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2013 began with a very unique occurrence in the world of pro wrestling. On Jan. 6 in Toronto, Ring of Honor and Dragon Gate USA, two very well-respected outfits among professional wrestling fans, saw both their champions in the same ring, facing off against each other. It wasn't exactly as expected. The match that was promoted by independent wrestling outfit Smash Wrestling was to be a 1-on-1 non-title encounter between Kevin Steen (ROH champ) and Johnny Gargano (DGUSA champ)

Most of the horses in the stakes barns at Pimlico Race Course had cleared out by 8:30 Sunday morning, having loaded into vans under the cover of early-morning rain. Plates with pieces of cake left over from last night's victory party for Oxbow dotted the ground near trainer D. Wayne Lukas' temporary office, as did a few emptied beer bottles. As he said he would, Lukas began loading his horses into a van bound for Louisville less than 12 hours after winning his 14th Triple Crown race, a new record.

On March 14, 2005, MARION ELIZABETH CHAMP, beloved wife of Donald Champ and devoted mother of Deborah Gatewood, Christina Booth, and William Campbell. Survived by 12 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and sister of Allan Daubert, Bonnie Christie, and Barbara Daubert, daughter-in-law of Patricia Williams. Also survived by several nieces and nephews and other family members. Friends are invited to call at the Burgee-Henss-Seitz Funeral Home, Inc., 3631 Falls Rd., on Friday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. Services on Friday at 8 P.M. at the funeral home.

For a sudden media phenomenon, Orb was remarkably relaxed on the morning of his first full day at Pimlico Tuesday as he gets ready to tackle the second jewel of racing's Triple Crown in Saturday's 138 th running of the Preakness Stakes. “He's got plenty of energy,” Shug McGaughey, Orb's trainer, told a small group of reporters and photographers outside the stakes barn at Pimlico, shortly after Orb had walked in the shed row and received his morning bath. “He's settled in well.” The bay muscular colt's chief attention Tuesday appeared to be focused on the long grassy area that sits just across the path from his stall and runs along the perimeter fence.

On June 30, 2004, CHAMP J.; father of Quilton Willis. Friends may call at the FAMILY OWNED MARCH FUNERAL HOME EAST, 1101 East North Avenue on Sunday after 10 A.M. The family will receive friends at Emmanuel Freewill Baptist Church, 1901 Druid Hill Avenue, on Tuesday at 10:30 A.M. Services will follow at 11 A.M. See www.marchfh.com

On September 10, 2003, CHAMP C., a Veteran of WWII. Beloved husband of Doris D. (nee McLean); devoted father of David and wife Pam, Steve and wife Helen; devoted brother of Cora Robertson; devoted grandfather of Tara and Bryan Hatchett, Chris and Lindsey Knorr; also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral Services will be held at the E. F. Lassahn Funeral Home P.A., 11750 Belair Rd, (Kingsville) on Monday at 11 A.M. Interment Highview Memorial Gardens. Friends may call on Saturday and Sunday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions be made to the American Lung Association or to the Odd Fellows Bethany Lodge No. 22, Long Green Pike, Glenarm MD 21057.

Delaware guide Keith McGowan honked his way to a third crown in the 14th annual World Goose Calling Championship Saturday night at Easton. Winner of $3,000 and an engraved shotgun, he also won last year and in 1987.Once again, Jerry Haggerty, who guides for Vonnies Goos Valley in Kennedyville, placed second, and third was Albert Dager of Newark, Del. Winners of the Junior Division in order of finish were Joshua Neuwiller of Cordova, Donnie Jobes of Havre de Grace and Brian Watkins of Poquoson, Va.Ron Wieneke of Lincoln, Neb., won the Mason-Dixon duck callin championship and a ticket to the national finals in Arkansas.

Seton Keough's Kristin Dulay gave up two runs in the first inning but held No. 10 Mount de Sales scoreless for the next nine, as the Gators ousted the defending champs from the Catholic League tournament, 4-2, in 10 innings yesterday.Dulay struck out nine for the Gators against the fifth-ranked Sailors in a semifinal at Catonsville Community Center.Freshman catcher Daniel Goode drove in the game-winning run with an infield single, her third hit and second RBI, and Dulay helped her cause by singling in another run."

