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FiresWestminster: Firefighters from Westminster, Reese and Baltimore County's Hazardous Materials Team responded at 7: 41 p.m. Sunday to a hazardous condition in the 200 block of Sullivan Road. Units were out four hours.Westminster: Firefighters from Westminster, Reese, Pleasant Valley and Manchester responded at 11 a.m. Friday to an apartment fire in the first block of John St. Units were out 58 minutes.Reese: Firefighters responded at 7: 45 a.m. to a fire alarm in the 2900 block of Industrial Park Drive.

Senior forward Marco Angelini notched two goals -- his eighth and ninth of the season -- in the second overtime yesterday as third-ranked Archbishop Curley defeated host Archbishop Spalding, 5-3, in boys soccer.Curley midfielder Brandon Quaranta scored in the second minute of the match for his 11th goal of the year, but Spalding forward Dave Weibe tied the score two minutes later.Curley opened the second half with two quick goals -- in a span of six minutes -- from back Scott Yeagy and midfielder Santiono Quaranta.

For a couple minutes after Westminster tied Liberty, 1-1, in the 47th minute in Eldersburg last night, players for both teams must have recalled the Owls' second-half comeback for a 2-1 win in last fall's game between the two.Forget deja vu.Liberty, which saw one of its few defensive errors turn into that tying goal, scarcely blinked. The Lions (2-2-0 overall, 2-0-0 county) immediately took play back from the Owls, controlled the next 10 minutes and then, within two minutes, put away their second Carroll County victory in as many days, 3-1."

FiresSykesville: Firefighters responded at 6: 33 p.m. Thursday to a fire alarm in the 100 block of Estelle Court. Units were out two minutes.Gamber: Firefighters responded at 10: 15 a.m. Thursday to a fire alarm in the 3300 block of Sykesville Road. Units were out 25 minutes.

FireManchester: Firefighters responded at 9: 01 p.m. Wednesday to a fire alarm in the 3900 block of Schalk Road No. 1. Units were out two minutes.Pub Date: 1/08/99

FireHampstead: Firefighters responded at 5: 18 p.m. Tuesday to an auto fire in the 2200 block of Hanover Pike. Units were out two minutes.Pub Date: 3/04/99

Although it had been a first-half team all season, Dulaney rallied with two goals in the final five minutes to pull out a come-from-behind 2-1 victory over Perry Hall in a Class 4A North region field hockey quarterfinal yesterday.The victory, clinched on Nicole Govignon's precision goal with 3: 39 to go, seemed a long way off after Perry Hall's Lori Baran scored on a penalty stroke with 17: 45 left in the game.Jacoby scored the Lions' first goal on a second effort after a penalty corner with five minutes remaining.

FireManchester: Firefighters responded at 2: 47 p.m. Thursday to a fire alarm in the 3300 block of Main St. Units were out two minutes.

FiresWinfield: Firefighters responded at 8: 37 p.m. Monday to a fire alarm sounding in the 1200 block of W. Old Liberty Road. Units were canceled after two minutes.Mount Airy: Firefighters provided mutual aid at 12: 01 p.m. Monday to Montgomery County, responding to a fire alarm in the 10100 block of Ridge Manor Terrace. Units were out five minutes.Winfield: Firefighters responded at 6 a.m. Monday to a fire alarm in the 5200 block of Klees Mill Road. Units were out five minutes.Pub Date: 2/17/99

FiresReese: Firefighters responded at 8: 27 p.m. Sunday to a brush fire at Bollinger and Deer Park roads. Units were out 20 minutes.Westminster: Firefighters from Westminster, Reese and Manchester responded at 6: 22 p.m. Sunday to a building fire in the 100 block of Mall Ring Road. Units were out two hours.Westminster: Firefighters responded at 10: 55 p.m. Saturday to a carbon monoxide detector in the 1500 block of Old Manchester Road. Units were out 30 minutes.Westminster: Firefighters responded at 12: 57 a.m. Saturday to a fire alarm at 25 S. Cranberry Road.

In a game in which the Ravens' secondary took a giant step back, much-maligned cornerback Frank Walker took a huge step forward with his goal-line strip of a potential touchdown Sunday in San Diego. The Ravens might need an even bigger effort from Walker this week if starting left cornerback Fabian Washington is sidelined with a concussion he suffered in the last two minutes of a 31-26 victory over the Chargers. Coach John Harbaugh hedged on Washington's availability for the Week 3 game against the Cleveland Browns, saying, "He'll have a chance to play this week."

