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From Sun staff reports | March 21, 2014
Maryland wrestler Jimmy Sheptock moved on to the quarterfinal round with two wins on the opening day of the NCAA wrestling championships at the Chesapeake Energy Arena on Thursday. Five Terps started the day and four will continue on to today's action. Christian Boley and Shyheim Brown rebounded from first-round losses with wins in their wrestlebacks while Spencer Myers won in the opening round and dropped his second match. Sheptock, the top seed at 184 pounds, began his day against unseeded Ben Stroh of Wyoming and used a takedown and 2-point near fall in the third period to seal a 10-3 decision victory.
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By Glenn Graham, The Baltimore Sun | February 28, 2013
Seconds fly by in a lifetime and most ticks go unnoticed. But St. Paul's junior Jack Mutchnik will never forget the two seconds he enjoyed on the mat during the National Prep wrestling championships at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa., on Saturday. Trailing, 4-3, to nationally ranked Judson Preskitt of Pennsylvania's Wyoming Seminary in the championship match of the 126-pound weight class with those two seconds remaining, Mutchnik scored a sudden takedown to earn a thrilling 5-4 decision.
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By Kevin Richardson and The Baltimore Sun | July 8, 2012
In the main event at UFC 148, middleweight champion Anderson Silva (32-4, 15-0 UFC) once again solidified himself in history as one of the best pound-for-pound fighters ever. Silva scored an impressive technical knockout over Chael Sonnen (28-11-1, 7-4 UFC) at 1:55 of the second round at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Before the fight Sonnen said, “I will do anything to be the world champion for one night.” Tonight just didn't happen to be that night. The first round was clearly won by Sonnen.
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By Ryanne Milani, The Baltimore Sun | May 3, 2012
When Jake Smith first saw former wrestler Jerome Featherstone Jr. working out six months ago at the Baltimore Boxing Club, the veteran trainer and promoter spotted his talent immediately. "The way he trained was unbelievable," Smith said. "I saw him and I was like, 'Holy hell, this kid's got something.'" The two began working together, and three months ago Featherstone won his debut amateur fight. In his second bout, on the March 23 "Baltimore vs. Pittsburgh" card at Michael's Eighth Avenue in Glen Burnie, the Boys' Latin alumnus won the East Coast Championship middleweight belt, nearly scoring a third-round knockout.
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Baltimore Sun reporter | March 16, 2012
Seventh-seeded Josh Asper (Hereford) picked up three victories at 165 pounds to advance to Friday's quarterfinals at the 2012 NCAA championships at the Scottrade Center on Thursday. Asper is one win away from securing All-America status for the second consecutive season. The Terps are in 31st place after the first day with Penn State in first with 38.5 points. Asper earned a 5-0 decision over Buffalo's Mark Lewandowski in the 165-pound pigtail match to open the tournament. Approximately 90 minutes later, Asper picked up a 6-4 decision over Virginia's Nicholas Sulzer.
ENTERTAINMENT
By David Zurawik and The Baltimore Sun | August 17, 2011
There is no media process more fascinating to watch this week than the one unfolding around Texas Gov. Rick Perry, the newest GOP presidential candidate. The process involves network news and cable channels trying to take the candidate down a peg -- telling him essentially, "Hey, hot dog, this isn't the Texas League any more, this is the big show, so settle down. " Perry hit the Upper Midwest Bus and Corndog Tour that has claimed many of the very people who should now be in Washington trying to find ways to create jobs instead of barnstorming through small towns in full campaign mode talking about jobs.