Roy Brown

Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown became the first candidate to join the 2014 Maryland governor's race Friday with a call to close the gap between rich and poor in education, health and economic opportunity. Before a crowd at Prince George's Community College that organizers estimated at 2,500, the Democrat outlined priorities that could have come straight out of the playbook of Gov. Martin O'Malley, Brown's term-limited partner in Annapolis. Brown is the first candidate, Democrat or Republican, to formally announce his candidacy, and he did so in uncompromisingly liberal terms - pledging to maintain Maryland's No. 1-ranked school system, to keep college tuition low and to invest aggressively in infrastructure and career training.

Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown became the first candidate to join the 2014 Maryland governor's race Friday with a call to close the gap between rich and poor in education, health and economic opportunity. Before a crowd at Prince George's Community College that organizers estimated at 2,500, the Democrat outlined priorities that could have come straight out of the playbook of Gov. Martin O'Malley, Brown's term-limited partner in Annapolis. Brown is the first candidate, Democrat or Republican, to formally announce his candidacy, and he did so in uncompromisingly liberal terms - pledging to maintain Maryland's No. 1-ranked school system, to keep college tuition low and to invest aggressively in infrastructure and career training.

On April 17, 2004, REGINALD A., beloved husband of Brenda A. Also survived by two sons, Reginald, Jr. and Ryan; three brothers, Willie, Tony, and Roy Brown; and three sisters, Rita Silver, Cathy and Ruth Brown. Friends may call at the Wylie Funeral Home, P.A., 638 North Gilmor Street, on Thursday, 5 to 8 p.m. Family will receive friends on Friday, 9 a.m., funeral 9:30 a.m., at Harlem Park Community Baptist Church, 614 N. Gilmor St. Inquiries at www.wyliefuneralhome.com

On December 13, 2008, Marlene Curry-Taylor Beloved wife of Robert Taylor and the late George D. Curry Sr. Devoted mother of George "Dewey" Curry Jr., Robert James Curry and wife, Michelle, and Cheryl Lynn Hansford and husband, David. Loving sister of the late James Beck and Shirley Bair. Also survived by brother-in-law, Albert Bair; grandchildren, Nathan Curry and wife, Kate, Danielle Curry and husband, Roy Brown, Michael Curry and wife, Melissa, Damien Brinegar, Meghan Brinegar, Holly Curry, Branden Curry, and Kayli Curry; great-grandchildren, Hunter Curry, Kaidei Curry, Marley Curry, Elizabeth Curry, Kaden Brown, and Tristan Walker.

On December 13, 2008, Marlene Curry-Taylor Beloved wife of Robert Taylor and the late George D. Curry Sr. Devoted mother of George "Dewey" Curry Jr., Robert James Curry and wife, Michelle, and Cheryl Lynn Hansford and husband, David. Loving sister of the late James Beck and Shirley Bair. Also survived by brother-in-law, Albert Bair; grandchildren, Nathan Curry and wife, Kate, Danielle Curry and husband, Roy Brown, Michael Curry and wife, Melissa, Damien Brinegar, Meghan Brinegar, Holly Curry, Branden Curry, and Kayli Curry; great-grandchildren, Hunter Curry, Kaidei Curry, Marley Curry, Elizabeth Curry, Kaden Brown, and Tristan Walker.

Had he been an inexperienced coach, the 1991 season of frustration (6-4) in which his team lost four games in the final minutes would have destroyed Roy Brown's confidence in himself as a coach."

You have a movie starring a professional wrestler, Apollo Creed and a Playmate of the Year. You have bullets, brawn and babes in bikinis.So whaddaya want with plot?TNT's new movie "Assault on Devil's Island" (8 p.m.-10 p.m. repeats 10 p.m.-midnight and midnight-2 a.m.) is a movie for putting your brain on autopilot and watching things get blowed up real good. By those standards, it's a Rembrandt.Terry "Hulk" Hogan is Navy SEAL Mike McBride, a big mean hero with a chip on his shoulder -- a traitorous British pal got one of his men killed during a raid on a drug lord.

With the regular football season behind us, it's time for my annual "Coaches' Critique."* Best coaching jobs (in alphabetical order):* Brad Best, St. Mary's (7-3) -- Immediate success in the Maryland Scholastic Association A Conference when most thought it was a mistake to move up from the lower classification.* Buck Gardner, Southern (10-1) -- The only county football coach to lose 100, struck it rich in '93 with a school-record number of wins and the Dawgs' first playoff appearance.* Chuck Markiewicz, North County (9-2)

Annapolis Panthers1994 record: 5-5. Coach: Roy Brown (career record: 41-22).Top players: Carey Stone, Sr., E-LB; Harold Adams, Sr., RB-DB; Marty Sellers, Sr., RB-DB; Brandt Hager, Sr., FB-LB; Donald Snowden, Jr., C; Eric Pickett, Soph., DB; Donnell Foote, Soph., QB.Outlook: Only two returning starters each on the offensive and defensive units could be cause for panic. Not so in Annapolis where the future is bright. "We're very young, but we have the potential to be a pretty good team," said Brown.

