Handshake

Ravens coach John Harbaugh and Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin had a terse exchange following the Steelers 23-20 victory at M&T Bank Stadium Stadium. Meeting near midfield after  Shaun Shisham's 42-yard field goal as time expired gave the Steelers the victory, Harbaugh extended his hand and said "Congratulations" to Tomlin. The Steelers coach shook it quickly without saying anything. Harbaugh then said said, "Hey, Hey, Hey! ... . " Tomlin looked at Harbaugh and said, "Thank you, good job" before the two headed in separate directions.

Ravens coach John Harbaugh and Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin had a terse exchange following the Steelers 23-20 victory at M&T Bank Stadium Stadium. Meeting near midfield after  Shaun Shisham's 42-yard field goal as time expired gave the Steelers the victory, Harbaugh extended his hand and said "Congratulations" to Tomlin. The Steelers coach shook it quickly without saying anything. Harbaugh then said said, "Hey, Hey, Hey! ... . " Tomlin looked at Harbaugh and said, "Thank you, good job" before the two headed in separate directions.

Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs always puts a unique spin on things and today was no different when he was asked about participating in Thursday night's "Harbaugh Bowl" between John's Ravens, and Jim's San Francisco 49ers. "It's going to be fun, all the politics that have to do with this game between the two coaches," Suggs said. "Regardless of the end result, I can't wait to see the handshake. That's going to be awesome. " Suggs, of course, was joking about Jim Harbaugh's aggressive handshake with Detroit Lions coach Jim Schwartz that resulted in Schwartz chasing after him earlier this season.

The 22-year-old son of Baltimore's top prosecutor and the young man's roommate were each charged Thursday with misdemeanor assault after police said they cut each other to perform a "blood handshake" and then got into a fight. Both men were treated at Maryland Shock Trauma Center after the Thursday morning incident at their Pigtown rowhouse on Scott Street. State's Attorney Gregg L. Bernstein's son, Owen, required 38 stitches to close the wound on his hand, according to city police.

Maybe it just seems like an every-week occurrence, but Ravens coach John Harbaugh was asked for at least the second time in as many weeks about a decision made by his brother Jim Harbaugh, who coaches the San Francisco 49ers. Last week, the 49ers' top wideout Josh Morgan was lost indefinitely after suffering a broken right ankle in the waning minutes of an eventual 48-3 rout of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. On Sunday, Jim Harbaugh got into an exchange with Detroit Lions Jim Schwartz for their awkward post-game handshake after San Francisco outlasted Detroit, 25-19.

MOSCOW -- Ivan the Terrible began Russia's relationship with the British by proposing marriage to the first Queen Elizabeth 441 years ago.VTC She refused him, and neither she nor any subsequent English monarch ever set foot in the place.Yesterday, the second Queen Elizabeth changed all that, having accepted a less drastic proposal from President Boris N. Yeltsin. Mr. Yeltsin simply invited her to visit.But when the queen flew here to begin her four-day royal tour, Britons and Russians alike were describing it with considerable awe."

Leave it to The New York Times to deliver another jolt of bad news recently. No, it wasn't a story about the war in Iraq. Or the ozone layer thinning and the polar icecaps melting like popsicles. Or muggers knocking little old ladies over the head at Manhattan gas stations for their Shell cards. No, this one was even more disturbing. It had to do with kissing. Specifically, it had to do with the social kiss, that peck on the cheek that too often leads to all sorts of clumsy facial gyrations between the kisser and kissee.

IT WAS a three-handkerchief show. I've never seen so many grown men cry.Forget that old shibboleth that politicians, male or female, must never cut loose emotions. And never, never weep in public.On this sparkling blue day on the White House lawn, men who had run nations and fought wars wept like schoolgirls at a Bette Davis movie.There were tears of joy, relief and incredulity.What ignited the emotional waterworks was The Handshake Seen Around The World.But the handshake between the Old Soldier and the Terrorist almost didn't happen.

If there's anything we can be sure of in the afterglow of the Mideast accord, it is that we haven't seen the last of The Handshake. This particular handshake has, as they say, legs.We'll see it on T-shirts and on buttons and on postcards -- Arafat and Rabin, lifelong enemies, hand laid upon hand, flesh laid upon flesh, joined for eternity.And available forevermore at your neighborhood novelty store, right next to the Burt-loves-Loni refrigerator magnets.Some may see irony in this.But I see a handshake.

WASHINGTON -- In his weekend radio talk, President Clinton pointedly reminded listeners of that memorable scene in Claremont, N.H., last month when he and House Speaker Newt Gingrich shook hands on a "deal" to create a bipartisan commission on lobbying and campaign finance reform to curb the power of special interests, as suggested by a questioner.Clinton declared then that "in a heartbeat, I accept," leading to the handshake, as the crowd of predominantly senior citizens applauded.It was, for all those willing for a moment to suspend disbelief, an uplifting cameo.

