Saturday, May 18, 2013
Orb, the Kentucky Derby winner, finished fourth.
Oxbow, a 15-1 longshot, went nearly wire-to-wire to win the 138th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday giving trainer D. Wayne Lukas the all-time lead in Triple Crown race victories with 14. The bay colt, ridden by 50-year old Gary Stevens and owned by Calumet Farm, took the lead early from Goldencents and won the $1 million Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown by 1 ¾ lengths holding off Itsmyluckyday and Mylute in 1:57.54. Oxbow also ended hopes for a Triple Crown winner for another year. Orb, the winner of the Kentucky Derby, never got started from his No. 1 post position and finished a disappointing fourth. "I get paid to spoil dreams," Lukas said after the race. "You can’t mail it in, it’s a different surface, a different …
From A to Z, a wild, fun time at the 138th Preakness Stakes.
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013
The 138th running of the Baltimore tradition will be held this Saturday.
We're in the final stretch before the 138th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. Here's what you need to know. When is it? The Triple Crown race will be held at 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Pimlico. NBC (WRC, WBAL) and Horse Racing Radio Network (WSPZ-AM in Washington is the only area affiliate) will have the call, which will also be streaming on the radio network's website. The first post on the day is at 10:45 a.m. Tickets? They are still available. Infield tickets are $60. Admission to the grandstand starts at $25, with box seats starting at $110. Tickets for the infield Mug Club, which include unlimited beer, are sold out. Weather? It's forecast to be partly sunny in Baltimore Saturday, with a high of 78. …
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Orb won the first leg of the Triple Crown Saturday, making up major ground in the home stretch to win the Kentucky Derby.
Orb, a thoroughbred with Maryland ties, won the Kentucky Derby Saturday, setting up a potential homecoming story later this month at the Preakness. Ridden by Joel Rosario, Orb began well back in the 20-horse field, before closing very strong in the home stretch. "I was really far back," Rosario told NBC. "I said hopefully he can go faster than that. I was saying maybe I was too far back, but it was so easy." See video of the race on NBCSports.com. The horse is owned by northern Baltimore County resident Stuart S. Janney, an executive with a New York-based financial firm, according to The Sun. Orb's father, Malibu Moon, is owned by Bel Air's Pons family of Country Life Farm, The Sun reported last month. The winning time was 2:02.89, as Orb…
Monday, April 22, 2013
The state senator who represents Towson said Peter Franchot's call for Maravene Loeschke to resign is "a double standard."
State Sen. Jim Brochin is denouncing Comptroller Peter Franchot's call for the resignation of Towson University President Maravene Loeschke. "The comptroller needs to back down and allow the president to do her job. We in the Towson community are very supportive of her," Brochin said in an emailed statement. "For the comptroller to denounce the president of Towson University is totally inappropriate," Brochin wrote. "The comptroller needs to understand that this is a Title IX issue that Towson University, as part of the University System of Maryland, deals with as a statewide issue with a funding mechanism, which should be addressed by the legislature. He has no idea what is going on at the campus and the positive and incredible changes …
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
The state comptroller criticizes the president of Towson University and compares her to a movie villain.
Comptroller Peter Franchot went "Old School" on Towson University President Maravene Loeschke during a Wednesday meeting. Literally. Before calling for the resignation of Loeschke, the comptroller gave the Towson University president a political tongue lashing in absentia. Then Franchot, the Amherst graduate, dropped in a pop culture reference comparing her to the Dean Gordon "Cheese" Pritchard, head of the fictional Harrison University in the movie "Old School." Pritchard, played by Jeremy Piven, lies and schemes and connives to thwart a group of middle-age men who attempt to start their own fraternity. In this case, Franchot was worked up over how Loeschke choose to tell students she was eliminating the men's baseball and soccer programs…
The state comptroller criticized the university president for not attending the Board of Public Works meeting Wednesday to defend her decision to eliminate the men's baseball and soccer teams.
Comptroller Peter Franchot Wednesday called on Towson University President Maravene Loeschke to resign. "The president of Towson, in my view, has forfeited her claim on moral leadership," Franchot said during the Board of Public Works meeting in Annapolis. "It's with a heavy heart, I believe, in the best interest of Towson University that she should resign." The Towson University president was not present during the meeting. Instead, she was scheduled to speak at a breakfast meeting of the BWI Business Partnership about 30 minutes north of Annapolis. Marina Cooper, deputy chief of staff to Loeschke, wrote in an email that Loeschkehas the support of the University of Maryland System, as well as students and faculty at the university. "It's …
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
The Towson University president gets a pass on an expected April 19 appearance before the Board of Public Works
Maravene Loeschke's expected appearance before the Board of Public Works Wednesday will not happen. "President Loeschke appreciated the opportunity to meet with the governor, the treasurer and the comptroller, privately," Marina Cooper, deputy chief of staff ton Loeschke, wrote in an email response to a reporter's questions. "The issue has been resolved with the governor and Legislature's approved intercollegiate athletics donation incentive match program for qualifying University System of Maryland institutions." The Towson University president was scheduled to appear before the board to explain the elimination of the men's baseball and soccer teams last month. The three-member panel, which includes Gov. Martin O'Malley, Comptroller Peter…
Monday, April 15, 2013
Mike Gimbel, a local runner who has run the marathon eight times, said today's explosions hit the most crowded portion of the course. Click here for video of the explosions.
An explosion Monday at the Boston Marathon came at the worst place at the worst time, according to a Maryland runner who has participated in the prestigious race numerous times. Mike Gimbel, who has run the Boston Marathon eight of the last 10 years, said the area of the explosion near Boylston Street is one of the most populated areas. "The majority of the fans and police are located in that area," said Gimbel. "There's 23,000 runners and everyone is there, some times 100 deep, trying to see their loved ones finishing the race. It's the place to be; it's the highlight of the race." Gimbel was scheduled to run the race again this year but withdrew after a leg injury. "I've run it so much, the last time I was there I knew where the potholes…
Monday, April 8, 2013
The governor said the Towson University president may not have to come before the Board of Public Works next week.
Towson University President Maravene Loeschke may have an excused absence for next week's Board of Public Works meeting. Gov. Martin O'Malley Monday said he's not sure Loeschke will need to attend the meeting next week to answer questions about the elimination of the men's baseball and soccer programs. "I don't think I need her to [attend]," O'Malley said, adding that Loeschke had already been to Annapolis late last month to meet with him and Comptroller Peter Franchot. Loeschke has said that the programs needed to be eliminated because of concerns about federal Title IX laws that guarantee athletic participation for women attending college. The meeting with the governor resulted in $300,000 being added to a supplemental budget request to …
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11:09 am on Monday, May 20, 2013
Ok I saw none of that. What in Gods name were you watching? Besides this is lame compared to what it use to be. (actual nudity, fights, brawls, sex, running of the urinals, passed out drunks, medics, drugs etc etc) more ›