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Gerard Harrison has been humbled -- but not beaten -- by his pride.In fact, the 119-pound senior Gilman wrestler has a 14-0 record entering tonight's match at No. 7 Boys' Latin.Moreover, the 17-year-old senior boasts impressive victories, such as a 2-1 win over Wheaton's second-ranked, 4A-3A state runner-up Steve Barwick for the Magruder tournament title.There is also his second straight North East (Cecil County) tournament title, 11-5, over Tim Taylor.Harrison won his second straight St. Stephens/St.

EDGARTOWN, Mass. -- If the voters here are any barometer of public opinion, it might turn out that getting trashed by author Joe McGinnis in his controversial book "The Last Brother" was just what Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy needed.Mr. McGinnis took a $1.2 million advance to write "The Last Brother," a harsh biography that has been scathingly criticized for everything from bad writing to attributing thoughts to Mr. Kennedy and his father to plagiarizing previous Kennedy histories.

One of the colts entered in Saturday's 138th running of the Preakness Stakes can lay claim to a distinction not shared by seven others:  He's actually finished ahead of the expected favorite Orb in a race. Titletown Five, one of three Preakness entries trained by Hall of Famer D. Wayne Lukas, and Orb were both entered in a seven-furlong, maiden special weight race for 2-year-olds at Saratoga last Aug. 18. Maiden special weights are for horses that have never won a race in their career.

In the black market of Maryland's prisons and jails, where the right price can secure cellphones and drugs, transactions unfold through a complex system of currency. Among the key elements: 14-digit codes, prepaid debit cards and text messages. One brand of cards - Green Dot - is so ubiquitous that it has become part of the lexicon on the inside. The recent federal indictment of two dozen inmates and corrections officers in an alleged Black Guerrilla Family corruption scandal at the Baltimore City Detention Center notes several instances in which suspects refer to "dots" in transactions.

Shug McGaughey, the trainer for Kentucky Derby winner Orb, attributes his calm demeanor since that race to maturity. Had he made it to the Preakness with a Triple Crown chance at a younger age, the 64-year-old insists, the scene would have been different. The kindly man in a sweater, face almost always softened in a sort of bemused wonderment, would be replaced by a high-strung, short-tempered barn general. Orb co-owner Stuart Janney III knows McGaughey feels some pressure. "Before the Derby, he had no color in his face," he said.

Baltimore police officer Robert W. Mitchell faces a second-degree assault charge after police and prosecutors accused him of overstepping his powers and beating a young man more than a year ago. The Baltimore state's attorney's office also charged Mitchell on Friday with two counts of misconduct in office. Prosecutors allege that Mitchell beat Baltimore resident Tiyon Williams in the 1000 block of N. Mount St. on May 19, 2012. "The allegations against Mr. Mitchell are reprehensible," Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony W. Batts said in a statement, "and I promise we will continue to aggressively target those who sacrilege the good men and women of this department and the sacred privilege of serving our community.

"I established the Kramer look, but I wasn't going for a real hi retro thing. These are the clothes he's always just worn, and never bought any new clothes. . . . Kramer never loses anything. If you throw something out, Kramer wants it."-- Michael Richards on his "Seinfeld" character Cosmo Kramer in P.O.V. magazineIn the sitcom "Seinfeld," Kramer posed with nothing between him and his Calvin Kleins. For George Costanza's dad, he invented the "bro," a bra for men.Cosmo Kramer -- Kramer, if you please -- is prime-time television's certified style meister.

In his first season after tearing his right Achilles tendon in 1993, Dan Marino threw for 4,453 yards and 30 touchdowns en route to his eighth Pro Bowl invitation and the NFL Comeback Player of the Year award. But even the Hall of Fame former Miami Dolphins quarterback was stunned when he saw Terrell Suggs play Sunday against the Houston Texans - just five months after the Ravens outside linebacker underwent surgery on his right Achilles tendon. "Yeah, I am [surprised] considering that he practiced - for what - three days?"

Here are our picks for what horses to bet in the 2011 Preakness Stakes: Race 1 10:45 a.m. Analysis: Expect Boreal Forest to set the early fractions, as he has in his previous starts. He will have less competition on the lead than in previous efforts. As a result, he could carry his speed a long way. He is tested at this level, so the class is no problem. Issues and Answers comes in off just a maiden win, but he did win at a good level and should compete well here.

MOSCOW -- In the old days, the typical student at Patrice Lumumba University would be a young African, someone who could hope to become his country's first native-born doctor or engineer after graduation. The new graduate would be expected to take communism home with him and preach of its glories. That communist dream is gone, but the university goes on, struggling to survive in free-market style.Patrice Lumumba University -- alma mater of the terrorist "Carlos" and of hundreds of men and women who are government officials throughout the Third World -- now is a cheap and not so choosy institution.