Clock

John Cena put away Brock Lesnar at Sunday's Extreme Rules pay-per-view, but now he must fight the hired gun's boss himself next month. In the closing scene of Raw, General Manager John Laurinaitis threw Cena a curveball. Laurinaitis told Cena his opponent for Over the Limit would be announced at the end of the show. But while Lord Tensai and his henchman surrounded Cena, Laurinaitis clubbed Cena from behind and announced that he would face the WWE's top superstar at the pay-per-view himself.

As part of their season-long celebration of the 20th anniversary of Camden Yards, the Orioles are dropping ticket prices for selected games to 1992 prices. For six specific games, Eutaw Street bleacher seats will be available for $4 each, the same price as when the stadium opened. The six games featured aren't all unattractive matchups either, with the American League East rival Tampa Bay Rays in town for two of them and the two-time defending AL champion Texas Rangers coming in for one. Here's the lineup of the specially priced games, which must be purchased online at CamdenYards20.com : April 27: vs. Oakland Athletics May 7: vs. Texas Rangers July 24: vs. Tampa Bay Rays Aug. 9: vs. Kansas City Royals Aug. 27: Chicago White Sox Sept.

With conference play heating up, and April - a month that's all about improvement - on the doorstep, I solicited questions on Twitter (@QKessenich) to see what's on people's minds.   National College Lacrosse League @NCLLax: If QK can change just one rule for 2013, what would he add or delete from the NCAA rulebook? QK: The No. 1 rule change on everybody's mind is the shot clock. Shot-clock advocates are growing, but change is a touchy subject. The rules committee works in a two-year cycle, and this offseason offers it the opportunity to enact reform.

Pastor David Whitney said our rights come from God, not the government, and even if he only said it once in three hours, it requires a reply ("Church-state objections to class," Feb. 24). There is no evidence for God, so any rights attributed to be from him are strictly man-made. Maryland has had four constitutions, but it seems Mr. Whitney thinks nothing has occurred here in the last 250 years. We've gone from a colony ruled by a king claiming a God-given right to rule, to a state in a country that gave blacks and women their freedom and the right to vote.

Amid optimism and national acclaim, the Baltimore City school system and its teachers union signed a landmark contract one year ago, tying teacher pay to performance rather than seniority. Now, some in the system are, understandably, growing frustrated that crucial details remain to be worked out and that the system has repeatedly missed deadlines for doing so. But that is no sign that the two sides should give up. There's really no alternative to making the current agreement work, and if that means school system officials and union leaders have to double down on writing the rules clarifying teachers' responsibilities and rewards under the new contract language, so be it. The city's historic three-year pact was aimed at recognizing the best teachers and giving them financial incentives to boost their students' classroom performance.

Weeks before federal trucking regulators ordered Gunthers Transport LLC off the road for being an "imminent hazard" to the public, the owner's son filed the paperwork to create a new entity: Clock Transport LLC. The new trucking company, which shares the Hanover address of Gunthers Transport, was cited for a safety violation last month. One of its trucks failed an inspection in Ohio, which sidelined the vehicle and driver until the problems were fixed. Maryland State Police said Monday that their troopers have been ordered to pull over and inspect trucks bearing either name.

Starting at sunset Saturday, artist Kelley Bell will place Baltimore's venerable landmark Bromo Seltzer Tower at the exact center of the solar system. For at least the next five weeks, pedestrians and motorists will view the four faces of the clock tower alight with Bell's animations every day between sunset and sunrise. The design she's chosen humorously plays off Baltimoreans' affection for the 1911 tower by making the focal point for the sun, moon, planets and stars. "The Bromo Seltzer Tower fills a unique role in this city," says Joe Wall, the tower's facilities manager, who dreamed up the idea of animating the 24-foot-in-diameter clock faces.

South River made the most of a second chance Monday night. With the District V title game against Glenelg tied, 2-2, the top-ranked Gladiators threatening to score and overtime looming, the No. 3 Seahawks managed one last fast break. To stop the play, the Glenelg defense intentionally swept the ball over the end line, which resulted in a penalty corner call with 30 seconds on the clock. South River's Madelyn Santa inserted the ball to Stacey Mackintosh. During the scrum in front of the goal, the ball hit a Glenelg defender's foot, and a second corner was called with 2.5 seconds left in regulation.

Wilmer A. "Bud" Rehmeyer, a World War II veteran who owned and operated a Baltimore County clock and jewelry repair shop for more than 50 years, died July 10 of heart failure at Chapel Hill Nursing Home in Randallstown. He was 96. The son of a school teacher, who was also a Fuller Brush salesman, and a garment worker was born in Glen Rock, Pa., and later moved with his family to Hampden. He was a City College graduate and worked downtown on Liberty Street for a watch supply company before being drafted into the Army in 1941.