Jockey Jevian Toledo completed a three-win day at Laurel Park on Sunday with Oh So Lovely ($) in the ninth race, following Southern Wild ($3.60) in the sixth and Hollis ($3.60) in the eighth. Alex Cintron also registered back-to-back wins aboard Done Acting ($7.60) in the third and Brickyard Kitten ($6.40) in the fourth.

More horse racing: Raymond Mamone's Imperial Hint, who became a Grade 1 winner Saturday in Saratoga, might make his next start in the $250,000 Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash (G3) Sept. 15 at Laurel Park on his way to the Breeders' Cup . Trainer Luis Carvajal Jr. said Sunday that 5-year-old Imperial Hint emerged from his dominant 3 ¾-length victory in the Alfred G. Vanderbilt (G1) in good shape and had returned to his Parx Racing stable by mid-afternoon. … Hollis was the second of two winners on the day for trainer Dane Kobiskie, following If You Build It ($8.80) in the second. Kobiskie, a former jockey and leading trainer in Maryland, had three wins from five starters over the weekend at Laurel including Still There in Saturday's $75,000 Twixt Stakes … Live racing returns with a nine-race card Thursday, featuring carryovers of $1,090.11 in the $1 Super Hi-5 and $428.47 in the 20-cent Rainbow 6. First race post time is 1:10 p.m. ... One bettor was the winner of a total jackpot carryover payout of $26,786.44 in Saturday's 20-cent Rainbow 6 wager at Laurel Park. The winning ticket cost $2,520 and was purchased through the Lewiston, Maine hub.

Pro wrestling

Volkoff, WWE Hall of Famer with Maryland ties, dead at age 70

Nikolai Volkoff, a WWE Hall of Famer and Maryland resident, died at the age of 70 on Sunday morning, the WWE announced. His wife Lynn Peruzovic confirmed his death to the Associated Press. She said he has had heart problems, and that when she went to give him medicine, he was not responsive. Born Josip Nikolai Peruzovic in 1947 in then-Yugoslavia, Volkoff was one of the most notorious heels during the rise of the World Wrestling Federation in the 1980s. He portrayed a Soviet heel, drawing the ire of the fans during the Cold War, and his trademark was demanding the fans' attention and respect and then singing the Soviet anthem before matches. Volkoff was most famous for his time teaming with the Iron Shiek in the mid-80s. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005. A Glen Arm resident, Peruzovic would become a mainstay in the local wrestling community. He regularly appeared at wrestling and wrestling-related events, and was inducted into the Maryland Championship Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2009. He worked at the Baltimore County Police Athletic League in Cockeysville. After entering semi-retirement, Peruzovic worked for Baltimore County as a code enforcement inspector and made an unsuccessful run for the House of Delegates in 2006.

- Aaron Oster, For The Baltimore Sun

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Bayhawks clinch MLL berth; Rooney goal lifts D.C.

After two straight losses that all of a sudden complicated their postseason hopes, the Chesapeake Bayhawks (9-4) clinched a berth in the Major League Lacrosse playoffs with a 13-11 victory over the visiting Denver Outlaws (7-6). Ryan Tucker (Gilman), Josh Byrne and Steele Stanwick (Loyola Blakefield) each scored two goals for Chesapeake, which also clinched the No. 2 seed and will host a playoff game Aug. 11. The Bayhawks will close the regular season at the New York Lizards on Saturday.

Major League Soccer: Wayne Rooney scored his first MLS goal to help the host D.C. United beat the Colorado Rapids , 2-1, on Saturday night. United (4-9-5), who won for just the second time since May 19, took a 2-1 lead on an own goal in the 90th minute when Ulises Segura's cross deflected off Colorado's Niki Jackson into the net. Rooney, the 32-year-old English star who ranks second with 208 career Premier League goals, opened the scoring in the 33rd minute. Rooney ran onto a pass from Luciano Acosta and slipped it between the legs of Tim Howard into the net. Colorado's Kellyn Acosta, who was acquired in trade with FC Dallas on Monday, chipped a first-timer over goalkeeper David Ousted and inside the near post to make it 1-1 in the 82nd. The Rapids (4-12-5) are winless in their past five games.

College football: Three-star safety Trey Rucker committed to the Maryland football team, giving the Terps a boost in recruiting momentum less than a week from the start of preseason practice. The Flint Hill (Va.) rising senior also claimed offers from Virginia, Indiana, North Carolina State and North Carolina, among others. Rucker was named a first-team all-state defensive back in the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association's Division I.

- Jonas Shaffer

Two Maryland youth soccer teams earned US Youth Soccer National Championship titles this past weekend in Frisco, Texas. The 18-and-under Baltimore Celtic Soccer Club 00 boys and 19-and-under Baltimore Celtic SC Christos claimed their crowns Sunday after defeating two Far West Regional teams. The 18U boys became back-to-back champions with a 3-0 win over Nevada's Downtown LVSC 00 Academy team. The 19U boys won 2-1 over California South's FC Golden State White. The 17-and-under Premier Navy girls placed third in their age group after a 1-0 loss against champion California South's Rebels 2001 Elite.

Maryland football

3-star RB Houston commits to Terps

Three-star running back Jordan Houston committed to the Maryland football team Monday, the second Flint Hill (Va.) standout to pledge to the Terps in a 24-hour span. Houston, a Maryland native, follows three-star safety Trey Rucker in announcing his intent to play in College Park. The rising senior, the Terps' only running back commit in the past two classes, also claimed offers from Michigan, Michigan State, Virginia Tech and Penn State, among others. The 5-foot-9, 180-pound Houston is rated the No. 8 all-purpose back in the nation and No. 18 prospect in Virginia, according to the 247Sports.com Composite rankings for the Class of 2019. Houston last season was named Player of the Year in the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association's Division I and first-team All-Met by The Washington Post.

- Jonas Shaffer

NBA

Anthony waived by Hawks , becomes free agent

The Atlanta Hawks have waived Carmelo Anthony, making official the move that was expected when the 10-time All-Star was traded from Oklahoma City this month. The 34-year-old Anthony, a Baltimore native who attended Towson Catholic, may now sign with another team as a free agent. Once he clears waivers, Anthony is expected to sign with the Houston Rockets , according to multiple reports. He averaged 16.2 points with the Thunder last season. The Hawks acquired Anthony, a protected 2022 first-round draft pick from Oklahoma City and Justin Anderson from the Philadelphia 76ers in the three-team trade July 19. In that deal, the Hawks traded forward-center Mike Muscala to Philadelphia and point guard Dennis Schroder to Oklahoma City. Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot was traded from Philadelphia to Oklahoma City.

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Minor League Golf: Joey Sindelar of Horseheads, N.Y., shot a 7-under 65 to secure his 11th victory on the Minor League Golf Tour. Sindelar edged Dominick Vennari, 22, of Baltimore, who finished second among 12 starters after posting a bogey-free 66 with six birdies to collect $360.

Men's college basketball: Keith Claiborne Jr. (Winters Mill), a 5-foot-11 point guard, will transfer from Frederick Community College to Hood. At FCC, he played for former Hood assistant coach Tay Hill and averaged 10 points, three assists and two rebounds as a sophomore.

College football: Navy senior offensive tackle Andrew Wood named to the Wuerffel Trophy watch list. The trophy is awarded to the FBS player who best combines exemplary community service with athletic and academic achievement.

College softball: Towson announced the signings of transfers Lindsey Toneygay, Madison Balke and Ashley Cruise. Both catchers, Toneygay played at Radford and Balke played at Campbell. Cruise was a pitcher at East Carolina. All three will be eligible to compete in 2019. Toneygay and Cruise will have two years of remaining eligibility while Balke will have three years remaining.

Women's college golf: Navy promoted Kelly Gerlach Hovland to associate head coach. Gerlach Hovland has spent six seasons with the program and helped the Mids to a second-place finish in the 2018 Patriot League tournament.

Memorabilia auction: Frank Robinson 's 500th home run bat and a 1970 Brooks Robinson game-worn uniform are being offered as part of the Lelands.com Masters Auction, which closes Oct. 27. Other items include the bat Pete Rose used for his record-breaking 4,192th hit in 1985 and the specially padded 1947-48 Brooklyn Dodgers cap worn by Jackie Robinson to help protect his head from racially motivated beanballs. The Lelands.com auction also features the 1973 Secretariat Belmont Stakes presentation blanket from Penny Chenery, Robinson's final Brooklyn Dodgers game-worn jacket, the WBC championship belt awarded to Muhammad Ali for his 1974 "Rumble in the Jungle" win over George Foreman, a 1945 Mel Ott New York Giants game-used jersey, a 1936 Joe DiMaggio rookie year game-used bat, a 1960 Ted Williams game-used home run bat, a bat used by Mickey Mantle during the 1955-57 seasons and Mantle's 1980s Texas driver's license. For more information about the Masters Auction, go to lelands.com.

