Memorial Stadium

Sept. 1, 1996: Quarterback Vinny Testaverde pumps his fist and an announced record football crowd (64,124) at Memorial Stadium whoops it up as the fledgling Ravens win their opener, 19-14 over the Oakland Raiders. "To come from behind, in front of a full house, it probably doesn't get much better than this," says Ted Marchibroda, coach of the first-year team. "It's a shame we have to play 15 more. " Sept. 1, 1978: Orioles right-hander Sammy Stewart sets a record for a pitcher in his major league debut by striking out seven consecutive batters in a 9-3 victory over the visiting Chicago White Sox. "I wouldn't know how to rate it, but it feels good," says Stewart, whose mark is equaled in 2010 by the Washington Nationals' Stephen Strasburg.

When he first arrived in College Park in the fall of 2007, Drew Snider didn't feel comfortable. The Seattle native attended Maryland to play for one of the nation's most storied lacrosse programs, but he didn't know anyone on the East Coast. Snider also struggled to get acclimated to both the college lifestyle and the speed of college lacrosse. So coach Dave Cottle called the young midfielder into his office for a meeting that fall. Cottle The Terps ' coach explained that the team would make Snider feel at home and encouraged him to channel his emotions into productivity on the field.

Baltimore Mayor Kurt Schmoke says that under one possible scenario, the city might tear down Memorial Stadium before its NFL expansion status is clarified. Bidders for a franchise have been counting on having Memorial Stadium available for at least one or two years if the city gets a pro team, serving as the new team's home while a second stadium is built.The Evening Sun would like to know what you think. Should Baltimore tear down Memorial Stadium, regardless of whether the NFL has awarded the city a new franchise?

Joseph R. Carlozo, a former Calvert Hall College High School football coach whose team had a legendary closing-seconds victory at Memorial Stadium on Thanksgiving Day in 1969, died of stroke complications May 20 at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was 85. Born in Philadelphia and raised in South Philadelphia, he was the son of Joseph Thomas Carlozo, a painter, and Concetta DeVicaris, a homemaker. He was a 1946 graduate of Southern High School in South Philadelphia, where he was a standout player on the 1944 and 1945 football teams and played at the Philadelphia Football Championship games at Franklin Field.

IT'S a shame that there isn't more nostalgia associated with public places like Memorial Stadium, which is slated to be torn down by 2001.I guess nostalgia is dead. That "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" mentality that used to infest Americans with so much hope and optimism has been replaced by a jaded fatalism. It is a dichotomy we must learn to live with, that our yearning toward the future must always do battle with our natural desire to preserve the past.The stadiums of ancient times have been handed down to us intact.

My most vivid memory of Memorial Stadium took place on Sept. 27, 1953, when the new Baltimore Colts played their first home opener in the National Football League.Our gang from Belair Road did not have tickets for this game -against the Chicago Bears -- and out of desperation, we rushed through the ticket gate at the open end of the stadium minutes before the kickoff. We sat in the temporary seats in the north end zone.The Colts' first touchdown of 1953 was scored by BerRechichar, who made an exciting 34-yard return of an intercepted pass.

For 37 years, Baltimore's most dramatic sports moments have happened at Memorial Stadium. Rabid football fans transformed it into "the world's largest outdoor insane asylum" for their beloved Colts, giving the home team a keen advantage over opponents. Baseball fans have known it as the major-league Orioles' only home, a neighborhood ball field that both players and spectators found endearing.Today, the park hosts its last baseball opener. Next year, the Orioles will inaugurate their spanking-new playpen at Camden Yards.

One of my favorite memories is from the early '50s when my sister and I were taken to Memorial Stadium to see the Cisco Kid. He rode around the infield on his pinto horse, followed by his laughable sidekick. I remember how great it was to see someone person that we had only seen previously on a small black-and-white TV screen.My sister, Sally Turcotte, who now lives in Contoocook, N.H., has a different memory. She remembers asking my father why we never arrived at an Orioles game before the middle of the first inning.

