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Five Gilman players, including Co-Defensive Players of the Year Henry Poggi and Micah Kiser, lead the Maryland team that will take on Pennsylvania's best in the 56th annual Big 33 Football Classic on July 15 at Hersheypark Stadium. Poggi, a defensive lineman headed for Michigan, and Kiser, a linebacker headed for Virginia, are joined by Greyhounds teammates Shane Cockerille, a Maryland-bound quarterback, Miles Norris, a Cornell-bound linebacker and defensive lineman Nick Fertitta, who is headed for American International College.

With his towering height and impressive wingspan, defensive lineman Chris Canty is one of the most imposing players on the Ravens roster. Canty had a dominant minicamp, disrupting passing lanes and shoving offensive linemen into the backfield. He looked explosive and showed no lingering effects from a knee injury that bothered him last season and drew scrutiny from teams during free agent visits, including the Green Bay Packers, Kansas City Chiefs and the Tennessee Titans. "The knee is not a problem at all," Canty said as the Ravens wrapped up their mandatory minicamp.

Maryland defensive lineman Isaiah Ross has been suspended for a year for violations of university policy. Another player -- offensive lineman Pete White -- is leaving the team although he remains enrolled at the school. Ross is also still enrolled. Maryland would not offer details about Ross. The only offense cited in the university's "Policy on Conduct and Ethics for Student-Athletes" and the "Drug Policy for Student-Athletes" that specifically mandates a year-long suspension is a third violation of the drug policy.

The Maryland football team added a monster to its defensive line when Frankenshaw committed to the program Monday morning. David Shaw, as he's more commonly known, a junior from Spring Grove, Pa., is the fourth commit in the Terps' 2014 class and the first defensive recruit in the class. The 6-foot-6, 275 pound defensive lineman brings a combination of speed and strength to the line in addition to his work ethic. Shaw's nickname, Frankenshaw, came about when Spring Grove assistant Greg Bowman watched Shaw do a drill called “Frankensteins,” where he lifted one leg forward, touched his toes and switched to the other leg. Shaw comes from a family of Division-I athletes, as his brothers, John and Jim, both played at Penn State and his father, James, played at Colgate.

Wilde Lake lineman Moise Larose decommitted from Rutgers on Thursday night and has committed to play for Maryland, according to Wildecats coach Mike Harrison. The 6-foot-5, 285-pound Larose was an All-State and second-team All-Metro offensive lineman last season, but he has been even more impressive on the defensive side of the ball this fall. Larose had committed to Rutgers as an offensive tackle, but Harrison said last month that the coach had been getting a lot of calls from college coaches who would rather see him on their defensive lines.

Former Colts offensive lineman John Williams, who played four seasons in Baltimore, died Sunday while out for a walk about six blocks from his Minneapolis home, the (Minneapolis) Star Tribune reported . The cause of death was not immediately available. The Star Tribune article said Williams was 64, while NFL.com listed him as 66. Williams was drafted by the Colts in 1968 and was a member of the team that won Super Bowl V in January 1971. In 1972 he joined the Los Angeles Rams and played eight seasons with them until retiring after the 1979 season.

Becoming just the fifth player to record at least 20 tackles in a game this season, Maryland defensive tackle Joe Vellano earned ACC defensive lineman of the week for his play against Georgia Tech on Saturday. It's the second time the junior has received the honor this season. On Saturday, Vellano recorded 20 tackles, including 14 solo stops, against one of the nation's top offenses in Atlanta. He is the only lineman in the FBS to register more than 15 tackles in a game this season.

The Baltimore Mariners of the American Indoor Football Association re-signed defensive lineman Adam Foley , who was a key member of the team's defense last season, which led the league in turnover margin. A late-season addition for the Mariners in 2009, Foley quickly became a factor on the defensive line. He had six tackles in seven games, and finished second on the team with 4.5 tackles for a loss and 2.5 sacks. He also added two tackles and one tackle for a loss against the Reading Express in the first round of the playoffs.

