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How big is this little tiger cub? He's about to find otu. An employee of the Royev Ruchey zoo in Siberia pulls the cub, just two months old, from a basket for a weigh0in. Iris, a Siberian tiger, gave birth to three cubs.

In case you forgot it's April Fools day, Google is there to remind you. Today's top " cold searches " will return you to the 90's with  Y2K , Pogs hologram slammers , Macarena step-by-step and prom scrunchies making you want to jump jumping like a mac daddy. In other trends this fine, slap-happy morning, Game of Thrones returns to its legion of fans after a ten month hiatus, Pope Francis calls for peace on Easter and Louisville fans recover from witnessing guard Kevin Ware break his leg on live TV. *shutter* Luckily, Google is displaying an "Image Not Available" icon for that last search result.

Just a comment about Gov. Martin O'Malley's forecast of hard times for Maryland if sequestration comes to pass: Perhaps the governor should have been working harder all along to improve the industrial diversity in the state instead of working so hard to bring more and more government to Maryland. August J. Nicastro, Forest Hill Text NEWS to 70701 to get Baltimore Sun local news text alerts

Egg hunts are always popular with the little ones, and on the heels of its successful 'Breakfast With Santa' in December, the Lutherville-Timonium Recreation Council is sponsoring its first Easter egg hunt. The hunt is open to preschoolers through fifth-graders and will be held on the grounds of Ridgely Middle School Saturday, March 23, at 10:30 a.m. Should the weather not co-operate, the hunt will move into the gymnasium. Reservations are required and due March 15; consult the rec council's website at http://www.ltrc.org for registration forms and additional information.

Egg hunts are always popular with the little ones, and on the heels of its successful 'Breakfast With Santa' in December, the Lutherville-Timonium Recreation Council is sponsoring its first Easter egg hunt. The hunt is open to preschoolers through fifth-graders and will be held on the grounds of Ridgely Middle School Saturday, March 23, at 10:30 a.m. Should the weather not co-operate, the hunt will move into the gymnasium. Reservations are required and due March 15; consult the rec council's website at http://www.ltrc.org for registration forms and additional information.

All season long, the Westminster Owls have been doing the little things to get the job done. Last night against a Peppi Browne-led Montgomery Blair team, it simply wasn't the case.Browne's drive and basket with eight seconds left in overtime gave the visiting Blazers a 45-44 win, avenging a nine-point loss to the Owls earlier in the season.The Montgomery Blair junior left the game with a knee injury midway through the second quarter with 11 points, returned in the second half to finish with 20 points, 12 rebounds, five steals, two steals and two blocked shots.

Last Saturday I put up another basketball goal. It was, I think, the seventh attempted hoop-raising of my career. Seven has turned out to be my lucky number. So far this basketball goal has not fallen down.No. 6 fell down after about 30 minutes of use. A kid tossed in a long shot and Bam! The rim, the backboard and the support structure all slid down the pole that was supposed to be holding them up.No one was hurt. But it was not a great moment in handymanism.I had spent most of another Saturday afternoon trying to put that hoop up. What was supposed to have been a triumphal occasion turned into a comedy.

Remember the flap that developed over the way Nykesha Sales broke the Connecticut women's basketball scoring record? Well, it all may be for nothing: Sales may not have broken the record after all.In its inaugural issue, ESPN Magazine reported that Sales was incorrectly credited with a basket in a January game against Seton Hall, which would again leave her one point short of the school record of 2,177 points.The magazine, which debuts this week, received a tape of the Jan. 22 contest, during which Sales was given credit for a layup late in the game.

The Carroll County Farm Museum will hold traditional arts classes next month and in July. Available classes are: Espalier: 9 a.m. to noon June 5, cost is $25. Participants will learn how to train fruit trees to grow flat along fences and walls. Soap-making: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 5, cost is $25. Students will learn the basics of soap-making and learn the different aromas and cosmetic effects. Students should bring safety glasses, rubber gloves and an apron. Tulip basket-making: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 5, cost is $45. Participants will create a finished basket with a tulip design.

A plan came together for the Loyola men's basketball team yesterday. The result was Damien Jenifer's full-court drive for a last-second lay-in that gave the Greyhounds a 57-55 victory over St. Peters at Reitz Arena, ending a six-game losing streak. All season in practice, Loyola coach Dino Gaudio had worked on situations like the one his team found itself in with 13.7 seconds remaining -- tied at 55 after St. Peter's guard Andre Wisniewski missed the back end of two free throws, the rebound going to Blanchard Hurd.

Just a comment about Gov. Martin O'Malley's forecast of hard times for Maryland if sequestration comes to pass: Perhaps the governor should have been working harder all along to improve the industrial diversity in the state instead of working so hard to bring more and more government to Maryland. August J. Nicastro, Forest Hill Text NEWS to 70701 to get Baltimore Sun local news text alerts

Tara Lonergan and Sydney Henderson each scored 10 points to lead host Mount St.Mary's to a 51-39 win over LIU Brooklyn on Monday night that clinches  a spot in the Northeast Conference women's basketball tournament. After a sluggish start to the first half, the Mount scored five points in the final minute to take a 19-17 lead at the break.  Jessie Kaufman drained a 3-pointer and Henderson scored a basket in the paint to give the Mountaineers (13-14, 9-7 Northeast Conference) their only lead in the opening half.