"Screw you and the horse you rode in on. " This season, 25 single ladies get the opportunity to woo Mr. Sloppy Seconds from last season's “The Bachelorette” - the less-than-hunky Ben Flajnik. He's “darling” but not “sexy” and is the first bachelor to wear his shirt the majority of the first episode. The ladies range from ages 23-34 and are about a culturally diverse as the crowd at a Kenny Chesney concert. After an hour of exiting-the-limo introductions, the annual first-night catfight began.

Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs always puts a unique spin on things and today was no different when he was asked about participating in Thursday night's "Harbaugh Bowl" between John's Ravens, and Jim's San Francisco 49ers. "It's going to be fun, all the politics that have to do with this game between the two coaches," Suggs said. "Regardless of the end result, I can't wait to see the handshake. That's going to be awesome. " Suggs, of course, was joking about Jim Harbaugh's aggressive handshake with Detroit Lions coach Jim Schwartz that resulted in Schwartz chasing after him earlier this season.

It's the story that won't die, the post-game Handshake from Hell that has turned into a PR nightmare for the NFL. The debate has raged all week: Who was the bigger jerk? Was it amped-up 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh for the hard handshake and back slap he delivered to Lions coach Jim Schwartz after San Francisco's big win over Detroit on Sunday? Or was it Schwartz for going Chernobyl and trying to get at Harbaugh — Ravens coach John Harbaugh's younger brother — when he should have just walked away and hit the showers.

Maybe it just seems like an every-week occurrence, but Ravens coach John Harbaugh was asked for at least the second time in as many weeks about a decision made by his brother Jim Harbaugh, who coaches the San Francisco 49ers. Last week, the 49ers' top wideout Josh Morgan was lost indefinitely after suffering a broken right ankle in the waning minutes of an eventual 48-3 rout of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. On Sunday, Jim Harbaugh got into an exchange with Detroit Lions Jim Schwartz for their awkward post-game handshake after San Francisco outlasted Detroit, 25-19.

The 2011 Major League Baseball playoffs start at 5:07 p.m. on Friday night -- why wouldn't they start at 5:07 p.m. on a weekday? -- and I have a feeling that my preseason World Series pick isn't going to get it done this autumn. Semi-related question: Are golf courses in Boston still open in October? The Red Sox -- and the Atlanta Braves, too -- are out of the playoff picture after Wednesday night's MLB thrill ride, and if we're lucky, the postseason will be half as fun as the frantic final night of the regular season.

They rapped on doors, waved bright signs, groused about the media, ate chicken wings, and shook hands - lots and lots of hands. The women and men hoping to win the Democratic nomination to be Baltimore's next mayor whirled through the city Monday, seeking to sway last-minute support as the primary neared. In the biggest race, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake faces four challengers, but elections officials did not expect a crush of voters. "We're all ready for whoever comes," said Armstead B. Crowley Jones Jr., director of the Baltimore Board of Elections.

"Screw you and the horse you rode in on. " This season, 25 single ladies get the opportunity to woo Mr. Sloppy Seconds from last season's “The Bachelorette” - the less-than-hunky Ben Flajnik. He's “darling” but not “sexy” and is the first bachelor to wear his shirt the majority of the first episode. The ladies range from ages 23-34 and are about a culturally diverse as the crowd at a Kenny Chesney concert. After an hour of exiting-the-limo introductions, the annual first-night catfight began.

The 22-year-old son of Baltimore's top prosecutor and the young man's roommate were each charged Thursday with misdemeanor assault after police said they cut each other to perform a "blood handshake" and then got into a fight. Both men were treated at Maryland Shock Trauma Center after the Thursday morning incident at their Pigtown rowhouse on Scott Street. State's Attorney Gregg L. Bernstein's son, Owen, required 38 stitches to close the wound on his hand, according to city police.

Before the Johns Hopkins University president gives 1,300 graduating students their congratulatory handshake on Thursday, volunteers will give them a cautionary dollop of hand sanitizer. "What can I say? We're a health-conscious university," said Dennis O'Shea, spokesman for Hopkins. Since the influenza epidemic of 2009, gel disinfectant has been spreading around schools like strep on throats. Yet there's little scientific evidence that harmful bacteria are passed through a casual squeeze of the hands during commencement.

Ronald E. Harvey, running a second time for the Democratic nomination for Baltimore County executive, is that rare breed of political candidate: He doesn't shake hands. "Just a habit of mine," he says. With about three weeks to go until the primary, Harvey, 63, a Nottingham resident in the race with two four-term members of the County Council, has no campaign staff, no website or campaign literature — though he says those are in the works — and no inclination to show up at candidate forums.