SPORTS
By Edward Lee, The Baltimore Sun | June 14, 2013
This past season, Hood labored its way through a 3-14 season, which included a winless 0-8 record in the Middle Atlantic Conference and the jettisoning of head coach Jeremy Mattoon. But assistant coach Brad Barber predicated that the team would reverse course next spring. “Next year, I think it's going to be a totally different story,” he said. “If we have this conversation next year, I think you'll have a totally different view of Hood College lacrosse. I'm fairly confident.
NEWS
By Tricia Bishop, The Baltimore Sun | June 14, 2013
Malik Carter, 17, shared a slice of pizza with his 20-month-old son Makai, who was perched on his dad's lap during the pre-Father's Day celebration this week at the Bon Secours Community Support Center in Southwest Baltimore. As part of the festivities, called "A Day with Dad," Carter and a handful of other young fathers and their children got free haircuts, ate cake and mingled with community members. One dad quizzed another about whether his baby was on "stage 2" foods yet, while two boys pulled out coloring books from their dad's gift bag. "We're trying to appreciate these young men, to show them that they are valuable" to the community and to their children, said Anees Abdul-Rahim, manager of the Bon Secours fatherhood program, which targets low-income city fathers ages 16 through 26. The parenting program is one of dozens of similar efforts in the state and around the country that try to teach men - frequently young, urban, unmarried and jobless - how to be better fathers, which for some simply means showing up to see their children.
SPORTS
By Edward Lee, The Baltimore Sun | June 12, 2013
The past four days have featured a premature attempt at the preseason rankings for 2014. Wednesday's entry includes three teams that did not finish above .500 and missed the tournament this past season. But what they do have is intrigue in either the form of a significant amount of returning experience, a potentially explosive offense or a strong presence in the middle of the field. In alphabetical order, the teams flying under the radar are: Air Force (2013 record: 7-7) Outlook: The Falcons finished in sixth place in the Eastern College Athletic Conference standings, which kept them out of the league tournament.
NEWS
By Matthew Hay Brown, Bob Drogin and Katherine Skiba, Tribune Newspapers | June 10, 2013
A British newspaper has identified a 29-year-old former Marylander as the source of the top secret documents that revealed details of two National Security Agency surveillance programs and revived debate of the agency's reach into the private lives of Americans. The Guardian reported Sunday that Edward Snowden, who was working at an NSA office in Hawaii as an employee of the defense contractor Booz Allen Hamilton, wanted to alert the public to the programs being conducted in their name.
SPORTS
Sports Digest | June 8, 2013
Running Ripken Foundation sets 7K 'Streak' Sept. 6 The Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation announced that it will host its inaugural "Streak Thru Aberdeen" 7K Run at Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen on Sept. 6 - the anniversary of Cal Ripken Jr. breaking Lou Gehrig 's record for consecutive baseball games played. Proceeds from the 7K (4.3 miles) will support Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation programs, which help build character and teach life lessons to underserved youth residing in distressed communities through sports-themed programming.
SPORTS
By Don Markus, The Baltimore Sun | June 8, 2013
Long before Karoline Hurd became involved with the Great American Backyard Campout, she and her young children would pitch tents and make s'mores behind the family's suburban home. "That's not the norm anymore," said Hurd, the senior manager of special events for the National Wildlife Federation. "Most American kids spend the majority of their time indoors. " As part of the National Wildlife Federation's Great Outdoors Month, the ninth Great American Backyard Campout is scheduled for June 22. The event is also part of an initiative to get 2 million more children outdoors for at least 30 minutes per week over the next two years.