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Digest: Laurel Park's Rainbow 6 carryover jackpot reaches record $295,763

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A Maryland state record 20-cent Rainbow 6 jackpot carryover of $295,762.95 will greet bettors when racing returns to Laurel Park on Friday with a nine-race program. The multi-race wager went unsolved for the 28th consecutive program Sunday, when $129,183 was bet on top of a carryover of $254,426.59 from Saturday's card. Multiple tickets were sold with all six winners, each worth $304.60. The previous state record for the largest Pick 6 carryover was $275,322, reached heading into closing day of Pimlico Race Course's spring meet on June 6, 2015. Friday's Rainbow 6 covers Races 4-9, highlighted by a $35,000 entry-level allowance for Maryland-bred 3-year-olds and up going one mile in Race 7 and a $45,000 second-level optional claiming allowance for 3-year-olds and up at 51/2 furlongs in Race 8. There will also be a carryover of $2,404.11 in the $1 Super Hi-5 for Friday's opener. First race post time is 1:10 p.m.

More: Jockey Julien Pimentel rode a pair of winners for the second straight day, finishing first with Springtime Wind ($14.60) in the second race and Big City Blues ($2.40) in the eighth.

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Tight finishes at Cherry Blossom 10 mile in D.C.

Ethiopia's Jemal Yimer, 21, used a late burst to win the elite men's division in 46 minutes and 17 seconds at the Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run in Washington. Aweke Ayalew Yimer finished five seconds behind as runner-up in 46:22, while Philip Langat (46:25), James Kibet (46:36) and Chris Derrick (46:53) rounded out the top five. Garrett Patrick, 25, was the top finisher from Baltimore in 51st place (53:41). Cori Burns, 20, was the top female finisher from Baltimore at 82nd overall (1:07.08). The women's elite race also featured a competitive finish as the top six runners finished within 14 seconds. Buze Diriba, 24, representing Ethiopia, won in 53 minutes and 45 seconds. Diriba had been second in the previous two Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Runs and avenged last year's runner-up finish by 15 seconds to Hiwot Gebrekidan. Gebrekidan, last year's winner, crossed the line three seconds after Diriba at 53:48. Hiwott Yemer (53:51), Alemitu Hawi (53:53), Diane Nukuri (53:56) and Vicoty Chepngeno (53:59) completed the top six. Joan Samuelson, 60, the U.S. Olympian who won the first-ever women's marathon at the 1984 Games, returned to racing after having a knee procedure just after Thanksgiving and finished Sunday's course in 1:07:56. Bennett Beach, 68, of Bethesda, continued his streak of completing every Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run, finishing this year in 1:50:03. Matt Centrowitz Jr., 28, the U.S. gold medalist in the 1500 meters at the 2016 Olympics, participated for a tough practice run. The Broadneck High alum aimed for about a five-minute mile pace, fishing in 50:38, while having the opportunity to race alongside his best friend Chris Kwiatkowski. "It's a good time of year, and I figured I haven't really had any opportunities to race in D.C.," Centrowitz said. "The city doesn't really have too many track races, so I figured this road race would be a great opportunity to get out and run in front of some family and friends out there today."

- Callie Caplan, The Washington Post

College baseball: Towson right-hander Michael Adams allowed just three hits to help the Tigers (7-22, 4-5 CAA) to a 6-1 victory over William & Mary (13-20, 3-6). ... Juniors AJ Lee and Nick Dunn both had two-hit games, but Illinois edged host Maryland, 4-2. The Terps (15-17, 3-3 Big Ten) trailed after four innings, but took a 2-1 lead after six. Illinois (19-8, 6-3) scored one in the seventh and two in the eighth to take the win. Maryland starter Hunter Parsons pitched 52/3 innings and struck out seven.

National Women's Soccer League: Washington Spirit forward Mallory Pugh has been named to the NWSL Team of the Month.

Knight Commission: Dr. Christine Copper, the NCAA faculty athletics representative at Navy and the chairperson of the Patriot League Policy Committee, is one of three new appointees to the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics. The Knight Commission is a national organization dedicated to promote reforms that support and strengthen the educational mission of college sports.


Digest: Hawks' Malcolm Delaney (Towson Catholic) has ankle surgery

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Atlanta Hawks guard Malcolm Delaney (Towson Catholic), already out for the season, had arthroscopic surgery on his left ankle. The expected recovery time is six to eight weeks. Delaney has been out since March 6 with the left ankle sprain. He averaged 6.3 points and 3.0 assists in 54 games, including three starts.

Men's college basketball

Pallotti grad Owens transfers to Texas Tech

Former St. John's men's basketball center Tariq Owens, a 6-foot-11, 205-pound Odenton native who will be eligible to play as a graduate transfer next season, announced Monday that he will finish his much-traveled college career at Texas Tech. Owens, who graduated from St. Vincent Pallotti and spent a postgraduate year at Mount Zion Prep, picked the Red Raiders over Maryland and the Red Storm after his visit to Lubbock this past weekend. Owens had visited College Park earlier last week. It marks the third stop for Owens, who began his career at Tennessee before transferring to St. John's. Owens, who played two years at St. John's, averaged career highs of 8.4 points, 5.9 rebounds and a Big East Conference -best 2.8 blocked shots last season in a little more than 30 minutes per game.

- Don Markus

Men's college lacrosse

Maryland takes top spot in Inside Lacrosse Top 20 poll

For the first time this season, the Maryland men's lacrosse team sits atop the newest Inside Lacrosse media poll released Monday. The reigning NCAA champion Terps benefited from then-No. 1 Albany's 11-7 upset loss at UMBC on Friday night. Maryland (9-1), which outlasted then-No. 15 Penn State , 13-12, on Sunday night, moved from No. 2 to No. 1. The Great Danes (10-1), who edged Maryland, 11-10, on March 10, slipped one spot to No. 2. Johns Hopkins (8-2) rose from No. 5 to No. 4 after defeating Ohio State, 13-10. Loyola Maryland (7-3) moved up from No. 11 to No. 10 after whipping then-No. 17 Lehigh, 16-10. Navy (7-4) made its first appearance in the top 20 at No. 17 after beating Colgate, 12-10.

- Edward Lee

Varsity basketball: Despite a 39-point performance from Dulaney's All-Metro guard Josh Cornish, Maryland couldn't stay with its Pennsylvania counterparts, falling 134-114 in the Maryland-Pennsylvania senior all-star game at Harrisburg Christian Athletic Center on Saturday. Perry Hall guard Tyler Holley, who was instrumental in the Gators' back-to-back Class 4A state titles, finished with 18 points and eight rebounds. In the girls game on Saturday, Glenelg's Jessica Foster beat the buzzer with a 30-foot 3-pointer to lead Maryland past Pennsylvania, 83-81.

- Glenn Graham

Motorcycle racing: Brandon Price, 16, of White Hall won an American Flat Track singles event Saturday at the Harley-Davidson Atlanta Short Track at Dixie Speedway in Woodstock, Ga. Price won the 15-lap race in 5 minutes, 1.648 seconds, with a winning margin of 1.667 seconds.

Men's college rugby: Mount St. Mary's announced that it's making coach Jay Myles a full-time university employee, providing student-athlete rugby scholarships and increasing the program's budget. Under Myles, the Mountaineers won the 2016 National Small College Rugby Organization's national championship. The program has moved into the Chesapeake Collegiate Rugby Conference, a Division I-AA conference under USA Rugby. In addition, the 7s team competed in and won the Philadelphia region of the Collegiate Rugby Championship to qualify for the 2018 National Collegiate Rugby Championship 7s tournament in the Premier Division.

Arena Football League: The Baltimore Brigade will host an open house Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. at Royal Farms Arena. The event is free and open to the public. Fans will have the opportunity to come on the field and meet members of the team and coaching staff for activities and photos. The season begins Friday, when the Brigade host the Washington Valor at 7 p.m.

