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With the 84th pick in the 2012 NFL draft, the Ravens on Friday night selected Temple running back Bernard Pierce. Pierce is expected to compete with Anthony Allen for the backup spot behind Pro Bowl back Ray Rice. Pierce, 21, left Temple after his junior season. He finished second in school history with 3,570 rushing yards and his 663 rushing attempts were third all-time at Temple. He had back-to-back 1,000 rushing yard seasons. Pierce, who met with the Ravens before the draft, told reporters on a conference call that he exchanged text messages with Ravens coach John Harbaugh throughout the third round and Harbaugh told him the Ravens were trying to move up to get him. They eventually made it happen by trading the 91st (third round)

FRIDAY'S GAMES Albany (N.Y.) vs. Duke 13, 9Noon Mississippi vs. Wisconsin TRUTV12:30 Temple vs. North Carolina State TBS1:30 Pacific vs. Miami TNT2 Cincinnati vs. Creighton 13, 92:30 La Salle vs. Kansas State TRUTV3 James Madison vs. Indiana TBS4 Colorado vs. Illinois TNT4:30 Florida Gulf Coast vs. Georgetown TBS6:45 Iona vs. Ohio State...

The Ravens today signed five undrafted free agents after getting a look at them at their rookie minicamp over the weekend. Added to the roster were: quarterback Chester Stewart and tight end Matt Balasavage, both of Temple; Georgia tight end Bruce Figgins; Alabama State linebacker Nigel Carr; and Northwestern cornerback Jordan Mabin. To make room for those players, the Ravens released four rookie free agents. That group includes Texas fullback Jamison Berryhill, Syracuse tight end Nick Provo, Auburn linebacker Eltoro Freeman and North Carolina defensive back Charles Brown.

Music is a special part of services at Temple Adas Shalom, The Harford Jewish Center. The Temple will be featuring an evening of liturgical and popular music by its choir. There will be songs from the entire choir, soloists and duets. The program will include some melodious liturgical music along with songs that are familiar to everyone. After the concert, a supper will be served including a variety of deli sandwiches, salads, desserts and beverages. The concert will be Sunday, March 17 at 5 p.m. at the Temple, 8 N. Earlton Road, Havre de Grace, just above I-95 and Level Road.

Archbishop Curley running back Avery Williams has committed to play football for Temple after making his official visit last week. An All-Metro second-team selection, Williams opted for Temple over offers from Delaware State, Morgan State and Stony Brook. East Carolina, Duke and West Virginia also had recently shown interest, said Curley coach Sean Murphy. Williams ran for 1,325 yards and scored 12 touchdowns this fall for the Friars, who finished 7-4 and made the B Conference playoffs.

Here's the good news for the Terps. They had lots of fans make the trip to the Palestra, despite unpleasant weather. "I think we had more fans than they did," Maryland guard Terrell Stoglin said. I wouldn't completely agree, but it was at least close. Stoglin loved the intimate Palestra atmosphere. "It reminded me of a high school gym," he said, meaning it as a compliment. The bad news for Maryland is that it's not quite ready for a team with three heady guards such as Temple's Khalif Wyatt, Ramone Moore and Juan Fernandez.

On February 10, 2005, SAMUEL B. TEMPLE; beloved husband of the late Harriet (nee Pacy); dear father of Lee B. Temple of Crestone, Colorado. Services and Interment were private. Memorial contributions may be made to the Mc Donogh School, Samuel B. Temple Scholarship Fund, Development Office, P.O. Box 380, Owings Mills, MD 21117.

On February 4, 2003, DEREK WAYNE TEMPLE, 41, of Largo, FL passed away. He is survived by his loving wife Angie (nee Roewe); two stepsons, Nicholas and Stephen Pampinella of the home; his parents, Tom and Jerri Temple-Butschky of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; two sisters, Diane Temple and Denise Lane; a stepbrother, Michael Butschky, all of Maryland; four nephews, two nieces and a loving extended family. Mr. Temple was a native of Severna Park, Maryland and moved to Largo in 1990. He served in the U.S. Air Force in 1980-1984.

Seemingly everyone close to Matt Brown calls the diminutive Temple running back a dynamic personality - someone who draws attention and causes groups to flock in his direction. But for years, Brown, 5 feet 5, 170 pounds, could barely get any college recruiters to listen to him. Ever since he started playing running back for the Northwood Rams Pop Warner team, Brown knew he would play Division I football. It was a dream that just wouldn't fade. He went everywhere he could - he started at City, transferred to Cardinal Gibbons and then Peddie School in Hightstown, N.J., went to a prep school in New York and finally landed at Temple.