The Naval Academy will host its first-ever bowl game this year, as organizers announced Monday the move of the 2013 Military Bowl from RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. to Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis in December. “This move puts our game into a facility that honors the men and women who have served in our Armed Forces,” said Steve Beck, DC Bowl Committee president and executive director. “The big benefit for other schools coming in, if you talk to college players, playing at a military academy is unique and special.

The solitary orange banner waved over the left field wall at old Memorial Stadium for years. “HERE” is all it said in blocky black lettering. No other words were necessary. Everyone knew what it meant: here's where Frank hit it out. Wednesday marks the 47th anniversary of that historic home run, when Orioles outfielder and future Hall of Famer Frank Robinson became the only player to hit a baseball completely out of the old ballpark on 33rd Street during a game. It happened on May 8, 1966, in the second game of a doubleheader against the Cleveland Indians, when Robinson hit a mammoth two-run shot off Indians starter Luis Tiant in the first inning.

To Navy coach Cindy Timchal, it was only fitting that senior Jasmine DePompeo broke the all-time Patriot League scoring record on Saturday with an assist. "It just comes from Jas very genuinely being an unselfish player," Timchal said. DePompeo's feed to Aimee Gennaro 13:10 into the game -- one of five assists on the day for the attacker -- broke the 17-year-old record, helping stake the No. 12 Midshipmen to an early lead in a 12-6 win over visiting Colgate. It marked the seventh straight win for Navy, which improved to 14-1 (5-0 league)

Presbyterian Senior Living plans to build a 36-unit rental senior living community on the grounds on Memorial Stadium, according to a statement released Tuesday by the organization. Heritage Run at Stadium Place should be completed by early spring of next year, the statement said. The apartments will be available to people 62 or older. A model apartment is open for appointment-only visits, the statement said. Presbyterian Senior Living has 29 communities for seniors people throughout the mid-Atlantic.

Mark Harvey, the Camden Yards and M&T Bank Stadium streaker, didn't get the same deal that Morganna Roberts, a stripper and exotic dancer who was known as "The Kissing Bandit," did in 1988, when she ran onto the field at Memorial Stadium and bussed Cal Ripken Jr. as he came up to bat. Harvey, 26, a Severn truck driver dressed in a Batman cape and underwear, took to the field at Camden Yards on Opening Day in April. In September, once again dressed in his Batman outfit, he jumping onto the field during the second quarter of the Ravens's game against the New England Patriots.

After cheering on the Orioles at Yankee Stadium, Michael Cochran made it back to his Canton home about 3 a.m. Saturday — just in time to steal a few hours of sleep before waking up at 7 to run a half-marathon in the Baltimore Running Festival. Cochran said he would have worn his Brian Roberts jersey for the race, but rowdy Yankees' fan spilled beer on him after the Orioles' 3-1 loss to the New York team in Game 5 of the American League Division Series. "I signed up for the race and made all of these plans, because normally [the Orioles]

Rick Dempsey walks into the steamy warehouse on Aliceanna Street looking like he just stepped off the MASN set where he does Orioles pre- and post-game shows. Check him out. Deep summer tan. Hair perfectly combed. World Series ring glittering on one finger. Dark suit pants, purple striped shirt, purple tie and - "It's a purple and mauve tie," he corrects you. Mauve? You wonder if you heard that right. Did he really say mauve? "It's a mauve striped shirt, too," he adds. Now you wonder if some alien hasn't snatched the real Rick Dempsey and taken over his earthly form.

Sept. 1, 1996: Quarterback Vinny Testaverde pumps his fist and an announced record football crowd (64,124) at Memorial Stadium whoops it up as the fledgling Ravens win their opener, 19-14 over the Oakland Raiders. "To come from behind, in front of a full house, it probably doesn't get much better than this," says Ted Marchibroda, coach of the first-year team. "It's a shame we have to play 15 more. " Sept. 1, 1978: Orioles right-hander Sammy Stewart sets a record for a pitcher in his major league debut by striking out seven consecutive batters in a 9-3 victory over the visiting Chicago White Sox. "I wouldn't know how to rate it, but it feels good," says Stewart, whose mark is equaled in 2010 by the Washington Nationals' Stephen Strasburg.