NFL: The Tennesse Titans waived former Ravens linebacker Victor Ochi.

Digest (April 11): Navy turns back Virginia in women's lacrosse

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Women's college lacrossse: No. 12 Navy (10-3) scored eight goals per half and won 16-13 over No. 15 Virginia (8-6). The Mids were led by Kelly Larkin with four goals and three goals by Julia Collins (River Hill) and Meg O'Donnell (North Harford). ... Dempsey Arsenault scored four goals to lead No. 2 Boston College (15-0) to a 13-10 victory over No. 17 Dartmouth (7-3). The host Eagles led 11-5 at the half. ... Brooke Stevens (Catonsville) and Samantha Herman (Patterson Mill) had four goals each to lead No. 20 High Point (10-2) to a 19-1 rout over host Presbyterian for its 10th straight win.

Men's college lacrosse: Johns Hopkins senior attackman Shack Stanwick was selected as one of 10 finalists nationwide for the Senior CLASS Award. The award is designated for NCAA Division I seniors who have notable achievements in four areas - community, classroom, character and competition. ... No. 15 Notre Dame (6-4) scored twice in the final 42 seconds to win 7-6 over host Marquette (5-5). Bryan Costabile (Mount Saint Joseph) had the tying goal and Ryder Garnsey scored the game-winner with 15 seconds left.

College track and field: The Mount St. Mary's University men's indoor track & field team has earned the Northeast Conference Team Sportsmanship Award.

College football: Navy football seniors Josh Brown and Winn Howard were selected to the National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society. Nominees for the Hampshire Honor Society must have completed their final year of eligibility in 2017, maintain a minimum undergraduate cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher and be a starter or significant contributor throughout the 2017 season. ... Maryland linebacker Jalen Brooks and kicker Adam Greene (Broadneck) also were named to the Hampshire Honor Society.

- From Sun staff and news services

Digest (April 12): History museum plans to honor Cal Ripken Jr.

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Former Orioles Hall of Fame infielder Cal Ripken Jr. will receive the National Museum of American History's "Great Americans" medal on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History Warner Bros. Theater in Washington. Ripken Jr.will be honored for lifetime contributions that "embody American ideals and ideas." Ripken, baseball's all-time "Iron Man," was raised in Aberdeen and spent 21 seasons with the Orioles. With his family, Ripken established the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation to improve the lives of children in underserved communities. He also served as commissioner for the White House Tee Ball Initiative to promote teamwork and volunteerism. In 2007, Ripken was named special public diplomacy envoy to the U.S. State Department and in 2015, he was named special adviser to Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred on youth programs and outreach.

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Record Rainbow 6 jackpotavailable at Laurel Park

Live racing returns today to Laurel Park with a state record jackpot carryover of $295,762.95 in the 20-cent Rainbow 6. It is the largest jackpot carryover since the popular multi-race wager was introduced in Maryland on April 2, 2015, opening day of the spring meet at legendary Pimlico Race Course. The Rainbow 6 has gone unsolved for 28 consecutive programs dating back to Feb. 4, when it was taken down for a $5,896.30 payoff. The previous state record for the largest Pick 6 carryover was $275,322, reached heading into closing day of Pimlico Race Course's spring meet on June 6, 2015. A mandatory payout that day produced multiple returns of $12,518.28. ... Maryland is set to kick off its grass season with three of Saturday's 10 live races scheduled to be run over Laurel's world-class turf course.

Women's pro basketball: The Washington Mystics selected Ariel Atkins from Texas with the seventh overall pick in the WNBA Draft. A 5-foot-11 guard, Atkins helped the Longhorns to four NCAA Sweet Sixteen appearances with the team moving on to the Elite Eight during the 2015-16 season. She averaged a career and team best 14.9 points, 3.2 assists and 2.5 steals during her senior year.

Girls lacrosse clinic: The St. Mary's College is sponsoring a series of spring skills clinics on April 22 for ages 4-17. For more information, email eemcdonnell@smcm.edu or call 240-895-3304.

Knight Commission: Dr. Christine Copper, the NCAA faculty athletics representative at Navy and the chairperson of the Patriot League Policy Committee, is one of three new appointees to the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics. The Knight Commission is a national organization dedicated to promote reforms that support and strengthen the educational mission of college sports.

- From Sun staff and news services

Digest (April 13): Brigade edge Valor, 61-56, for season-opening victory in Arena Football League

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The Baltimore Brigade held off the visiting Washington Valor for a win in their Arena Football League season opener Friday night, 61-56. Quarterback Randy Hippeard, the league's reigning Most Valuable Player, led the Brigade to a 14-0 lead at Royal Farms Arena. Hippeard gave the Brigade a 40-28 lead entering halftime with a last-second scramble for a score near the goal line. Despite a productive offense, the Valor never got closer than five points the rest of the way. The Brigade will hit the road for the first

College lacrosse

No. 1 Stony Brooktrips Johns Hopkins

Top-ranked and undefeated Stony Brook built a five-goal lead at the half and held off visiting Johns Hopkins for a 15-7 non-conference women's lacrosse victory Friday night. Stony Brook (13-0) was led by Kylie Ohlmiller, who finished with six goals and five assists. Shannon Fitzgerald led the Blue Jays (8-6) with three goals and two assists. ... Natalie Sulmonte had a hat trick to lead No. 6 Towson (11-2, 3-0 Colonial Athletic Association) to a 10-4 victory over host Elon (2-9, 1-1). ... Elena Romesburg scored a game-high four goals to lead No. 4 James Madison (12-1, 3-0 Colonial Athletic Association) in a 21-4 rout over host William & Mary (4-9, 0-2).

Men: Tom Smith and Reed Malas each scored five goals to lead No. 11 Bucknell (10-3, 6-1 Patriot League) to a 15-6 win over visiting Lafayette (3-11, 0-7).

time next Saturday night for a game against the two-time defending champion Philadelphia Soul .

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Ravens QB Flacco, wifewelcome their fifth child

Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco is going to have a full complement of wide receivers, tight ends and running backs to throw to in the offseason. On Friday afternoon, Flacco announced on Twitter the birth of son Thomas Kevin, his fifth child with wife Dana. They married in June 2011. Thomas, born April 6, joins the Flacco lineup of 5-year old Stephen, 4-year old Daniel, 3-year-old Francis and 1-year old Evelyn. Flacco, 33, just finished his 10th season with the Ravens.

Horse racing: Eighty-two horses are entered in seven weekend events that mark the return of grass racing over Laurel Park 's turf course torday and Sunday. Today's 10-race program includes three races on the grass that attracted an average of 10.33 starters per race. Four The 20-cent Rainbow 6 went unsolved for the 29th consecutive live program Friday at Laurel Park, pushing the state-record jackpot carryover to $314,617.45 for today's card.

College baseball: Michigan scored four runs in the first and did not relinquish its lead as the Wolverines defeated the Maryland baseball team, 10-4.

- From Sun staff and news services

Digest (April 14): Segura leads D.C. United to victory over Columbus Crew at Naval Academy

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Ulises Segura scored his first MLS goal and Steve Clark had a shutout in his first action of the season to help DC United beat the Columbus Crew 1-0 on Saturday night at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.

Segura side-netted a half-volley from the top of the box in the first minute. Lucian Acosta back-heeled it to Paul Arriola, who tapped it to Segura.

Clark, who started all but two regular-season games for the Columbus from 2014-16, finished with five saves for United (1-3-2). He made a pair of diving, one-handed saves: the first turned away a header by Pedro Santos from point-blank range in the 61st before stopping a header by Gyasi Zardes in the 65th minute.

