Michael King

Bo Vuckovic was named to the All-National Professional Soccer League third team, the lone Spirit player voted to any of the three teams.Vuckovic, who finished No. 9 in the NPSL with 150 points (61 goals, 33 assists), led the Spirit in every offensive category and had seven hat tricks and 10 two-goal games.Cleveland Crunch forward Hector Marinaro was named MVP for the fourth time in five years, followed in the voting by Milwaukee Wave goalie Victor Nogueira and Cleveland forward Zoran Karic.

When a Baltimore couple bought an exotic bird from Michelle and Brian Howard last month, they seemed more interested in the Howards' capuchin monkey. But Janey was not for sale. Police said the 48-hour search for Janey ended yesterday when officers found her in the couple's Southwest Baltimore home. As the exotic monkey returned to the Howards, Anne Arundel County police issued arrest warrants for Kenneth Michael King, 25, and Wendy Michelle Ward, 30. Each faces charges of first-degree burglary, fourth-degree burglary and theft of more than $500.

A Waverly man has been arrested and charged in an accident in which a city police traffic officer was struck by a car Tuesday near the former Memorial Stadium site on 33rd Street. Michael Anthony Jenkins Jr., 22, of the 600 block of Parkwyrth Ave. was arrested Wednesday in the 1800 block of Walnut Ave. in Dundalk on warrants charging him with reckless endangerment, numerous traffic violations and operating a vehicle with stolen tags, police said. Police allege that Jenkins was driving a 1994 Mazda Protege west in the 900 block of E. 33rd St. about 5:30 p.m. when he maneuvered around a Maryland Transit Administration bus and struck Officer Michael King, 41, while he was ticketing another motorist for speeding.

Woodland Job Corps Center, a Labor Department program in Laurel that provides career technical training for those ages 16 to 24, honored the following career program graduates Sept. 22: Advance Culinary: Giovanni Croix Cruz Carpentry: Philip Simms Culinary Arts: Giovanni Croix Cruz, John Gladden III, Erin Pittman Facilities Maintenance: Jamil Blue, Jerome Lewis III, Branden White Hotel and Lodging: Yvonne Jamison, Shaquala Parker, Ebony Washington, Shayla Washington, Chyna White Electrical: Darrius Ellison, Sean Griffin, Kamera Hudson, Ulizes Aguilar Juarez, Michael King, David Mackey, Tanyale Petty, Terrell Richardson, Adam Travers, Michael Witherspoon Network Cable Installation : Kenneth Bannister, Jordan Barnes, Remahn Hopkins, Yvonne Jamison, Kevi Marbury, Dontey McCarthy, Marquise Taylor, Delonte Trynham, Jonathan Vargas To graduate, students completed all of their course requirements and either gained a career job or an opportunity for advanced studies.

On April 7, 2003, GERTRUDE M. KING; beloved wife of the late Francis J. King; devoted mother of David F. King, Sr. and his wife Carol; loving grandmother of David F. King, Jr. and his wife Kristine, Michael W. King and his wife Vicki, and Andrew J. King;, cherished great-grandmother of Jenna Lane, Matthew Ryan and Lindsay Nicole King; beloved sister of Peter Albert, Helen Williams, Genevieve Kalvin, Edna Bitzelberger and the late Ruth Heimberger, Carl,...

POLICE* Westminster: Tammy M. Clegg of Silver Run Estates told police Sunday that someone stole her purse and a $700 ring while she was in Tully's at Cranberry Mall. The woman told authorities that she placed her purse on the floor while she was dancing and it was missing when she returned. She estimated the loss at $950.Michael R. King of Washington Lane told authorities that the rear tag was stolen from his car while it was parked near 48th Street on Sunday. The loss is about $28.Glenn C. Reese of West Main Street told police the antenna of his car was bent and destroyed while it was parked near his home on Monday.

The Spirit has taken the National Professional Soccer League by storm. Or should that be blizzard, as in Saturday night's 17-11 victory over the Buffalo Blizzard?The win gave Baltimore a 4-0 record in the NPSL, good for first place in the American Division. The Spirit is the only undefeated team in the league, and it doesn't play again until Saturday (2:05 p.m.) against Harrisburg at the Baltimore Arena.Rusty Troy led the Spirit offense with four goals Saturday night, and goalkeeper Cris Vaccaro had 23 saves, including some spectacular ones.

The Spirit's Franklin McIntosh put his stamp on December, just as he did on October.For the second time this season, McIntosh was named the National Professional Soccer League's Offensive Player of the Month, this time for December after scoring more points (53) than anyone in the league and leading the Spirit to a 6-3 record.During the month, the 32-year-old playmaker became the first NPSL player to reach the 900-point plateau, scored seven or more points in six straight games and collected two game-winning goals, three game-winning assists and two hat tricks.

Germantown Academy (Pa.) hit 35 of 45 foul shots to post an 80-76 victory over fourth-ranked Lake Clifton and advance in one bracket of the Slam Dunk to the Beach Tournament at Cape Henlopen High in Lewes, Del., yesterday.Lake Clifton (5-2), which made just seven of 21 free throws, was led by senior guard Kevin Braswell's 18 points. Senior forward Michael King, and junior forward Rodney Bass, each scored 15.Lake Clifton will play in a consolation game tomorrow against Mercersburg Academy (Pa.)

City homicide detectives yesterday continued investigating two separate weekend slayings of two East Baltimore teens. In the first, residents called police to the 3300 block of Elgin Ave. in West Baltimore about 10:30 p.m. Friday after hearing gunshots. Police found 16-year-old Michael King of the 1000 block of Patterson Park Ave. on a porch on the 3300 block of Elgin Ave. with multiple gunshot wounds. Frances Bowman said she had just gone to sleep when she heard several shots. She then heard the sounds of someone stumbling and crashing into her living room window.