Rankings
On list of Best Sports Cities, Baltimore comes in 28th
Baltimore placed 28th out of 399 in Sporting News' annual Best Sports Cities rankings. Pittsburgh - which reclaimed its title of "City of Champions" with the Penguins and Steelers - is No. 1. Boston, last year's No. 1 city, slips to No. 3, one spot behind Philadelphia and one ahead of Chicago/Evanston. Washington was 14th. Cities in the United States and Canada were ranked by a system that assigns points to a variety of categories, including a city's number of teams, their regular-season won-lost records, playoff berths, bowl appearances and tournament bids, championships, applicable power ratings, fan fervor and attendance.
Colleges
Champs Sports Bowl to get better choice of ACC teams
The Champs Sports Bowl in Orlando will have the third overall pick of Atlantic Coast Conference teams for the 2010 to 2013 games under an agreement announced Wednesday by the ACC and Florida Citrus Sports. Under the partnership, the bowl will get the ACC's second pick after the Bowl Championship Series selection; that team will play the top non-BCS team from the Big East Conference or Notre Dame. In its current cycle, the Champs Sports Bowl selects the ACC's fourth pick and the Big Ten's fourth or fifth pick, based on the year. The game will continue to be televised by ESPN and will be played in the Dec. 28-30 window, with the possibility of a Dec. 27 date once in the agreement's four-year term.
Men's college soccer: : Towson scored on a penalty kick by Marco Mangione in the 79th minute to tie the score, then went ahead four minutes later on a rebound goal by Liam Maloney, as the visiting Tigers (4-5, 1-2 Colonial Athletic Association) earned a 2-1 win over No. 23 George Mason (7-3, 2-1). The Patriots had won five straight matches.
Men's college basketball: : Three players from Navy - center David Robinson, who graduated in 1987, forward Vernon Butler (1986) and guard Doug Wojcik (1987) - were named to the CAA's Silver Anniversary team.
Men's college lacrosse: : Towson assistant coach Shawn Nadelen (Johns Hopkins) was promoted to associate head coach. Nadelen, entering his sixth season as a member of the Tigers' staff, is the team's defensive coordinator.
Blast: : The 2009-10 home opener will be Nov. 13 at 1st Mariner Arena against a yet-to-be-announced opponent. The game is scheduled for 7:35 p.m. and will feature a celebration of the team's 2008-09 NISL championship and a post-game concert by Kutless and Chasen.
Mariners: : Mike Lucian, a starting lineman at Penn State who helped lead Linganore to the Maryland 3A state championship, has reached a deal to start his pro career with the American Indoor Football Association team.
- From Sun staff and news services
