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Trespassing. Kidnapping. Assault. That's not a crime blotter. Those are some of the details of the rivalry between Johns Hopkins and Maryland. The Hopkins-Maryland series is the longest-running tradition in lacrosse, but the sides can't even agree on the exact beginning. The school in Baltimore recognizes 1895 as the first meeting, but the institution in College Park doesn't have records before 1924. Both programs have developed rivalries with other opponents. The Blue Jays' annual series with Syracuse is one of the most anticipated, and Princeton and Virginia aren't far behind.

No. 1 Virginia scored two goals to open the fourth quarter and held on for a 16-15 victory over No. 6 Johns Hopkins before an announced 5,475 at Homewood Field last night. The Cavaliers (10-0) won their fourth straight game against Hopkins and remained undefeated. The Blue Jays (3-3) had rallied from a six-goal deficit late in the first half to take a one-goal lead at the end of the third period, but Virginia quickly scored to tie the game in the fourth quarter and later established a lead it would never relinquish.

Never able to do more than paw at Toronto Blue Jays right-hander A.J. Burnett, the Orioles got in a few significant shots last night. Not the kind that send a pitcher reeling, but enough to let him know they mean business. All they needed was for their own starter, Daniel Cabrera, to show the same fight. And a little more composure. All they got was another defeat. Cabrera couldn't make it through the fifth inning or add another link to the chain of solid starts by the rotation, his error hastening his departure in a 6-4 loss to the Blue Jays before an announced 17,852 at Camden Yards that dropped the Orioles into fourth place in the American League East.

Key decision With a runner on and one out and the Orioles holding a two-run lead in the eighth inning, manager Sam Perlozzo replaced Chad Bradford with right-hander Danys Baez, and not left-hander Jamie Walker. Left-handed hitter Ryan Langerhans was up, but Perlozzo said he knew that if he brought in Walker, Nationals manager Manny Acta would have sent up right-handed Tony Batista to pinch hit. Baez gave up an RBI single to Langerhans and then a two-run single to Nook Logan that gave the Nationals the lead.

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Twenty-two days ago, the Johns Hopkins men's lacrosse team strolled into the Carrier Dome and tore through Syracuse with a 17-goal outburst. The Blue Jays haven't felt well since. After yesterday's 11-9 loss to visiting, No. 4 Duke, before 4,802 chilly spectators at Homewood Field, seventh-ranked Hopkins still is searching for its next victory. Duke attackmen Zack Greer and Matt Danowski, perhaps the best one-two scoring punch in Division I, were the main culprits in another frustrating outing for the Blue Jays.

Freshman midfielder Michael Kimmel scored one minute into the four-minute, sudden-death overtime period as third-seeded Johns Hopkins defeated Notre Dame, 11-10, in an opening-round game of the NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament last night at Homewood Field. Kimmel beat midfielder Taylor Clagett from behind and right of the goal to pull out the win for the Blue Jays, who advanced to the quarterfinals Saturday at Princeton University. Kimmel, out of Loyola High, didn't have one of his better games this season, but he had his biggest goal.

Cornell is trying to re-establish itself as a serious contender. Delaware is Cinderella and will become the fan favorite on college lacrosse's biggest stage. There's really not a big party if Johns Hopkins isn't invited, and the Blue Jays are back again, trying to win another national championship. But the biggest story in lacrosse the past two seasons has been about Duke, and one of the closing chapters will be written Monday when the Blue Devils beat Hopkins in the national championship game.

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The New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez is just one of those guys made for the limelight. But forget those 19 homers and 45 RBIs. What we want to know is what did Rodriguez really say to Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Howie Clark and who is that blonde he's with on the cover of the New York Post. Let's start with the game. The Blue Jays (who cushioned New York's free fall Wednesday by losing to the Bombers, 10-5) are accusing A-Rod of unsportsmanlike play when he distracted Clark on an infield pop-up in the ninth inning.

A walk-off win was the best possible way for the Orioles to end an otherwise disappointing 2009 season. But in typical Orioles fashion, the circumstances made it hard to get overly excited about the victory. There was no game-ending home run or even a game-winning single. The Orioles' 5-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday was achieved when reliever Brandon League made back-to-back throwing errors on sacrifice bunt attempts in the 11th inning. "It was certainly a strange final day," Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts said.

