Pace

(NOTE: To download Liam's full cheat sheet for all of Saturday's races, click here . Following is his analysis on the Preakness Stakes.)   There are always lots of hard luck stories in the Kentucky Derby, and some of those hard luck horses come to the Preakness looking to set the record straight. Several of those guys are here to take on Orb. And a handful more Derby grumblers are skipping the Preakness to set their sights on the Belmont. However, recent history shows that the Derby winner tends to back up the Derby win and beat most if not all of those Derby finishers again.

After seven years as director of the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, Jeffrey Sharkey is stepping down. He will remain with the conservatory until a successor is named. "So much of what I hoped to accomplish I feel I have accomplished," Sharkey, 48, said Friday. "But there's an arc to a leadership position. I think that fresh eyes are always a good thing. A new burst of energy will be good for Peabody, and for me, too. " Peabody, the nation's oldest conservatory, opened in 1866.

May. 18, Post Time: 10:45AM Entries and comments provided by the Maryland Jockey Club First - Purse $55,000, AOC $25,000-$20,000, 3 yo's & up, One And One Sixteenth Miles Post, Horse, Jockey, Trainer, Odds 1 Aussi Austin, Rosario, R.Rodriguez, 3-1 2 Bob's Gone Wild, Vargas, J.Lopez, 20-1 3 Jarrod's Commando, Karamanos, C.Garcia, 10-1 4 Warrensburg, Boyce, D.Barr, 20-1 5 Benny Or Local, Cruise, D.Kobiskie,...

Maryland Live officials often tout the Hanover facility's standing as the highest-grossing casino in the Mid-Atlantic when only slots revenue is taken into account. In fact, the casino has been generating 25 percent more slots revenue than the second-place casino, Parx in Philadelphia. Maryland Live is situated amid some of the country's wealthiest counties, and faces only far-flung competition: Hollywood Casino in Charles Town, W.Va., is 75 minutes away, while the much smaller Hollywood Casino in Perryville is an hour up Interstate 95. Parx competes with five other casinos that take no longer than an hour and 15 minutes to reach.

Bob Baffert strode into the Preakness stakes barn Friday morning, shouting toward Orb's trainer Shug McGaughey loud enough so all could hear. "OK, Shug, I'm here to take away that media spotlight for you," he said. Baffert, indeed, is one of the few people in the sport who could have swiped some of the attention from McGaughey and his heavily favored colt this week . Baffert has won the Preakness five times, and on three occasions he's moved on to Belmont with a chance at the Triple Crown.

Offensive coordinator Cam Cameron went on the offensive Thursday, defending the Ravens offense's pace of play in the fourth quarter of Sunday's loss to the Tennessee Titans and arguing that cohesion and execution were more crucial than speed. Since the 26-13 setback to the Titans, the Ravens have been criticized for not employing a no-huddle offense or accelerating their pace of play in the fourth quarter as they trailed 23-10. During his weekly briefing, Cameron cut a reporter short, seemingly predicting the question about a lack of urgency on the part of the offense.

On Saturday, March 25, LINWOOD D. PACE of Aberdeen, MD, formerly of Merritt Island, Florida, beloved husband of the late Beverly C. Pace, loving father of Michael and William Pace, Mary Ann Baublitz and Julia Prokic, dear brother to Samuel Padgett and Evelyn Broadwater A viewing will be held Wednesday, March 29, 3-5, 7-9 P.M. With a service at 7:00 P.M. at Tarring-Cargo Funeral Home, P.A., 333 South Parke Street, Aberdeen, MD. Rev. Nick Mc Donald will...

IT'S LESS A ''Rush'' than it is pokey.That's a little harsh for a movie that means so well, but in truth, that's what the new film is, pokey. Its mood is beyond question. Its pace is admirably deliberate, but it takes a long time to tell the story, which, when all is said and done, could have been made with a lot more pace.Jason Patric and Jennifer Jason Leigh star. They play narcotics cops who are working somewhere in Texas, where drugs, it seems, are a part of daily life.He asks to have her as his partner.

OXON HILL -- Western Hanover crossed another hurdle las night in his quest for pacing's Triple Crown, winning the $366,750 Messenger Pace at Rosecroft Raceway.To become the first Triple Crown champion in the sport since Ralph Hanover in 1983, Western Hanover needs to win the Little Brown Jug at the Delaware (Ohio) Fairgrounds on Sept. 24.The 3-year-old No Nukes colt also joined 14 other pacers who have eclipsed $2 million in career earnings, taking home $183,375 for the victory.It was the sixth straight win and seventh in the past eight starts for George Segal's colt, who has accounted for $1,326,330 this season alone.

A Silver Run citizens group will press U.S. Sen. Barbar Mikulski to allow them a greater role in the Environmental Protection Agency's cleanup of a nearby landfill they suspect is contaminating their water, officials of the group said last night.People Against Contamination of the Environment Inc. (PACE) met last night to prepare for a Friday meeting in Washington with the Maryland Democrat. The meeting is prompted by PACE's frustration and weariness in dealing with the EPA.Also attending the meeting will be EPA officials, as well as state Sen. Larry E. Haines, R-Carroll, Baltimore, and state Del. Donald B. Elliott, R-Carroll, Howard.