Last year's Maryland Hunt Cup winner, Revelstoke, was humanely destroyed Monday after suffering complications from colic surgery.The 10-year-old gelding contracted colitis "and took a turn for the worse on Sunday," said trainer Jack Fisher.The horse was preparing for the 1995 steeplechase season when he was stricken last week. Revelstoke was buried in Coatesville, Pa., at the farm of Fisher's parents, John and Dolly Fisher, who owned the horse.The son of Smarten ran the second-fastest Maryland Hunt Cup in the race's 100-year history.

Few of the reporters could resist the boxing metaphors. Mike Tyson, conqueror of so many men, had been brought down by a teen-age woman. Iron Mike, who had fought his way to the heavyweight championship, lost the biggest decision of his life, 12-0, to a beauty queen.Even after the Indianapolis jury had labeled these two clearly as The Rapist and The Victim, there was an undertone to this story that would forever describe them in another way. The Champ and the Woman Who Brought Him Down.It has been that sort of year.

With eyes that were beginning to water in the corners, Loyola coach Charley Toomey explained his decision to call the timeout that wiped out what would have been the go-ahead goal with less than a minute left in regulation. It was a decision made before Blake Burkhart won the faceoff clean and deposited the ball in the goal. The score didn't count, though, because Toomey had called that timeout. And so the Greyhounds' game with Duke went into overtime, and the Blue Devils scored the winning goal with 1:40 left in the second overtime to win 12-11, sending the defending national champions home.

WEDNESDAY'S TELEVISION HIGHLIGHTS MLB Orioles@Seattle (T) MASN9 a.m. Washington@Atlanta (T) MASN12:30 Washington@Atlanta MASN7 Orioles@Seattle MASN210 C. base. Arkansas@Georgia (T) CSN7 NBA play. First Round: Boston@New York, Gm. 5 TNT7 First Round: Atlanta@Indiana, Gm. 5 NBA7:30 First Round: Houston@Okla. City, Gm. 5 TNT9:30 C. foot. Miami Spring Game (T) ESPNU7 NHL play.

The Ravens won't get their season-opening home game, like reigning Super Bowl champions have for the last decade. But they will play four prime-time games, including a Thanksgiving night showdown at home against the rival Pittsburgh Steelers, and a much-anticipated rematch with the Denver Broncos to kick off their Super Bowl XLVII title defense. The NFL released its regular-season schedule Thursday and it's highlighted by the Ravens' Sept. 5 matchup against the Broncos, a pairing that produced one of the league's most memorable games from the 2012-13 campaign.

Last summer, Anna Estremsky competed in the first-ever Youth Angler of the Year contest hosted by the Maryland Saltwater Sportfishing Association. In the association's seasonal magazine, Tidelines, Anna was pictured with a 37-pound rockfish and the caption "Way to go, Anna!" Her parents, Gary and Sherry, left an open copy of the magazine on a coffee table in their Edgewater home. Anna liked the picture, and she liked the fish, but she felt bad because the magazine also listed the contest's standings, and she was in last place.

MANCHESTER, England -- There is a story about Margaret Thatcher that is probably apocryphal but speaks volumes about the strength of Britain's first female prime minister, who died Monday at age 87. Following her election in 1979, the story goes that Mrs. Thatcher took her all-male cabinet out to dinner. The waiter asked what she would like. "I'll have the beef," she said. The waiter asked, "What about the vegetables?" "They'll have the same," Mrs. Thatcher replied. "Thatcher Saved Britain," read a headline in the Daily Telegraph.

Score one for The Next Great Champ. A Los Angeles judge cleared the way for Fox TV's new boxing reality series to debut Sept. 7, refusing to grant a preliminary injunction sought by Mark Burnett and Jeffrey Katzenberg, producers of a rival NBC series, The Contender. Burnett and Katzenberg, whose series is scheduled to premiere in November, sought the injunction on the grounds that Fox had violated California boxing regulations in its rush to get Champ on-air before their show. While that was the core of their court case, the real fight was over the claim by producers and NBC that Fox stole the idea for its boxing series from them.

Patterson's 5-foot-7, 220-pound Claude Marrow used quickness and balance to outmaneuver Annapolis' 6-4, 277-pound Anne Arundel County champ Nate Brooks (20-4), earning a 9-1 victory to become his school's first Class 3A-4A East region champ at Meade last night.Marrow showed why he was chosen the Outstanding Wrestler at last weekend's Baltimore City tournament, where he won his third straight city title and led the Clippers to their first team title.Wrestling with a chronic knee injury, Marrow scored his 21st and 22nd pins before facing Brooks, who had 17 pins.