Katie Hoff

AIFA Mariners trample Stampede, 63-15, to win Eastern title Led by five touchdown passes from E.J. Nemeth and five interceptions from the its defense, the Baltimore Mariners defeated the Harrisburg Stampede, 63-15, on Saturday to win the American Indoor Football Association Eastern Conference championship. The Mariners will host either the Wyoming Cavalry (13-1) or the San Jose Wolves (9-5) in the AIFA championship at 4 p.m. July 25 at 1st Mariner Arena. Major League Lacrosse Bayhawks fall into early 9-0 hole, drop fourth in row Midfielder Paul Rabil scored four goals and led an early onslaught that lifted the Boston Cannons to a 16-10 victory over the Chesapeake Bayhawks at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.

Geovany Garcia set a personal best Thursday when he captured four races from seven mounts at Laurel Park. Garcia, 21, the younger brother of Maryland mainstay Luis Garcia , won on Reckless Runner ($5-first), Jackie Lad ($9.60-second), Giron ($9.80-fifth) and Roi de Coeurs ($10-seventh). Women's college lacrosse: Stevenson's 14-11 comeback victory at York on Wednesday was the 100th win in the career of head coach Kathy Railey , who is 36-31 with the Mustangs in five seasons and 100-70 in 11 seasons overall.

Olympians Katie Hoff of Towson and Matt Grevers of Lake Forest, Ill., took home the women's and men's high-point award Monday at the Southern California Grand Prix in Long Beach, Calif., and Michael Phelps of Fells Point took home a gold medal in the 100-yard butterfly on the final night of competition. Phelps won in 45.68 seconds, beating out Japan's Masayuki Kishida (46.32) and Grevers. Phelps won three of his five events in Long Beach and claimed 16 USA Swimming Grand Prix Series points.

Swimming Phelps, Hoff win 400 IM gold at Southern California GP Michael Phelps, who lives in Fells Point, and Katie Hoff of Towson won gold medals Sunday night at the Southern California Grand Prix in Long Beach. Phelps held off Japan's Hidemasa Sano in the 400-yard individual medley to take home his second gold of the meet. Phelps finished in 3 minutes, 38.42 seconds; Sano's time was 3:39.63. Hoff won the 400IM in a meet-record-4:04.39, edging Ariana Kukors (4:06.04). Hoff was second in the 200 freestyle, finishing in 1:44.

Olympians Michael Phelps of Fells Point and Katie Hoff of Towson won 400-yard individual medleys on Sunday night at the Southern California Grand Prix. Phelps finished in 3 minutes, 38.42 seconds, about a second behind his preliminary time but well ahead of second-place finisher Hidemasa Sano, who touched in 3:39.63. Todd Patrick was third in 3:45.54 at the Belmont Plaza Olympic Pool. Phelps won the 500-yard freestyle on Saturday as he continues getting back in competition shape.

Michael Phelps , who lives in Fells Point, and Katie Hoff of Towson won gold medals Sunday night at the Southern California Grand Prix in Long Beach. Phelps held off Japan's Hidemasa Sano in the 400-yard individual medley to take home his second gold of the meet. Phelps finished in 3 minutes, 38.42 seconds; Sano's time was 3:39.63. Hoff won the 400IM in a meet-record-4:04.39, edging Ariana Kukors (4:06.04). Hoff was second in the 200 freestyle, finishing in 1:44.

Jeremy Goode scored 24 points, including Mount St. Mary's final 14 of the game, but host Quinnipiac (7-6, 2-1 Northeast Conference) escaped with a 64-63 win over the Mount (3-11, 0-3 NEC). Goode hit four 3-pointers over the final four minutes, including one at the buzzer. More basketball: Shanae Baker-Brice scored 19 points and added six rebounds to lead the Towson women (8-5, 2-0 Colonial Athletic Association) to a 66-58 victory over host Hofstra (7-7, 0-2). ... Senior guard Roland Dunston joined UMES as a walk-on.

Travelers whizzing up and down York Road probably don't realize when they get to Stevenson Lane, they're at the epicenter of Rodgers Forge. Recently, colleague Laura Vozzella reported in her column that The Times of London, in a profile of Olympian Michael Phelps, said that he hailed from "the blue-collar mill town of Towson" - to be more accurate, it's Rodgers Forge. We take our neighborhoods seriously around here. Rodgers Forge has Phelps, and Towson can claim Olympic swimmers Anita Nall (1992)

2012 You're up, London, in what will be known as the "What Will Michael Phelps Do Next" Games. 110 Medals won by the U.S. (10 more than China, which led the U.S. in golds, 51-36) 12 Medals won by Baltimore's Phelps, Carmelo Anthony and Katie Hoff.

The Sun's Olympic correspondents, Rick Maese and Kevin Van Valkenburg, are blogging to each other at baltimoresun.com/olympicsblog . An excerpt: To: Maese, et al. Subject: Katie Hoff, meet Jimmy Buffett One thing we've heard swimmers say the past few days is that the weeks and months after the Olympics are really their only offseason. You spend four years putting your body and your mind through hell, and then, regardless of what happens, you need some time to decompress. Katie Hoff is going to take full advantage of that.