It was almost a year ago - 363 days, to be exact - but it seems like eons now. John Ranagan fired home a low, bouncing shot with 5.6 seconds left in overtime to give Johns Hopkins an exhilarating 11-10 win over then-No. 1 Virginia, extend the Blue Jays' start to 8-0 and vault them to the top of The Baltimore Sun poll. Since then, however, the goals and late-game heroics have not been as frequent for Ranagan. As the midfielder embarks on the second half of his senior year with the Blue Jays, Ranagan is acutely aware of the expectations that have dogged him since he was named a first-team All-American in 2011.

The John Carroll girls lacrosse team opened the season Tuesday with a 9-7 win over visiting Spalding. Kara Klages scored three goals to pace the Patriots, who also got scoring from four other players. Mackenzie Reese had the lone assist.

The Baltimore area may get one more chance at a significant snowfall next week, but if it fails to materialize, the region could be wrapping up a record two-year snow drought. No back-to-back winters have posted as little snow as last winter and this winter, to date, since 1883. So far this winter, 4.8 inches of snow have fallen at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. If that figure stands, it would rank as the No. 11 least-snowy winter in Baltimore on record.

A quick hit of thick, wet snowflakes mixed with rain dusted the Baltimore area with another light snow -- 2 inches at the most -- as snow lovers continue waiting for the region's first significant winter storm in at least two years. That 2 inches of snow was measured near Sykesville, with 1.8 inches in Reisterstown, 1.5 inches in Catonsville, 1 inch in Towson and Columbia, and 0.8 inches in Druid Hill Park. View snowfall measurements across the region here . Further south, accumulation was more rare.

ESPN analyst Mark Dixon has added sideline reporter and play-by-play caller to his list of titles. He patrolled the sideline of No. 5 Johns Hopkins' 15-6 rout of Siena on Friday and will provide analysis for the Moe's Southwest Grill Classic doubleheader in Jacksonville on Sunday involving No. 10 Denver against No. 18 Penn State and No. 15 Ohio State against Jacksonville. The former Blue Jays midfielder, who can be followed on Twitter at @DixonLacrosse, discussed his thoughts on the pace of play, Duke's loss to Denver and one team that's not getting enough attention.

Dave Pietramala couldn't remember the last time Johns Hopkins had taken 58 shots in a game as the team did in Friday night's 15-6 rout of Siena. When informed that it was 2004 when the Blue Jays attempted 61 shots in a 17-6 thumping of Albany, the head coach quipped, “Was I there?” Jokes aside, Pietramala, Johns Hopkins fans and media may have caught a glimpse of what the current squad is capable of courtesy of the new rules in place to help accelerate the pace of play. With new policies limiting substitutions on the fly and calling for faster restarts, the Blue Jays scored the most goals in a season opener since March 4, 1995 when that squad edged Princeton, 15-14.

America's Cup veteran John Kolius and the Nippon America's Cup Challenge's Robert Fry emerged as semifinal winners after a fast and furious day of sailing in brisk winds on the Patapsco River yesterday, and the two will face off shortly after 11 a.m. today in the final round of the 1992 Cadillac Columbus Cup regatta series.New Zealand's Brad Butterworth and France's Bertrand Pace, meanwhile, will meet in a petit final consolation round.Yesterday morning, the 14-flight double round-robin qualifying series came to an end, leaving Kolius and Pace, who had already been assured of slots in the semifinal round by Thursday evening, in first and second places, respectively.

If Kevin Brown can maintain his early-season pace, he's going to become popular with a lot of Baltimore baseball observers.And we're not just talking about his won-loss pace, although the Orioles will gladly take three wins in every four decisions. That would make their $4.25 million investment look like a bargain.The pace that sets Brown apart from just about every other pitcher in the major leagues is the one he sets every time he's on the pitching mound. His philosophy is a simple one: "Have ball, will throw."

The deadline for submitting sports copy is 9 a.m. on Monday. We prefer email (howardcountysports@patuxent.com). We do not accept results by phone. When two Howard County teams play, players from both teams (first and last names) must be mentioned in the write-up. Questions? Call 410-332-6606. Running Over 350 runners participated in the 18th annual Penguin Pace 5K , which took place in Columbia Sunday, Feb. 3. Despite running a 10-mile race the day before, Karsten Brown won the Penguin Pace in 17:28.

Dr. Luis Diaz is an oncologist at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, a researcher with patented findings and the co-founder of a small, fast-expanding company. "We've grown from no employees to one employee to four employees and now we have 12," said Diaz, chief medical officer of the Baltimore-based Personal Genome Diagnostics. The Baltimore region is a top performer in research but is merely middling when it comes to patenting innovations, a critical next step in the progression Diaz made to job creation.