Berroa Lands $2.2 Million Deal With Indians In Sleepy Trade Era
Cleveland signs Geronimo Berroa to a one year 2.2 million contract after failing to land Chuck Knoblauch. Berroa, 22, hit .283 with 26 homers and 90 RBIs for Oakland and Baltimore last season joining Jim Thome David Justice Manny Ramirez and Travis Fryman in a power loaded Indians lineup. Justice plans to move back to left field after knee surgery.
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Baltimore
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Jimmy Haynes
Eric Davis
Middletown, Walter Johnson top in local swim and wrestling results
Middletown boys beat Walkersville 94-77 and girls 115-69 led by triple winners Michael Lawson and Matt Himmelwright while Neil Palmer won diving for Walkersville. Frederick swept Walter Johnson in both genders 106-80 and 97-91, with Jason Clipp scoring 212 in diving. Catoctin’s Jeremy Fuss earned his 100th win in a wrestling meet against Williamsport, as Williamsport defeated Catoctin. Covenant Life edged Maryland School for the Deaf as Betsy Hassett, Jen Buckley and Lauren Brenneman won four events for Covenant Life. Hood College beat Gallaudet with Jen Martin and Jessica Myers sweeping two events each.
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Middletown
Michael Lawson
Matt Adam Himmelwright
Lions
Neil Palmer S
Jeb Beaver
Erica Swanson
Jena Short
Cara Staley
Kelly Riordan
Walter Johnson
Frederick
Jason Clipp
Peter Smith
Don Feinberg
Wildcats
Betsy Hassett
Jen Buckley
Lauren Brenneman
Brady McGuire
CBS hires NBC flavor for NFL team led by Simms Gumbel
CBS Sports will form its No 1 NFL announcing team with former NBC lead analyst Phil Simms and studio host Greg Gumbel. Randy Cross from NBC joins for games or studio work while Jim Nantz anchors NFL Today. CBS also courted Sam Wyche Bob Trumpy Mike Patrick and expressed interest in Marcus Allen.
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CBS
NFL
NBC
Phil Simms
Greg Gumbel
CBS Sports
Terry Ewert
Randy Cross
Jim Nantz
Ewert
Sam Wyche
Bob Trumpy
ESPN
Mike Patrick
Marcus Allen
Kansas City Chiefs
Craig James
Terry Donahue
Mears elected to Speedway Hall of Fame in first year
Indianapolis AP report says Rick Mears, former four time Indy 500 winner and Penske advisor, will be inducted May 15 at the Speedway Hall of Fame. Also honored are Jack Brabham and late Takeo Hiroshima. The Penske team leads Indy 500 wins despite the IRL boycott since its formation three years ago.
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Rick Mears
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Marlboro
Penske
Speedway Hall of Fame
Indy
Speedway
Indy Racing League
Mears
Jack Brabham
Takeo Hiroshima
Hamilton to skate with ill child for Make-A-Wish
Olympic champion Scott Hamilton will skate with Brianna of Camdenton Missouri at Kiel Center before Discover Stars on Ice. Brianna, a 3 year old with a brain tumor, will meet Hamilton through Make-A-Wish, aiding awareness and fundraising for the foundation.
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Scott Hamilton
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Brianna
Kiel Center
Camdenton
Make- A-Wish Foundation
Make-A-Wish Foundation
Mount St. Marys Tops St Francis In NEC Women’s Game
Mount St. Mary’s defeated St Francis (N.Y.) 63 46 at the Pope Center with Megan Gardiner posting 26 points and 10 rebounds and Kia Williams adding 16. Gardiner’s 14 straight second half points spurred the win as St Francis shot 28 percent while Mount St. Mary’s hit 46 percent. Christine Taps and Carolyn Harvey led St Francis with 15 apiece. Mount St. Mary’s next hosts Wagner on Saturday.
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N.Y
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Mountaineers
St Francis
Pope Physical Education Center
Gardiner
Central Connecticut State
NEC
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Kia Williams
Mountaineer
Christine Taps
Carolyn Harvey
St. Francis
Wagner
Pebble Beach Pro Am hit by heavy rain delays and mud
Persistent rain and hail delayed the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am to nine holes, with a four hour morning delay and forecasts of fog. Tom Lehman Phil Mickelson and Tom Pernice led one shot ahead as Neal Lancaster posted a 33. Tiger Woods paired with Earl Woods endured soggy conditions finishing 1 over 37.
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Pacific Ocean
At&t Pebble Beach
Jack Nicklaus
Tiger Woods
Neal Lancaster
Tom Lehman
Phil Mickelson
Tom Pernice
Lancaster
PGA
Poppy Hills
Spyglass Hill
Bill Caffee
Arvin Ginn
Woods
Earl
Jerry Meyer
Tiger
Earl Woods
Malone Eyes Orioles GM Job After Gillick
Malone advocates rebuilding the Orioles through a strong minor league system and seeks the GM post if Pat Gillick leaves. He praises a top 10 farm system, notes a best in baseball draft, and backs players like Ryan Minor and Sidney Ponson while calling for level progression and focus on championships.
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Gillick
Orioles
Peter Angelos
Pat
Tampa Bay
Arizona
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Delmarva
Onoles
Syd Thrift
Minor
Frederick Keys
Bowie Matone
Bowie
Sidney Ponson
Julio Moreno
Eugene Kingsale
Ponson
Moreno
Kingsale
Memphis man builds vast Gone with the Wind memorabilia trove
Patrick McCarver, who first disliked the 1939 film as a child, now owns about 1500 items tied to Gone with the Wind. He authored a collector’s guide and created a 16 by 5 foot Tara Two replica. Rhodes College showcased his haul with seven trophy cases, highlighting letters from Vivien Leigh and Margaret Mitchell, a notable Gable cutaway coat, and foreign language editions of the novel.
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Old South
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Scarlett O'Hara
Margaret Mitchell
David 0. Selznick
Tara
Scarlett O’hara
Memphis
Rhett
Scarlett
Melanie
Ashley
Mammy
Prissy
Aunt Pittypat
Burrow Library
Rhodes College
William Short
Clark Gable
Rhett Butler
Twelve Oaks
Salt Lake City
GWTW
Gable
Vivien Leigh
Anita Loos
Hays Office
Selznick
Mitchell
Margaret Mitchell Marsh
John R. Marsh
Springfield
Ohio
Jonesboro
Georgia
Tim McCarver
South
New York
Photographic Memories exhibit at Frederick County historical site
The Historical Society of Frederick County showcases Photographic Memories with about two dozen unidentified photos from its archive. Visitors may leave clues in a comments book to identify people, places, and dates, aiding efforts to label images from 19th and early 20th centuries including Middletown High School 1912 and Frederick High School cadets.
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Middletown High School
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Carroll Hendrickson
Mildred Derr
Ruth Coblentz
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Oneida Derr
Elva Shafer
Olive Bell Smith
Frederick High School
Frederick Boys High School
Jug Bridge
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John Davis Byerly
Charles Byerly
N. Market St
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