Columbus (3-3-1) outshot United 24-5, its second consecutive match with at least 20 shots and no goals. The Crew has lost three in a row for the first time since May of 2014.

Arriola was given a straight red card in the 51st minute for a foul on Artur de Lima Jr.

Men's college volleyball: Stevenson captured the inaugural Middle Atlantic Conference men's title with a 25-15, 25-22, 25-19 win over Arcadia. The top-seeded Mustangs (21-8) earn a berth into the NCAA Division III Championship.

College baseball: Towson University starter David Marriggi threw seven shutout innings, and Craig Alleyne collected four hits to lead the Tigers to a 6-0 victory over The Citadel in the first game of a doubleheader Saturday afternoon.

College field hockey: Riley Donnelly (Doylestown, Pa.), Skye Joegriner (Gaithersburg), Taylor Mason (Doylestown, Md.) and Reece Spann (Dulaney) signed to play for Maryland next season.

Women's college tennis: Navy senior Amanda Keller was named the Patriot League Women's Player of the Week for the second straight week. Keller went 3-0 at No. 1 singles and 2-0 at No. 1 doubles in Navy's three wins over Patriot League opponents last weekend.

- From Sun staff and news services

Digest (April 17): Maryland's Whittle, Taylor earned weekly women's lacrosse honors

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Maryland's Megan Whittle (McDonogh) was named the Co-Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week and was named the Brine/US Lacrosse National Player of the Week, while Megan Taylor (Glenelg) was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week. ... Junior Ali Collie (Dulaney) was named the St. Mary's Athlete of the Month after the 5-foot-6 attacker had a career-best five goals in back-to-back games against Roanoke and Randolph-Macon. ... CCBC-Essex's Alexis Corbitt-Fennekohl (Loch Raven) was named the Maryland JuCo Student Athlete of the Month after scoring 19 goals in five games. Corbitt-Fennekohl leads the nation in goals scored (51), points (62), shots (87) and draw controls (48). ...

Men's college lacrosse: Maryland senior midfielder Connor Kelly was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week and midfielder Bubba Fairman was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week. ... Loyola Maryland junior attackman Pat Spencer (Boys' Latin) earned a spot on the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association Team of the Week. ... Ben Reeves had a season-high four goals and four assists as No. 5 Yale (10-2) defeated Marist, 14-4. ... Senior attackman Tyler Powers scored a career-high seven goals to lead host Washington College past Muhlenberg, 14-8.

College track and field: Senior Brenden Chavis (Men's Field Athlete of the Week) and freshman Kayla Barnes (Women's Rookie of the Week) collected Northeast Conference honors.

- From Sun staff and news services

Digest (April 18): Jenna Collins, Kelly Larkin lead Navy women to lacrosse rout of American U.

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Women's college: Jenna Collins (River Hill) and Kelly Larkin each scored five goals to lead No. 11 Navy (12-3, 6-1 Patriot League ) in a 24-5 rout over host American (3-11, 0-6). After falling behind 1-0, the Mids scored the next 10 goals. ... Livy Rosenzweig scored five goals to lead No. 8 Loyola Maryland (11-3, 7-0 Patriot League) to an 18-6 victory over host Bucknell (3-11, 1-6). The Greyhounds scored nine goals per half. ... Kellen D'Alleva and Michelle Yu scored three goals to lead No. 16 Dartmouth (9-3) to a 16-5 victory over visiting Vermont (4-11). ... Allie Pavinelli and Lindsey Ronbeck each scored four goals to lead No. 9 Florida (12-3, 7-0 Big East) in a 20-4 rout over host Cincinnati (6-8, 0-7). The Gators led 14-2 at the half. ... Emma Skoglund had four goals and Salisbury stayed perfect at 14-0, 6-0 CAC with a 21-3 victory over visiting Marymount (9-6, 3-3). ... Kristen Gaudian scored five goals and Hanna Haven had four goals to lead No. 4 James Madison (14-1) to a 15-10 win over No. 17 Virginia (9-7). ... Erica Perrotta scored five goals and Ashley Britton and Abby Hormes (John Carroll) had four goals to lead No. 18 High Point (13-2, 6-0 Big South) to a 16-14 win over host Winthrop (12-4, 4-2).

Men's college: Emory Wongus, Josh Melton and Zach Pompea each had three goals to lead Salisbury (12-3, 5-1 Capital Athletic Conference) in a 22-8 rout over host Marymount (2-13, 0-6). Brandon Warren (Calvert Hall, 9-1) made six saves for the Sea Gulls .

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Women's college volleyball: Maryland announced the addition of Allegra Rivas to the 2018 class. The Aledo, Texas, native was named a second-team Max Preps All-American.

- From Sun staff and news services


Digest (April 19): UMBC to host Delaware in fundraising soccer game

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UMBC will host Delaware on Friday at 6 p.m. in the sixth annual Kicks for Chase charity game. The game is a fundraiser for The Arc Northern Chesapeake Region. Admission is free. Commemorative Under Armour T-shirts and refreshments from Papa John's and Chartwell's Dining Services will be available for sale. All money raised will go to The Arc NCR's programs to support individuals with differing abilities. To donate or order a commemorative game T-shirt, go to arcncr.org or mail a check to "The Arc NCR, 4513 Philadelphia Road, Aberdeen, MD 21001.

Minor league baseball: The Aberdeen IronBirds, Class A short-season affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, will host 29 themed promotional nights as well as nine post-game fireworks shows. Opening Night is set for June 15 as the IronBirds host the Hudson Valley Renegades and feature a postgame fireworks display. For a full list of promotions, go to IronBirdsBaseball.com or visit the box office at Leidos Field at Ripken Stadium.

Boxing: Promoter Scott Wagner will be inducted posthumously into the Maryland Boxing Hall of Fame on April 29 at the venue that hosted his popular Ballroom Boxing cards, Michael's Eighth Avenue in Glen Burnie. Wagner, who died in February of liver disease at age 49, promoted fights at the venue from 1995 to 2010. Three former professional fighters join Wagner in the 2018 class: Baltimore's Ed Griffin, super lightweight, 1991-2000 (16-9, 5 KOs); Ellicott City's Mike "Little Rock" Ricasa, lightweight, 2004-2006 (7-2, three KOs); and Rockville's Les "White Lightning" Johnson, super welterweight,1989-1994 (21-2, 15 KOs). Trainers David Sewell (Baltimore) and Hal Chernoff (Salisbury) also will be inducted, as will Baltimoreans Domenico Zannino and Warren Boardley in the amateur fighter category. J.D. Brown, who's a former adviser to Sugar Ray Leonard, and Ed Sauerhoff of Baltimore will join Wagner in being honored for their lifetime contributions to the sport in Maryland. The Ring 101 International Veterans Boxing Association sponsors the event, which starts at 2 p.m. Tickets to the ceremony are $75. Call 443-745-4801 for tickets.

Arena Football League: Brigade quarterback Randy Hippeard was named the Offensive Player of the Week for his performance against the Washington Valor. Hippeard accounted for seven touchdowns - five passing and two rushing - and threw for 240 yards, leading Baltimore to a 61-56 win over the Washington Valor in its season opener. The Brigade are in Philadelphia on Saturday, taking on the defending-champion Soul at 7 p.m. at Wells Fargo Center.

Men's college soccer: Navy will host its annual Danny Humphreys Alumni Game on April 28 at 1 p.m. at the Glenn Warner Soccer Facility. The Mids will host a reception in the Anders Hall of Honor following the match. To register, email assistant coach Paul Killian at killian@usna.edu by April 25.

College baseball: Salisbury junior infielder Jack Berry (Reservoir) was named Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Division III South Player of the Week. Barry hit .455 with four home runs, nine RBI and 10 runs scored in five victories for the Sea Gulls .