The UMBC men's basketball team built an early lead against first-place Stony Brook on Tuesday but fell apart in the second half, losing to the Seawolves, 83-39. Senior guard Ryan Cook (St.Vincent Pallotti) led the Retrievers with 15 points. Stony Brook (11-2, 20-6 America East Conference) extended its winning streak in conference home games to 17. UMBC (4-9, 6-20) dropped its fourth consecutive game. UMBC made 10 of their first 19 shots, and a 3-pointer by Joey Getz gave the Retreivers a 23-14 advantage with 9:14 to play in the first half.

Here's the main problem Mark Turgeon faces right now with the Maryland Terps: no one can put the ball in the basket. And this is no small concern. That was an absolute horror show last night at the Bank United Center, when the Terps managed just 14 points in the first half and shot just 31.6 percent on their way to a 54-47 loss to Miami. It was Maryland's second ugly ACC loss in a row and second dreadful offensive performance, and you can sense the frustration mounting in both the players and coaches.

South Carroll got a layup from Tyler Alcid with 9.1 seconds left to rally from a 10-point deficit at halftime and defeat Westminster, 36-35, in an early-season Carroll County game. The Cavaliers (3-1, 2-1) were paced by Gavin McTavish's 13 points. Devan Curet led Westminster (5-1, 4-1) with nine points. "We didn't play well, so it's hard to be that happy with the effort," South Carroll coach Doug Goff said. "I am proud of my guys, though. We rallied and we played a lot better in the second half.

Much of the buzz inside the packed gym at St. Frances on Monday night was focused on the return of former Patterson star Aquille Carr, who was back in Baltimore playing for his new team, Princeton Day Academy. While the 5-foot-7 guard, a two-time All-Metro Player of the Year, had his moments, it was the host Panthers who stole the show with poised play in the closing minutes. St. Frances scored the final six points in the last 2 minutes, 10 seconds, getting clutch baskets from Kurk Lee Jr. and Dwayne Morgan before Tevon Saddler sealed the win with two free throws in the closing seconds to secure a 72-66 win over Beltsville-based Princeton Day in front of an overflow crowd.

Kevin Hunt took Sam Moore's pass and laid it in with one second left to give No. 8 Broadneck a 70-69 victory over No. 15 Arundel last night. The visiting Wildcats (4-1) had just taken the lead at 69-68 on Brandon Johnson-Farrell's only basket of the night with eight seconds remaining. Broadneck (4-2) went the length of the court, and Moore found Hunt alone under the basket for the win. "Coach [John Williams] said get it up the court and we had a play called high screen, and if I can get there, just take [the shot]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Like all those Internet claims that Bill Gates will personally give chain e-mailers $5,000 each, the traditional low-post center has become something of an urban legend in women's basketball. Once upon a time, women's teams built their success around a dominant back-to-the-basket player like Old Dominion's Anne Donovan or Maryland's Vicky Bullett, but today's teams are just as likely to win from the perimeter in. But, somewhere around 2: 30 this afternoon, a myth becomes somewhat real in today's second NCAA Mideast Regional.

SATURDAY'S HIGHLIGHTS NASCAR Sprint Cup Pa. 400: qualifying ESPN210:30 a.m. Nationwide U.S. Cellular 250 ESPN28 MLB Seattle@Yankees MLB1 Orioles@Tampa Bay MASN, 137 Miami@Washington MASN27 Pittsburgh at Cincinnati MLB7 Basket. Alumni Legends: Phila.@Wash. CSN4 PGA WGC Bridgestone Inv.: 3rd rd. 13, 92 Web.com: Cox Classic: 3rd rd. GOLF2 Champions: 3M Champ.: 2nd rd. GOLF4 Reno-Tahoe Open: 3rd rd. GOLF6:30 Horses The Hambletonian CBSSN3:30 MLL Long Island@Bayhawks CBSSN7 Charlotte@Hamilton TCN7 Olympics Boxing CNBC8:30 a.m. Track, tennis, volleyball, etc. 11, 49 a.m. Basket., triathlon, tennis, etc. NBCSP9 a.m. Boxing CNBC3:30 Swimming, track, etc. (T)

Alex Len got the ball on the wing and hesitated. Then Maryland's 7-foot-1 center took off toward the lane with surprising ease and coordination. Unfortunately for Maryland, Len's second-half drive and layup was his only field goal in Florida State's 84-70 victory Tuesday night in Tallahassee. While the basket showed a glimmer of Len's versatility, Maryland coach Mark Turgeon suggested he will need much more from the Ukrainian now that the team's schedule has gotten more challenging.