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"Extra! Extra! The Newspaper Exhibition" is a permanent exhibit at the Cloisters Children's Museum, 10440 Falls Road. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Special programs for children 2 to 12 years of age are planned on most weekends. Admission is $3; $2 for senior citizens; free to members and children younger than 2. For more information, phone 823-2550.

After faring well in his first NFL start last week, Ravens left tackle James Hurst acknowledged that Sunday's game against the Colts will provide a different challenge because of the communication issues that traditionally come into play for an offensive line on the road. Hurst, though, takes some comfort in that he'll be quite familiar with his surroundings. The undrafted free agent, who made the team out of training camp and then was elevated into a starting role when Eugene Monroe had knee surgery, grew up in Plainfield, Ind., and has attended “countless” games at Lucas Oil Stadium.

The U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center, U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground plans to conduct several large detonations beginning on or about March 11 and ending on or about March 22. These detonations are likely to generate sound and/or vibration outside the installation's boundaries. If weather conditions are not favorable in minimizing noise off of the installation, firing will be rescheduled. The U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center, a test center under the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command, provides test and test support services for authorized customers, within the Department of Defense and outside the DoD, including government and non-government organizations, both foreign and domestic.

When Baltimore city schools and the Maryland Stadium Authority adopted a plan to update the city's aging school buildings in January 2013, they hoped to rebuild or restore 30 to 35 schools in the first phase of renovations. But studies to identify the schools' needs determined that the $977 million in bond funding the system expects to receive would cover only 23 to 28 schools. The city school commissioners at their board meeting Tuesday night reviewed a hotly contested recommendation to defer renovations to some of Baltimore's most dilapidated schools because they would be the costliest to renovate.

The American League Championship Series between the Orioles and New York Yankees, which will begin tonight, is previewed in Orioles Extra. Included in the comprehensive fan's guide is a profile of Roberto Alomar, a look at the Orioles' tumultuous season, Buster Olney's player matchups, team analyses, a column by Ken Rosenthal and stories about the Yankees' Joe Torre and Bernie Williams. Section DPub Date: 10/08/96

Magic Johnson, joking about tabloid stories that he was too ill to get out of bed, squelched the rumors yesterday by shooting baskets for 30 minutes at Madison Square Garden in New York -- with former Lakers coach Pat Riley as his rebounder.Johnson retired Nov. 7 after testing positive for HIV.He recalled former teammate Michael Cooper used to buy sensationalistic newspapers and read them on the team bus."I'd catch myself thinking, 'Wow, an ape gave birth to a tiger,' " he said. "Now I'm on the front pages of them every day. My wife and I just laugh at those things, reports that she's sleeping in the basement in the maid's room, things like that.

State Farm ClassicTour: Senior PGAWhere: Hobbit's Glen, ColumbiaWhen: July 3-5Purse: $1.25 million (First, $187,000)Defender: New eventYardage: 6,975 yards, par 72Tickets: Season (includes practice rounds) $80; daily tournament daily practice rounds (Monday-Tuesday) $10; (Wednesday-Thursday) $15. Information available from 410-964-0900Pub Date: 5/28/98

The Sun is asking readers to tell us about their favorite Baltimore Colts season, with a brief comment (no more than 50 words). Please e-mail responses to sports@baltsun.com

Anne Arundel County Council members will consider tonight the last-minute expenditure of millions of dollars for public schools, recreation, senior care and public safety for the fiscal year that ends July 1.Two fourth-quarter fund transfers will go before the council when it meets at 7:30 p.m. in the Arundel Center in Annapolis.One would authorize the county Board of Education to spend $6.3 million in additional federal aid and surplus money.The other would transfer $1.2 million from other surplus accounts to cover extra expenditures for police patrols, recreation equipment and senior care.

Young Ja Kim kept her quarterfinal match alive when she won the 18th hole, then chipped close to set up a win over Susan Zeiler at the second extra hole, as the annual Women's Metropolitan championship continued at Maryland Golf & Country Club in Bel Air yesterday.This morning, Kim will play Sharon Pusin in one semifinal. Pusin triumphed in a see-saw match, using a win at the 18th hole for a 1-up victory over Joan Lins.In the top half of the draw, both winners had to protect what they had at the 18th hole, rather than needing a win.Shirley Keeney went 2-up on Ellie Jones in the middle of the back nine, then lost the 17th and halved the 18th to escape with a 1-up win for the second straight day.Joanne Smith moved out opposite Keeney when she stopped Janice Misey, 2 up.The tournament shifts to the Green Spring VHC for today's semifinals, then goes to the Suburban Club tomorrow for the championship and all flight finals.