Baseball: The regular meeting of "Talkin' Baseball" will be held on May 5 at 9 a.m. at Brighton Gardens, 7110 Minstrel Way, Columbia. The featured speaker will be Ted Leavengood, who will discuss his book "Dick Bosman on Pitching." Call 410-992-1186 for more information.

- From Sun staff and news services

Digest: Coan, Meyers help U.S. women earn another sweep at World Para Swimming World Series

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Four-time Paralympic medalist McKenzie Coan (Loyola Maryland , S7), four-time Paralympic medalist Michelle Konkoly (S9) and six-time Paralympic medalist Becca Meyers (Timonium, S13) placed first, second and third, respectively, in the 100-meter freestyle Saturday night to give the United States women their second sweep of the event at the World Para Swimming World Series in Indianapolis. On the men's side, Lawrence Sapp (Waldorf) won the S14 100 butterfly. "It means so much to sweep the event and be up here with these girls," Coan said. "There's nothing better than that. It really shows how strong the U.S. women are, and that we can come to any meet and dominate. I think it's really exciting for where we're at in the season. It should be a great year." Team USA won eight medals, including five gold, Saturday to finish the event with 26 medals overall. The World Para Swimming World Series will continue in Sao Paulo, Brazil, from Thursday to Saturday.

College softball

Morales' grand slam lifts Morgan to record 25th win

Senior catcher Anissa Morales hit a grand slam in the first inning to help the Morgan State softball team earn a 5-0 victory over visiting UMES on Sunday, giving the Bears their 25th win of the season to tie the school record set by the 1998 team (25-9). Senior Amy Begg allowed just two hits in seven innings and struck out seven for Morgan State (25-14), which sits atop the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference North standings with a record of 13-2. The Hawks fell to 4-32 and 1-13.

More: Megan Dejter allowed one hit in pitching her seventh career shutout and Madison Wilson had an RBI single in the fifth inning to lead host Towson (36-11, 11-4 Colonial Athletic Association) to a 1-0 victory over North Carolina-Wilmington (15-25, 5-10). ... Cayla Brown had three doubles and an RBI, but host Coppin State (12-20, 8-6 MEAC) lost, 2-1, to visiting Hampton (19-20, 8-4). ... Mount St. Mary's (14-21-1, 4-6 Northeast Conference ) earned a pair of one-run victories over Wagner (12-26, 2-9). The Mountaineers won the opening game, 2-1, in nine innings on Shelbee Holcomb's walk-off double. In the second game, the Mount won, 10-9, with Shea McFarland throwing out the game-tying run at the plate to end the game. ... No. 14 Michigan (38-7, 13-1 Big Ten) cruised to an 8-0 win over visiting Maryland (18-30, 7-10).

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Coppin baseball sets school mark with 14th MEAC win

Aaron Rea struck out a career-high 13 batters over 72/3 innings to lead host Coppin State to a 2-1 victory over MEAC rival Norfolk State (13-23, 10-8). The MEAC North-leading Eagles (15-18-1) are a program-best 14-3 in conference play, breaking a 22-year-old school-record for conference wins in a season. Coach Sherman Reed picked up his 54th MEAC victory, matching a school record. Rea allowed just one run on seven hits to pick up his fourth win of the season. Andres Santana hit three singles from the leadoff position while Caleb Duhay and Nazier McIlwain each had an RBI.

More college baseball: Purdue (19-16, 7-4 Big Ten) scored five runs in the seventh inning to earn an 8-6 win over host Maryland. Zach Jancarski had three RBIs while starter Tyler Blohm (Archbishop Spalding) allowed five runs on eight hits in six innings for the Terps (16-23, 3-8). ... Second baseman Alex Kriss and designated hitter Vaughn Parker II each drove in three runs to help Mount St. Mary's (13-23, 7-10 NEC) finish a 14-1 rout of visiting Fairleigh Dickinson (9-24, 1-13). Jordan Geber allowed one run on two hits in six innings for the Mountaineers. ... Towson (12-27, 5-7 CAA) fell, 5-1, to host UNCW (24-15, 7-5).

Women's college lacrosse: Alayna Pagnotta (Glenelg) and Emily Davis each had three goals to lift visiting Mount St. Mary's (8-6, 3-2 NEC) to an 18-10 win over LIU Brooklyn (3-11, 0-5).

Women's college golf: Richmond bested Navy by three strokes to claim a third-straight Patriot League title. The Spiders shot a 54-hole score of 943 (321-314-308; +79) to beat the Mids' 946 (321-314-311; +82). ... Maryland finished tied for second with Illinois at the Big Ten Championships at TPC River's Bend in Maineville, Ohio, with a 1-under-par 863 (288-280-295). Michigan won the title at 5-under 859 (283-286-290).

Horse racing: Stronach Stables' homebred Something Awesome, trained by Laurel Park -based Jose Corrales and ridden by Hall of Famer Edgar Prado , will make his next start in the $300,000 Pimlico Special (G3) at Pimlico Race Course on May 19 as part of the $250,000 Black-Eyed Susan Day program. ... John and Cheryl Banner's homebred My Sistersledge captured an open $42,000 entry-level allowance at Laurel on Sunday. Jockeys Julian Pimentel , Kevin Gomez and Jevian Toledo each had two winners.

Fishing: Local angler, environmentalist and writer Shawn Kimbro will speak at the monthly meeting of the Perry Hall chapter of Maryland Saltwater Sportfishing Association tonight beginning at 7:30 at Gunpowder VFW Post 10067, 6309 Ebenezer Road. Visitors welcome. Details: Call Joe Zinner at 410-256-5641.

- From Sun staff and news services

Digest: Gilman upsets No. 1 John Carroll in baseball, 3-2

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Right-hander Mike Willis pitched five scoreless innings in relief and Max Costes drove in the winning run with a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning as host Gilman upset previously undefeated and No. 1 John Carroll, 3-2, in Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference baseball play Monday.

Willis, who took to the mound at the start of the third inning with the game tied at 2, allowed one hit and retired the last seven batters. Gilman is 8-10 overall and 6-6 in the MIAA A, while the Patriots (16-1) fell to 11-1 in league play.

Costes finished with two hits and drove in two runs.

- Glenn Graham

Horse racing

Quip, Gronkowski out of next week's Derby

Before we have any idea which horse will arrive in Baltimore as the Kentucky Derby champion, we know one who's likely to line up as a fresh contender to knock him off. That would be Quip, the Arkansas Derby runner-up, whose connections announced Monday that he'd skip Churchill Downs on May 5 and point to the May 19 Preakness . Though he could not run down top Derby contender Magnum Moon in the Arkansas Derby on April 14, Quip has three wins in five career starts and would be a respectable challenger to the Derby champion.

- Childs Walker

More: Gronkowski won't run in the Kentucky Derby because of a slight infection that will keep the England-based colt from traveling to the United States. New England Patriots star Rob Gronkowski recently bought an interest in his namesake.

Women's college basketball

Navy's Clark, Spalding grad, transferring to Richmond

Largely because of her concern about not receiving her preferred service assignment, women's basketball player Kaila Clark (Archbishop Spalding) decided to transfer from the Naval Academy. Clark is transferring to Richmond and will have two seasons of eligibility after sitting out the 2018-19 season, according to NCAA rules. Arthur Clark told the Baltimore Sun Media Group his daughter had dreamed of flying after graduating from the academy but learned that path was not likely to happen. The 5-foot-11 forward started all 33 games as a sophomore and led the Mids with 8.3 rebounds per game and 69 blocks while ranking third in scoring with 7.8 points.

