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Former Colt Joe Ehrmann to speak at child sex abuse summit
He was a bearded, Bunyanesque defensive tackle whose rugged play helped the Baltimore Colts to three straight division championships in the 1970s. But Tuesday, when Joe Ehrmann addresses a national gathering convened to deal with the problem of child...
Tags: Baltimore Colts, John Walsh, Special Olympics, Human Interest, Leukemia
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Muhammad Ali misses awards ceremony while recovering from surgery
Muhammad Ali was unable to attend the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation annual Aspire awards event in Baltimore because he could not travel after undergoing a recent undisclosed surgery. Ali and Under Armour founder Kevin Plank were honored Friday night by...
Tags: Ceremonies, Special Olympics, Awards and Prizes, Human Interest, Arts and Culture
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Lawsuit called another 'skirmish' as Under Armour takes aim at Nike
Nike started with running shoes and Under Armour with undershirts. Both stories begin with dissatisfaction. While trying to sell a Japanese manufacturer's shoes, Phil Knight sent some to his former coach, who modified them, using, among other things, a...
Tags: New Products, Consumers, Soccer, Justice System, Weaponry
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Ali unable to attend Ripken Foundation event as he recovers from surgery
Under Armour founder Kevin Plank tried to think of his perfect dinner party. There'd have to be a Beatle, he said, along with Jackie Robinson, Babe Ruth and Mother Teresa. But the No. 1 guest, he said, would be Muhammad Ali. Plank and Ali were among...
Tags: John Harbaugh, Weaponry, Kevin Plank, Muhammad Ali, Breast Cancer
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GHS senior Kayne Boyer earns regional B&G Club award
Kudos to Gloucester High School senior Kane Boyer who earned the Boys & Girls Club of the Virginia Peninsula 2013 Youth of the Year award earlier this month. Boyer received the award at the group's annual board meeting. Boyer has been a member of the...
Tags: Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia), Education, College Baseball
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Earl Weaver timeline
The Baltimore SunFor many, the lasting image of Earl Weaver will be that of a fiery, short man kicking dirt and spewing his displeasure at an umpire. Weaver's personality — described as "combative," "irascible" and also "caring" — carried from his childhood to...Tags: Cincinnati Reds, ABC (tv network), National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, World Series, Sparky Anderson
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Digest: Ravens' Brigance to receive Community Service Award
Sports Legends Museum Ravens' Brigance to receive Community Service Award The Babe Ruth Birthplace Foundation announced that it will present former Ravens player O.J. Brigance and his wife, Chanda, with its Community Service Award at the annual "Babe'...Tags: O.J. Brigance, Brian Roberts, Seattle Mariners, Folklore and Mythology, Maryland Terrapins
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Former Orioles manager Earl Weaver dies at 82
Hall of Famer Earl Weaver, the cantankerous baseball wizard who led the Orioles to the World Series in each of his first three full seasons as manager, died yesterday. He was 82. Weaver died Friday night while on a cruise, according to Monica Barlow,...
Tags: American League East, World Series, Eddie Murray, Baseball, Baltimore Orioles
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Orioles manager Earl Weaver dead at 82
The Baltimore SunEarl Weaver penned his own epitaph. "On my tombstone just write, ‘The sorest loser that ever lived,’ " he once said. Weaver, the Orioles’ irascible, chain-smoking, umpire-baiting manager who led the team to four American League...Tags: American League East, World Series, Eddie Murray, Baseball, Baltimore Orioles
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Jim Palmer says HOF results are 'a shot across the bow of the whole Steroid Era'
The Baltimore SunOne of the perks of covering the Orioles is that we have easy access to Jim Palmer, a Hall of Fame pitcher who, unlike some other great players, has no problem speaking his mind. I talked to Palmer on Wednesday after he deplaned in Southern California...Tags: Barry Bonds, Gaylord Perry, Fred McGriff, Jim Palmer, Sammy Sosa
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No players elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
The Baltimore SunThe electorate of the Baseball Writers' Association of America sent a clear message to tainted superstars Wednesday: If you were suspected of taking performance enhancing drugs, you don’t belong in the Hall of Fame. At least not in 2013. No players...Tags: Barry Bonds, Donald Fehr, Houston Astros, Jeff Conine, Roger Clemens
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Could a horse named after Cal Ripken Jr. be a Preakness contender?
Baltimore Sun staffIs there anything more Bawlmer thanCal Ripken Jr.? How about a horse named after the Orioles’ Hall of Famer winning the Preakness next year? It could happen. Sagamore Farm owner Kevin Plank was at a function earlier this year with Ripken,...Tags: Preakness Stakes, Cal Ripken, Jr., Equestrian, Kevin Plank, Under Armour Inc.
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