- From Sun staff and news services

D.C. United 's Wayne Rooney returned to work Tuesday looking as if he had stepped into a boxing ring over the weekend. Bruises enveloped his left eye, and five stitches ran from the eyebrow to the bridge of his broken nose. "It looks a bit worse with the black eye," he said after participating in the training session, "but it feels fine." Rooney and the team declared him available for the Major League Soccer match Saturday at Montreal, saying he had cleared two concussion tests and would not need significant treatment for the wounds, which were inflicted in the waning moments of a 2-1 victory over the Colorado Rapids on Saturday at Audi Field. He said he would be ready to play this weekend - "no problem" - and did not plan to wear a molded face mask. "It will be fine. It's actually settled down quite quick," he said. "There's not much swelling. … I've had no problems sleeping. I'll play as normal. Of course, if I get a bang on it, it will be painful."

- Steven Goff, The Washington Post

Boxing

Live! Casino to host title fights Aug. 18

The debut of championship boxing is set for Aug. 18 in the Event Center at Live! Casino & Hotel in Hanover, featuring Laurel-born fighter Demond Nicholson in the main event match, Live! Casino & Hotel announced Tuesday. Nicholson, whose last recorded win came by dispatching Josue Obando nearly a year ago, will take on Brazilian Isaac Rodrigues to try to claim the WBC-USNBC super middleweight title. In addition to the headliners, Live! Casino & Hotel's bartender Dante "Red Comet" Cox (Elkridge), who kicked off his wrestling career in 2017, will meet Roanoke, Va., resident Latorie Woodberry in the ring. For the co-main welterweight event, Mykal "Mike" Fox (Forestville) will tangle with veteran DeMarcus "Chop Chop" Corley (Washington, D.C.). Alongside them, the cast of Old Line State characters continues for the undercard: with the East Coast tussle between middleweight Francisco Bustos (Rockville) and Juvuan John (New York); the inter-state matchup of Donald "Dangerous" Wallace (Baltimore) versus Ashton Sykes (Columbia); the cross-border battle between Zarifbek "The Uzbek Warrior" Nishanbaev (Arlington, Va.) and Kevin "The Scarecrow" Womack (Baltimore); and the Beltway brawl between Charles Johnson (Washington, D.C.) and Chester Stewart (Bowie), who is making his pro debut. Tickets begin at $80 and are available at livecasinohotel.com. The undercard is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m., and the undercard and main event will be broadcast on CBS Sports at 9 p.m.

- Katherine Fominykh

Swimming

10-year-old breaks Phelps' 23-year-old butterfly record

Clark Kent Apuada - nicknamed "Superman," of course - a 10-year-old swimming wunderkind out of Carmel-by-the-Sea, Calif., shattered Michael Phelps ' meet record in the 100-meter butterfly at the Far Western Long Course Championship on Sunday in his home state, winning with a time of 1 minute, 9.38 seconds. Phelps, who has amassed 28 Olympic medals in his career, swam a 1:10.48 in 1995 - more than a second slower than Apuada. No one had touched the Baltimore-born swimmer's record since. Apuada, who has been swimming competitively for only four years, won all seven of his races, including the 50- and 100-meter freestyles, the 50-meter fly, the 50- and 100-meter backstroke,s and the 200-meter individual medley. All but the 50 fly were personal bests.

- Katherine Fominykh

Local golf: David Partridge of Manakin Sabot, Va., tapped in a two-foot putt for birdie on the second playoff hole to win the 73rd Seniors championship of the Middle Atlantic Golf Association at Montgomery Country Club in Laytonsville. Kevin Allis of Baltimore had holed a 12-foot putt to stay alive on the first extra hole, then chipped long and watched his ensuing putt roll past the cup. David Pulk of Williamsburg, Va., the 2015 winner, went out at the first overtime hole after the three had tied at 146 at the end of the regulation 36 holes.

Men's college hockey: Stevenson alumnus Doug Rose signed his second professional contract as the defenseman inked a deal with HDD Jesenice in Slovenia. The team participates in the Alps Hockey League based in Central Europe with teams in Austria, Italy and Slovenia. He will join the team Aug. 10 for a one-month trial and could sign a contract at the end of the season.

College field hockey: Washington College named Cody Hunsicker assistant coach. Hunsicker finished her playing career at Lafayette in 2017.

- From Sun staff and news services

The former NFL and Maryland linebacker known as "Lights Out" will try to punch out an opponent's lights in a bare-knuckle boxing match. Shawne Merriman has agreed to compete with the World Bare Knuckle Fighting Federation on a pay-per-view event in Casper, Wyo., this fall, the promoters announced Wednesday. Merriman, 34, was a three-time Pro Bowl selection during his eight-year NFL career with the San Diego Chargers and Buffalo Bills . Merriman retired from the NFL in 2013, and he flirted with the idea of becoming a professional wrestler the next year. He has trained in mixed martial arts during his retirement, even considering a professional bout in Japan. Several UFC veterans also have agreed to fight on the bare-knuckle show in Wyoming.

More boxing: Glen Burnie's Nick Kisner won a 10-round majority decision over Scott Sigmon of Lynchburg, Va., on Saturday night at the Hollywood Casino in Columbus, Ohio. The Old Mill graduate continued his reign as the World Boxing Association U.S. cruiserweight champion. One judge scored the fight a draw 95-95, but was overruled by the other two judges who scored the fight 99-91 and 96-94 in favor of Kisner, 27, who improved his record to 21-4-1 with six knockouts and has won four of his past five fights. Sigmon (32–13–1, 17 KOs) had won two straight fights. Despite being the U.S. champion at the 200-pound cruiserweight class, Kisner plans on dropping down to light heavyweight and continuing his career at the 175-pound limit. "I got my win, but light heavyweight is where I really belong," Kisner said.

Baltimore Sun Media Group

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Rosemond to coach Severn; Glen Burnie hires Mason

Bill "Bookie" Rosemond will coach the Severn girls basketball team next season. He takes over for co-coaches Lisa Smith and Rob Brown, who led the Admirals for two years after the retirement of Chuck Miller, who has since returned to coaching and is entering his second year at St. Mary's. Rosemond, who resigned shortly after his ninth season as coach at Archbishop Spalding in the spring of 2017, is a 1980 graduate of Glen Burnie, where he played junior varsity basketball his sophomore and junior years before an injury prevented him from trying out his senior year. Rosemond won more than 150 games during his tenure at Spalding, which included Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland A Conference titles in 2011 and 2013. Rosemond took over at Glen Burnie last winter, but the team went just 4-19. Severn was 6-19, including 0-12 mark in the IAAM B Conference. Jon Mason takes over at Glen Burnie, where he will teach physical education. Mason graduated in 2000 from Milford Mill, where he played two years of varsity, then played a season at Frostburg State before getting into coaching, where he has worked with the Meade boys, Towson women and Howard women.

— James Peters and Bob Hough, Baltimore Sun Media Group

Men's college basketball: Boys' Latin rising senior Cam Spencer has committed to play at Loyola Maryland, according to the Boys' Latin Twitter feed. Spencer is the younger brother of Pat Spencer, the Greyhounds' star senior attackman in men's lacrosse.

Women's golf: Maryland rising senior Ludovica Farina qualified for the Ricoh Women's British Open on Monday and will tee off today at 9:20 a.m. (Golf Channel) as an amateur. Farina was 3-under par in her qualifying round. She had five birdies to advance to a 12-golfer playoff for seven spots. A native of Siracusa, Italy, she has competed in every event for the Terps in her three years. In her best finish this year, she was sixth in theNittany Lion Invitational.

Laurel Park : Special Envoy looms a heavy favorite in the $75,000 Hansel Stakes for 3-year-olds and up going 1 1/16 miles on the All Along turf course Saturday. The Hansel is one of four stakes for Virginia-bred/-sired horses on the card. Armoire, who scored a breakthrough first career stakes victory last time out after three successive runner-up finishes, returns as the horse to beat in the $75,000 William M. Backer for fillies and mares 3 and older on the Dahlia turf course at 1 1/16 miles. Well Blessed is cross-entered in both the Backer and the $75,000 Camptown for fillies and mares 3 and older at 5½ furlongs. Rounding out Saturday's Virginia-bred/sired stakes action is the $75,000 Meadow Stable for 3-year-olds and up, also contested at 5 ½ furlongs.

— From Sun staff and news services

Three-star offensive lineman Zachary Franks of Gilman committed to Penn State , he announced Thursday on Twitter. "I'm 100% in!!! #WeAre19," wrote Franks, who had more than 30 scholarship offers, including from Duke, Northwestern, Rutgers, Arizona, California, Louisville, Maryland, Nebraska, Mississippi, Pittsburgh and Syracuse. Franks, a Class of 2019 prospect, is the No. 86 offensive tackle in the country and the No. 15 prospect in Maryland, according to the 247Sports Composite rankings.

