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  • Blue Jays Beat Orioles 12-6 In Gausman Major League Debut

    TORONTO (AP) — Edwin Encarnacion hit his fifth career grand slam, J.P. Arencibia homered and drove in four runs and the Toronto Blue Jays beat Baltimore 12-6 on Thursday night, spoiling the debut of Orioles right-hander Kevin Gausman. Brandon Morrow (2-3) allowed six runs and a season-high 10 hits in seven-plus innings. He walked one and struck out five. Brett Cecil and Brad Lincoln each ...

  • Gausman uneven in debut three HRs cant pick up W

    BAL@TOR: Davis belts a solo homer off the foul pole TORONTO -- Pedro Strop gave up a costly sixth-inning grand slam, while Kevin Gausman suffered a loss in his Major League debut as the Orioles fell to the Blue Jays, 12-6, to kick off a four-game set at Rogers Centre on Thursday. After Troy Patton, who relieved Gausman, walked a pair of batters in the sixth, manager Buck Showalter turned to ...

  • Corrections officials investigating Facebook Instagram pictures

    An Instagram picture from user hehasnochill that claims to have been taken inside the Baltimore City Detention Center. The original caption reads: "In my cell and guess what? Im still the heart of the streetswestside what's ...

  • School bus drivers protest working safety conditions | VIDEO

    Bus drivers with Durham School Services, which has a contract with Baltimore, "speak-out" about conditions which include not being paid for work and unsafe conditions. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun ...

  • President Obama to address Naval Academy commencement on Friday

    Naval Academy commencement on Friday, addressing the class at a time when the military faces complicated internal challenges the graduating midshipmen will soon inherit.It is the second time Obama has spoken at the academy's graduation — the first was in 2009 — and it is the 22nd time a president has attended the ceremony since James A. Garfield spoke to the class of ...


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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Shot simultaneously with a yet-to-be-released third film, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest is pretty much exactly what you would expect from a sequel to a $350-million surprise smash hit. The first Pirates movie, The Cu ... ...

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  • MLB Toronto 12 Baltimore 6

    Edwin Encarnacion hit a grand slam and J.P. Arencibia drove in four runs Thursday in sending Toronto to a 12-6 victory over Baltimore. The win in the opener of a four-game series gave the Blue Jays their third triumph in four contests. Baltimore took a 3-0 lead in the fourth, but by the end of the sixth inning the Orioles had fallen behind 8-3. Arencibia doubled home a run for the Blue Jays ...

  • McLouth dives into crowd for catch almost hit by drink

    Email TORONTO -- Nate McLouth found himself in the middle of a play he likely won't forget. McLouth aggressively pursued a fly ball that Colby Rasmus hit to left to lead off the bottom half of the sixth inning, which hooked foul and took the Orioles' left fielder into the stands. The 31-year-old McLouth made the catch right before crashing into the wall down the left-field line and ...

  • Harris calls for expanded audit of education spending

    Andy Harris said Thursday that he will request an expanded review of the Maryland Department of Education's use of federal funds after an audit found that the state may have to return up to $540,000 in misspent stimulus dollars and money designated for poor children.Harris, ...

  • After months of debate Boy Scouts lift ban on gay youth

    Boy Scouts of America lifted its ban on gay youth starting in January, the latest sign of a shift in American attitudes toward gays and lesbians. After months of debate in local districts, more than 61 percent of the Boy Scouts national council approved a resolution at its annual meeting, overturning the long-standing prohibition on openly gay youth, while retaining a ban on gay adult leaders. ...

  • Like a war zone says Harford native of Okla. twister destruction

    Diane Starr McDaniel, a native of Havre de Grace, lives in Edmond, Okla., with her husband David. She is a physical therapist at Norman Regional Hospital in Norman, Okla., which took in patients from the nearly-destroyed hospital in nearby Moore after a tornado struck the community Monday. David McDaniel is a photographer with The Oklahoman newspaper and covered the storm and its ...

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