- Bill Wagner

Men's college lacrosse

Loyola Md., Navy take four of six Patriot League awards

No. 8 Loyola Maryland and No. 11 Navy, the top two seeds in the Patriot League men's lacrosse tournament, picked up four of the conference's six major awards. Greyhounds junior attackman Pat Spencer (Boys' Latin) was named Offensive Player of the Year, senior defenseman Foster Huggins was selected as Defensive Player of the Year, and junior Jacob Stover (McDonogh) was chosen as Goalkeeper of the Year. Midshipmen senior Joe Varello earned Faceoff Specialist of the Year honors. Loyola senior midfielder Jay Drapeau and senior short-stick defensive midfielder Brian Begley, as well as Navy junior midfielder and Glen Burnie resident Greyson Torain and senior defenseman Michael Strack, were named first-team All-Patriot League. Greyhounds junior midfielder John Duffy and Mids junior midfielder Ryan Wade, sophomore goalkeeper Ryan Kern and senior short-stick defensive midfielder D.J. Plumer earned spots on the second team. The Patriot League first team also included Army West Point junior defenseman Johnny Surdick, an Odenton native, and Lehigh junior long-stick midfielder Craig Chick (South River). Boston University attackman Chris Gray was named Rookie of the Year, while Bucknell's Frank Fedorjaka was honored as Coach of the Year.

- Edward Lee

Varsity basketball

BCL Hall of Fame to induct 11 new members May 3

The Baltimore Catholic League will induct eight players, one coach, one contributor and one legend at its annual Hall of Fame Banquet, set for 6:30 p.m. on May 3 at Turf Valley Resort in Ellicott City. UMBC men's basketball coach Ryan Odom, whose Retrievers last month became the first No. 16 seed to beat a No. 1 seed (Virginia) in NCAA Division I men's tournament history, will serve as keynote speaker. The eight players to be inducted are Jake Davalli (Calvert Hall, 1989), Bob Fornoff (Archbishop Curley, 1981), Shawn Hampton (St. Frances, 1998), Delmar Harrod Jr. (Mount Saint Joseph, 1976), Kenny Johnson (Loyola Blakefield, 1981), Quintin Moody (Cardinal Gibbons, 1992), Mark Scallion (St. Maria Goretti, 1983) and Teddy Walker (Towson Catholic, 1973). Towson Catholic's Mike Daniel will be inducted as a coach. 1960 Loyola Blakefield graduate Jim "Snuffy" Smith will enter as a contributor, and 1965 Mount Saint Joseph grad Dick Dohler as a legend. The banquet is open to the public, with tickets $75 per person and $750 per table of 10. For ticket information, contact Mark Rohde Sr. at 410-963-0534 or mark.rohde@jpbpartners.com. Purchase tickets online at varsitysportsnetwork.com/baltimore-catholic-league.

- Glenn Graham

Digest (April 25): Loyola Maryland surges to women's lacrosse triumph

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Livy Rosenzweig had three goals and two assists to lead No. 8 Loyola Maryland (13-3) to a 13-9 women's lacrosse victory over host Georgetown (11-5). The Greyhounds scored four goals over the final 7 minutes to win. ... Gabby Cha (Mount de Sales) had a hat trick to lead No. 6 Towson (14-2) to a 9-8 victory over host Johns Hopkins (9-7). The Tigers scored twice over the final six minutes of the first half to take the lead for good. ... Ellie Carson had a game-high seven goals to lead No. 15 Dartmouth (11-3) in an 18-7 rout over visiting UMass-Lowell (4-12). The Big Green went on a 12-1 run in the second half of their regular-season finale. ... Courtney Fegan (South River) led Salisbury (16-1, 8-0 Capital Athletic Conference) with a career-high seven goals as the third-ranked Sea Gulls concluded the regular season with a 20-8 victory over St. Mary's. ... McDaniel senior Emily Brownawell (Oldfields) was named the Eastern College Athletic Conference Division III South Offensive Player of the Week.

Men's college track and field: Mount St. Mary's Christopher Gabor and D.J. Workcuff finished in second and third place, respectively, in the Penn Relays decathlon at Franklin Field. Gabor finished the two-day event with 6,503 points while Workcuff had 6,454.

Women's college track and field: Salisbury sophomore Kyleigh Dumas was named the ECAC Division III South Field Athlete of the Week.

Women's college golf: Towson junior Alix Lowe was selected to the All-Colonial Athletic Association second team. ... Maryland sophomore Xiaolin Tian earned her first NCAA Regionals bid as an individual. Tian will compete in the Austin Region at the University of Texas Golf Club in Austin starting May 7.

Fishing: Interested in taking your bass fishing to the next level? Join Pro-Formance Fishing Team at its next club meeting Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Chevys Fresh Mex 2436 Solomons Island Road, Annapolis. At this time, the team is accepting only boaters. Riders can be added to the waiting list. PFT welcomes new and experienced anglers who want to learn how to fish for bass competitively in a friendly environment. Website: proformancefishingteam.com. Facebook: Pro-Formance Fishing Team.

More outdoors: Great Outdoors Maryland, a celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Maryland Natural Resources Police, will be held May 12 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Sandy Point State Park, 1100 E. College Parkway, Annapolis. Admission is free. There will be K-9 demonstrations, boating and hunting safety displays, boat-building activity for kids, conservation groups, police patrol boats from around the region and the Natural 1 helicopter.

- From Sun staff and news services

Digest (April 27): Brigade hosting kids day at Royal Farms Arena

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The Baltimore Brigade will host kids day today when it faces the Albany Empire at Royal Farms Arena at 3 p.m. All attendees under the age of 9 can receive free admission. Additionally, the Brigade and the Smithsonian Natural History Museum will host STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) activities around the arena concourse. For each paid adult ticket, fans will receive a complimentary kids ticket. Complimentary kids tickets are available only at the box office. For information, call 667-930-0200 or email ticketsales@baltimoreafl.com.

Colleges

Carhart's six goals paceMount in women's lacrosse

Taylor Carhart (Manchester Valley) scored a game-high six goals to lead host Mount St. Mary's (9-6, 4-2 Northeast Conference) to a 16-5 rout over Central Connecticut State (2-13, 1-5). The victory clinched a playoff berth for Mount St. Mary's, the first since 2015. ... Sam Apuzzo scored four goals, including her 75th of the season, to lead No. 2 Boston College (19-0) to a 17-7 rout over Notre Dame (10-9) in an Atlantic Coast Conference semifinal at Duke. Andie Aldave (McDonogh) scored twice for the Fighting Irish. ... Sophia Castillo had three goals and three assists to lead No. 13 Colorado (13-4) to a 16-6 rout over visiting Oregon (9-9) in a Pac-12 semifinal. ... Areta Buness scored four goals to lead No. 14 Stanford (14-4) to a 15-14 win over Southern California (10-8) in a Pac-12 semifinal at Colorado.

Men's lacrosse: Billy Philpott and Buddy Carr each had a hat trick to lead No. 16 Massachusetts (10-4, 5-0 Colonial Athletic Association) to a 14-6 victory over visiting Hofstra (6-7, 2-3). ... Ryder Garnsey, who finished with five goals, scored twice during a 4-0 run late in the fourth quarter as No. 18 Notre Dame (7-5) took the lead for good and upset No. 2 Duke (12-3) in an Atlantic Coast Conference semifinal, 14-11. ... Billy Nolan (Arundel) had a hat trick, but UMBC (5-8, 3-3 America East) lost 9-6 to host Vermont (11-3, 4-2).

Baseball: Trey McGough pitched a one-hitter to lead Mount St. Mary's past Sacred Heart, 7-0. ... Senior Kevin Biondic notched a pair of hits for Maryland (17-24) in a 4-2 loss to Michigan State.

Men's track & field: Coppin State's 400 and 800 relays qualified for today's championships with impressive showings in the heats of the Penn Relays on Friday. Coppin's Keshaun Hodges, Joseph Amoah, Martin Owusu-Antwi and Aaron Lewis finished ninth of 65 teams in the 400 and Hodges, Amoah, Babadeji Balogun and Devin Teagle finished third in the 800.