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Maryland's Farina 61st after British Open first round

Rising senior Ludovica Farina of the Maryland women's golf team shot 1-over-par 73 in the first round of the Women's British Open on Thursday at Royal Lytham & St Annes in Lancashire, England, putting her in 61st place out of 143 competitors. Manjee Lee of Australia leads at 7-under. Farina birdied the ninth, 13th and 15th holes. Farina was set to tee off at 4:42 a.m. today, with live coverage on The Golf Channel.

NBA : Jamel Artis, a Baltimore native who attended Dunbar his freshman and sophomore seasons, signed a two-year deal with the Sacramento Kings , ESPN reported. Artis played 15 games with the Orlando Magic last year, averaging 5.1 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists on 39.2 percent shooting from the field.

Major League Soccer: Major League Soccer's board of governors has approved changes in D.C. United 's investment group, moves that will keep Jason Levien as the face of ownership and welcome several of his partners from Welsh club Swansea City. No one at United or MLS would speak on the record because the deal won't close for at least another week. But people familiar with the negotiations told The Washington Post that Levien will expand his alliance with U.S. businessman Steve Kaplan and at least four other Swansea City investors.

- Steven Goff, The Washington Post

Men's college basketball: Boys' Latin rising senior Cam Spencer has committed to play at Loyola Maryland. Spencer is the younger brother of Pat Spencer, the Greyhounds' star senior attackman in men's lacrosse.

Horse racing: Kallenberg Farms' Forever Liesl won the featured eighth race at Laurel Park . Ridden by Victor Carrasco for New York-based trainer Michelle Nevin, Forever Liesl covered 1 mile over a main track rated good in 1 minute, 37.05 for her third career win. R. Larry Johnson's Maryland homebred Questionoftheday won Race 2, a $42,000 entry-level optional claiming allowance for 2-year-old fillies, running 5½ furlongs in 1:04.50. Jerry Romans and JoAnn Smith's Partisan Divide completed a maiden-breaking rally in the third race, running 1 mile in 1:40.99 over a fast main track in the $40,000 maiden special weight for 2-year-olds. In the other open maiden special weight, a $40,000 event for fillies and mares 3 and up, Sookdeen Pasram's Timeless Curls ($2.20) led from start to finish to take the 1 1/16-mile event by 4¼ lengths in 1:45.13. Holiday Hopes ($4.20) was an easy 8 ½-length winner in the opener, a $40,000 maiden special weight restricted to Virginia-bred/sired fillies and mares 3 and up. The winning time was 1:39.01 for 1 mile. Apprentice jockey Weston Hamilton rode back-to-back winners with Timeless Curls ($2.20) in the fourth race and Kierland ($35.40) in the fifth. Daniel Centeno bookended the card with victories in the first on Holiday Hopes ($4.20) and ninth on Coop Tries Harder ($3).

- From Sun staff and news services

Friday night's game between the Las Vegas Aces and the Washington Mystics at Capital One Arena was canceled, the WNBA announced.

An official statement from Aces players indicated health concerns compelled them to make the decision after the team did not make it to the District until Friday afternoon because of travel delays.

"We trust that you know the decision was not made lightly," the statement read. "There is nothing we enjoy more than playing in front of the most rabid fans in professional sports night in and night out, and we sincerely apologize for any inconvenience and disappointment that was created for the fans, workers and anyone else who may have been affected by tonight's cancellation.

"Given the travel issues we faced over the past two days — 25+ hours spent in airports and airplanes, in cramped quarters and having not slept in a bed since Wednesday night — and after consulting with our union, and medical professionals, we concluded that playing tonight's game would put us at too great a risk for injury."

The WNBA is reviewing the matter and won't be making additional comment for at least 24 hours, according to a person familiar with the league's thinking who spoke to The Washington Post on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the circumstances.

It's the first time in WNBA history that a game was canceled, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

Because the league used the word "canceled" in its official release, it appears highly unlikely, people familiar with the situation said, that the game would be rescheduled.

The Mystics almost certainly would protest a rescheduled game because not only were they prepared to play, but the Aces were in town, having landed at Reagan National Airport at about 2:20 p.m.

The Mystics instead held an autograph session for fans already in the arena when the cancellation was announced.

"I'm really disappointed that the Las Vegas players and organization didn't come to compete," Washington coach and general manager Mike Thibault said. "Every team I've been around in the WNBA or the NBA or the old CBA goes through this. College teams go through it, and you have an obligation to the fans who paid money to come watch you play. If you're there and in the city and can play, you should show up and play."

— Gene Wang, The Washington Post

More WNBA: Angel McCoughtry (St. Frances) scored 21 points and Tiffany Hayes added 19 to help the host Atlanta Dream (17-10) earned an 89-74 win over the Chicago Sky (10-18). The second-place Dream are three games back of Seattle (20-7) in the playoff standings and one game ahead of Los Angeles (16-11).

Varsity cross country

Lauer returns to coaching at Atholton

Earl Lauer, 69, is returning to coaching as Atholton's girls cross country coach this season. Lauer spent 44 consecutive years from 1971 to 2015 coaching cross country, wrestling, indoor and outdoor track and allied sports at Glenelg, Atholton and River Hill. When Earl's son, Brandon, was hired as the athletics and activities manager at River Hill in 2015, Howard County policy on nepotism forced Earl out of coaching the Hawks cross country and track teams after nearly 20 years. "It was pretty tough. The break wasn't something I had planned to do or wanted to do," said Lauer, who was The Baltimore Sun All-Metro girls cross country Coach of the Year his last season with the Hawks after winning region and state titles and earned the National Federation of State High School Associations Coaches Association National Coach of the Year Award in 2012. "I wasn't ready to quit." Now he's back at Atholton, the school where he spent 23 years from 1973 to 1996 leading numerous programs.

— Tim Schwartz, Baltimore Sun Media Group

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NASA assigns ex-Navy star Mann to astronaut crew

Navy: NASA announced Friday that it had assigned Marine Corps Lt. Col. Nicole Mann, a former Navy soccer star, to a new crew of astronauts who will fly a privately developed spaceship, marking a return of U.S.-manned space flight after the shuttle program ended in 2011. Since then, Americans have relied on Russian spacecraft for space travel. Mann will be a part of a three-person crew to fly Boeing's Starliner spacecraft on a mid-2019 mission, the spacecraft's first manned flight. NASA said in a tweet that the astronauts will launch from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida to the International Space Station. The Starliner will dock and undock with the station before returning to Earth. Mann, 41, tweeted about her enthusiasm for her new assignment and preparations for the Starliner's first manned mission. "I couldn't be more excited to join the @BoeingSpace team! I'm looking forward to strapping into the Starliner and launching into space from the Cape! #LaunchAmerica," Mann tweeted.

Baseball: The Minnesota Twins claimed former Orioles reliever Oliver Drake (Navy) off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays . He's already pitched this season for the Milwaukee Brewers , Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Angels and Blue Jays, going 0-1 with an 8.59 ERA in 142/3 innings over 14 games, all in relief. ... The Tampa Bay Rays recalled left-handed reliever Adam Kolarek (Maryland, Catonsville) from Triple-A Durham. He pitched two scoreless innings Friday night. ... The Chicago Cubs placed former Orioles left-handed reliever Brian Duensing on the 10-day disabled list with shoulder inflammation.

Laurel Park : Stronach Stable's multiple graded-stakes placed homebred Unbridled Juan wrested the lead from a stubborn Phlash Phelps in the final sixteenth and withstood a frantic bid from late-running Duff to capture Friday's featured seventh race. With Hall of Famer Edgar Prado in the irons, Unbridled Juan ($6.20) emerged from a three-way photo a head in front of Duff in the open $55,000 allowance for 3-year-olds and up, with Phlash Phelps another head back in third. The winning time was 1 minute, 36.17 seconds for 1 mile, having been moved from the All Along turf course to a main track rated good. It was the first win from three starts since being moved to the Laurel barn of trainer Jose Corrales for Unbridled Juan, second by less than a length in an off-the-turf Dixie Stakes (G3) on May 19 at Pimlico Race Course in his 6-year-old debut.

