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Et cetera Loyola trio are Preseason All-Big East in women's lacrosse Loyola junior Marlee Paton and sophomores Annie Thomas (John Carroll) and Sydney Thomas were unanimous selections to the Preseason All-Big East Conference women's lacrosse team, while the Greyhounds were picked to finish second in the league's coaches poll, the conference office announced Wednesday. Syracuse, the 2012 NCAA runner-up, earned all eight possible first-place votes in the pole, while Loyola garnered one. Coaches could not vote for their own team.

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Orioles right-hander Jason Hammel, shelved twice in the second half of last season because of injuries to his right knee, said he has no restrictions on the joint after having a check-up with team doctors Friday. Hammel missed nearly eight weeks after arthroscopic surgery on his knee in mid-July, only to re-injure the joint in his second start since coming off the disabled list Sept. 11. The 30-year-old was able to return to start Game 1 of the American League Division Series against the Yankees, but said then that rest would be the only way his knee would get healthy.

Aberdeen center Brionna Jones, last season's All-Metro Player of the Year, will miss the rest of her senior basketball season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee. Jones said Wednesday that the diagnosis, which has been suspected since she hurt the knee in a game Jan. 3, was confirmed by MRI results. She plans to have surgery Jan. 25. The most dominating post presence in Baltimore-area girls basketball, the 6-foot-3 Jones signed with Maryland in November. She led the Eagles to their first state championship and The Baltimore Sun's No. 1 ranking last March. She finishes her high school career with 1,812 points and more than 1,000 rebounds.

Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts had surgery in December to repair a sports hernia but says he is fully recovered and is already back doing baseball activities. The 35-year-old Roberts, who underwent surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right hip in August, had been rehabbing since September in preparation to start the 2013 season. His rehab in Sarasota, Fla., had been going well, he said, but he began feeling some discomfort and inflammation in his abdomen area. On Dec. 19, he was examined by Dr. William Meyers, a sports hernia specialist in Philadelphia who has performed surgeries on the Orioles' Nick Markakis, Brian Matusz and Ryan Adams, among others.

PERRYVILLE -- A year ago, Ray Culp weighed 406 pounds and the outlook for his health was grim; he needed a walker and oxygen supply to get around. Today, his weight is down to 270, and he cites two reasons for the vast improvement in his health: He had gastric bypass surgery and his geocache count hit 4,240. The latter refers to the number of "treasures" the 62-year-old Culp has found while hiking and participating in high-tech scavenger hunts known by a few million hobbyists around the world as geocaching (pronounced "geo-cashing")

Speaking for the first time since suffering a spinal cord contusion on Dec. 9, inside linebacker Jameel McClain said he is feeling better. “I feel good,” he said prior to Wednesday's practice. “… Now we're just resting like always, resting right now and trying to recover completely. But if you ask me, I could go tackle someone right now. But it's not in my hands.” McClain sustained the injury while trying to tackle Washington Redskins rookie running back Alfred Morris late in the third quarter of the Ravens' eventual 31-28 overtime loss.

John Auslander, a backup Terps forward, suffered a left tibia fracture in a recent practice and will be out for the season, coach Mark Turgeon said today. He is to undergo surgery soon. The 6-7, 220-pound Auslander sometimes spelled center Alex Len. The junior played more last season, particularly before Len became eligible 10 games into the year. Auslander is Len's roommate and helped serve as the center's spokesman with the media as Len learned English. Auslander is a former walk-on who earned a scholarship.

MedStar Health plans to build a $30 million medical plaza in Bel Air as it tries to capitalize on the area's growing population, company officials said Monday. The hospital operator also said it plans to expand the neonatal intensive care unit at its Franklin Square Hospital Center in eastern Baltimore County. The addition of the 100,000-square-foot medical plaza at Plum Tree Road and Route 924 in a growing commercial area of Bel Air in Harford County would offer patients a variety of medical services in one venue.

North Carolina junior midfielder Duncan Hutchins will miss the 2013 season as he will be undergoing back surgery and will redshirt, the team announced Friday. Hutchins, a Baltimore native and Gilman grad who has played on the Tar Heels' first- and second-team midfield units the past two years, has been troubled by back problems since his arrival at North Carolina.  In consultation with doctors, he elected to undergo surgery in January and will miss the spring semester during his recovery.  He will return to school in the summer, and it is anticipated he will make a full recovery and be ready to compete with the Tar Heels in 2014 and 2015.