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The Detroit Turbos, selecting first, picked the Gait brothers, Gary and Paul, from three-time defending National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I champion Syracuse, as an entry in the Major Indoor Lacrosse League's draft.The Baltimore Thunder selected Brian Kroneberger from Loyola College in the first round and also drafted Vince Angotti from Cornell, Chris Gunkle from Loyola, Greg Gunning from Johns Hopkins and Joe Bonaci from Syracuse.Brian Keith from Navy and Tim Hormes from Washington College were selected by the Pittsburgh Bulls in the first round.

The gleaming white tent rose from the center of Pimlico's infield like Camelot for the Family Tree's fifth annual Sports Ball. And if there was a royal couple of the evening, it was honorary chairs Margaret and Jim McKay, the legendary ABC-TV sports announcer. With horse racing the evening's central theme, event committee members were dressed in racing silk colors, as was the interior of the tent itself with hot pink tablecloths and touches of black. Guests even had a chance to gamble on mock horse races at one end of the tent -- their "bets" going to the night's $300,000 raised for programs to prevent child abuse and neglect.

ON THE SITE... Movie review: 'The Hunger Games' : The action-packed plot of the popular novel translates well to screen, with plenty of violence and entertainment. Heavy morning fog continues Thursday, Friday : Light winds and high dewpoints overnigh, is making the fog build up as temperatures fall into the early morning hours. Downtown loses jobs, but demand for offices, apartments grows : Baltimore's core lost 9.4 percent of its work force in 2011, according to a study, but local economists dispute that count.

A week after the bracket for the NCAA tournament was revealed, the first-round outcomes appeared to validate the selection committee's seeding decisions. Seven of the eight seeded teams emerged victorious this past weekend, and Maryland's 13-6 rout of No. 8 seed North Carolina isn't considered an upset in many corners. But four of the favorites found themselves trailing in the first quarter or at halftime. No. 6 Denver fell into a 7-5 hole against Villanova at intermission; Bucknell led No. 7 seed Virginia 4-1 by the end of the first quarter; and Hartford and Hofstra took leads of 3-1 and 2-0 against No. 2 seed Cornell and No. 3 seed Johns Hopkins, respectively.

JOHNS HOPKINS * Coach: Tony Seaman, first year at Johns Hopkins (13-3 in one year at C.W. Post; 74-37 in eight years at Penn).* 1990 record: 6-5.* Key returnees: Attackmen Matt Panetta and Jeff Wills; midfielders Seth Tierney, Adam Wright, Brian Lukacz and faceoff specialist Steve Vecchione; defensemen Bill Dwan and Brian Voelker.* Key newcomers: Attackmen Brian Piccola and Alex Wadkovsky; midfielders Brendan Cody, Steve Coffey, Todd Cavallaro and Brad Medd.* Comment: One of Seaman's concerns is finding a replacement for Quint Kessenich in the goal.

Dave Cottle had a very successful nine-year run as the head coach of the Maryland men's lacrosse team. During Friday night's Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft, the connections between the Chesapeake Bayhawks coach and his former squad were on full display. With their first two picks in the draft, the Bayhawks selected Maryland players, taking long-stick midfielder Jesse Bernhardt in the first round (No. 4 overall) and midfielder Kevin Cooper (Archbishop Spalding) in the second round at No. 16 overall.

New faces, same place for the Cornell men's lacrosse team. Despite graduating a senior class of 15 from the squad that fell to Syracuse in the national championship game, the Big Red returned to a familiar setting, reaching the Final Four for the third time in the last four seasons. No. 7 seed Cornell, which thumped Army, 14-5, in a NCAA Tournament quarterfinal on Sunday, will meet unseeded Notre Dame (9-6) on Saturday at 4 p.m. at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. That the Big Red reached this stage is shocking to ESPN analyst Quint Kessenich.

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra's annual gala has retained its status as the kickoff event to Baltimore's social season - and the party to see and be seen at. Hundreds of formally dressed folks swirled under a tent just outside Meyerhoff Symphony Hall to enjoy cocktails, a vast dinner buffet and lots of catching up before heading into the hall for a concert by the BSO featuring pianist Lang Lang. "It's fabulous as always. This is always my favorite event," said Susie Schapiro, Ed-Psych Solutions director, at the gala with her fiance, David Nevins, Nevins & Associates president.

Johns Hopkins has dominated its Charles Street rival, winning 46 of 49 meetings and the last 12 contests in this series. But the No. 13 Blue Jays (9-3) have dropped three of their last four contests, scoring just three goals in their last six quarters. Loyola (12-0) can set a school record for best start with its 13th consecutive win. And the Greyhounds have lost just once at home in the last two years. Here are a few factors that could play a role in the outcome at Ridley Athletic Complex in Baltimore Saturday.