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Rob Pannell had two goals and an assist to become No. 2 host Cornell men's lacrosse program's all-time leading scorer in a 10-5 victory over No. 9 Penn on Saturday at Schoellkopf Field. With the win, the No. 2 Big Red improve to 7-1 overall and 2-0 in the Ivy League, while the No. 9 Quakers fall to 5-2 on the season and 1-1 in the conference. Pannell got the record-breaking point on his assist of a Steve Mock (four goals) strike just 51 seconds into the fourth quarter, giving the Big Red a 7-2 lead.

A scheduled 6:30 a.m. opening of the Curtis Bay drawbridge to allow for Coast Guard water traffic to pass beneath caused major traffic back-ups on Interstate 695 in both directions Friday morning. The drawbridge had closed by 6:59 a.m. and traffic was again flowing as of about 7:15 a.m., according to the Maryland Transportation Authority. However, there is a second scheduled opening of the drawbridge at 9:30 a.m., the authority said. An authority dispatcher said he could not estimate how long the second opening will last, because that depends on the type of watercraft moving through the span and water conditions at the time.

Loyola men's basketball coach Jimmy Patsos minced no words when leading scorer Dylon Cormier was shut out in the first half Tuesday against Boston University. "I said 'Dylon, they're wearing your jersey [in the stands] and you have no points,'" Patsos said. "He said 'I got it.'" Did he ever. Cormier scored all 16 of his points in the last 11 minutes as the Greyhounds rallied past Boston University, 70-63, before an announced 984 at Reitz Arena in the first round of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament.

T.J. Hanzsche, Sam Jones (Severna Park) and Gabe Voumard had hat tricks and long pole Pat Kiernan posted a career-high seven caused turnovers and picked up seven ground balls Saturday to lead host Navy to a 12-11 victory over Lafayette in men's lacrosse at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. The Mids (3-3, 1-1 Patriot League) and the Leopards (2-5, 0-1) traded goals in every quarter except the second, when Navy took a 4-3 halftime lead. In the fourth quarter, Jones put Navy up 12-9 with 2 minutes, 18 seconds to play.

SARASOTA, Fla. - One day after an ugly game against Team Spain in which they dominated, the Orioles took on an American League East rival in another sloppy game. They nearly gave it away, but in the ninth inning Ryan Flaherty hit a three-run, two-out, walk-off homer to give the Orioles an 11-10 victory against the Toronto Blue Jays. It was the first spring homer for Flaherty, who is fighting for a reserve infield role. The Blue Jays took the lead in the ninth by scoring two runs on a Luis Exposito error and an Adam Russell walk.  Jason Hammel, who likely will be the club's Opening Day starter, allowed one run in 2 1/3 innings in his second Grapefruit League performance.

Led by three goals apiece from veteran Adauto Neto and rookie Lucas Roque, the Blast earned a 22-13 victory in Game 1 of the Major Indoor Soccer League semifinals Tuesday night against the host Chicago Soul. Game 2 of the series is scheduled for Saturday night at 1st Mariner Arena . If the Soul wins, a 15-minute mini-game will immediately follow to determine which team advances to the championship against the Milwaukee Wave or Missouri Comets. The Soul jumped out to an early 2-0 lead, but the Blast fought back to take a 6-4 lead by the first-quarter break and never looked back.

The welcome lifting of the federal consent decree on Baltimore City Public Schools does not mean all is well for students with disabilities in Baltimore and Maryland - far from it. Yet, the General Assembly rarely pays any attention to the fact that special education isn't nearly special enough. Hopefully that will change. Pending legislation gives lawmakers a chance to at least take a small step to improve the education of students with disabilities. As things now stand, students across the range of disabilities - from intellectual limitations to language impairments to dyslexia - are denied the opportunity to meet academic standards because they are not provided services to which they are entitled under federal and state laws.

Tanisha McTiller scored 28 points for Towson as it beat visiting William & Mary, 79-63, on Saturday night in the final game at Towson Center. The Tigers (11-17, 5-12 Colonial Athletic Association) scored 29points off 26 turnovers in beating the Tribe (7-21, 5-12). McTiller, a junior, became the 15th player in program history to reach 1,000points. Morgan State 65, UMES 28: The host Bears (10-17, 7-7 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) held the Hawks (7-18, 3-11) to eight first-half points in the win. UMES shot only 16.1 percent from the field in the game.

Loyola's Jen Adams and Towson's Sonia LaMonica have a long-standing relationship as former teammates for the University of Maryland and with the Australian national team. The two coaches also are central figures in one of the most enduring rivalries in women's lacrosse. On Saturday, it was Adams who earned this year's bragging rights as the Greyhounds' Hannah Schmitt scored with 10 seconds left in regulation for an 11-10 victory in the 40th meeting between No. 9 Loyola and No. 16 Towson at Johnny Unitas Stadium.

Mark Pannenton hasn't wasted any time making an impression with the Stevenson men's lacrosse team. The sophomore attackman, who transferred from SUNY-Cortland, scored three goals - including the game-winner with 1:49 left in overtime - to propel the No. 2 Mustangs to a 12-11 decision over No. 8 Rochester Institute of Technology before an announced 418 at Mustang Stadium in Owings Mills on Wednesday night. Pannenton recorded five goals and one assist in the team's season-opening 17-11 victory over Nazareth on Feb. 16. In Wednesday night's extra session, he collected a pass from junior long-stick midfielder Warren Pumphrey, settled his feet and bounced a low shot from the left wing inside the right side of the net. "Warren obviously had a great ground ball up the midfield, and he just brought the ball up, drew one slide and put it right in my stick," Pannenton said.