Taneytown man wins gold for Special Olympics U.S. team
From Syd Lea's home in Taneytown, the Pennsylvania line is less than two miles away. When the accomplished cyclist ventures outside from his home gymnasium, he often crosses the Mason-Dixon Line as...
View ArticleDevon Horse Show is Pennsylvania's crown jewel
Kentucky has the Derby. Maryland, of course, is home to the Preakness Stakes. And Pennsylvania boasts the Devon Horse Show and Country Fair, an annual celebration of all things equestrian that dates...
View ArticlePelton back on the international stage after failing to qualify for 2012...
Elizabeth Pelton says she felt like "the little kid in a candy store." From a swimming standpoint, why wouldn't she? She had just finished second in the 200-meter backstroke final at the Phillips 66...
View ArticleOlympics 2014: Russian officials block shipment of U.S. athletes' Chobani yogurt
Russian officials are depriving U.S. Olympic athletes of their greek yogurt. A shipment of Chobani yogurt headed for the athletes in Sochi has been blocked. There are 5,000 cups of blueberry,...
View ArticleN.Y. Fashion Week: Ralph Lauren debuts rugged new line on the runway
Ralph Lauren made fashion news Thursday at New York Fashion Week by launching the first Polo women's collection on the runway, showing 25 looks before his high-end Collection pieces. He told the...
View ArticleCCBC-Catonsville to honor legacy of innovation in sports, recreation
Catonsville Community College had no athletic facilities of its own in its early years after the school opened in the fall of 1957, so its first athletic director had to innovate. Jack Manley found all...
View ArticleMemorial garden resurrects story of Army captain killed in Vietnam
Orland Park residents might not have heard of U.S. Army Capt. Ronald L. Zinn, but an Eagle Scout candidate is hoping that changes soon. Tim Klotz, 14, a freshman at Providence Catholic High School and...
View ArticleLepchenko on the right track
The best is yet to come, Varvara Lepchenko said. She's played on the U.S. Olympic Team at the 2012 Summer Games in London. She's been ranked as high as No. 19 in the world. She's defeated top-10...
View ArticleSoccer Association of Columbia built for the future [Bits & Pieces]
I met with some key figures from the Soccer Association of Columbia at its facility at Covenant Park this past Monday on request of Jim Carlan, who has held just about every position in that club over...
View ArticleKutztown University to name its football stadium in Andre Reed's honor
If you thought the Andre Reed celebrations ended with his induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame last month in Canton, you were badly mistaken. The honors and accolades keep pouring in. Kutztown...
View ArticleIt's time to quit hating on those Sochi Olympics sweaters, America
NEW YORK — When the U.S. Olympic Team's opening ceremony sweaters were unveiled last month, the social media reaction to the star-spangled red, white and blue patchwork knit cardigans was...
View ArticleRalph Lauren for Team USA uniforms, yea or nay?
With just 15 days until the opening of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, the Ralph Lauren-designed opening ceremony parade uniform has officially been revealed. And let's just say, it's not subtle....
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