- From Sun staff and news services

Digest (April 28): Empire can't strike back against Brigade in AFL

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The Baltimore Brigade (2-1) beat the Albany Empire, 52-49, Saturday afternoon at Royal Farms Arena. Brigade quarterback Randy Hippeard was named the game's MVP for his seven-touchdown performance. Defensive back Virgil Gray led the Brigade defense with 10 tackles and one interception and was named Defensive Player of the Game. Hippeard tossed his seventh touchdown of the game with just over four minutes remaining, finding wideout Quentin Sims for the second time and giving the Brigade a 52-49 lead. The Brigade defense forced and recovered a fumble in the final minute to solidify the win. The Brigade take on the defending-champion Philadelphia Soul at 7 p.m. Friday at Royal Farms Arena.

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Davila, Bunce lift Stevensonto women's lacrosse victory

Sophomore Mallory Davila netted a career-high four goals while classmate Kiely Bunce (Manchester Valley) recorded her fifth hat trick of the season as Stevenson's women's lacrosse team (7-9) closed the regular season with a 17-5 MAC Commonwealth victory over visiting Widener on Saturday afternoon.

Men's college lacrosse: Visiting third-ranked Gettysburg survived a strong upset bid from Washington College to post a 15-13 win in a Centennial Conference game. Casey Grieves and Tyler Powers each scored three goals for Washington. ... Fourth-ranked Gettysburg scored the last four goals to pull away from host and 25th-ranked Washington College, 12-8.

Major League Lacrosse: Colin Heacock and Matt Abbott each had two goals and an assist to lead the Chesapeake Bayhawks to a 14-11 victory over the host Florida Launch in a Major League Lacrosse game played in Boca Raton, Fla., on Saturday night.

Men's college track and field: Coppin State's 800-meter relay team of Joseph Amoah, Keshaun Hodges, Martin Owusu-Antwi and Babadeji Balogun set a school-record, clocking a 1:24.08 to finish fifth at the Penn Relays on Saturday afternoon. Hodges, Amoah, Owusu-Antwi and Aaron Lewis took sixth in the 400 relay in 40.28.

College softball: Stevenson sophomore Morghan Fulton (C.M. Wright) tied the school's single-season record with her fourth shutout of the season while senior Brooke Steinbach (Northeast) hit her second home run of the season as the Mustangs finished MAC Commonwealth play with a doubleheader sweep over Lycoming, 4-0 and 3-1.

Colllege baseball: Alex Kriss (Calvert Hall) went 4-for-4 with three doubles, a home run and three RBIs to pace Mount St. Mary's to a 7-0 win over Sacred Heart. ... Junior second baseman Nick Dunn went 3-for-4 with two home runs, three RBIs and four runs scored as Maryland evened its series with Michigan State with an 8-2 win.

National Women's Soccer League: The Washington Spirit released national team replacement player Mallory Eubanks, as Estefanía Banini and Yanara Aedo rejoined the club following the conclusion of Copa América Femenina. The Spirit host the Chicago Red Stars tonight at 7 at the Maryland SoccerPlex.

- From Sun staff and news services

Digest: Gallanor wins Maryland's first juvenile race of season at Laurel Park

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Jellicoe Creek homebred Gallanor overcame a slow start to finish fast on the outside and get her head down on the wire to spring a 15-1 upset in Maryland's first juvenile race of the season Sunday at Laurel Park . Ridden by Carlos Quinones for trainer Phil Schoenthal, Gallanor ($32) ran 4½ furlongs in 54.08 seconds over a fast main track, emerging on top of a three-way photo finish with No Refunds, the narrow 5-2 favorite who finished second, a head in front of pacesetter Margie Is Livid. All seven horses in the $40,000 maiden special weight for 2-year-old fillies were making their professional debuts. In Sunday's co-features, Miner's Quest ($18.40) held off Square Shooter to win Race 7, a $45,000 optional claiming allowance for 3-yearpolds and up on turf that drew a field of 11 including stakes winners Two Notch Road and Corvus; She's Quiet ($6.60) posted a front-running 3 ¼-length triumph in Race 7, a $42,000 optional claiming allowance for fillies and mares 3 and up in Race 8; and Charity Stripe ($17.80) rallied down the center of the track to take Race 10, a $42,000 allowance for fillies and mares 3 and older.

More: Jockeys Carlos Quinones, Jomar Torres and Antonio Lopez each rode two winners Sunday. Quinones was first with Gallanor ($32) in the second race and Earned It ($9.20) in the fourth; Torres scored on Dionysus ($4.60) in the third and Data Damsel ($22.60) in the sixth; and Lopez took in the fifth on Bay Bridge ($34.20) and eighth on She's Quiet ($6.60). Both Dionysus and Charity Stripe ($17.80) in the 10th are trained by Claudio Gonzalez.

Schedule: Laurel will kick off the final weekend of its 2018 winter-spring meet with a 10-race program Thursday. First race post time is 1:10 p.m. The winter-spring meet concludes Sunday.

Carryovers: There will be carryovers in the 20-cent Rainbow 6, 50-cent Late Pick 5 and $1 Super Hi-5 wagers on Thursday. The Late Pick, offering an industry-low 12 percent takeout, begins in Race 6 with a carryover of $8,865.70. The Rainbow 6 covers Races 5-10 and features a jackpot carryover of $1,186.96. A carryover of $3,508.25 will be available for Thursday's opener.

Golf

Navy men secure Patriot League title, NCAA berth

The Navy men's golf team shot a 9-over par 290 during a blustery final round at the par-72, 7,091-yard Saucon Valley Country Club Grace Course to claim the Patriot League championship. Midshipmen freshman Charlie Musto carded a 2-under par 214 to capture the individual title. Navy coach Pat Owen was named the Patriot League Coach of the Year for the ninth time, as he guided the Mids to their seventh Patriot League title and first since 2012. Musto became the second student-athlete to earn Patriot League Player and Rookie of the Year in the same season, joining Army West Point's Peter Kim, who accomplished the feat in 2014. The Mids' freshman shot 2-under par 70 in the final round, after firing an even-par 144 during the first 36 holes on Saturday, to win the tournament by six strokes. Navy earned the Patriot League's automatic berth to the NCAA regional championships and will learn their destination during the NCAA selection show on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. on the Golf Channel.

Local golf: Beaver Creek Country Club won five of the six pairings and defeated Baltimore CC, 13-5, for the championship of the 87th Team Matches of the Maryland State Golf Association. In winning its third title overall and first since 2010, the Hagerstown team was led by Chris Bushey and Derek Baker, who won 3-0 at home, while BCC's only winning side was Mike O'Neil and David Feeley, who also produced a 3-0 decision at home. It was the fourth straight final for the Baltimore team, which won in 2015-16 and lost last year.

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Notre Dame tops Virginia for ACC men's lacrosse title

The No. 18 Notre Dame men's lacrosse team captured its second Atlantic Coast Conference championship, defeating host No. 13 Virginia, 17-7. Sophomore and tournament MVP Bryan Costabile, junior Ryder Garnsey and sophomore Brian Willetts each scored three goals for the Fighting Irish (8-5). Michael Kraus and Mike D'Amario each scored three goals for the Cavaliers (11-5).

Women's college lacrosse: No. 5 North Carolina (15-3) got six goals from freshman Jamie Ortega and 11 saves from goalie Taylor Moreno to defeat No. 2 Boston College (19-1), 14-11, in the ACC tournament final in Durham, N.C. Sam Apuzzo scored four goals for the Eagles. ... No. 14 Stanford (15-4) rolled over host No. 13 Colorado (13-5), 15-6, to win the first Pac-12 tournament title.