Carlton Jackson threw a 19-yard touchdown to Edwin Baptiste late in the third quarter and Morgan State held on to beat Bethune-Cookman, 24-13, on Saturday in Daytona Beach, Fla. Jackson was 10-for-18 for 104 yards for the Bears (3-1, 1-0 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference), who won their third straight. Morgan State, which opened with a 17-0 lead, picked up a fumble for a score early as Bricen Tate ran back an errant snap from Russell DeLaughter 9 yards on the Wildcats' first possession.

Eliminated from playoff contention long ago, the Blue Jays are finishing with a flourish. They've won a season-high six straight games, including a three-game sweep over the American League wild card-winning Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. Overall, Toronto has won nine of 10 games, a streak that started with a three-game sweep of the Orioles last week. The Blue Jays' offense has fueled the late-season surge. The Blue Jays hit 13 homers in the three-game series against Boston and have connected for a total of 46 homers in September, two shy of a team record for any month.

Freshman quarterback Emmanuel Yeager threw a 30-yard touchdown pass to Larry Dixon to lift Bowie State over visiting Shaw, 31-24, in double overtime in the Prince George's Classic. Yeager, the game's Most Valuable Player, completed 15 of 22 passes for 128 yards, and Rodney Webb rushed for a game- and career-high 174 yards for the Bulldogs (3-2, 1-1 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference). Shaw took a 14-0 lead after the first quarter on a 58-yard fumble recovery by LaMichael Howell and a 1-yard touchdown run by Raymon Williams.

TORONTO - -In another season of consistent failure, the Orioles hit a new low Wednesday night by reaching a season high with their 7-3 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. It marked their seventh consecutive defeat, their worst skid in a 2009 season that has been futile for months. The Orioles (60-92) have been swept twice this year in a three-game series by the Blue Jays (69-83) and finish the season 1-8 at Rogers Centre. They must win at least three of their final 10 games to avoid their first 100-loss season since 1988.

TORONTO - -One thing that has distinguished rookie phenom Chris Tillman from other heralded young Orioles pitchers in the past is that he generally throws strikes. He hadn't walked more than three batters in any of his first 10 big league starts. On Monday, in a 9-2 beating by the Toronto Blue Jays, the Orioles' fifth straight defeat, Tillman again walked only three. But they were issued consecutively in Toronto's three-run third, the turning point in what later became a blowout courtesy of the Orioles' bullpen.

The Blue Jays started the season with so much promise, but like the Orioles, they have been relegated to playing out the string. Toronto is 7-13 in September after falling to the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday. Designated hitter Adam Lind has been one of the bright spots for Toronto. The 26-year-old is among the American League leaders in doubles, RBIs, total bases, slugging percentage and extra-base hits. With a three-run homer against Detroit Tigers ace Justin Verlander last Monday, Lind reached the 100-RBI plateau faster than any other Blue Jay since 2003.

Running back Andrew Kase rushed for 183 yards and three touchdowns, and quarterback Hewitt Tomlin threw for 243 yards and one touchdown and rushed for one to lead host Johns Hopkins past Gettysburg, 41-23, at Homewood Field on Friday night. The Blue Jays (2-1, 1-0 Centennial Conference) have won 13 of their past 15 against the Bullets (0-3, 0-1). After a 32-yard field goal by Alex Lachman to open the scoring, the Blue Jays scored touchdowns on five straight possessions to take a 38-3 lead early in the third quarter.

Chris Jacquemain passed for 162 yards and three touchdowns, and Deryn Bowser had eight receptions for 86 yards and three touchdowns as Akron opened InfoCision Stadium with a 41-0 rout of Morgan State on Saturday. Akron rolled up 436 total yards and finished the game with 186 passing yards, the most yards Morgan State has given up through the air since surrendering 243 against Towson on Sept. 6, 2008. It was the most points Morgan has allowed since a 41-16 loss to South Carolina State in 2006.

TORONTO - -The story should have been about the best performance in Chris Tillman's nascent career and how the 21-year-old rookie overcame fatigue and decreased velocity on his fastball to pitch into the seventh inning and give the Orioles every chance to win. But seemingly with each positive development for the Orioles this season, there comes a frustrating loss. Presented a chance Saturday to sew up a series victory, the Orioles left 10 runners on base and allowed the Toronto Blue Jays' Brian Tallet to throw five scoreless innings in relief.