Second Time

The sale of 201 Beaumont Ave., a house on a quiet, tree-lined side street in Catonsville, is a good example in today's housing market that a little work goes a long way toward buyer and seller satisfaction. Marybeth Brohawn, an agent with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, relates the details of the transaction that brought new owners to the bungalow built in 1925. "There were two list cards for the house, the first one priced at $319,000 in April 2011," she said. "While very charming, the kitchen was small, and there was no air conditioning; over and over, people commented on that.

The sale of 201 Beaumont Ave., a house on a quiet, tree-lined side street in Catonsville, is a good example in today's housing market that a little work goes a long way toward buyer and seller satisfaction. Marybeth Brohawn, an agent with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, relates the details of the transaction that brought new owners to the bungalow built in 1925. "There were two list cards for the house, the first one priced at $319,000 in April 2011," she said. "While very charming, the kitchen was small, and there was no air conditioning; over and over, people commented on that.

For the first time in nine games, Sergio Kindle was active, and the feeling of playing Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts stayed with the second-year outside linebacker. “It was a good feeling,” Kindle said after the team's 24-10 victory. “Between the Jets game [on Oct. 2] and now, I've learned so much more about special teams and defense. So I felt like I was a lot more productive today just because I was more aware of what I need to be doing and what needs to be done.” Kindle did not register a tackle on defense or special teams, but just suiting up was a departure for last year's second-round pick, who had missed last season after fracturing his skull in the offseason and had been deactivated for 11 of his first 12 contests in 2011.

Handing out individual awards can be a delicate affair as there is usually some gray area for interpretation and analysis. But it would seem that few would be able to question the individual honors announced by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association on Friday morning. For the second time in his career, Rob Pannell of Cornell was named the winner of the Lt. Raymond J. Enners Award, which is given to the Outstanding Player of the Year. The fifth-year senior attackman has 95 points -- which is 10 shy of the school's single-season record -- and 337 career points -- which is six short of former Duke attackman Matt Danowski's NCAA mark.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Monticello is even better the second time around.Not that the first time wasn't wonderful in its own way. That initial visit took place more than 30 years ago, a gift from my godmother on the occasion of my graduation from grammar school. I was not yet 14, but still, the house on the "little mountain" in the Virginia countryside and Thomas Jefferson, the man whose 40-year project it was, captured my imagination and, even more, my heart.The second time around at Jefferson's Monticello has only reinforced the view that the man still doesn't get nearly enough credit, or the right kind of credit, for his accomplishments at home.

/TC CHASKA, Minn. -- Greg Norman walked stiffly from the physical-therapy trailer to a waiting car yesterday at Hazeltine National Golf Club and was gone. Another U.S. Open had closed prematurely for him.A hip problem that had begun last week at the Buick Classic and flared up in the early-morning hours yesterday prompted Norman to withdraw after 27 holes of the 91st Open. Norman was 5-over par at the time, 1-under for the round."It's disappointing," Norman said. "I thought I was a pretty fit guy. I've been doing a lot of stretching, but not a lot of strengthening, and I think that might have led to this problem."

Scotland E. Williams was convicted yesterday for the second time of murdering two Washington lawyers in their weekend retreat near Annapolis, and prosecutors again will press for the death sentence at a hearing Aug. 10.Williams, 35, of Arnold showed no emotion as the verdict was read in a packed Anne Arundel Circuit courtroom. But the hands of Assistant State's Attorney Anne Colt Leitess shook, the eyes of the victims' relatives welled with tears, and a whispered "yes" came from onlookers.

August 7, 1989: Cal Ripken Jr. is ejected for the second time in his career after arguing strikes and balls in the first inning.

Reds: Sean Casey was 0-for-4, dropping his average to .417. It was the first time in his 15 games this season that Casey did not reach base safely, and only the second time he was held hitless.

Kicking Off -- Giants-- For the second time in seven years, the Giants' Amani Toomer caught a late touchdown pass to end a Denver winning streak.

Prior to Sunday night's NCAA tournament semifinal against No. 4 Stevenson, No. 12 and reigning national champion Salisbury had advanced to nine of 10 Final Fours and won every single one to advance to the title game. That did not happen against the Mustangs, who registered a convincing 12-6 victory over the Sea Gulls at Mustang Stadium in Owings Mills. While the Stevenson players and coaches celebrated with their fans, Salisbury (17-6) huddled in front of the net on its side of the field and got some words of wisdom from coach Jim Berkman.

For the second time in three weeks, a somewhat surprising loss dropped Maryland out of the top five in the latest Rating Percentage Index list - also known as RPI - released by the NCAA Monday evening. Friday's 13-6 setback to unranked Virginia (7-8) caused the Terps (9-3) to slip from No. 3 in RPI to No. 7. Maryland encountered a similar fall after losing to Johns Hopkins, 7-4, on April 13 and slipping from No. 4 to No. 8. Perhaps the only positive outcome from the loss to the Cavaliers was their move up to No. 20, which gives the Terps a fourth top 20 victory.

Unlike last season, Towson will not have to wait until the final weekend of the regular season to find out if it has qualified for the Colonial Athletic Association tournament. Despite Saturday's 14-11 loss to No. 15 and league rival Drexel, the Tigers clinched the No. 3 seed in the conference tournament. “Obviously, we're excited,” coach Shawn Nadelen said Monday afternoon. “We've played decently within the CAA this year, and we've earned enough wins to qualify us for postseason play.

For the second time in three years, no Maryland school was among the 68 selected for the NCAA men's basketball tournament. But coaches and observers say that fact combined with a relative down period for the University of Maryland have obscured an overall upswing in the state's college basketball scene. Highlights from 2012-2013 included: Loyola winning 20 games for the second straight season, Towson staging a historic turnaround from 1-31 to 18-13 and tied for second in the Colonial Athletic Association and Mount St. Mary's going to the final of the Northeast Conference tournament under a first-year coach.

Edmondson boys basketball coach Darnell Dantzler was caught in the moment Thursday night at Randallstown, emotionally accepting one hug after the next while his players were in the background loudly celebrating. In the past four years, the Red Storm had successful seasons come to an end in the region championship game with each opponent going on to win the state championship. But this time, it was Edmondson's turn. This time, it was seniors Darius Walker and Isaiah Tripp and Darius Hubbard and Myrek Lee-Fowlkes making big plays, hitting important shots and making clutch free throws at the end to lead the No. 5 Red Storm to a 73-63 win over Randallstown to claim the Class 2A North region championship.

The Fallston branch of BB&T Bank was held up by a potentially armed robber Monday morning, Maryland State Police said. The robbery is the second since November at the same bank, which is less than a mile from the State Police Bel Air Barrack. Troopers from the Bel Air Barrack responded at 9:30 a.m. to the in the bank in the 1900 block of Belair Road for a report of an armed robbery, according to a media release from State Police. According to State Police, the robber displayed a note to the teller requesting money from the teller drawers.

Texas Instruments Shares added 85 cents to $36.62 after the world's biggest maker of chips for mobile phones increased its share buyback plan by $5 billion and boosted its dividend for the second time this year.

Inaugurations are more comfortable the second time around. For President Barack Obama and Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., it's not likely there will be a repeat in their encore performance of Chief Justice Roberts' flub of the words in the presidential oath mandated by the Constitution. Four years ago, both the president and the chief justice were doing the presidential oath for the first time. In administering the oath, Chief Justice Roberts misplaced the word "faithfully. " The oath is: "I will faithfully execute the office of the president of the United States," but Chief Justice Roberts put "faithfully" after "United States," momentarily throwing the about-to-be president off track.