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BOSTON -- Paul Carey wove a classi hometown-boy-makes-good story yesterday, but he would have preferred it had taken place at Boston Garden, not Fenway Park.Growing up in Weymouth, Mass., Carey wanted to play in the NHL, specifically for the Boston Bruins. But he turned down a chance to play hockey and baseball at Harvard to attend Stanford.Carey, 25, wasn't the first person to fall in love with California weather. Still, who knew that decision would affect not only his career choice, but that of another future Oriole as well?

When Jim Carey showed up at the University of Wisconsin, goaltending coach Bill Howard saw an 18-year-old with a lot of athletic ability, a lot of confidence, but not much knowledge of the position he was playing."

Now is the springtime of Eleanor Carey's political life. Her race for attorney general begins to fill the air, along with rumors of higher seductions. She's poised to make feminist history. So what could be wrong with such a picture?Joe Curran, for one thing. Curran's not only the current attorney general, but one of God's noblemen. He's earnest, honest and saintly. To know him is to wish he'd adopt you. Everybody says this, including Eleanor Carey. So, what's she doing with her hands around his throat?

MONTREAL -- The mystique is gone from rookie goalie Jim Carey now, after the Washington Capitals' 5-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens last night.But that isn't Carey's fault, or Washington coach Jim Schoenfeld's, who gave his starter a day off after 21 straight starts Sunday."

LANDOVER -- If the Washington Capitals keep this up, they may have to worry about how to make ice at USAir Arena in May and June.They faced the winningest team in the NHL last night with an injury-driven lineup -- and won, 6-4, over the Quebec Nordiques.To do it, they used a two-goal performance by Peter Bondra, who has 14 goals this month, and a hard-working defense."We knew what to expect," said Quebec leading scorer Joe Sakic, who was shut out last night and on the ice for every Capitals goal.

Alford R. "Skip" Carey, former owner of a Baltimore construction company who had been the state school construction chief in the 1970s, died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Feb. 16 at his home in Ocala, Fla. The former Freeland resident was 71. Mr. Carey was born and raised in Towson and graduated from Towson High School in 1952. He earned a bachelor's degree in education administration in 1957 from what is now Towson University. He was a special-education teacher in Baltimore County public schools and special-education supervisor before being appointed chief of the Inter-Agency Committee for School Construction by Gov. Marvin Mandel at its inception in 1971.

LANDOVER -- Maybe 20 year-old goaltender Jim Carey is the spark the Washington Capitals have been seeking all season.Carey was little short of sensational last night, making one incredible save after another to lead the Capitals to a 5-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens at the USAir Arena.Carey seemingly used almost all the parts of his body to turn back Montreal, sprawling across the ice to knock away a promising series of shots.With Carey doing the job in the goal, the scoring seemed to come easier for a struggling Washington team that has finally won two games in a row for the first time this season.

BOSTON -- At this rate, Washington Capitals goalie Jim Carey will be seeking his own $7 million deal before long.In his best performance, Carey stopped 36 shots to lift Washington to a 3-1 victory over Boston last night at Carey's home rink, the venerable Boston Garden.It was the Capitals' fourth straight victory and the fourth since Carey joined the club last week.Kelly Miller, Keith Jones and Calle Johansson scored for the Capitals and Ray Bourque for the Bruins. But Carey was the star of the show.

PITTSBURGH -- When Washington rookie goalie Jim Carey was called up from the minor leagues and anchored an amazing turnaround by the Capitals, coach Jim Schoenfeld tried to temper the outside reaction.It isn't just Carey, Schoenfeld would say. It's the whole team.Now that their Stanley Cup Eastern Conference quarterfinal series with the Pittsburgh Penguins has come down to Game 7, after the Capitals had built a 3-1 lead, Schoenfeld is again trying to temper perceptions as Carey takes his place in goal tonight.

Catonsville's Tom Carey said he has never had a game quite like last night's against Hammond in the Wes Unseld Holiday Tournament at Catonsville Community College.Then again, neither had the Comets or Bears.The 6-foot-2 senior guard scored a career-high 24 points, including 18 in the second half, to lead Catonsville to a wild 53-45 win over Hammond.The game featured two notable streaks -- one in which the Comets out scored the Bears 18-2 and one in which the Bears outscored the Comets 16-2.