College baseball: Junior Marty Costes (Archbishop Curley) hit a fifth-inning grand slam to lift Maryland (19-24, 5-9 Big Ten) to a 5-3 win over Michigan State (16-23, 7-7). Towson (12-31, 5-10 Colonial Athletic Association) shortstop Richie Palacios recorded his 200th career hit in the Tigers' 2-1 loss to Northeastern (25-13, 12-3).

- From Sun staff and news services


Digest: Current, former Ravens to attend summer youth football clinics in Maryland

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The Ravens and Ravens RISE will host their annual Play Like A Raven Football Clinics for participants ages 5-15 at four locations across Maryland this summer: May 29 at McDaniel College; June 5 at Bel Air High; June 6 at Western Regional Park (Columbia); and June 7 at Archbishop Curley. Participants will receive instruction from USA Football-certified master trainers and Heads Up Football-trained coaches. Former Ravens running back Jamal Lewis and linebacker Brad Jackson (May 29), running back Justin Forsett and wide receiver-kick returner Jacoby Jones (June 5 and June 6) and other alumni will also be in attendance to help lead the clinics. Additionally, for the first time, current Ravens will be at each clinic to mingle with fans and lead drills. Players scheduled to attend include quarterback Joe Flacco and safety Tony Jefferson (May 29), linebackers C.J. Mosley and Matthew Judon (June 5), running backs Alex Collins and Buck Allen (June 6), and defensive tackles Brandon Williams and Carl Davis (June 7). Player appearances are subject to change. Each clinic is $50, and participants will receive a T-shirt provided by Under Armour. To register, go to baltimoreravens.com/youthclinics.

Varsity lacrosse

Five local girls added to All-America game

Five more local girls lacrosse players were named Under Armour All-Americans on Monday. McDonogh's Julia Hoffman, Notre Dame Prep's Caitlynn Mossman, Bel Air's Gabi Hall, Manchester Valley's Tayler Warehime and Gerstell's Jillian Wilson were named in the third of four waves of senior All-Americans. Their selection brings to 13 the number of girls from the Baltimore area selected to play in the 13th annual Under Armour All-America Lacrosse Game on June 30 at Johns Hopkins Homewood Field. With 11 more girls to be announced in the final wave later this month, the Baltimore area already has more than quarter of the selections for the 44-girl roster. After the fourth wave is announced, the players will be divided into North and South teams for the game, which begins at 5:30 p.m. followed by the boys at 8. No local boys were named in the third wave.

- Katherine Dunn

NHL

No suspension for Capitals ' Wilson for Game 2 hit

Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson will not have a hearing with the NHL's Department of Player Safety and will not face a suspension for a hit that knocked Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Brian Dumoulin out of Sunday's Game 2 during the teams' second-round playoff series. "The league is a neutral party," Capitals coach Barry Trotz said Monday. "They look at it. I know each organization, each fan base, will have their own opinions. That's why there's a neutral party in it. Whatever they decided, we were fine with." Wilson's shoulder appeared to strike Dumoulin in the head as the defenseman turned away from an oncoming hit from Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin . Dumoulin did not return to the game, and he practiced in Pittsburgh on Monday in a noncontact jersey. He has averaged more than 22 minutes for the Penguins in the playoffs as a top-pairing defenseman. According to a person familiar with the league's supplemental discipline process, in the NHL's view, Dumoulin materially changed the position of his head and body immediately before contact. Wilson was chasing him and not able to initiate any sort of hit, but Dumoulin stopped suddenly. Per the wording of Rule 48.1.iii, such hits are considered unavoidable and not suspension-worthy. A penalty wasn't called on the ice.

- Isabelle Khurshudyan, The Washington Post

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Loyola Md., Navy sweep women's lacrosse awards

The Loyola Maryland and Navy women's lacrosse teams combined to sweep the five major Patriot League awards. Greyhounds junior Hannah Powers was named Attacker of the Year, junior Kristen Yanchoris (Century) the Defensive Player of the Year, freshman attacker Livy Rosenzweig the Rookie of the Year and Jen Adams the Coach of the Year. Mids senior Jenna Collins (River Hill) was picked as Midfielder of the Year. Loyola placed a league-best nine players on the All-Patriot League teams, while Navy had eight all-league selections. Greyhonds junior midfielder Taylor VanThof and junior goalkeeper Kady Glynn joined Powers, Yanchoris and Rosenzweig on the first team, while senior midfielder Katrina Geiger and senior defender Madison Fahey were voted to the second team with senior attackers Frankie Kamely and Hannah Savage. Along with Collins, Navy sophomore attacker Kelly Larkin, senior attacker Julia Collins (River Hill) and senior defender Blake Smith (Notre Dame Prep) were named to the first team. Mids junior attacker Meg O'Donnell (North Harford), junior midfielder Andie O'Sullivan, junior defender Marie Valenti and senior Ingrid Boyum received second-team honors.

Men's college golf: Maryland senior David Kocher was named to the All-Big Ten tournament team after leading the Terps at the Five Farms Golf Course at Baltimore Country Club this past weekend. Kocher finished tied for fifth with an overall score of 2-over-par 212 (69-68-75). Illinois won its fourth straight Big Ten championship after shooting a three-round score of 836. The Fighting Illini, who won their 16th Big Ten title and ninth in the past 10 years, earned the conference's automatic berth to the NCAA championship. Ohio State finished second (851), Iowa in third (857), Penn State (860) in fourth and Northwestern (863) in fifth. Maryland (874) placed ninth.

Major Arena Soccer League: The Blast have been named the league's Organization of the Year while president and general manager Kevin Healey earned Executive of the Year. The Blast won their third straight MASL title last month, defeating the Monterrey Flash for the Ron Newman Cup. After moving to SECU Arena in Towson, the Blast were also among the league leaders in revenue. Free agency runs today through May 15, and the annual spring owners meetings will be held in St. Charles, Mo., on May 16-17. The 2018-19 season will begin Dec. 1.

Digest: Valor QB Davila has neck surgery, will miss rest of season

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Washington Valor quarterback Nick Davila underwent successful surgery to stabilize a neck injury suffered in Saturday night's Arena Football League game against the Philadelphia Soul . Davila is expected to make a full recovery as he suffered no neurological damage and has full movement in all extremities. Davila, a three-time AFL Most Valuable Player, will begin rehabilitation immediately and will miss the remainder of the season.

Baseball

Old Mill grad Hader sets MLB record with 8 Ks in 22/3 innings

Old Mill graduate Josh Hader set a modern-day major league baseball record with a spectacular performance Monday night. Hader, in his second season as a relief pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers , had eight strikeouts in just 22/3 innings against the Cincinnati Reds . The hard-throwing left-hander, a 19th-round draft pick by the Orioles in 2012, needed only 37 pitches to retire eight of the nine hitters he faced to earn the save as the Brewers beat the Reds, 6-5, at Great American Ball Park. "I don't know what to say about Josh," Milwaukee manager Craig Counsell told reporters during the postgame news conference. "Literally, your mouth is kind of wide-open while watching it. It was absolutely incredible." Hader relieved Brandon Woodruff with one out in the seventh inning and the Brewers clinging to the one-run lead. The Millersville native struck out perennial All-Star slugger Joey Votto on three pitches and needed four pitches to fan Scott Schebler to close out the inning. Hader began the eighth by striking out Eugenio Suarez on just four offerings. Tucker Barnhart drew a five-pitch walk, but Hader, 24, recovered nicely, blowing away Alex Blandino on four pitches and pinch-hitter Adam Duvall on three. "I don't think anybody could have hit [Hader] tonight," Cincinnati interim manager Jim Riggleman said. Hader had not pitched since Wednesday. "I definitely felt good. Body was feeling good on that rest," Hader told reporters. "It was nice to be able to stretch it out, get a couple innings in and let the fastball eat a little bit."