Morgan State men's basketball great Marvin Webster will be inducted in the Small College Basketball Hall of Fame. This year's class - the third in Small College Basketball Hall of Fame history - includes 12 members. The Small College Basketball Hall of Fame induction ceremony is scheduled for Nov. 2 at the Stoney Creek Inn and Conference Center in St. Joseph, Missouri. Dubbed "The Human Eraser," the late Webster was one of the most dominant big men in college basketball history. From 1971-75, Webster had an NCAA record 2,267 rebounds, and his 740 boards in 1974 and 650 in 1973 are the two highest single-season totals in Division II history. Webster (Edmondson) was a three-time Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Player of the Year, and he holds Bears program records in rebounding, blocks, field goals made and free throws made. He averaged 21 points, 22.4 rebounds and eight blocked shots in 1973-74, leading Morgan to the Division II national title. Webster was drafted in the first round by both the NBA and ABA in 1975 and played 10 professional seasons. He played for the Denver Nuggets in the ABA and for the Seattle Supersonics and the New York Knicks in the NBA. The Hall of Fame class includes coach John Wooden, who led Indiana State to the 1948 NAIA title game, and playing greats Charles Oakley of Virginia Union, Leonard "Truck" Robinson (Tennessee State), ML Carr (Guilford), Pat Douglass (Cal State Bakersfield), Philip Hutcheson (Lipscomb), Earl Jones (District of Columbia), John Pierce (Lipscomb), Clarence Walker (Indiana State), John Barnhill (Tennessee A&I) and Terry Porter (Wisconsin-Stevens Point).

WNBA

Las Vegas forced to forfeitcanceled game with Mystics

The WNBA ruled Tuesday that Las Vegas will forfeit its game against Washington that was canceled when the Aces players decided not to play because of concerns about their health and safety after 26 hours of travel. The Aces needed nearly 26 hours to get to Washington from Las Vegas because of flight delays and cancellations Friday. By the time the team reached its hotel it was 3:45 p.m. - about four hours before the scheduled tip. The Aces talked things over and spoke by phone with the union Friday. They called the league to say they did not want to play. The league said it "worked extensively" with both teams to find a "workable solution." The WNBA added it delayed the start of the game until 8 p.m. to give the Aces as much time as possible after their arrival. "While not ideal, it was the best available solution to accommodate both our fans and the scheduling challenges," WNBA President Lisa Borders said in a statement. "Since the Aces chose not to play, the result is a forfeit." Making up the Aces-Mystics game would have been exceptionally difficult because of the compact schedule. Both teams play virtually every other day over the next two weeks before the regular season ends Aug. 19. The Aces are in ninth place and the forfeit moved them two games behind Dallas for the final playoff spot. Washington moved into a third-place tie with Los Angeles. The Mystics had to refund fans who had tickets for the game. As a goodwill gesture they are also offering tickets to another game.

Varsity soccer

McDonogh earns No. 6national girls ranking

The McDonogh girls soccer team, which returns most of its players from last year's Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland A Conference championship team, is ranked No. 6 in Top Drawer Soccer's preseason Fab 50 poll. Last season, the Eagles finished 14-2-4 and No. 1 In The Baltimore Sun's final top 15 poll. They return eight starters from last year's team, led by All-Metro senior standout Julia Dorsey. Joining the Eagles in the Fab 50 is defending Class 4A state champion Broadneck, which is ranked No. 33, while IAAM A Conference rival Archbishop Spalding comes in at No. 50.

Colleges

Hopkins men's soccer teamearns preseason ranking

The Johns Hopkins men's soccer team earned its first preseason national ranking since 2011 as the Blue Jays are ranked 13th in the United Soccer Coaches preseason poll. Coach Craig Appleby's Blue Jays return 23 letterwinners from last year's squad that went 16-1-4 and advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16. Hopkins opens the season at the Mary Washington Tournament on Aug. 31 against Hampden-Sydney at 2:30 p.m. at the Battleground Athletic Complex.

College baseball: Adam Schlenoff was promoted to full-time associate head coach on the staff of Johns Hopkins coach Bob Babb. He replaces Jonas Fester, who is now the head coach at Lebanon Valley.

- From Sun staff and news services

Skeedattle Associates' Grade 3 winner Just Howard, Maryland 's Horse of the Year in 2017, will get a bit of class relief when he makes his return to Laurel Park 's turf course in the ninth of 10 races today. Just Howard drew the rail in a field of 11 that includes four horses entered for main track only in the $45,000 second-level optional claiming allowance for 3-year-olds and up at 11/16 miles over the All Along turf course layout. It will mark the first time on the grass at Laurel since Just Howard reeled off wins last summer and fall in the 11/16-mile Caveat Stakes against fellow Maryland-breds, the restricted Find Stakes over older horses and the Commonwealth Derby (G3).

More: Today's ninth race is the penultimate leg of the 20-cent Rainbow 6 (Races 5-10) which offers a jackpot carryover of $5,197.46. There will also be a carryover of $1,544.86 in the $1 Super Hi-5 for the opener, a maiden special weight for fillies and mares 3 and up scheduled for 11/16 miles on the Dahlia turf course. A total of 98 horses were entered for today's card, an average of 9.8 starters per race. Six grass races drew 68 entries, an average of 11.3 horses per race. On Friday, 92 horses were entered in 10 races, an average of 9.2 starters per race. There are seven races scheduled for the turf which attracted a total of 67 entries or 9.6 starters per race. ... Sunday's card will be highlighted by the $75,000 Polynesian Stakes, a 7-furlong sprint for 3-year-olds and up that is part of the revived Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred Championship Series.

Men's college basketball

Terps win second gamewith ease on tour of Italy

Freshman forwards Jalen Smith and Bruno Fernando scored 18 and 17 points, respectively, to lead Maryland an 88-64 victory over the host Pisa All-Stars to improve to 2-0 during its preseason tour of Italy. Sophomores Darryl Morsell (Mount Saint Joseph) and Reese Mona helped put Maryland in control early in the second quarter. Freshman Aaron Wiggins finished with 10 points. "I thought we played pretty well tonight," Maryland coach Mark Turgeon said. "We adjusted well and played a much better and complete game compared to Monday. Our trip to Italy is already halfway over; it's gone by quick, so we want to continue getting better and finish this tour 3-0." The Terps play today in Venice.

Varsity soccer

Four area boys teams earnFab 50 national rankings

Considered by Top Drawer Soccer as probably the toughest league in the country, the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference has three teams in its national preseason Fab 50 poll. Defending MIAA A champion McDonogh, which finished 20-2 last season, starts at No. 11 in the national poll, followed by Archbishop Curley at No. 23 and Loyola Blakefield at No. 33. C. Milton Wright, which brings a ton of experienced talent back from last year's Class 3A state title team, made the poll at No. 40.

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Baltimore's Webster in 2ndat First Tee golf tourney

James "Mac" Webster of Baltimore is tied for second (6-under-par 138) in the First Tee of Greater Baltimore Junior Championship at Eagle's Nest Country Club in Phoenix heading into today's final round. Webster shot a 69 Wednesday to get within two shot of leader Evan Chien of Irvine, Calif. Bailey Shoemaker of West Edmeston, N.Y., lead the girls division (3-under-par 141).

Major League Lacrosse : The MLL will unveil winners for outstanding individual regular-season performances at its award show Aug. 17 at 6:30 p.m. at the American Theater in Charleston, S.C., which will be aired on Lacrosse Sports Network. Chesapeake Bayhawks coach Dave Cottle is among the finalists for Coach of the Year.

NFL: Ken Mendenhall, who played center at Oklahaoma and went on to make 118 consecutive starts for the Baltimore Colts, was elected to the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame.

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Chase Kalisz of Bel Air won the men's 400-meter individual medley Thursday in 4 minutes, 7.95 seconds at the Pan Pacific Championships in Tokyo. The race was seen as a trial run for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. He beat out Olympic champion Kosuke Hagino and Rio bronze medalist Daiya Seto. Kalisz took silver in Rio. American Taylor Ruck won the women's 200 freestyle in 1:54.44, just ahead of Japanese rival Rikako Ikee. Bethesda's Katie Ledecky was third in 1:55.15. Ledecky won this event two years ago at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics - and the 400 and 800, too - though it probably is her weakest race. American teammate Lilly King, an Olympic champion in Rio, again won the 100 breaststroke, this time in 1:05.44. Other American winners included Jordan Wilimovsky in the 1,500 and Townley Haas in the 200 freestyle. The Pan Pacs are being held in the Tatsumi International Swimming Center, which will be used for water polo at the next Olympics. A new aquatic center is about 35 percent complete, located just a short walk away.

