Football: : Johns Hopkins strong safety Colin Wixted, a senior, has been named the Centennial Conference Defensive Player of the Week. ... Bowie State junior Terence Peete was named the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association's Defensive Back of the Week, and teammate Emmanuel Yeager, a quarterback, was named the CIAA's Rookie of the Week. ... Frostburg State sophomore quarterback Josh Volpe was selected as the Atlantic Central Football Conference Offensive Player of the Week; teammate Christian Cook (Calvert Hall), a wide receiver, was the ACFC's Rookie of the Week.
Field hockey: : Senior Mandy Pickard (North Carroll) was named Centennial Conference Offensive Player of the Week.
Basketball: : The Coppin State men's and women's teams will begin the 2009-10 season by hosting Midnight Madness at the Coppin Center on Friday. Doors open at 8 p.m.
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Money For Love wins in upset on turf at Laurel Park
Money For Love, a 4-year-old gelding running for a $7,500 claiming tag, was the surprise winner on the turf in the fifth race at Laurel Park. He had lost 12 straight races since winning 367 days ago. The son of Not For Love, with apprentice jockey Luis Batista, drew off to win by two lengths. The Robin Graham trainee paid $260.60. The exacta with 15-1 shot Power in Truth paid $3,038 and the triple with Casi Cielo on the bottom was worth $36,063.
Baseball: : Former Orioles manager Earl Weaver and players Paul Blair and Ron Hansen have joined the lineup for the "An Evening with Brooks," a tribute to Hall of Fame third baseman Brooks Robinson Oct. 26 from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. For tickets, call 410-727-1539, ext. 3033, or visit BabeRuthMuseum.com.
Indoor football: : The Mariners signed free-agent quarterback Mike Potts, who played at William & Mary and was in camp with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2008.
Golf: : Doug McIlvain, Tim Osgood and Andy Peet led the Public Clubs past the Private Clubs, 14-10, on Sunday at Sparrows Point Country Club.