Clifton A. Milway, a retired career utility company lineman who was known for his flavorful slow-cooked pit beef, died June 21 of complications from a broken hip at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. The Bel Air resident was 90. The son of farmers, Mr. Milway was born and raised in Fork, where he graduated from public schools. He served in the Army during World War II. Mr. Milway went to work as a lineman in 1946 for Baltimore Gas & Electric Co., from which he retired in 1986.

Micah Kiser Gilman, linebacker, senior Henry Poggi Gilman, lineman, senior Opponents found it exceptionally difficult to run on the Greyhounds with Kiser and Poggi clogging up the middle. Coaches needed at least a double team to contain the 6-foot-4, 258-pound Poggi at tackle, and it was tough to counter 6-2, 227-pound middle linebacker Kiser with one player. They fed off each other in leading a defense that allowed just 8.1 points per game, as the No. 1 Greyhounds (9-2)

Ravens offensive guard Ramon Harewood is spending part of the off-season back home in Barbados, where later this week he will host a football camp for children on the island. The "Big Mon Elite Athlete Development Camp" is set to begin Thursday and will include appearances by Harewood's Ravens teammates, including Ray Rice, Torrey Smith, Michael Oher and Bryan Hall. "The strong academic foundation and diverse athletic training I received growing up in Barbados has enabled me to achieve success on many levels as an adult and it is an honor to share what I have learned with the younger generation," said Harewood, who grew up in the town of St. Michael, Barbados, where he played volleyball, track and field, cricket and soccer before transferring to Morehouse in Atlanta to play football.

Five Gilman players, including Co-Defensive Players of the Year Henry Poggi and Micah Kiser, lead the Maryland team that will take on Pennsylvania's best in the 56th annual Big 33 Football Classic on July 15 at Hersheypark Stadium. Poggi, a defensive lineman headed for Michigan, and Kiser, a linebacker headed for Virginia, are joined by Greyhounds teammates Shane Cockerille, a Maryland-bound quarterback, Miles Norris, a Cornell-bound linebacker and defensive lineman Nick Fertitta, who is headed for American International College.

The city of Baltimore is set to approve a $200,000 settlement with the family of a 14-year-old Randallstown girl who was electrocuted in 2006 while stretching during a church softball game in Druid Hill Park, ending a years-long legal battle. But for Anthony "Bubba" Green, a former Baltimore Colts lineman who is the girl's father, the end of the lawsuit is far from the end of the cause. "We don't want this to happen to anybody else," Green said Tuesday as he choked back tears.

COLLEGE PARK -- More than a dozen former Maryland football players made their way onto the field at Byrd Stadium on Wednesday, likely for the final time in their playing careers. It was the Terps ' pro day, and the players were looking to show off their capabilities to 14 NFL scouts on hand. It's a nerve-racking experience. The players took part in a series of drills that tested their speed, agility and athleticism in hopes that their performance will lead to a team calling their name during April's NFL draft.

The first visit Silvano Altamirano made to the East Coast felt like a bit of a “culture shock” to the California native. But the 6-foot-2, 290-pound offensive guard from San Diego Mesa College enjoyed his official visit in December to Maryland enough to sign with the Terps days later. One month into his new life in College Park, Altamirano so far is happy with his decision. “It's going pretty good,” Altamirano said last week after Maryland's annual Signing Day ceremony.

Maryland defensive lineman Isaiah Ross has been suspended for a year for violations of university policy. Another player -- offensive lineman Pete White -- is leaving the team although he remains enrolled at the school. Ross is also still enrolled. Maryland would not offer details about Ross. The only offense cited in the university's "Policy on Conduct and Ethics for Student-Athletes" and the "Drug Policy for Student-Athletes" that specifically mandates a year-long suspension is a third violation of the drug policy.

Brian Gaia won't be with his Gilman football teammates when they sign their national letters of intent Wednesday morning. He'll be getting ready to take on the world. The All-Metro lineman has been in Austin, Texas, this week preparing for Wednesday night's International Bowl, which pits the United States Under-19 team against a World Team of players from 20 countries, including American Samoa, Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Japan and Mexico. The players, however, will take a little time out of their busy schedule for a national signing day breakfast celebration, during which Gaia plans to sign with Penn State, a program he remained committed to through the uncertain ramifications of the Jerry Sandusky sexual-abuse scandal and the firing of legendary coach Joe Paterno.