SPORTS
By Jeff Zrebiec and Aaron Wilson and The Baltimore Sun | June 16, 2014
Veteran cornerback Aaron Ross, who won two Super Bowls with the New York Giants but has had trouble staying healthy, said on Twitter that he's heading to Baltimore to participate in the Ravens' mandatory minicamp this week. According to a source, the Ravens haven't officially signed the free agent cornerback. Ross is taking part in the minicamp on a tryout basis, per a source. Veteran cornerback Drayton Florence told The Sun's Aaron Wilson that he will also have a tryout for the team this week as the Ravens continue to look to upgrade their cornerback depth.
SPORTS
By Eduardo A. Encina and The Baltimore Sun | January 14, 2014
SARASOTA, Fla. - Veteran free-agent hitter Jack Cust has been waiting for an opportunity to get back into the major leagues for nearly a year. He will now have that opportunity this week at the Orioles' minicamp at the Ed Smith Stadium complex. Cust, who will turn 35 on Thursday, entered the Orioles clubhouse on Tuesday holding his Tampa Bay Rays equipment bag from his last major league stop, a spring training invitation that ended with him being cut and then sitting out the 2013 season waiting for another team to call.
HEALTH
By Timothy B. Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun | October 28, 2013
In the growing struggle to curb stormwater pollution fouling urban streams and the Chesapeake Bay, one of the most promising tools could turn out to be the humble radish. On a vacant lot in Northeast Baltimore, a researcher from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County is testing the potential of daikon or forage radishes to turn badly compacted city dirt into a natural sponge for rainwater. Stuart S. Schwartz, a senior scientist with UMBC's Center for Urban Environmental Research and Education, hopes the experiment, dubbed B'more Rad, can find out whether cities could benefit from a plant that farmers in Maryland and elsewhere are increasingly raising as a cover crop to reduce polluted runoff from their fields.
ENTERTAINMENT
Richard Gorelick and The Baltimore Sun | October 15, 2013
Chipotle will include all of its Baltimore-area locations in its East Coast test-market for Sofritas, the company's new vegan option. The test starts on Oct. 21. Chipotle began testing Sofritas, which it describes as "a shredded tofu braised with chipotle chilies, roasted poblano peppers and a blend of aromatic spices," back in January at seven San Francisco Bay area locations, and expanded the try-out to all its restaurants in California, Colorado,...
SPORTS
The Baltimore Sun | September 3, 2013
After a three-day tryout that brought 94 of America's premier professional and college players travel to Goucher, 52 players have been named to the U.S. men's national team training roster. The players will train with Team USA at a series of fall and winter events, culminating with Champion Challenge, where 46 players will vie for 23 spots on the final world championships roster. The annual event will once again be hosted Jan. 24-26 at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The reigning world champion U.S. team will compete for a record 10th world title at the 2014 Federation of International Lacrosse World Championships from July 10-19, 2014, in Commerce City, Colo.
SPORTS
Sports Digest | August 23, 2013
Amateur Golf Joiner, Luo win titles at Turf Valley Resort; Md. golfers dot top 20 Tyler Joiner of Albany, Ga., won the JoS. A. Bank/David Leadbetter Championship in Ellicott City after a 3-under-par 210 forced a sudden-death playoff against Kevin Conners of Downington, Pa. In the girls division, Julie Luo of Centreville, Va., won with a tournament total of 6-over-par 219. Jake Leavitt of Woodstock tied for fourth with a...