On June 8, 2005, MR. CHARLES E. TEMPLE. Devoted husband of Bernice P. Temple. Monday, friends may call at VAUGHN C. GREENE Funeral Services (EAST), 4905 York Road, where the family will receive friends from 3:00 to 8:00 P.M. On Tuesday, Mr. Temple will lie in state at Vaughn C. Greene Funeral Chapel, 4905 York Road, where the family will receive friends from 10:30 to 11:00 A.M. with services to follow. Inquiries to 410-433-7500.

Aberdeen High School senior Jimmia McCluskey signed her letter of intent last week to attend and run track at Temple University in Philadelphia. McCluskey will major in physical therapy. Pictured in the front row from left are Tonia McCluskey (mother), Jimmia McCluskey, Jimmie McCluskey (father) and in the back row from left are Coach John Mobley, Athletic Director Tim Lindecamp and Coach Kyree Edwards.

Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson had 20 points and six assists as host Temple beat Towson, 72-61, in a nonconference men's basketball game Wednesday night. The Owls (7-1) of the Atlantic 10 Conference were coming off a loss Saturday to Duke. Jerrelle Benimon had 30 points and 18 rebounds for Towson (4-6), which played the last of 10 straight road games to begin the season. Benimon had 15 points in the first half, and Hollis-Jefferson had 10 points and four assists at the break. The Owls took a 47-37 lead with 14:16 left in the game on a 3-pointer by Jake O'Brien.

A 31-year-old Severna Park man who said he is following directions from God to visit sites of tragedies in the United States was recently detained and interviewed by authorities after ammunition was found in his car outside the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin, where a gunman killed six worshippers and himself in August, police reported. According to an Oak Creek, Wis., police report, Joel Sinclair Corbett walked into the temple about 8:41 a.m. on Oct. 28 wearing a backpack with wires hanging out of it. Police in a nearby parking lot spotted him and drove to the temple.

Terps freshman Stefon Diggs was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Rookie of the Week after his performance in Saturday's 31-21 loss to West Virginia, the league announced Monday. Diggs had three catches for 113 yards and two touchdowns, as well as 63 kickoff return yards and 25 punt return yards, in the defeat. With 201 all-purpose yards, it marked the second straight game that Diggs went over 200 all-purpose yards. The Gaithersburg native scored on a 42-yard catch in the first quarter and a 56-yard reception in the fourth quarter.

After Regina Friend's son Roswell committed suicide last year, she was at least relieved to know that the loans he took out to pay for his Temple University degree were forgiven. But now, the Cockeysville woman has learned she faces a hefty tax bill on those canceled loans. "I thought I was done," she said. Then in June she spoke to her tax preparer, who told her that she will owe an estimated $14,000 to the Internal Revenue Service and the state comptroller on the loans she took out for her son. "I don't think there will ever be closure for what happened.

It was last Saturday's opening kickoff, and freshman kicker Brad Craddock realized he was the last Maryland Terrapin standing between Temple returner Matt Brown and 60 yards of inviting, open field. Craddock, the curly-haired Australian with the Down Under accent, squared himself for contact. Brown lowered his shoulder and rammed into Craddock's torso, knocking both players to the ground. It was a violent collision - particularly for a kicker - and Craddock later showed off several purple bruises to prove it. "I have bruises in all the places where the pads weren't," said the kicker, who loves to talk about tackling.

C. Temple Thomason, a retired colonel in the Air Force Reserve and the former associate director of the Baltimore Veterans Administration Hospital, died of heart failure Tuesday at his home in Lutherville. He was 80.Services for Mr. Thomason will be held at 1 p.m. Nov. 3 at Towson Unitarian Universalist Church, 1710 Dulaney Valley Road.Besides his wife, Mr. Thomason is survived by a daughter, Joan Temple Harrison of Ruxton; a son, James Thomason of Catonsville; a sister, Bertha Thomason of Towson; and one granddaughter.

- It's pretty clear - Maryland has one tough kicker this season. Freshman Brad Craddock , who played Australian rules football, got rammed head-on by the ball carrier during the opening kickoff in Saturday's game and was credited with the tackle. On the next kickoff, Craddock met the same returner - Temple's Matt Brown - again. This time, Brown seemed to stiff-arm Craddock to the upper body before Brown was knocked down by Anthony Nixon at Temple's 45-yard line. Some kickers might shy away from contact, but not Craddock.