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Handicapping tournamentscheduled for Laurel Park

Laurel Park will host the second and final session of the Maryland Jockey Club Champions Handicapping Tournament in the second-floor clubhouse sports bar Saturday. Berths to the NTRA National Handicapping Championship, Breeders' Cup Betting Challenge and BIG ONE tournaments are on the line, as well as guaranteed prize money to the top 10 finishers. A maximum of two entries per person will be accepted at a cost of $300 each, covering the $100 entry fee and $200 bankroll. The Champions Tournament will be capped at 300 entries. The tournament winner will have their choice of one of two berths to the NHC or a berth in the BCBC or BIG ONE. The second-place finisher has the choice of one of the remaining three berths, the third-place finisher has the choice of the final two berths, and the fourth-place finisher will receive the remaining berth. Tracks available for the tournament are Laurel Park, Gulfstream Park, Saratoga Race Course, Monmouth Park and Woodbine. The minimum wager is $20, with no mandatory races. Brian Conley of Columbia ended the spring session of the MJC Champions Handicapping Tournament on March 3 at Laurel with a bankroll of $2,192 to edge runner-up Coleen Curley of Raleigh, N.C. by a difference of $3.20. For a registration form or further information, email Diana Harbaugh at Diana.Harbaugh@marylandracing.com before noon today or visit www.laurelpark.com/handicapping/champions-tournament/. Registration by credit card can be done by calling 301-470-5432 before noon today. ... Just Howard made a triumphant return to Laurel Park's turf course Thursday with a 1¼-length triumph in the featured ninth race.

Varsity boys basketball: Harford Tech boys basketball coach Bill Jones learned that he will not be back for a 14th season to lead the Cobras. Jones, who won 165 games and led the Cobras to their first and only region title in 2017, was notified by email Wednesday morning. The decision was made by Tech Principal Joe Collins and newly appointed Athletic Director Emily Knowles.

- Randy McRoberts, Baltimore Sun Media Group

Junior golf: Evan Chien of Irvine, Calif., (11-under-par 205) won the boys division of the First Tee of Greater Baltimore Junior Championship, a 54-hole stroke-play event conducted by the American Junior Golf Association at Eagle's Nest Country Club. James "Mac" Webster of Baltimore finished second (8-under-par 208). Jiayi Wang of Shanghai, China, (2-under-par 214) won the girls division.

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After the only off-the-board finish of his career in his debut outside the Mid-Atlantic, Linda Zang's stakes winner Lewisfield finds himself back in familiar territory when he heads a field of six in Sunday's $100,000 Polynesian Stakes at Laurel Park . The 7-furlong Polynesian highlights a 10-race program and is the fourth of five races in the 3-year-old and up dirt sprint division of the revived Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred Championship Series that concludes with the $250,000 Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash (G3) Sept. 15 at Laurel. Though based at Charles Town with trainer Jeff Runco, a winner of nearly 4,100 races, Lewisfield has enjoyed his greatest success at Laurel with four wins and a second from five tries including his lone stakes triumph in the six-furlong Not For Love March 17. The Polynesian is named for the 1945 Preakness winner that put together a record of 27-10-10 with purse earnings of $310,410 from 1944-47, 16 of his victories coming in stakes.

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Trip to London highlightsWizards' 2018-19 schedule

The Washington Wizards announced their 2018-19 regular-season schedule, which is highlighted by the NBA London Game 2019 at The O2 on Jan. 17, against the New York Knicks . The Wizards tip off the season at Capital One Arena against the reigning Southeast Division champion Miami Heat on Oct. 18, at 8 p.m. The Wizards will play 21 of their 41 home games on the weekend (Friday-Sunday), with seven of those dates falling on Friday and nine on Saturday. This season's home schedule also includes two holiday games: a Veterans Day matchup against the Orlando Magic (Nov. 12) and an MLK Day matinée against the Detroit Pistons (Jan. 21). The home schedule also features two visits from the Boston Celtics (Dec. 12 and April 9) and the Toronto Raptors (Oct. 20 and Jan. 13) as well as visits from the Los Angeles Lakers (Dec. 16), NBA Champion Golden State Warriors (Jan. 24), Houston Rockets (Nov. 26) and Oklahoma City Thunder (Nov. 2). The 2018-19 schedule features eight nationally-televised games (five on ESPN and three on TNT ) and concludes on Tuesday, April 9, at home against the Boston Celtics. Go to washwizards.com for the complete schedule.

Navy wrestling: Four-time national qualifier and 2015 All-American Dan Neff has joined Mids' staff as an assistant coach. Neff spent the last two seasons at Bucknell serving as a volunteer assistant coach.

College football: The Division I Football Subdivision Athletics Directors Association announced that Morgan State athletic director Edward Scott will serve on its executive committee. Scott represents the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference .

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Glory Stars, owned by James A. Shannon Jr., came with a steady drive along the rail to catch front-running Tour de Force approaching the wire and forge a neck victory in Saturday's featured third race, a $47,000 third-level optional claiming allowance for 3-year-olds and up at Laurel Park. It was 1½ lengths back to 6-5 favorite Zulu in third. Purchased for $900,000 as a 2-year-old in training in 2015, Zulu was making his first start off a $20,000 claim for Monmouth Park-based trainer Jorge Navarro. The Bernardini gelding, second in the Fountain of Youth (G2) prior to winning the Tamarac Stakes in 2016 at Gulfstream Park, bobbled at the break and chased throughout but never threatened the winner. Glory Stars ($27), ridden by Feargal Lynch for trainer Michael Moore, ran 7 furlongs in 1:22.14 over a fast main track for his fourth career win and first since last July at Parx. In Saturday's two $42,000 entry-level allowance events, Shane's Jewel ($12.20) was a two-length winner of Race 8 in 1:09.71 for 6 furlongs, while More Abundance ($13.40) ran 5 ½ furlongs in 1:02.47 over the yielding All Along layout to earn his first turf victory in Race 9. ... There will be carryovers in the 20-cent Rainbow 6 and $1 Super Hi-5 wagers for today's 10-race card that is highlighted by the $100,000 Polynesian Stakes for sprinters 3 and up. First race post time is 1:10 p.m.

Memorabilia auction: Frank Robinson's 500th home run bat and a 1970 Brooks Robinson game-worn uniform are being offered as part of the Lelands.com Masters Auction, which closes Oct. 27. Other items include the bat Pete Rose used for his record-breaking 4,192th hit in 1985 and the specially padded 1947-48 Brooklyn Dodgers cap worn by Jackie Robinson to help protect his head from racially motivated beanballs. The Lelands.com auction also features the 1973 Secretariat Belmont Stakes presentation blanket from Penny Chenery, Robinson's final Brooklyn Dodgers game-worn jacket, the WBC championship belt awarded to Muhammad Ali for his 1974 "Rumble in the Jungle" win over George Foreman, a 1945 Mel Ott New York Giants game-used jersey, a 1936 Joe DiMaggio rookie year game-used bat, a 1960 Ted Williams game-used home run bat, a bat used by Mickey Mantle during the 1955-57 seasons and Mantle's 1980s Texas driver's license. Additionally, the Lelands.com Invitational Auction, which runs through Aug. 17, includes the only known copy in private hands of the 1894 Temple Cup program between the Orioles and New York Giants. For more information about both auctions, go to lelands.com.

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Gregory Bruno pitched a perfect game and Steven Martinez hit a two-run double as New York topped Maryland, 4-0, in the Mid-Atlantic Regional final of the Little League World Series in Bristol , Conn. Bruno had 12 strikeouts in the six-inning game for Mid Island Little League of Staten Island, N.Y., which will represent the Mid-Atlantic in the World Series, which begins Thursday. Berlin Little League 11-12 All-Stars had advanced to the regional round after winning the Maryland State Championship.

Varsity girls lacrosse

Five locals named to U.S. U-19 training team

Five local girls lacrosse players were named Sunday to the training team for the United States women's under-19 national team that will compete for the world championship next summer. McDonogh's Maddie Jenner and Emma Schettig, Bel Air's Elizabeth Hillman, Bryn Mawr's Olivia Rubin and Hannah Leubecker, a home-schooled student from Forest Hill, made the team after three days of tryouts at the US Lacrosse Headquarters in Sparks. Jenner, The Baltimore Sun's All-Metro Player of the Year as a junior, and Rubin have signed with Duke. Hillman is headed to North Carolina. Schettig and Leubecker have committed to Maryland.From 110 players invited to try out, coaches selected 36 to the training team and it will be further whittled down to compete in Peterborough, Canada, next August. Jenner, Hillman and Rubin - all first-team All-Metro selections this past spring - have graduated and are benefiting from a rule change allowing players who will have completed a year of college to be on the team for the first time. Schettig and Leubecker will be high school seniors in the fall. The team will train for the first time Oct. 5-8 at the Team USA Fall Classic in Sparks.

