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DATE INDEX | WHAT HAPPENED ON MAY 18, 2012

SPORTS

For jockeys, Preakness prep is a mix of study and superstition By Susan Reimer, The Baltimore Sun

Turn to Team NBC for most complete Preakness TV coverage By David Zurawik | The Baltimore Sun

Is this the year a Maryland-trained horse wins the Preakness again? By Sandra McKee, The Baltimore Sun

Younger investors aim to bring horse racing to the 'public's doorstep' By Jeff Barker, The Baltimore Sun

Fox finds a home at Pimlico By Don Markus, The Baltimore Sun

Rosie Napravnik runs away with second Female Jockey Challenge By Steven Petrella | The Baltimore Sun

Industry practices are at the center of debate on horse safety By Jeff Barker, The Baltimore Sun

Close friends Cathy Reese, Jen Adams meet for the first time in NCAA quarterfinals By Katherine Dunn, The Baltimore Sun

Another concussion prompts Diehl to retire rather than pursue NFL dreams By Jeff Zrebiec

Pimlico Special headlines Black-Eyed Susan Day By Steven Petrella | The Baltimore Sun

Desormeaux won't ride Tiger Walk at Preakness By Chris Korman

Preakness predictions from a few media members By Steven Petrella

Sports on TV Sports on TV

Salisbury, Stevenson set for third meeting in 5 weeks By Edward Lee

NCAA tournament quarterfinals an unfamiliar stage for Loyola By Edward Lee

Orioles, Nationals take interleague spotlight By Eduardo A. Encina | The Baltimore Sun

Orioles notes: Bergesen returns to Norfolk, but not as part of 40-man roster By Dan Connolly and Peter Schmuck, The Baltimore Sun

Park Quest program fills up in less than two hours By Don Markus, The Baltimore Sun

WWE returns to pay-per-view this Sunday with Over the Limit. By Adam Testa and Arda Ocal

Digest: Bayhawks trade for All-Star defenseman Polanco Sports Digest

Earlier loss to Terps a rallying cry for Johns Hopkins? By Edward Lee

Going after Terrell Suggs' money would have ramifications for Ravens By Jeff Zrebiec

Roundup: Reservoir shuts out Mt. Hebron, 6-0, in softball semifinal From Sun staff reports

Baltimore Bohemians to open inaugural soccer season Saturday By Glenn Graham

Loyola's Ratliff carrying flag for growing lacrosse community in Georgia By Edward Lee

The next generation of horse racing stars is arriving now By Sandra McKee | The Baltimore Sun

No. 8 Severna Park, No. 3 Century, Winters Mill and Queen Anne's reach state finals By Katherine Dunn and Rich Scherr, The Baltimore Sun

NEWS

Traffic: Accident on I-795 south near I-695 The Baltimore Sun

Maryland sees biggest job loss in nation in April By Jamie Smith Hopkins, The Baltimore Sun

City prosecutors charge group tied to killing, shootings By Justin Fenton, The Baltimore Sun

Woodwards raised Triple Crown champions at their Bowie farm Jacques Kelly

Traffic stop leads to heroin bust in Annapolis By Kevin Rector, The Baltimore Sun

What downtown needs: More cops, fewer knuckleheads Dan Rodricks

Police: Man, 19, beaten by two groups of students downtown By Justin Fenton, The Baltimore Sun

Maryland court recognizes out-of-state, same-sex marriages By Andrea F. Siegel, The Baltimore Sun

Rev. Marion Bascom, civil rights activist and pastor, dies By Jacques Kelly, The Baltimore Sun

Radio host Ira Glass assures Goucher grads, 'It's normal to feel lost' By Scott Dance, The Baltimore Sun

Baltimore man arrested on child porn charges By Kevin Rector, The Baltimore Sun

Baltimore heroin dealers sentenced in conspiracy Tricia Bishop

Delegate says focus shouldn't be on his 'black youth mobs' comment, but on city violence By Yvonne Wenger and Colin Campbell, The Baltimore Sun

Baltimore native played key role in Johnson's swearing-in By Frederick N. Rasmussen, The Baltimore Sun

Friday forecast: Sunny, high near 76 The Baltimore Sun

Maryland high court blocks request to reconsider DNA ruling By Yvonne Wenger, The Baltimore Sun

Stokes: Committee has votes to kill bottle tax By Luke Broadwater, The Baltimore Sun

Safe Boating Week warns of marine weather risks By Scott Dance

Owings Mills man stabs father multiple times By Kevin Rector, The Baltimore Sun

Best Buy and Cooking.com launch online store Lorraine Mirabella

City contracts difficult to gather for story on Grand Prix funder By Steve Kilar and Julie Scharper, The Baltimore Sun

Bush's pithy endorsement of Romney By Jules Witcover

Outside G-8 summit, few protesters By John Fritze, The Baltimore Sun

Man dies of multiple gunshot wounds in Waverly By Mary Gail Hare, The Baltimore Sun

'Ring of fire' eclipse is Sunday, but won't be visible in Md. By Scott Dance

Good morning, Baltimore: Need to know for Friday The Baltimore Sun

Joppa man, 47, dies after motorcycle accident The Baltimore Sun

FEATURES

Preakness parties gallop across state lines By Mary Carole McCauley, The Baltimore Sun

What to Expect movie reviews By Dave Rosenthal

Pinterest for brides, for better or worse By Megan Isennock, Special to The Baltimore Sun

Director John Waters hitchhiking in Ohio...why? By Jill Rosen | The Baltimore Sun

How common is your birthday? By Sarah Kickler Kelber | The Baltimore Sun

Engaged: Jaime Leiner and Brian Gill By Sloane Brown, Special to The Baltimore Sun

Garden Q&A: How to draw monarchs to your garden? By Ellen Nibali, Special to The Baltimore Sun

ENTERTAINMENT

Lacrosse film has a hook, but could dig deeper By Michael Sragow, The Baltimore Sun

Review: Steel Panther at Rams Head Live May 17 By Jay Trucker | Midnight Sun contributor

Is Preakness' Kegasus played by a teetotaler? By Wesley Case, The Baltimore Sun

Beach House addresses Volkswagen advertisement controversy By Wesley Case, The Baltimore Sun

Heartbreaking horror, played close to the bone By Michael Sragow, The Baltimore Sun

How Josh Gad was almost Cameron, and Sarah Palin led Jason Winer to '1600 Penn' By David Zurawik, The Baltimore Sun

Friday Buffet: Bravo, 8-bit 'Community' By Dave Gilmore

HEALTH

Crownsville student honored for pancreatic cancer test By Meredith Cohn

EXPLORE

Carroll County squads travel near and far to chase championships By Steve Jones

Bond set at $50,000 for two men in case at York Road medical clinic Staff Reports

BUSINESS

Columbia firm is world's first to market with stem cell drug Gus G. Sentementes