gabe Horchler has worked at the Library of Congress for 40 years and for the last 14 of them his daily commute has been more like an urban adventure. The 68-year-old leaves Capitol Hill and bikes about 2-miles to the Anacostia Community boathouse. It's here that Gabe keeps his second mode of transportation - a shell which he will row six-miles up the Anacostia ...
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A Number Of Jockeys Look To Make History At The 138th Running Of The Preakness
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A big crowd for the Black Eyed Susan Festivities at Pimlico, but people are counting down the hours to the main event–the 138th running of the ...
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Baltimore surplus might not be too far-fetched
If the advice of a new report on city government spending is taken onboard by city officials, and if new ways of saving are replicated in all departments, a budget surplus might not be so far-fetched a thought.
A comprehensive report on the state of the Baltimore city government has detailed a number of damning inefficiencies and wastes of financial resources, and has listed a number of steps the city should take to make itself more recession-proof during this time of runaway deficits and plunging income. Read more
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