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Losing can come over a good team like a change in the weather. The Portland Trail Blazers had played .728 basketball over three seasons and desperately wanted a championship to show for it. They built a huge lead over Chicago in the sixth game of last year's NBA Finals, 17 points up in the third quarter, and were going to tie the series and extend the season one more game: 48 minutes for the title.But with Michael Jordan, Horace Grant, John Paxson and Bill Cartwright on the bench, Scottie Pippen and four reserves made a 14-2 run as the Commentarystorm clouds gathered.

Towson High School held its 2012 commencement at the Towson Center at Towson University on June 2. The following are members of the Class of 2012: Sarah M. Alaoui, Cristina Eugenia Aldana, Damon Allen Alford Jr., Ehson Aligholizadeh, Benjamin Jackson Amann, Jenna Marie Anderson, Balal Arif, Jacob Armstrong, William Arrington, Emine Baris Atayurt Amber Janelle Bailey, Hannah Elizabeth Bailey, Peyton Levi Bailey, Biswas Baral, Ellis Barchette-Fackler,...

The hot, dry weather during August took a toll on Maryland's soybean harvest, according to a government survey. In its crop production report released this past week, the government reduced its estimated yield for soybeans to 33 bushels per acre, down nearly 20 percent from its prediction of 41 bushels per acre the previous month. The survey was based on field conditions as of Sept. 1 and included information from several hundred farms across the state, said Jeanne McCarthy-Kersey, deputy director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's statistics service for Maryland.

The hot, dry weather during August took a toll on Maryland's soybean harvest, according to a government survey. In its crop production report released this past week, the government reduced its estimated yield for soybeans to 33 bushels per acre, down nearly 20 percent from its prediction of 41 bushels per acre the previous month. The survey was based on field conditions as of Sept. 1 and included information from several hundred farms across the state, said Jeanne McCarthy-Kersey, deputy director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture statistics service for Maryland.

It's Cole Porter's 100th birthday, and September Song plans to celebrate.When the September Song production of "Kiss Me Kate" opens this weekend at the Westminster High School auditorium, audiences willleave the show feeling "really good about everything," said directorStan Ziolkowski."

Point guardAvery Johnson vs. Charlie Ward: Johnson has done a great job hitting open shots during the playoffs, shooting an impressive 48.3 percent from the field. He has flourished since the Spurs went to the pick-and-roll earlier in the season, and is capable of beating a defender off the dribble. Ward is a starter in name only -- the bulk of the important minutes will go to Chris Childs, a solid defender who also hit several big three-pointers in the Indiana series.Edge: SpursShooting guardMario Elie vs. Allan Houston: Elie provides a toughness that the Spurs had lacked in the past.

25 Years Ago* C. Richard Weaver of Finksburg, this year's Maryland state winner in the National 4-H Swine Awards program, received an all-expense paid trip to 4-H Congress held in the Conrad-Hilton Hotel, Chicago. Richard, 17, started his swine herd seven years ago with one gilt (a young sow). He remembered his first showing contest, with some embarrassment. "When we entered the ring, my gilt decided she wanted to go back to her pen. I finally had to pull her into the show rings by her tail."

The Carroll Democratic Central Committee has nominated incumbents Leo Kuhn and Elmer Martin to serve another term on the three-member county Board of Election Supervisors.The committee, which received three applications for the position, also nominated Florence Kersey to serve as an alternate.The nominations are sent to Gov. William Donald Schaefer, who then will introduce them to the state Senate during the 1991 legislative session for approval, said Greg Pecoraro, committee chairman.The election board will be made up of two Democrats and one Republican.

BaseballExpos: Placed OF Sherman Obando on 15-day DL.Giants: Reinstated P Mark Gardner from 15-day DL. Optioned OF Dan Peltier to Triple-A Phoenix.Indians: Activated P Greg Swindell from 15-day DL. Optioned P Julian Tavarez to Triple-A Buffalo.Orioles: Acquired 1B Eddie Murray from Cleveland Indians for P Kent Mercker.Twins: Placed P Dave Stevens on 15-day DL. Recalled P Jose Parra from Triple-A Salt Lake.BasketballSupersonics: Signed C Steve Scheffler.Warriors: Renounced rights to F Kevin Willis, F Jerome Kersey, G Jon Barry, G Robert Churchwell and C Geert Hammink.

The co-founders of September Song will take their final curtain call this year after 22 years of benefit performances for the developmentally impaired residents of Carroll County.Producer Arnie Hayes and orchestra director Robert "Doc" Kersey will retire from their respective positions.Also bowing out after this year are Mary Lee Schmall, pianist and chorus director for 19 years; and Elaine Carabell, who has done makeup for all 22 shows."We just feel we should turn it over to younger blood," Mr. Hayes said.