- Bill Wagner, Baltimore Sun Media Group

Men's college lacrosse

Terps' Kelly, Tillman receive Big Ten awards

Maryland men's lacrosse senior midfielder Connor Kelly was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year, while coach John Tillman was picked Co-Coach of the Year with Ohio State 's Nick Myers. It marks Tillman's second consecutive year winning conference Coach of the Year honors, while Kelly joined Matt Rambo as back-to-back winners of the offensive award. Kelly was named first-team All-Big Ten alongside sophomore attackman Jared Bernhardt and Johns Hopkins senior midfielder Joel Tinney. Terps junior defenseman Curtis Corley, senior goalkeeper Dan Morris and senior defenseman Bryce Young and Blue Jays junior defenseman Patrick Foley, senior attackman Shack Stanwick (Boys' Latin) and sophomore attackman Cole Williams (Loyola Blakefield) received second-team honors. Johns Hopkins senior midfielder Brinton Valis and Maryland senior midfielder Adam DiMillo were picked as their teams' sportsmanship honorees.

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Horse racing: . Live racing returns to Laurel on Thursday with a trio of carryovers on the 10-race program. The first post time is 1:10 p.m. The 50-cent Late Pick 5 begins in Race 6 with a carryover of $8,865.70. The 20-cent Rainbow 6 covers races 5-10 and features a jackpot carryover of $1,186.96. Thursday's opener offers a carryover of $3,508.25 in the $1 Super Hi-5.

Men's college golf: Maryland senior David Kocher was named All-Big Ten second team. ... Towson junior William Bachelor was selected to the All-Colonial Athletic Association second team.

Digest (May 4): Brigade upends defending Arena Football League champ

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The Baltimore Brigade defeated the defending-champion Philadelphia Soul , 31-21, Friday night at Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, moving the teams into a tie atop the league standings. Brigade quarterback Randy Hippeard threw for 207 yards and four touchdowns and was named the game's MVP, his third of the season. Brigade wide receiver Brandon Collins and defensive back Virgil Gray were named Offensive and Defensive Players of the Game, respectively. "Any time you can hold a team to 21 points, especially someone like Philadelphia, you make a statement," Hippeard said. The Brigade have a bye week before playing May 19 at 3 p.m. at Capital One Arena against the Washington Valor.

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Dusty takes early leadat AYC's NOOD regatta

Rhode Island skipper Pete Levesque steered Dusty to a consistent score line over five races to take a narrow one-point lead over Jeff Todd and the Hot Toddy team in the 32-boat J/22 fleet after the opening day of action in the Annapolis NOOD being hosted by the Annapolis Yacht Club. Nate Frizzell is trimming the headsails while Carson Turowski is working the bow aboard Dusty, which posted a pair of thirds and finished no worse than seventh in posting a low score of 26 points on Friday. Todd, an Annapolis resident, overcame a Z flag penalty in the second race by winning the third and fifth races and has 27 total points. Zeke Horowitz, who works with Todd at the North Sails-Chesapeake loft in Eastport, stands third with 37 points after getting the gun twice and overcoming a Z flag penalty in Race 3. Racing got underway around 11 a.m. on three different courses set on the Chesapeake Bay. Winds were around eight knots from the southeast for Race 1, but ultimately built to 13-15 after the sea breeze filled in. J/70 class has also attracted 32 entries and Florida resident John Brim and his team on Rimette has grabbed the early lead after putting forth an impressive performance on Friday. Brim, who lives in Palm Beach, but lists Fishers Island (N.Y.) Yacht Club as home port, won three of five races and also notched a second in totaling 15 points. Brian Keane steered Savasana to victory in Race 5 and fourth place or better in three other starts to end the day three points behind Rimette. Annapolis residedent Ron Weed is bowman aboard Savasana, which was runner-up at the 2017 J/70 World Championship.

- Bill Wagner, Baltimore Sun Media Group

NFL: Eagles defensive tackle Tim Jernigan, a former Raven, underwent surgery for a herniated disc in his back and is expected to miss four to six months, according to multiple reports. Jernigan started 18 of the Eagles' 19 games last season, earning a four-year, $48 million extension.

Women's college golf: Carnegie Mellon freshman Charlotte Simpson (Bryn Mawr) was named to the All-University Athletic Association first team. Carnegie Mellon will compete in the NCAA Division III championships May 8-11 at Mission Inn Resort and Club in Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla.

- From Sun staff and news services

Digest (May 8): Terps' Whittle, Hensh drafted in women's pro lacrosse league

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Seniors Megan Whittle (McDonogh) and Taylor Hensh (Marriotts Ridge) were selected in the Women's Professional Lacrosse League draft on Monday night. Whittle was taken fifth overall by the Upstate Pride, while Hensh was drafted 17th overall by the New England Command. The WPLL comprises five teams - the Baltimore Brave, New England Command, New York Fight, Philadelphia Fire and the Upstate Pride - and is set to begin its inaugural season this summer.

Women's college basketball: Maryland hired Karen Blair as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. Blair coached at Virginia Commonwealth for the past three seasons. ... Maryland's Aja Ellison, who will be a graduate transfer with one season of eligibility remaining, is transferring to Texas A&M.

College baseball: Salisbury's Connor Reeves (John Carroll) was named D3baseball.com Pitcher of the Week. ... Johns Hopkins senior pitcher Alex Ross was named the Centennial Conference Pitcher of the Year

College softball: Towson seniors Megan Dejter, Daria Edwards, Brook Miko and Kendyl Scott along with junior Nicole Stockinger were named to the All-Colonial Athletic Association team. Dejter, Miko and Scott were named to the first team. Edwards and Stockinger earned second-team recognition. ... Mount St. Mary's freshman Amanda Berkley was named the Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week.

- From Sun staff and news services

Digest (May 9): Justify to resume training for Preakness in Kentucky

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Kentucky Derby winner Justify had his final scheduled walk day Wednesday at Churchill Downs before resuming training today in preparation for the 143rd Preakness at Pimlico Race Course on May 19. Assistant trainer Jimmy Barnes said trainer Bob Baffert 's plans call for Justify to gallop this morning at 7:30, after Churchill's first track renovation break. Barnes said everything is good with Justify, who came out of the Derby with a hind foot condition that Baffert has termed a "non-issue." ... The thoroughbred Preakness, the namesake of the middle leg of thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown , and English trainer William Lakeland were elected Wednesday to the National Museum of Racing's Hall of Fame. Preakness and Lakeland join Eclipse Award-winning filly Heavenly Prize in the Class of 2018 for the Aug. 3 induction.

Men's NCAA lacrosse: Robert Morris (13-4) defeated visiting Canisius (8-9) in an opening round game, 12-8, Wednesday. Jimmy Perkins and Shane Majewski each scored twice for the Colonials, who advance to play No. 1 seed Maryland in the first round Sunday at noon in College Park. ... Stevenson (12-7) was eliminated by host Ithaca (16-3) in the first round of the Division III tournament, 15-12.

Women's NCAA lacrosse: Wagner defeated Mercer, 13-9, in a preliminary-round game. Ally Alliegro led Wagner (14-5) with three goals. Wagner will play at No. 7 seed Towson on Friday in the first round.

Softball: Coppin State freshman Nia Bowe set a single-season school record with her 11th homer of the season in the Eagles' 4-1 loss to Bethune Cookman in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament.

Baseball: Coppin State rallied for five runs in the eighth inning to defeat UMBC, 13-11. The victory gives the Eagles 20 for the season, one short of a program-record. ... Junior Nick Dunn's 10th-inning double capped an 8-7 comeback win for the Maryland over Towson.

Football: CBS Sports, the American Athletic Conference and Navy have agreed to a 10-year extension through the 2027 season that continues CBS Sports Network as the home of Navy football.

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