Coaching Staff

After a couple months of speculation and negotiation, the Orioles have announced their coaching staff. DeMarlo Hale, the former Boston Red Sox bench and third base coach, will be joining the Orioles as third base coach and infield instructor, and Bill Castro, the longtime Milwaukee Brewers instructor, will be the Orioles' new bullpen coach. Hale, 50, was on Orioles manager Buck Showalter's coaching staff in Texas from 2003 to 2005. A former first baseman-outfielder in the minors, Hale has spent the past six seasons as a coach for the Red Sox, including four as a third base coach.

It took an abysmal 60 minutes of offense, and a performance that Ravens coach John Harbaugh admitted was about as "bad as you can play" for the familiar questions to return, and the doubt to seep in after what had been an encouraging start to the 2011 season. Is quarterback Joe Flacco good enough to take the Ravens where they want to go? Can the offensive line provide him enough time and the wide receivers give him enough separation? Why isn't offensive coordinator Cam Cameron getting running back Ray Rice the ball more?

Maryland baseball Ex-pitcher Milton added to coaching staff Former All-Star pitcher Eric Milton has joined the Maryland baseball team's coaching staff, coach Erik Bakich announced Thursday. Milton, a left-handed pitcher who played for the Terrapins from 1994 to 1996, won 89 games in his 11-year major league career with the Minnesota Twins, Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds and Los Angeles Dodgers. "Eric is just a tremendous resource of baseball knowledge," Bakich said.

Maryland baseball Former All-Star pitcher Eric Milton has joined the Maryland baseball team's coaching staff, coach Erik Bakich announced Thursday. Milton, a left-handed pitcher who played for the Terrapins from 1994 to 1996, won 89 games in his 11-year major league career with the Minnesota Twins, Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds and Los Angeles Dodgers. "Eric is just a tremendous resource of baseball knowledge," Bakich said. "He loves the game, and for our players to have somebody who has been in their shoes, gone to the same school, been through the same classes and done the same things, he is where they all want to be. " Varsity Howard Co. football games rescheduled for Monday All Howard County league football games scheduled for this week have been moved to Monday because of weather.

When John Harbaugh walked off Heinz Field last January after a playoff loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, he never imagined that the Ravens would go through such a dramatic transition period. Since then, the Ravens have fired two offensive assistant coaches, lost another one to the Oakland Raiders, promoted a defensive coordinator, waived three of their best players and lost three more starters through free agency. "No, I wouldn't be honest to say anything other than no, I didn't expect this," Harbaugh said.

Duane Simpkins, who played point guard at Maryland from 1992 through 1995, will join Pat Skerry's new staff at Towson University as director of basketball operations. "He's a bright guy, a young coach who is connected to the area," Skerry said Friday. "He'll be a good example for the guys of what it takes to be a successful student. " Simpkins had been head coach at St. Albans, an all-boys school in Washington, the past four years. He also coached two years at Sidwell Friends School in Washington.

Maryland football coach Randy Edsall announced Monday that Greg Gattuso, Lyndon Johnson, David Walker and Andrew Wilson have joined the staff. Gattuso will oversee the defensive line, Johnson will instruct the special teams unit, as well as tutoring the outside linebackers, Walker will handle running backs and Wilson will serve as the strength and conditioning coach. Gattuso, the former head coach of Duquesne, spent the past six seasons at the University of Pittsburgh. The Panthers were one of the top sack producers in the nation the last two years.

Texas offensive coordinator Greg Davis resigned and two other assistants retired after the Longhorns' first losing season since 1997. Davis was with coach Mack Brown for 13 seasons at Texas (5-7), which didn't qualify for a bowl. Offensive line coach Mac McWhorter and defensive line coach and special teams coordinator Mike Tolleson are retiring. Brown said he won't name replacements until after the bowl season. •Colorado hired former star tight end Jon Embree as coach.

Manager Buck Showalter finally completed his 2011 staff Tuesday by selecting a bench coach who spent years battling the Orioles at Memorial Stadium. Looking for a quality infield instructor with the added bonus of managerial experience, Showalter hired an old friend, former New York Mets manager Willie Randolph. It's a reunion of sorts for Showalter, who gave Randolph his first big league coaching job with the New York Yankees in 1994. "It's kind of surreal in a way; as a young coach, I learned the ropes as a third base coach under Buck Showalter," said Randolph, who agreed to a one-year deal with the Orioles after spending two seasons as bench coach with the Milwaukee Brewers.