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Player of the Year Allison Perkins, St. Mary's A first-year starter, the junior midfielder showed an early penchant for dishing out assists that didn't stop until the Saints captured the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland A1 Conference crown. Fittingly, Perkins' 106th and final assist of the year helped produce the game-winning goal that lifted the Saints past Severn, 7-6, in the conference final. She finished with 20 goals, collected 27 ground balls and caused eight turnovers.

Baseball Boston Red Sox -- Sent SS John Valentin to Triple-A Pawtucket a 20-day rehabilitation assignment.Detroit Tigers -- Placed OF Dan Gladden on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Monday.Montreal Expos -- Activated C Tim McIntosh. Recalled P Jeff Shaw from Triple-A Ottawa. Optioned P Bruce Welton.Seattle Mariners -- Placed 2B Wally Backman on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Monday. Recalled SS Bret Boone from Triple-A Calgary.HTexas Rangers -- Activated SS Manuel Lee from 15-day DL.CollegeMassachusetts -- Named Joe Mallen hockey coach.

Many Marylanders know the cast by heart: The Meyerhoff is the home of Baltimore's symphony. Center Stage is a regional theater. The Mechanic presents Broadway-style shows, and the Lyric is for opera and touring productions. The Gilliam isn't yet such a household name, but it has the potential to be. "The Gilliam" is short for the James H. and Louise Hayley Gilliam Concert Hall. With 2,000 seats, it's the largest of several performing spaces inside the $40 million Carl J. Murphy Fine Arts Center that opens next month on the Morgan State University campus in northeast Baltimore.

BaseballBoston Red Sox -- Agreed to terms with IF Scott Fletcher on a two-year contract.Chicago Cubs -- Agreed to terms with P Jose Guzman on a four-year contract.Cincinnati Reds -- Offered P Greg Swindell salary arbitration, enabling the club to negotiate with him through Jan. 8. Claimed 1B Tommy Gregg on waivers from the Atlanta Braves and agreed to terms with Gregg on a one-year contract.Florida Marlins -- Signed an agreement with the High Desert Mavericks of the Single-A California League.

Six whimsical sculptures took over the amphitheater at the Inner Harbor on Saturday as the annual City Sand festival pitted local architects and designers in a somewhat artistic race. Competitors, who took their theme from the life and writings of Edgar Allan Poe on the 200th anniversary of his birth, labored for three hours in sandboxes. They each sculpted something Poe-ish from 100 cubic feet of sand. Water made the sand more malleable and the sculptors hydrated in the summer heat. "Sand is definitely a different medium," said Cherisse Dandrow, a landscape designer with Mahan Rykiel Associates.

Boys Player of the Year Troy Demers, Annapolis: Although this season did not end with a second state boys singles title, Demers again proved he is one of the better players in the state. His 23-1 record reflected another county and regional title. The senior advanced to the state semifinals before losing to eventual state runner-up Chase Dawson of Dulaney. A four year starter at No. 1 singles, Demers did not lose an Anne Arundel County match his final two seasons. His state title last year was the first ever by an Annapolis male tennis player.

Start with a 52,000-square-foot building in Rockville, add subsidized rents, blend in the know-how of the state's business and financial community, and simmer gently for three to five years. Maryland and Montgomery County officials believe that's the recipe for adding home-grown biotechnology and information technology companies to the Interstate 270 corridor. Those officials and about two dozen budding entrepreneurs attended a ceremonial "topping off" yesterday of the $4.5 million Maryland Technology Development Center.

The main entrance of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory near Columbia is undergoing a $3.5 million renovation and expansion.The work will add about 15,300 square feet to the front of the building that contains the laboratory's main entrance and lobby, conference, administrative and dining areas.The expanded front entrance and reception areas will feature double entry doors as part of a new one-story reflective tinted glass and curtain-type wall. Another entry way, for access to conference areas, will be added west of the main entrance.

County police arrested a Glen Burnie man Sunday after he allegedly exposed himself at his window.Officer Jovone Martelle arrested the suspect shortly before 10 p.m. after going to an apartment in the 7800 block of Tall Pines Court to investigate a resident's complaint.Robert J. Gaudreau, 37, of the 7800 block of Tall Pines Court was charged with indecent exposure.Girl robbed of $20 on Mountain Ridge RoadTwo men armed with a gun and a baseball bat robbed a 15-year-old girl of $20 Sunday as she walked along Mountain Ridge Road in Glen Burnie, county police said.

BaseballCalifornia Angels: Agreed to terms with OF Kevin Flora on a minor-league contract.New York Yankees: Announced Gene Michael has resigned as general manager to become the team's director of major-league scouting.BasketballGolden State Warriors: Signed F Jerome Kersey to a one-year contract.Indiana Pacers: Signed C Dwayne Schintzius.New Jersey Nets: Named Michael Rowe president and chief operating officer. Signed G Chris Childs to a one-year contract. Waived G Corey Beard.Toronto Raptors: Traded C Victor Alexander to the Cleveland Cavaliers for G Harold Miner, a 1996 second-round draft choice and undisclosed cash.