Brink

On March 8, 2003, HAROLD L.; beloved husband of the late Winona A. (nee Slade); devoted father of Robert Brink and wife Doris, Betty Yablonski and husband Stan; devoted brother of Thelma Cummings of Elmira, NY. Also survived by three grandsons and two great-grandsons. Funeral Services will be held at the Lassahn Funeral Home Inc., 7401 Belair Road on Tuesday at 10 A.M. Interment, Providence Methodist Church Cemetery. Friends may call on Monday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M.

The first college lacrosse game Navy's Cindy Timchal ever coached didn't turn out the way most of them have since. She lost. On spring break 1982, she took her Northwestern team to Florida for the first game in the program's history. The Wildcats lost 9-8 to powerhouse Trenton State. The next day, they beat Dartmouth, 12-11. With that victory, Timchal began a journey to the pinnacle of her sport. Best known for winning seven straight national championships at Maryland, she has won more games than any other coach in the history of college lacrosse - men's or women's.

On June 7, 2004 LILLIAN M. of Marriottsville, beloved wife of the late Douglas Brink; devoted mother of Susan Orrilla Memmert and Candus Louise Galliher; dear grandmother of Tracey Hundertmark, Heather Galliher Dorsey and Keith Memmert; loving great-grandmother of Amber Hundertmark and Cassandra Crouse. A funeral service will be held at 9:30 a.m. Friday at the Haight Funeral Home & Chapel (6416 Sykesville Road). Interment will be in Lake View Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursday.

When the American Thoroughbred Horse of the Year for 2011 is announced in Los Angeles Monday night, the winner will most likely have been chosen for his or her consistency - a survivor in a year when there was no clear-cut star to emerge on the track and, in the words of the owner of the favorite to win the award, "a lot of upsets. " The connections of Havre de Grace, the now 5-year-old mare named after the Harford County city and its old race track, are hoping to hear her name called, and they certainly have reason to be confident.

When people talk about "green architecture," they're usually referring to buildings that are designed to be environmentally sensitive and energy efficient. But when architect Walter Schamu talks about his latest "green" project, he can't avoid the references to dollar bills as well as energy savings. Schamu and his partners at Schamu Machowski Greco, Tony Machowski and Victor Greco, recently acquired the old Brink's Inc. armored car company terminal in downtown Baltimore for $700,000 and plan to convert it by spring to headquarters for their 24-year-old design firm.

PHILADELPHIA -- Brad Brink was sitting in the manager's office in a minor-league ballpark in Richmond, Va. And they were telling him that even the craziest dreams sometimes come true.They were telling him he was going to the big leagues. And Brad Brink was having trouble believing those words were real.It had been six years since the Philadelphia Phillies made him their No. 1 pick in the amateur draft. It had been four years since he first felt the pain in his right shoulder that ripped through him like a lightning bolt.

TURIN, Italy -- In a downtown Salt Lake City bar four years ago, all eyes were on the TV, where a 35-year-old housewife from Scotland faced a seemingly impossible task: deliver a 42-pound stone 93 feet with pinpoint precision to break a tie and capture the Olympic gold in women's curling. When Rhona Martin coolly tapped the Swiss stone aside to give Great Britain the win over Switzerland, the Port 'O Call erupted. Men in football-team sweat shirts hooted and high-fived each other as if they were watching an AFC playoff game.

The owners of Rosecroft Raceway in Prince George's County are suing Brink's Inc., alleging that $104,134 the armored car company picked up last year from the harness track never made it to the bank.The lawsuit, which was originally filed in Prince George's County Circuit Court, was moved Monday to U.S. District Court in Baltimore. Cloverleaf Enterprises Inc., which owns Rosecroft Raceway, is alleging breach of contract and gross negligence and is seeking compensation for the missing money, as well as $500,000 in punitive damages.

Sure, Navy has outscored Army by an average of 31 points during its current, four-game winning streak over the Black Knights. But if you think the Midshipmen are approaching the 107th meeting with Army on Dec. 2 with any hint of casual preparation, listen to senior inside linebacker and co-captain Rob Caldwell. "I don't think we need to reach back for [added motivation]," said Caldwell, who leads the Mids with 95 tackles and three forced fumbles. "From Day One when you show up here, it's `Go Navy.