- Katherine Dunn

Swimming

Bel Air's Kalisz sweeps IM titles at Pan Pacifics

Bel Air native Chase Kalisz (Fallston) picked up another victory for the United States at the Pan Pacific Championships, taking the 200 individual medley in 1 minute, 55.40 seconds Saturday in Tokyo. Kalisz completed a sweep of the Pan Pacs gold medals after winning the 400 IM on Thursday. Kalisz's 1:55.40 time was a lifetime best, surpassing his 1:55.56 effort at the 2017 FINA World Championships. Kalisz's time also marked the fastest 200 IM swim in the world this year. Bethesda native Katie Ledecky , the Olympic and world champion and world record-holder in the 400 freestyle, won that race in 3:58.50 on Saturday. The win made up for finishing third Thursday in the 200 freestyle, a rare loss for the reigning Olympic champion in the 200, 400 and 800 freestyle.

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Laki awarded win in $100K Polynesian at Laurel Park

Hillside Equestrian Meadows' Laki became a stakes winner for the second time in his career when he was elevated to victory following the disqualification of favored Lewisfield for interference in deep stretch of Sunday's $100,000 Polynesian Stakes at Laurel Park. The seven-furlong Polynesian was the fourth of five races in the 3-year-old and up dirt sprint division of the revived Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred Championship (MATCH) Series. Late afternoon rain forced Sunday's final two races off Laurel's turf course and necessitated a refund in the 20-cent Rainbow 6, which will have a carryover of $10,137.79 for the return of live racing Thursday.

Men's college basketball: Maryland beat the Netherlands "B" National team, 75-66, on Saturday in Vicenza to finish their 10-day, three-game trip to Italy undefeated. Jalen Smith (Mount Saint Joseph) was named Most Valuable Player after finishing with 12 points and several rebounds, while Darryl Morsell (Mount Saint Joseph) and Serrel Smith Jr. both finished with 15 points apiece.

WNBA: Ariel Atkins scored 26 points, Elena Delle Donne added 23 and the Washington Mystics (20-11) won their sixth straight, 93-80 over the Dallas Wings (14-17). Kristi Toliver (Maryland) added 17 points for Washington.

Team USA won 65 medals, including 33 gold, 19 silver and 13 bronze, at the Pan Pacific Para Swimming Championships, held this past weekend in Cairns, Australia. Becca Meyers, a 2013 Notre Dame prep graduate who lives in Timonium, kicked off the first day of competition in record-setting fashion, swimming to a new world record in the S12 400-meter freestyle. She finished the race in a time of 4 minutes, 24.30 seconds to win the gold medal. To complete a full sweep of her events, Meyers also won gold in the 100 breaststroke, 100 freestyle, 200 individual medley and the 100 butterfly. Jessica Long of Baltimore earned five medals, while McKenzie Coan (Loyola Maryland) won four. The U.S. will compete in the California Classic in Yucaipa from Sept. 15-16, followed by the Fred Lamback Disability Meet in Augusta, Ga., from Oct. 20-21. The U.S. Paralympics Swimming national championships will be held Dec. 14-16 in Tucson, Ariz.

NFL

Redskins ' Gruden speaks with Bowles about fight

Washington Redskins coach Jay Gruden has spoken with the team and New York Jets coach Todd Bowles in an attempt to quell tensions after multiple fights broke out during the first joint practices between the teams Sunday. A brawl that nearly spilled all the way into fans became national news that Gruden believes is overblown, but the coach took the responsibility on himself. The Redskins have hosted joint practices in recent years with the Patriots (2014) and Texans (2015), and fights broke out each time. The Jets and Redskins are scheduled to practice together today and face each other in a preseason game Thursday. "I don't think they happen all the time," Gruden said before Monday's session. "I just think they get blown up when they do happen, so it seems like they happen all the time. They've happened to us the last couple times, unfortunately, and that's on me. I've got to do a better job of making them understand the importance of practice and getting work done and not fighting." The Jacksonville Jaguars suspended defensive end Dante Fowler Jr. for his role in a post-practice incident Sunday, and the Redskins coach said he wouldn't be opposed to doing the same if necessary. "We could consider that," Gruden said. Gruden personally walked tackle Morgan Moses off the field Sunday after the biggest incident. Redskins players complained of a cheap shot after a Chris Thompson run and Gruden decided to call it a day for the veteran, who is still working his way back from offseason ankle surgery.

- Kareem Copeland, The Washington Post

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Cal Ripken Jr. to visit Roy Rodgers in Frederick Tuesday

Roy Rogers on Route 26 in Frederick will celebrate the restaurant chain's 50th anniversary and its partnership with the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation by receiving a visit from Baseball and Orioles Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. on Tuesday from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Ripken will join the staff behind the counter and participate in a few baseball activities outside with local area kids. The restaurant is located at 1990 Riverside Way.

Women's track/cross country: Johns Hopkins' Ellie Burton has been awarded an NCAA postgraduate scholarship. Her selection marks a fifth consecutive year that at least one Blue Jays student-athlete has been selected.

Men's college lacrosse: Hofstra named former Rutgers assistant John Gorman defensive coordinator. Before coaching at Rutgers, Gorman served an assistant coach and assistant defensive coordinator at Hofstra from August 2012 through August 2016. ... Kevin Unterstein, who spent the last eight seasons at Hofstra, has been named an assistant coach for North Carolina.

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For a second-straight season, the Loyola Maryland men's soccer team has been selected the preseason favorites in the Patriot League . Junior Barry Sharifi was also voted the Preseason Patriot League Midfield Player of the Year for a second-straight season, and he was joined by junior forwards Josh Fawole and Brian Saramago, senior midfielder Gabe Carlsson, senior defender A. Mickey Watson and sophomore goalkeeper Chase Vosvick on the 12-member Preseason All-Patriot League Team. Loyola, winners of the Patriot League regular season a year ago, returns players who scored all 29 goals, 37 assists and 95 points from last season. The Greyhounds open Aug. 27 when they host Rutgers at 7 p.m. ... Saramago is one of 32 NCAA Division I soccer players named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List.

Coaching: Navy promoted Mark Risbridger to assistant coach and added Mamadou Diouf as volunteer assistant coach for the Midshipmen.

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Baltimore City CC to hostfree youth basketball camp

Bart Butler will host the Ball Stars Youth Camp from Aug. 20 to 24 at Baltimore City Community College. The camp will be led by former NBA players Otis Birdsong and Michael Ray Richardson. It is a free program. Its goal is to provide underserved boys and girls in the community with a chance to learn basketball skills from retired NBA players and learn valuable life skills from local business leaders, law enforcement and educators. In addition to teaching basketball skills, business and local community leaders will share their experiences with campers during brief morning and afternoon mentoring sessions. Breakfast and lunch, along with equipment will be provided to all participants. Students will also receive free backpacks filled with school supplies. There will be morning and afternoon sessions. The morning is for students 8-12 years old and will be held from 8 a.m. to noon. The afternoon is for students 13-17 years old and will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. For information, email

charmain@evolutioncommunicationsgrp.com or call 443-768-7703.

Major League Soccer: D.C. United midfielder Luciano Acosta was voted Major League Soccer Player of the Week by the North American Soccer Reporters.

NBA: The Washington Wizards announced the team's five-game preseason schedule, which features three home games. Washington will begin at home with matchups against the Knicks on Oct. 1 and Heat on Oct. 5. The team will travel to New York for a rematch with the Knicks on Oct. 8, and to Detroit to face the Pistons on Oct. 10. The Wizards will wrap up their preseason schedule when they face the Guangzhou Long-Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association on Oct. 12 at Capital One Arena for the second consecutive preseason.

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Wayne Rooney scored two goals and D.C. United beat the Portland Timbers , 4-1, on Wednesday night to move out of last place in the Eastern Conference. D.C. (6-9-6) won its third consecutive home game. Portland (10-5-7) has lost two straight after going unbeaten in its previous 15 matches. Rooney, the English star who joined the Washington club in June, tied it at 1 in the 43rd minute by running past the defense for Yamil Asad's through ball and rolling it by Jeff Attinella. Rooney bent in a free kick in the 68th for his third MLS goal.

College football: Bowie State senior quarterback Amir Hall along with junior linebacker Derrick Tate and sophomore defensive back William Flowers (Mervo) were named to the Black College Football Hall of Fame Watch List for the BCF Player of the Year Award. ... Morgan State senior defensive end Malachi Washington and junior linebacker Rico Kennedy also were named to the BCF Player of the Year Watch List.

College wrestling: Mason Goretsas has been named coach at McDaniel. Goretsas, a 2015 graduate of McDaniel, spent the last four seasons as an assistant on staff. Goretsas was a two-time state champ for North Carroll High before starting his college career at Maryland. He transferred and wrestled for the Green Terror for three seasons, posting a 67-27 record.

Women's college volleyball: Stevenson is ranked No. 24 in the American Volleyball Coaches Association Division III preseason poll. The Mustangs (33-2) were ranked No. 23 in last season's final rankings. ... Johns Hopkins earned its first preseason ranking. The Blue Jays are ranked 18th in the AVCA Top 25 Poll.