A four-year starter, Catonsville's All-Metro first-team forward Jennifer Nonn enjoyed a banner junior season with the exception of one thing - it's end. She scored 21 goals and added 10 assists to help lead the No. 5 Comets to their first Class 4A state title game, but they fell to Whitman, 2-0. For Nonn, it was tough to take then, but motivating now. The Comets have a number of players back to make another run under first-year coach Gary Lynch,...

The Orioles recently joined a growing number of teams to institute additional security procedures to prepare for Major League Baseball's requirements at the beginning of next season. While the added measures currently are in effect at some entrances to Camden Yards, MLB has mandated that all 30 ballparks develop a screening program before Opening Day in April. "The safety of our guests is of the utmost importance to the ballclub. As such, the Orioles are cooperating with Major League Baseball's efforts to implement enhanced security measures at all ballparks," Orioles vice president of communications Greg Bader said in a statement.

Archbishop Curley coach Barry Stitz had a long talk with his son, Ben, just prior to varsity tryouts this summer. Stitz had to explain that as the coach's son, Ben was inevitably going to be "under a microscope. " After coaching his son for Fewster F.C., a club team, the coach knew his son, a freshman, had the tactical ability to be a varsity player. The challenge would be the physical rigors of the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference, competing against players three or even four years older and carrying the same last name as the guy in charge.

For the 16th time this season, the Aberdeen IronBirds lost a one-run game Sunday, 3-2, in 10 innings to the Lowell Spinners, who took two of three from the IronBirds over the weekend. Aberdeen (22-45) begins its final week of the season Monday at Hudson Valley. The IronBirds play three at Hudson Valley and three more at Lowell to conclude its road season. Aberdeen will be back at Ripken Stadium Aug. 31 and Sept. 1 with two games against Hudson Valley. The Spinners wasted no time getting to Aberdeen starter Matthew Grimes.

The NFL will experiment with a potential rule change involving extra points in the first two weeks of the preseason. The ball will be moved from the 2-yard line to the 15-yard line, making an extra point the equivalent of a 33-yard field goal. Ravens Pro Bowl kicker Justin Tucker said he's interested to see how the change works out but made it clear that he's not a fan of adding to the length of extra points. “I don't think it's really going to change anything that we do aside from just practicing, just the visual of seeing an extra point from a little further back,” Tucker said.

The Orioles and Nationals gave local fans a good opening game and, dare I say it, might have played a game worthy of an actual rivalry Monday night. Here are the highlights in the Coffee Companion, where we recap the previous day's sports headlines. - The Orioles' stars - Chris Davis, J.J. Hardy, and Manny Machado - homered in the 11th inning to give the Orioles an 8-2, extra-inning win over the Washington Nationals. The homers were made possible when Buck Showalter intentionally walked Bryce Harper to put two on in the ninth before Darren O'Day, who threw a career high in pitches , struck out the next two batters to send it to extras.

The KNOTTIEST problem in education reform is funding. Some funds come from federal sources, but most come from the state and local jurisdictions. Some of the state funds are distributed without regard to wealth; others take need to into account, while others disproportionately help the wealthier counties.APEX, one of the major state funding mechanisms, was expected to help narrow the disparity in education spending in Maryland, but it hasn't. The disparities are growing. In 1988-89, the highest-spending district in the state (Montgomery)

Orioles starting pitcher Daniel Cabrera spent the first two weeks of spring training taking extra PFP, an acronym for pitcher's fielding practice. And if manager Dave Trembley has his way, Cabrera will probably spend the last week of workouts doing the same thing. Cabrera, who has always had a hard time fielding his position, struggled mightily yesterday in the Orioles' 3-1 loss to the Minnesota Twins, probably costing himself three runs because of his inability to make a routine play.

Some four hours before Wednesday's game against the Texas Rangers at Camden Yards, slumping Orioles first baseman Chris Davis was on the field doing early hitting work. Davis, who was hitless in his previous 19 at-bats heading into Wednesday, took swings off a batting tee under the supervision of manager Buck Showalter and hitting coach Jim Presley. Heading into Wednesday's game, Davis' average had dropped 62 points since May 23 to .205. From May 24 through Tuesday, he batted .145 with 50 strikeouts in 124 at-bats.

The Coffee Companion, where we recap the local sports headlines each weekday morning, is meant to look back, not forward. But how can you look back when the most important day since Rocky Balboa ended the Cold War is upon us? - Today is the day. My beloved von Trapps need a point against the vaunted Germans to advance in the World Cup. As always, check out our World Cup Guide for all the relevant information and some analysis that is sure to be wrong. - Nelson Cruz bailed out Ubaldo Jimenez with an eighth-inning, game-tying grand slam, and the Orioles won after a rain delay, 5-4 , in 12 innings.