Aside from having both 4A Annapolis and 2A Southern eliminated in the state semifinals, a few more, important negatives marked this year's boys basketball tournament.While the coaches are crying for the teams to be seeded in the open tournament, it might be time to seed the fans and throw out the bad ones. Crowd control has become a major concern.First, we had the Broadneck at Edmondson of Baltimore "not open to the public" 3A East region quarterfinal. A gunfire incident at Edmondson before the playoffs prompted school officials to close the region contest to the respective student bodies in the interest of safety.

On April 17, 2004, REGINALD A., beloved husband of Brenda A. Also survived by two sons, Reginald, Jr. and Ryan; three brothers, Willie, Tony, and Roy Brown; and three sisters, Rita Silver, Cathy and Ruth Brown. Friends may call at the Wylie Funeral Home, P.A., 638 North Gilmor Street, on Thursday, 5 to 8 p.m. Family will receive friends on Friday, 9 a.m., funeral 9:30 a.m., at Harlem Park Community Baptist Church, 614 N. Gilmor St. Inquiries at www.wyliefuneralhome.com

After leading Dunbar to victory over visiting Poly earlier this year, Byron Selby hopped in a car with his stepmother, Kimberly Selby, for a 40-minute drive to Joppatowne High in Harford County. There, he watched his younger brother, Brian, in a come-from-behind win over Fallston. "I watched him run this option run for about 32 yards, and he also intercepted a pass. I looked at somebody and said, `This is like looking in a mirror,' " Byron Selby said. "I had done almost the same thing against Poly."

His passion, other than running the football, is reading U.S. history, particularly about the Civil War, and one day he hopes to teach the subject.But for now, Rayvon Johnson is making history as a junior running back for the 13th-ranked, playoff-bound Annapolis Panthers (6-2), a team steeped in rushing tradition.Coach Roy Brown calls his "very coachable, quiet and very popular" running back, who "always has a smile on his face," an example of hard work day in, day out.Johnson has emerged as Anne Arundel County's top running back with a school-record 1,529 yards, declaring war on the county record book in his first high school football season.

Annapolis Fighting Panthers1997 record: 9-2Coach: Roy Brown (career: 59-35)Top players: Kyron Belt, Sr., QB-S; Henry Downs, Sr., G-LB; Dewayne Hunt, Sr., RB-LB; Rashad Wills, Sr. T-DT; Jack Brooks, Sr., TE-DE; Eric Toney, Sr., G- LB; Charles Carter, Sr., T-DT.Outlook: Coming off a banner playoff season, which included county and region titles earning Brown Coach of the Year honors, the Panthers have many question marks. Annapolis lost seven first team All-County players to graduation, including four on the offensive line.

Annapolis and Broadneck have a lot in common, aside from playing bigger Prince George's County opponents in tonight's opening rounds of the state football playoffs.Each team will be led into postseason with good chances to win under ninth-year head coaches Roy Brown (59-34) of Annapolis and Jeff Herrick (46-43) at Broadneck.Making a county-record ninth playoff appearance, No. 2 ranked Annapolis hosts High Point (8-2) in the Class 4A quarterfinal. No. 10 Broadneck travels to Friendly (9-1)

You have a movie starring a professional wrestler, Apollo Creed and a Playmate of the Year. You have bullets, brawn and babes in bikinis.So whaddaya want with plot?TNT's new movie "Assault on Devil's Island" (8 p.m.-10 p.m. repeats 10 p.m.-midnight and midnight-2 a.m.) is a movie for putting your brain on autopilot and watching things get blowed up real good. By those standards, it's a Rembrandt.Terry "Hulk" Hogan is Navy SEAL Mike McBride, a big mean hero with a chip on his shoulder -- a traitorous British pal got one of his men killed during a raid on a drug lord.

Annapolis and Broadneck have a lot in common, aside from playing bigger Prince George's County opponents in tonight's opening rounds of the state football playoffs.Each team will be led into postseason with good chances to win under ninth-year head coaches Roy Brown (59-34) of Annapolis and Jeff Herrick (46-43) at Broadneck.Making a county-record ninth playoff appearance, No. 2 ranked Annapolis hosts High Point (8-2) in the Class 4A quarterfinal. No. 10 Broadneck travels to Friendly (9-1)

His passion, other than running the football, is reading U.S. history, particularly about the Civil War, and one day he hopes to teach the subject.But for now, Rayvon Johnson is making history as a junior running back for the 13th-ranked, playoff-bound Annapolis Panthers (6-2), a team steeped in rushing tradition.Coach Roy Brown calls his "very coachable, quiet and very popular" running back, who "always has a smile on his face," an example of hard work day in, day out.Johnson has emerged as Anne Arundel County's top running back with a school-record 1,529 yards, declaring war on the county record book in his first high school football season.

Team-by-team viewAnnapolis Panthers1996 record: 5-5Coach: Roy Brown (career: 50-33)Top players: Donnell Foote, Sr., RB-QB-DB; Joe Plattner, Sr., T-DT; Derek Johnson, Sr., G-DG; Mike Donlin, Sr., C; John Paul Williams, Sr., T-DT; Peter Ludlam, Sr., QB-S; Albert Creek, Sr., FB-LB; Cleveland Graves, Sr., LB; DeWayne Hunt, Jr., RB-LB; Henry Downs, Jr., G-LB.Outlook: Falling off a ladder while painting his house this summer and breaking his pelvis, Brown felt an urgency to be on the field for the start of his ninth season.