Women's college soccer: Mount St. Mary's added Adam Lewis and Kelsey Wys as assistants to its coaching staff.

College track: Donald M. Chatellier, a longtime track and cross country coach at Washington College , died Tuesday night at 89.

Rowing: Washington College graduate Hugh McAdam was named by USRowing to the 72-person roster that will represent the United States at the 2018 World Rowing Championships on Sept. 9-16 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

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Brian McFarlane's 3-year-old gelding Free to Trump was a gate-to-wire winner of Thursday's fourth race to give apprentice jockey Urizar Velazquez his first career winner in his professional debut. Free to Trump ($11) broke from Post 5 in the field of seven and set fractions of 23.13, 46.48 and 58.48 seconds, completing 5½ furlongs in 1:04.77 over a fast main track to take the $18,000 maiden claiming event for 3-year-olds and up by 2 ¼ lengths. It was the first win from 16 career starts for Free to Trump, a son of Freedom Child based at Laurel with trainer Brandon McFarlane. Velazquez, who turned 26 on July 22, who rides with a 10-pound weight allowance, is a native of Chiapas, Mexico. ... Back in allowance company after three straight tries against graded-stakes competition, 5-year-old mare Broken Bridle emerged from a four-way photo finish with a neck victory in Thursday's feature race at Laurel Park. Co-owned by trainer Gary Capuano and Paul Fowler Jr. and ridden by Alex Cintron, Broken Bridle ($15.20) ran 11/16 miles in 1:43.08 over a firm Fort Marcy turf course in the $47,000 third-level optional claiming allowance for fillies and mares 3 and up. ... There will be carryovers in the 20-cent Rainbow 6, 50-cent Late Pick 5 and $1 Super Hi-5 wagers for Friday's 10-race program. First race post time is 1:10 p.m.

football

J. Hopkins football picked for top spot in league again

Johns Hopkins earned the top spot in the Centennial Conference preseason football poll of head coaches and athletic communications directors for the 10th consecutive year and the 13th time since 2004. The Blue Jays went on to win the Centennial title in 11 of the previous 12 years in which it topped the preseason poll, including each of the last nine years. The Blue Jays, led by coach Jim Margraff , have won nine straight Centennial Conference titles.

NFL: The New York Jets signed former Ravens offensive lineman Gino Gradkowski .

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Bye Bye Bertie, owned by Jerry Romans, Charlie Spiring and Zoom & Fish Stable, continued trainer Hamilton Smith's strong summer meet by soaring to a 5½-length front-running triumph Friday at Laurel Park . Bye Bye Bertie ($4.40) jumped to a quick lead in her second career start in the $40,000 maiden special weight for 2-year-old fillies. ... When it comes to multiple stakes winner Whirlin Curlin, trainer Kieron Magee is hoping new surroundings will rekindle old form in today's $75,000 Star de Naskra Stakes at Laurel Park. The Star de Naskra for 3-year-olds and the $75,000 Miss Disco for 3-year-old fillies, both contested at 6 furlongs over the main track, are among four stakes for Maryland-bred/sired horses worth $300,000 in purses that help comprise the 12-race Maryland Pride Day program. First race post time is 1:10 p.m. Also on the card are the $75,000 Ben's Cat for 3-year-olds and up and the $75,000 Jameela for fillies and mares 3 and older, each scheduled for six furlongs over Laurel's world-class turf course. A gelded son of two-time Horse of the Year and Hall of Famer Curlin, Whirlin Curlin will be making his first start since being claimed for $25,000 July 29 at Laurel by Magee, Maryland's leading trainer from 2014-16. In that race, his first against older horses and first time outside of stakes company since November 2017, Whirlin Curlin closed from far back to be fourth, beaten three lengths, going 7 furlongs. Whirlin Curlin broke his maiden winning the six-furlong Christopher Elser Memorial Stakes last November, then came right back to beat fellow state-breds in the seven-furlong Maryland Juvenile Futurity two weeks later, both at Laurel at odds of more than 20-1. ... .. Trainer Claudio Gonzalez, 41, enters the final three days of Laurel Park's summer meet with 23 wins, nearly double that of Kieron Magee and Hamilton Smith, tied for second at 12 apiece. Gonzalez is also tops at the 40-day stand that wraps up Sunday with purse earnings of $504,273.

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Ex-Terp Confroy nominatedfor NCAA Woman of Year

Former Maryland basketball player Kristen Confroy has been selected as the Big Ten Conference nominee for the 2018 NCAA Woman of the Year award. Confroy is among 154 candidates across all three NCAA divisions (including 58 NCAA Division I students) nominated for this year's honor, which has been presented annually since 1991 and recognizes the nation's top senior female student-athlete. Confroy, one of Maryland's two Big Ten Medal of Honor recipients, graduated in May with her bachelor's degree in biology and a concentration in neurobiology and physiology.

Women's college basketball: District of Columbia announced that forward Patricia Albert and center Alexis Taylor have transferred from Coppin State and guard Etalyia Vogt has transferred from Towson.

Women's college soccer: Visiting No. 20 North Carolina State scored two goals in the final 22 minutes to come from behind for a 2-1 victory over Navy on Thursday night at the Glenn Warner Soccer Facility in the season opener for both teams.

Major League Soccer: D.C. United announced that Steve Clark was placed on waivers and selected by Portland Timbers FC in the Western Conference. Clark made eight MLS appearances for United and recorded 29 saves.

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The Chesapeake Bayhawks ' Niko Amato and the Dallas Rattlers' John Galloway shared the Major League Lacrosse Goalie of the Year award. The awards were presented Friday night in a ceremony in Charleston, S.C., to kick off the MLL's championship weekend. Galloway won eight of 10 starts for the Rattlers this season, while Amato (Maryland) essentially grabbed the starting role in the second half of the Bayhawks game at Charlotte on May 3 and then led Chesapeake to seven straight victories. He had eight wins in his 12 appearances. Amato's goals-against-average was 12.37 and on two separate occasions he made 20 saves or more in a contest. Other award winners were: Dallas' Bill Warder (Coach of Year); New York's Rob Pannell (Offensive Player of the Year and Most Valuable Player); Dallas' Matt Dunn (Defensive Player of the Year); Denver's Chris Cloutier (Rookie of the Year); Atlanta's Scott Ratliff (Dave Huntley Man of the Year) and Boston's Mitch Belisle (Players' Choice Award). ... The Denver Outlaws won the MLL championship Saturday night, edging the Dallas Rattlers, 16-12, as attackman Matt Kavanagh led the way with three goals and five assists.

Horse racing

Rocky Policy races to firststakes win at Laurel Park

Rocky Policy, owned by Richard Vermillion, became a stakes winner for the first time in 27 career starts with a front-running one-length victory over multiple Maryland champion Crabcakes in Saturday's $75,000 Jameela Stakes at Laurel Park. The Jameela for fillies and mares 3 and older and the $75,000 Ben's Cat for 3-year-olds and up, both 6-furlong sprints over Laurel's turf course, were among four stakes for Maryland-bred/sired horses worth $300,000 in purses that helped comprise the 12-race Maryland Pride Day program. Also on the card were the $75,000 Star de Naskra for 3-year-olds and the $75,000 Miss Disco for 3-year-old fillies, both run at six furlongs over the main track. The Jameela was the third win of the day for trainer Dale Capuano and the second in a stakes for jockey Daniel Centeno, who also captured the Ben's Cat aboard Sonny Inspired three races earlier. Rocky Policy ($7.80) ran 6 furlongs in 1:08.78 over a firm Fort Marcy turf course. Capuano also won Saturday's opener with Come Sundown ($7.60) and the third race with Bridgewater ($21.80), both ridden by apprentice Wes Hamilton. Majestic Reason became a stakes winner in just her third career start, powering through the stretch for a 11/4-length triumph in the Miss Disco.

Gymnastics

Laurel gymnasts securemedals at national meet

Athletes from Emilia's Acrobatics & Gymnastics Club in Laurel earned five gold medals and secured six of the 29 spots on the U.S. national team for acrobatic gymnastics with their performances at the USA Gymnastics Championships last month in Greensboro, N.C. Elanor Chang of Columbia, Calista Davis of Ijamsville and Madison Freed of Mount Airy, a senior elite women's group, earned a gold medal and were named to the U.S. senior national team; Isabel Chang of Columbia, Alexandra Gladkova of Fairfax, Va., and Caitlyn Kicza of Woodbine, a senior elite women's group, earned silver and were named to the U.S. senior national team; Sean Butehorn of Mount Airy, Daniel Disman of Clarksville, Grant Shields of Columbia and Sean Shields of Columbia, a senior elite men's group, earned gold and were named to the U.S. senior national team EAGC honors; Marisa Gatson of Severn, Olivia Struble of Laurel and Micah Whiteman of Columbia, a junior elite 13-19 women's group, earned gold and were named to the U.S. junior national team; Ethan Chang of Columbia, Devon Freed of Mount Airy, Sam Lacy of Columbia and Cade Shields of Columbia, an 11-16 men's group, earned gold and were named to the 11-16 age group team; and Jessica Kicza of Woodbine and Mariam Tutberidze of Severn, an 11-16 women's pair, earned silver and were named to the 11-16 age group team.