For the past month, the shares of tiny, money-losing Igen International Inc. have traded at a daily average near $40, making them more valuable than the shares of many far larger companies - including international pharmaceutical giant Novartis AG. Even so, some analysts believe, buying a slice of the Gaithersburg-based maker of medical diagnostics should cost even more: $79, $80, even $100 a share. Why? Because its recent court victory has put Igen in a position to get far more out of Roche Diagnostics than the $505 million in damages awarded by the jury.

Two more state senators — Edward J. Kasemeyer of Howard County and Katherine Klausmeier of Baltimore County — announced this week that they will support same-sex marriage legislation, and Sen. James Brochin of Baltimore County said last week that he had switched from opposing the measure to supporting it. Those three Democrats bring the total of announced supporters of the bill up to 23, just one shy of the 24 necessary for passage. Many steps are still needed before marriage equality is a reality in Maryland, but the development is nonetheless remarkable and a testament to how quickly public attitudes about gay marriage are changing.

The Steelers' Ben Roethlisberger, the Packers' Aaron Rodgers, the Bears' Jay Cutler and the Jets' Mark Sanchez — four quarterbacks, four distinct styles, four different paths to this point … and one thing in common: They were all first-round picks. It's the first time since the NFL-AFL merger in 1970 that all four quarterbacks in the conference title games were selected in the opening round. More important, each has rounded into a legitimate star, a centerpiece of his team's push to reach the Super Bowl.

Billy Cundiff didn't exactly hear whispers. His friends and family were always too polite to say anything out loud, or at least within earshot. But he and his wife, Nicole, saw the occasional looks on people's faces. Those looks said plenty. It's been a long time since Billy had a kicking job with an NFL team. Wasn't it time to get serious about a life after football? Shouldn't all his focus be on looking for a real job? When is he going to, well, move on with his life? Cundiff smiles as he tells this story.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — For all the noise the Rays made over a controversial check swing that preceded Michael Young's three-run homer Thursday, their offense was completely silent against the Rangers. As a result, the Rangers moved within one game of their first playoff series victory in franchise history after a convincing 6-0 victory in Game 2 of this best-of-five American League Division Series. "You can't win games by just getting two hits," manager Joe Maddon said after the Rays succumbed to left-hander C.J. Wilson and two relievers.

The Baltimore Sun Novelist Elizabeth Kostova is fascinated by the way poem, a musical score, and especially a painting, swiftly and neatly severs the past from the present. "I've always been struck by what a glimpse of the past every painting is," she says. "Even contemporary paintings already are historical artifacts. There's something eerie about standing in front of a painting and looking at a portrayal of human life. This really happened, there is only one interpretation of it, and it's caught forever."

T he world has responded with tremendous generosity to the destruction in Haiti after last week's earthquake, but the breakdown of security and order there threatens to multiply the already terrible death toll if the food, water and medicine pouring into the country can't be distributed properly. Relief officials now estimate that the death toll could rise as high as 200,000, with hundreds of thousands more left seriously injured or homeless. With people desperate for food, water and shelter, looting has broken out in the country's shattered capital, Port-au-Prince, and thousands of residents are trying to flee the destruction for outlying areas, some of which are in even worse shape.

The driver of an armored vehicle was robbed of about $8,000 today at a downtown bank after he was sprayed in the face with tear gas.The Brink's delivery man, Robert Scharf, was attacked as he attempted to step off a private elevator leading to the First American Bank inside the Gallery, at Calvert and Lombard streets.Neither Brink's Inc. nor First American Bank would say not whose money was taken.At about 9:45 a.m., Scharf carried a white money bag from a Brink's truck into the lobby on the Lombard Street side of the Gallery.

CAIRO, Egypt -- Secretary of State James A. Baker III, saying "we pass the brink at midnight, January 15," told U.S. airmen in Saudi Arabia yesterday that "you will not have to wait much longer" to know whether they will be sent into battle.In a day of increasingly tough rhetoric on both sides of the Persian Gulf conflict, officials indicated that the United States and Saudi Arabia were in total agreement on how to proceed after Tuesday.Mr. Baker also said that he was "very satisfied" with Saudi pledges to help shoulder added U.S. costs from the huge troop buildup and higher sums should war break out.A senior Saudi official told reporters in Riyadh that his country would bear 40 percent to 50 percent of the costs of confronting fTC Iraq.