Jeremy

Unsweetened relief Orioles manager Dave Trembley used four relievers in the seventh inning, with Jamie Walker being the least effective. Walker faced three batters and didn't retire any. Raul Ibanez hit a two-run homer off him that gave Seattle a 4-3 lead. Richie Sexson and Kenji Johjima singled before Trembley brought in Chad Bradford, who allowed a run-scoring single to Jose Lopez. Ibanez gets hot Ibanez hadn't homered in 31 games and 116 at-bats before connecting against starter Steve Trachsel leading off the second.

Strengths -- He throws his fastball at 95, 96 [mph]. His splitter is his put-away pitch. That's what he goes to. He's very aggressive. He comes right at you. Weaknesses -- He is a guy, you can sit on his fastball, but you've got to get past his splitter. He can be a deep-count pitcher. He doesn't always get ahead, and he can get that fastball up in the zone with no movement. Overall -- Everything for him is predicated on his command. If he throws strikes and pitches ahead, he is tough.

Quote: "It wasn't exactly a conducive day to come out. What an ugly day." -- Marlins manager John Boles, after about 100 fans showed up for the start of the doubleheader, with southeastern Florida under a warning due to Tropical Storm HarveyIt's a fact: Of Mark McGwire's 516 career homers, 399 have come during the 1990s.Who's hot: The Braves are 24-7 against other top teams in the NL: the Nets, Astros, Reds and Diamondbacks.Who's not: The Expos' Jeremy Powell is 1-6 on the road this year.

Marc Sloan bonds with his son through aching muscles, sore butts and weary legs, as they prepare to ride bikes across Maryland this summer.And both Marc, 42, and Jeremy, 11, are looking forward to more of the same.The Sloans will ride in the Cycle Across Maryland (CAM) tour, which takes place July 24-30. But rather than do the entire 300-mile ride, they will do a mini-CAM, riding for three days and covering about 45 miles per day."I saw this as a good chance for Jeremy and I to spend some time together," Marc says.

Joey Sargent's rally to a 4-2 decision over Mercersburg Academy's Jeremy Berry at 160 pounds highlighted top-ranked Mount St. Joseph's 56-6 rout of the defending tournament champions at yesterday's second annual St. Paul's duals.Sargent, ranked third nationally among the nation's 160-pound juniors by USA Wrestling Magazine, improved to 10-0 with nine pins. He had trailed, 2-0, before winning.Berry, ranked No. 4 among the nation's 160-pound seniors, is 11-1 with seven pins and three forfeits.

JEREMY HOWARD knew something 99 percent of Americans don't know. And he put his knowledge to good use.Sitting on the Colony Ballroom stage in the Stamp Student Union on the University of Maryland, College Park campus, the 12-year-old discussed the tie-breaker quiz question with his equally 12-year-old partner, Kenney Manning. The Murray Hill Middle School pupils were vying for first place against a three-member team from Baltimore County's John Paul Regional Catholic, in the finals of the second Black Saga competition.

OCEAN CITY -- The bride stands barefoot in the still-steamy bathroom, reviewing her checklist with her reflection."Garter, penny, veil, perfume. I'm going without a watch. Got my teeth brushed. I need lipstick. What time is it? Whoa!"Downstairs, the groom stands beside the minister on the porch, shifting from one foot to the other. "Got my rings," he says, his hand feeling his pants pocket. "I'm set." His eyes are fixed on the door.The bride reaches with a trembling hand for a bouquet of plastic lilies.

"Footloose," the new musical based on the 1984 movie about a city boy who moves to a small town where dancing is banned, began a one-month pre-Broadway run at Washington's Kennedy Center on Tuesday.Directed by Walter Bobbie, who won a Tony Award for the hit revival of "Chicago," the musical features a 37-member cast headed by Jeremy Kushnier (whose credits include the Toronto production of "Rent") in the role created on film by Kevin Bacon. The movie's composer, Tom Snow, and lyricist, Dean Pitchford, have added several songs to their score, which also includes music by Eric Carmen, Sammy Hagar, Kenny Loggins and Jim Steinman.

"A Slant of Sun: One Child's Courage," by Beth Kephart. W.W. Norton. 256 pages. $23.Every once in a while, a strikingly simple yet profound book comes along to remind smart and sensitive people of a truth they know but often forget. "A Slant of Sun" is such a book; its lesson: Children are powerful teachers.Beth Kephart discovers the gift of this knowledge through the painful experience of learning that her only son has a behavioral disorder. At first, he lives in a self-imposed silence - in a world of his own - as he moves from one obsessive play ritual to another.

Forward Jeremy Voelkel stands on the sidelines, watching his Carroll Christian High School soccer teammates in a scrimmage. He occasionally exchanges a few words with coach Matt Reisberg."