U.S. Championships: Khoi Young of Bowie won the 15-16 boys pommel horse during the junior boys competition in Boston on Saturday. Young also finished seventh in the all-around. ... In the senior men's, Sam Mikulak soared to his fifth all-around U.S. gymnastics title Saturday. Baltimore's Donnell Whittenburg , an Olympic alternate two years ago, finished outside the top three on both still rings and parallel bars as he recovers from right shoulder surgery.

Women's college soccer: UMBC fell in its opening game, 1-0, to Robert Morris on Friday night.

- From Sun staff and news services

ALS patient support organization the Brigance Brigade Foundation will celebrate former Raven O.J. Brigance's 49th birthday and honor all those battling ALS at the fourth annual Soirée with O.J. on Oct. 5 at the Valley Mansion by Martin's in Cockeysville. The event, which will feature a special guest speaker, music and dancing, a silent auction, and food and drinks, will take place from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m., and all proceeds will help those living with ALS. Tickets are $100 (through Sept. 5, when prices will increase) and can be purchased at BriganceBrigade.org. Contact foundation director Amanda Mummert for more information at amummert@brigancebrigade.org.

NFL

Mount Airy native Havenstein gets 4-year extension with Rams

Los Angeles Rams right tackle Rob Havenstein on Monday agreed to terms of a four-year contract extension through the 2022 season. Havenstein, a Mount Airy native who played at Linganore in Frederick County, has started 43 games over the past three seasons since being drafted in the second round in 2015. He made 15 regular-season starts last year as the Rams led the league in scoring at 29.9 points per game and won the NFC West for the first time since 2003 under first-year head coach Sean McVay. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Havenstein has a salary-cap number of $1.26 million this season, the last year of his rookie contract. "We're excited to extend Rob with the Rams for another four seasons," McVay said. "He's been a reliable member of our offensive line and maintaining consistency among that unit is important as we continue to grow offensively."

College football

Ehlinger to start at QB for Texas against Terps

Sam Ehlinger will start at quarterback for No. 23 Texas when the Longhorns face Maryland in the season opener for both teams at FedEx Field on Sept. 1, coach Tom Herman announced Monday. Ehlinger, a sophomore, beat out junior Shane Buechele, who passed for 375 yards and two touchdowns with one interception in last season's 51-41 loss to the Terps. Ehlinger passed for 1,915 yards and completed 58 percent of his passes in nine games last season, throwing 11 touchdown passes and six interceptions and rushing for 385 yards.

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Stevenson picked second in MAC football poll

Stevenson earned a pair of first-place votes and was selected second in the Middle Atlantic Conference preseason coaches poll. The Mustangs, with 88 points, were slotted behind defending league champion Delaware Valley, who picked up 98 points and eight first-place votes. Widener earned the other first-place nod and was selected third, followed by Albright and Lycoming. The Mustangs finished 6-3 in MAC play last season and earned the program's fourth straight postseason appearance as they were selected to compete in the ECAC James Lynah Bowl at the University of Delaware . Stevenson earned the program's first NCAA bid in 2016 and was victorious in bowl games in both 2014 and 2015. Stevenson opens its season Aug. 30 at home when it hosts eighth-ranked Frostburg State in a 7 p.m. game at Mustang Stadium. The Mustangs conference opener is Sept. 15 at Albright.

College field hockey: Three Maryland players earned Big Ten preseason honors from the league's head coaches. Senior Linnea Gonzales, junior Kelee Lepage and sophomore Brooke DeBerdine were among the student-athletes honored. Maryland opens the season at Pacific in Stockton, Calif., on Friday at 8:30 p.m.

Administration: Johns Hopkins athletic director Alanna W. Shanahan announced the hiring of Jonathan Kindred as assistant director of athletics for compliance and game operations. Kindred served as the assistant director of academic services at UMBC from 2014 to 2016.

Track and field: Salisbury graduate Luke Campbell (2015) repeated as the German national champion in the 400-meter hurdles, posting a time of 50.31 seconds.

Towson University: Four Tigers were honored by the Colonial Athletic Association with the inaugural Leadership and Sport Excellence Awards - Zach Goodrich (baseball), Erika McKay (field hockey), Richie Palacios (baseball) and Jack Saunderson (swimming).

The Washington Spirit , which has not won in three months and scored once in the past 11 matches, fired Jim Gabarra as its coach and general manager Tuesday. Since coming within a minute of winning the 2016 National Women's Soccer League title, the Spirit has a 7-30-8 record with a minus-31 goal differential. This year, Washington is 2-15-4 with an eight-game losing streak and 12-game winless run. The only victories have come against winless Sky Blue FC and an Orlando team missing superstars Alex Morgan and Marta. Assistant Tom Torres will serve as the interim coach for the final three games, starting Wednesday against the Utah Royals at Maryland SoccerPlex. The team said it will begin the search for a permanent replacement at the end of the season. Team president Chris Hummer will inherit the general manager's responsibilities. The move comes four days before the Spirit will play the Portland Thorns at D.C. United 's Audi Field, a test run for possible additional matches at the new venue starting next season. Gabarra was notified Monday and addressed the players before training Tuesday. He did not immediately return a message seeking comment. Gabarra's ties to women's professional soccer in the area run deep. With Mia Hamm and Abby Wambach leading the way, he coached the Washington Freedom to the Women's United Soccer Association title in 2003. After the WUSA folded, Gabarra oversaw the organization's amateur team. When Women's Professional Soccer launched in 2009 and '10, he was back in charge. Gabarra, 58, guided Sky Blue from 2013 to 2015 before taking the Spirit helm in 2016. That year, Washington finished second in the regular season, defeated Chicago in the semifinals and led Western New York in extra time before conceding a late goal and losing in a penalty-kick tiebreaker.

- Steven Goff, The Washington Post

Major League Soccer: D.C. United forward Wayne Rooney was voted Major League Soccer Player of the Week by the North American Soccer Reporters. Rooney helped United to a 4-1 victory over the Portland Timbers on Wednesday, scoring two goals before capping the week off with a 2-0 win over the New England Revolution on Sunday. In eight matches, Rooney has three goals and three assists with the club posting a 5-2-1 mark.

Horse racing

Music festival plannedfor Maryland Million Day

The Stronach Group, owners of Laurel Park , announced the addition of the Clubhouse Festival to the Maryland Million race day Oct. 20. The Stronach Group and Club Glow, which are also partners for the Moonrise Music Festival, will bring Grammy-nominated Deadmau5 to the first Clubhouse Festival. Grammy-nominated Steve Aoki and a host of other performers will round out the festival lineup. The Clubhouse Festival will kick off with a tailgate party. Tickets are available at ClubhouseFest.com and go on sale Friday.

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Criste retiring after 27 seasons as Navy track coach

After spending the last 27 seasons as the coach of the Navy women's track and field program, Carla Criste has announced she will retire from coaching effective Aug. 31. Criste will remain with the Naval Academy as a fulltime professor and administrator in the physical education department. In her nearly three decades at the helm of the Navy women's track and field program, Navy earned six Patriot League team titles (three indoor/three outdoor) with 120 individual Patriot League champions and 20 championship relay teams. The Midshipmen won Patriot League Indoor Championships in 2001, 2009, and 2011 and Outdoor Championships in 2003, 2012 and 2018 with Criste at the helm. Additionally, Navy won the ECAC outdoor competition in 1989 and the indoor meet in 1989 and 1991.

Men's college lacrosse: Attackman Jon Mazza has been given his release to transfer from the Towson men's lacrosse program, coach Shawn Nadelen said Tuesday evening. Mazza, who was expected to spend his senior year with the Tigers, scored 16 goals and assisted on eight others for a career-high 24 points in just eight starts last season. But the 6-foot-4, 205-pound Davidsonville resident was suspended for the final seven games for an unspecified violation of team rules.

- Edward Lee

Major League Baseball : The Atlanta Braves designated former Orioles infielder Ryan Flaherty for assignment. The move cleared a spot on the 40-man roster for Bryse Wilson. Flaherty got off to a nice start in April, but struggled since and hasn't been playing much.

Men's college basketball: Johns Hopkins coach Josh Loeffler announced the addition of Trevor Johnson to the Blue Jay coaching staff. Johnson comes to Hopkins from Nebraska Wesleyan, where he spent the last four seasons.

- From Sun staff and news services