The only blemish on top-ranked McDonogh's record in the past two years is a loss to No. 4 Perry Hall early last season. The teams met again Saturday in the McDonogh Challenge, and this time, the Eagles showed their mettle by scoring two second-half goals for a hard-fought 2-0 victory in a steady rain at Loyola College. McDonogh is 6-0, having beaten two nationally ranked teams and two teams ranked in the top five of The Baltimore Sun poll. "I think Perry Hall is a good team," McDonogh coach Steve Nichols said.

I can see the temptation in saying that the Ravens' offense is the key tomorrow night at Texas Stadium. After all, in two tough games at home, the defense held the Titans and Steelers to fewer than 14 points and yet the Ravens lost both. But that's just the point. The Ravens were in both of those games down to the final one or two minutes (and actually were ahead) specifically because the defense did come up huge. And against Dallas tomorrow night, the defense has to do it again. There might be a time down the road when the Ravens can put a big game on quarterback Joe Flacco's shoulders, and even now, occasionally the rookie can carry the team as he did in the comeback win against the Browns in Cleveland.

After keeping quicker Saint Joseph's within hailing distance in the first half, Towson saw the Hawks go on an offensive roll after the break and fell, 85-64, in a nonconference game last night at Towson Center. The Atlantic 10 visitors flashed their transition game and asserted themselves in the paint to go on a 25-12 run through the first 8 1/2 minutes of the second half to build a 20-point lead. After that, the game was never in doubt, as Towson dropped to 4-5 (0-1 in the Colonial Athletic Association)

Several MARC service schedule changes will begin on the Penn and Camden lines, starting Monday. On the Penn Line, southbound to Washington: * Train 503 will leave Perryville at 4:40 a.m.; all other stops will be seven minutes earlier. * Amtrak Train A151 will leave Perryville at 6:52 a.m., two minutes later. * Train 419 will stop at Seabrook at 9:40 a.m., new Carrollton at 9:45 a.m. and arrive in Washington at 10:06 a.m. * Train 521 will depart Baltimore at 9:45 a.m.; all stops south of the city will be 10 minutes earlier.

With only two minutes remaining on the game clock, UMBC and New Hampshire were tied at 54. For New Hampshire, it would be a huge upset on the road, a couple of hours in the making. For the Retrievers, with a conference title possibly just two minutes away, we were watching school history, several years in the making. For me, though, tired and dazed, with that eau de locker room smell emanating from my pores, it had been a long day of basketball - eight hours in the making, in fact. The stars had lined up perfectly yesterday, and in Baltimore, we had five area schools hosting games.

Life isn't much fun when your dogs are barking - the ones below your ankles that keep your legs from unraveling. Sole Custom Footbeds has come up with a line of shoe footbeds that conform to your foot after you warm them up in the oven. The inserts range in support from the "signature series," for the hard-core adventurer, to the "slim series" for everyday use. Prices start at $40. It's really easy to make the footbeds your own. Just pop them in an oven at 200 degrees for about two minutes, then slip the toasty inserts and your feet into your shoes.

Do you have two minutes, Eddie? Eddie Murray: Who are you with? The Baltimore Sun. Murray: You one of those venomous writers from The Sun? No, I don't think so. Just a couple of questions on Cal? At the event last week [Ripken's send-off at Camden Yards], did you get to spend much time around Cal, and did you get a feel for where his head was as he approached this weekend? Murray: I have no idea where it is. I didn't get to see him a whole lot in Baltimore. He showed up actually a little late at the ballpark that day. Just a little conversation on the field, and we were out of there.

Next may be the silliest movie of 2007. How silly? Hard to focus on just one example of its unceasing inanity, but try this: The film's plot centers on a guy who can see two minutes into his future, and efforts by the FBI to enlist his aid in the search for an atomic bomb buried somewhere near L.A. The idea is that he'll see it do something two minutes before it actually does, giving the FBI time to ... Next (Paramount Pictures) Starring Nicolas Cage, Julianne Moore, Jessica Biel. Directed by Lee Tamahori.

Want to walk but don't do much of it now? Here are some tips on how to get started. The basics: The goal is to get your active metabolic rate between three and six times your resting rate. For most people, that means walking between 3 and 4 mph. Not sure whether your pace is on target? Try timing yourself at a track or on a treadmill at the gym to see what 3.5 mph feels like, says Steven Blair, professor of exercise science at the University of South Carolina. How long? Ten-minute chunks at a time are fine - but you'll build even more endurance by sustaining a longer bout.