No. Name Pos. 3 Hunter Smith P 4 Dave Rayner K 5 Colt Brennan QB 6 Shaun Suisham K 10 Chase Daniel QB 11 Devin Thomas WR 12 Malcolm Kelly WR 15 Todd Collins QB 16 Keith Eloi WR 17 Jason Campbell QB 18 D.J. Hackett WR 19 Trent Shelton WR 20 Justin Tryon CB 22 Carlos Rogers CB 23 DeAngelo Hall CB 24 Marcus Mason RB 24 Doug Dutch CB 25 Kevin Barnes CB 26 Clinton Portis RB 27 Fred Smoot CB 29 Lendy Holmes S 30 LaRon Landry S 31 Rock...

On June 18, 2009, UNA GENE (COOPER) HILKER, age 85, of Golden Valley. Preceded in death by husband, John and son, Philip; brothers, Homer and Leo. Survived by children, John David (Patricia), Una Lee (Mark Callahan), Charles (Eileen); grandchildren, Jeremy (Krystal), Jessica (Jeremiah) Ostebo, Daniel, Derrick and Dylan; great-grandchildren, Mason, Micah, Matthew, Ayden. Memorials preferred to donor's choice. Interment Fort Snelling. Visitation Sunday (TODAY), 5 to 8 P.M., and also one hour prior to the service Monday, 6 P.M. at: Washburn-McReavy Strobeck Johnson Chapel, 952-938-9020.

N ews item: Ravens coach John Harbaugh is one of five current and past NFL head coaches who are headed to the Persian Gulf to take part in the inaugural NFL/USO Coaches Tour. My take: Just shows how quickly Harbaugh has risen in stature since making the jump from Philadelphia Eagles special teams coach to the head coach who led his team to the AFC championship game in his first season. Bonus take: Harbaugh told reporters the other day that he has a lot more to learn about teamwork and commitment from the servicemen and servicewomen over there than they could ever learn from him. That's what you're supposed to say, but you could tell he meant every word of it. News item: Manny Ramirez isn't feeling too guilty about his violation of baseball's steroid policy, telling reporters this week , "I didn't kill nobody ... I didn't rape nobody."

LOPEZ LAUNCHES A PAIR Orioles starter Jeremy Guthrie has been very vulnerable to the home run ball this season, coming into Wednesday's game having given up 14 in his first 67 1/3 innings of work. Obviously, Mariners second baseman Jose Lopez got the memo, as he hammered a pair of homers to account for much of the Seattle attack. ROBERTS BUSTING OUT? Brian Roberts came back from the recent West Coast trip in a 2-for-26 slump, but seems to be breaking out of it at home. He doubled to lead off the series opener and break a string of 39 at-bats without an extra-base hit and doubled again to open Wednesday night's game.

On Tuesday, September 9, 2008 ROSE H. beloved wife of the late Harry E. Hargadon, Sr.; devoted mother of Harry E. Hargadon, Jr., Charles Safford, Shirley McAllister and her husband Kelley and Marianne Thieme and the late Rose Swanke; sister of the late Joe, James, George, Bobby Undutch and Catherine Hill; grandmother of Laura McDonald and Jeremy McAllister. Friends may call on Friday 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. at the Stallings Funeral Home, P.A. where funeral services will be held on Saturday 9 a.m. Interment Glen Haven Memorial Park.

Who is that guy? : Indians ace Cliff Lee won't pitch in this series, but fellow left-hander Jeremy Sowers did quite an impression of the American League Cy Young Award favorite. Sowers, who had won two of 16 starts since being recalled from Triple-A Buffalo, allowed just a run and four hits in eight innings. He had allowed three earned runs or more in 13 of those starts. Roberts robs them: : The Indians had eight hits off Orioles starter Radhames Liz, but it could have very easily been 10 if not for some nifty defense from second baseman Brian Roberts.

BASEBALL Orioles@Indians 7 P.M. [MASN2]: This is a Jeremy Guthrie start for the Orioles, so it means they will likely be in the ballgame. Guthrie (9-8) has won three straight starts and allowed just one run in each of those outings. The Orioles scored nine runs in his last start, but most of the season the offense has let him down. Guthrie was waived by the Indians in early 2007, so he might have extra incentive.

Baseball Orioles@Cubs 8 p.m. [MASN] In the first game of an interleague series at Wrigley Field, the Orioles have Jeremy Guthrie pitching against Chicago's Sean Marshall, a big left-hander who's a fill-in starter for ace Carlos Zambrano. Although this seems like a break for the Orioles, the Cubs have the best record in the major leagues and are .800 at home (32-8).

Baseball Red Sox@Orioles 7 p.m. [MASN] The Orioles get their first look at the defending World Series champions in classic style. The Orioles have Jeremy Guthrie against postseason pitching hero Josh Beckett (above). The two-game home series that begins tonight is an opportunity for the rebuilding Orioles, hanging tough at .500, to make up a little ground on the American League East-leading Red Sox.

In his three seasons as the starting goalkeeper for the UMBC men's lacrosse team, Jeremy Blevins has stared down the likes of Johns Hopkins, Maryland and Princeton. His toughest adversaries, however, just might be his housemates. Blevins shares an off-campus house with five other juniors in defensemen Bobby Atwell, Brian Schneider and Steve Settembrino and midfielders Mike Burch and Alex Hopmann. Blevins and Hopmann are considered the "neat freaks" who find themselves in seemingly daily battles to keep the house clean.