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Glamorous even in denim, B. Smith plumbs the crustacean mysteries of Bo Brooks' kitchen in Canton. Powdered for prime time, Chris Hannan, manager of the family-owned restaurant, explains to Smith the difference in taste between jimmies and females, while a glistening pile of large blue crabs wriggle on a stainless steel counter. Entering its sixth season, the half-hour, syndicated show, B. Smith with Style, has come to Baltimore on a brilliant late summer day to discover one of the city's most telegenic commodities.

Five months ago, Brian Kelly was tabbed to succeed Kyle Hannan at Goucher as head coach. Kelly, who had spent the previous five years as the team's top offensive assistant, now has the unenviable task of taking over a squad that won four consecutive Landmark Conference regular-season titles and two of the last three league tournament championships and advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament last season under Hannan, who was 121-79 in...

Cornell senior attackman Rob Pannell, one of the favorites to win the 2012 Tewaaraton Award before missing most of the season with a broken left foot, has been granted a fifth year of eligibility by the Ivy League. Pannell suffered the injury in the third quarter of the No. 3 Big Red's 18-7 win over Army on March 3. At the time, he was averaging eight points, with seven goals and nine assists in two contests. He underwent surgery, and after weeks of uncertainty about whether he would return,  academically withdrew from Cornell at the end of the semester, leaving open the option of appealing for a fifth year of eligibility.

Who ya gonna call when you want to know what the Queen carries in her purse? Dear Abby? Nah.When you want the straight dope, go to Cecil Adams, the sarcastic, all-knowing author of the new book "Return of the Straight Dope" and the nationally syndicated column "The Straight Dope," which appears locally in the City Paper.Cecil will answer questions on virtually anything. "We don't do much celebrity stuff in general. Apart from that and apart from questions that are just dull, there ain't much we won't take on," explains Cecil's longtime editor and spokesman, Ed Zotti.

Calvert Hall is slipping, and Loyola now rules the pool alone.The last school other than Loyola or Calvert Hall to win the Maryland Scholastic Association or Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association swimming championship was Mount St. Joe the long ago of 1964.True to form, Loyola piled up 333 points to win its third straight MIAA title last night.Gilman upset host Calvert Hall and finished second with 229 to the Cardinals' 205, followed by McDonogh (203) and Mount St. Joe (185).In capturing four individual events and two relays, Loyola was led by Sky King, who captured the 200-yard individual medley and 100 breaststroke; Matt Andrews, who took the 100 butterfly; and Omar Fraser, the 100 backstroke winner.

INDIANAPOLIS- Dara Torres owns the American record and a piece of history, but Jenny Thompson got the win. The women's 100-meter butterfly at the U.S. swimming trials for the Olympic Games last night saw Thompson overtake Torres, her teammate and former training partner with Stanford Swimming. Thompson touched in 57.78 seconds, .08 ahead of Torres. Torres opened the meet Wednesday morning by snatching the American record from Thompson, lowering it to 57.58. While Thompson, 27, qualified for her third Olympics, the 33-year-old Torres will become the first American to swim in four Games.

BaseballSt. Louis Cardinals -- Signed Scott Terry (4-4, 1 save, 2.80 ERA) to a 1-year contract.BasketballOrlando Magic -- Placed G-F Otis Smith on the injured list. Signed G Chris Corchiani.CollegesTC Holy Cross -- Named Peter Vaas football coach.Southwest Texas State -- Named Richard Hannan AD.FootballCincinnati Bengals -- Named Richard Williamson receivers coach.

Brian Kelly, hired five years ago to be the top offensive assistant on Kyle Hannan's staff at Goucher, is succeeding Hannan as head coach at Goucher, the school announced Friday. "We are genuinely excited by the prospect of Brian Kelly taking over our men's lacrosse program," athletic director Geoffrey M. Miller said in announcing the hiring. "Following a national search, we feel we found the person internally who can sustain the progress made in recent years and propel us forward to an even higher level.

Howard County officials have ordered a Kings Contrivance company to stop telemarketing free vacations because the trips could cost consumers at least $230, authorities said yesterday. The "cease and desist" order was issued Oct. 17 against Global Services Network, in the 9700 block of Patuxent Woods Drive. The travel company would call customers offering them a free vacation if they went to the company's offices, said Stephen Hannan, administrator for Howard Office of Consumer Affairs.