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A cabal of corrupt corrections officers and members of the Black Guerrilla Family gang enjoyed nearly free rein inside the Baltimore City Detention Center, federal authorities allege, smuggling drugs and cellphones into the jail and having sexual relationships that left four guards pregnant. An indictment unsealed Tuesday names 25 people - including 13 women working as corrections officers - who face racketeering and drug charges. Twenty of the accused also face money-laundering charges.

The slumping Orioles have lost five in a row, but on Monday, they came away with a win off the diamond. The Orioles have the best uniforms in the major leagues, according to a recent fan poll conducted by ESPN. The O's entered the SportsNation bracket, dubbed the Battle of the Uniforms , as the 13th seed in the American League. “Always liked the orange-and-black scheme, but the white-paneled cap is a bad, bad look from the '70s,” wrote ESPN's Jim Caple, who seeded the AL side of the bracket.

Before I get down to the nitty gritty, let me say that I fully agree with The Aegis' sports editor Randy McRoberts, who voiced his distaste in Wednesday's paper on how the MPSSAA decided to move Class 2A teams into the 1A field hockey tournament in order to better fill out the brackets. That move does not sit well with me, and if I were a coach or player on the Havre de Grace, Perryville or Bohemia Manor teams, which are the only true 1A schools playing in the North bracket, I'd write a strongly worded letter to the powers that be. I am not trashing the efforts of the MPSSAA, which, like every scholastic athletic association in the country has a tough, thankless job, and I appreciate the work it puts forth (seriously, in four-plus years of trying to pick fights with various people, teams, organizations, coaches, etc. with this column, the only time I ever wrote anything bad about the MPSSAA was after some goon with a walkie talkie tried to beat me up for attempting to do an on-field interview with Fallston's Caitlin Dempsey, after she scored a double-overtime goal in the Cougars' 1-0 victory over Bethesda-Chevy Chase in the 2007 Class 3A state title game)

A Baltimore County police officer has been charged with malfeasance in office after detectives said he repeatedly engaged in and recorded sexual acts while on duty, including at least one video sent to a 16-year-old girl. Aaron Z. Pross, 29, of Newark, Del., who was assigned to the Pikesville Precinct, is being investigated by his agency and could face additional charges. Detectives said he took more than 120 images and 20 videos engaging in sexual acts with himself and an adult woman while he was working.

On a warm, sunny afternoon at the Maritime Industries Academy baseball field, posters honoring members of the Negro leagues hung on the outfield fence and dust swirled under the banner honoring Jackie Robinson at home plate. Members of the Maritime and Southside Academies wore gray and blue pin-striped replica uniform shirts of two teams that played in the NL — the Baltimore Black Sox (Maritime) and the Baltimore Elite Giants (Southside). And they played with wooden bats. In this, the 1st Annual Negro League Appreciation Game, the Maritime Black Sox won, 11-1, in five innings, with pitcher Devont'e Lewis striking out 14 and allowing just one hit while going the distance.

NFL players love giving Bruce Laird a hard time. They call him a snitch. They call him Inspector Clouseau. They call him Colonel Klink. And those are just the printable names. That's because Laird, the former Baltimore Colts defensive back, is the uniform inspector at every Ravens home game, charged with making sure players from both teams conform to the league's strict – some would say anal-retentive -- dress code.. No socks rolled down.. No skin showing between the socks and pants.

Time will tell if Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs, the 2011 NFL Defensive Player of the Year, will make into to the Pro Football Hall of Fame whenever his playing career ends. But if Suggs does get inducted, his gear will be waiting for him when he arrives. The uniform worn by Suggs in his standout 2011 season arrived Thursday at the Hall of Fame , so if you make the trip up to Canton, Ohio you can check out the helmet, purple jersey, pants, socks and cleats he wore while chasing after enemy quarterbacks in 2011.

The producers of a made-for-TV movie entitled "The Babe Ruth Story" may have to rewrite one scene in which Pete Rose is supposed to portray Ty Cobb in a Detroit Tigers uniform."

New York Knicks star center Patrick Ewing has threatened to play elsewhere next season, possibly with the Washington Bullets."I started my pro career in New York, and I want to end it in New York," he told the New York Post. "But I've got to do what's best for me. It's a business decision. Who knows? You might see me in a Bullets uniform next year."After graduating from Georgetown in 1985, Ewing, the first player selected in the National Basketball Association draft, signed a 10-year deal with the Knicks worth $31.2 million.

A man wearing a uniform and with a nylon stocking over his head robbed a Pasadena dry cleaning shop yesterday morning, getting away with an undetermined amount of money.Police said the man, who was in his 20s, entered Bay Valet, in the 4700 block of Mountain Road, about 11:15 a.m. and confronted a clerk.The robber pointed a white rag that was wrapped around his hand at the clerk and ordered him to the floor, police said. When the robber could not open the cash register himself, he ordered the clerk to do it.The man then ran out of the store.

Eager to avoid a repeat of the violence last St. Patrick's Day, when youths fought in downtown streets and a tourist was beaten unconscious, Baltimore police are stepping up patrols in nightlife centers starting this weekend. Commanders will add extra patrols at the Inner Harbor and in Fells Point, Canton and Federal Hill in coming weeks as bars and restaurants start celebrations early. Police will also send plainclothes officers to those areas in advance of March 17, a Sunday. "Everybody's getting excited about the holiday, and so are the police," Baltimore police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said.

Although no battles were fought in Laurel during the Civil War, the city's railroad was a strategic resource for the Union Army, numerous units of Union soldiers were stationed here and the military's presence added a different element to the city's social and cultural landscapes. A new yearlong exhibit, "Stationed in Laurel: Our Civil War Story," opened Sunday Feb. 3 at the Laurel Museum and captures that segment of Laurel's history. In September, a mini-exhibit was displayed at the museum that gave a partial account of Laurel's Civil War past.

When I reported that the Orioles had held a brief workout for lefty reliever Arthur Rhodes at Camden Yards on Thursday, I received a whole lot of age jokes on my Twitter account. For once, they weren't aimed at me. Rhodes, who didn't pitch professionally in 2012 and was last seen winning a World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2011, turned 43 in October. (That's actually slightly older than me, so take that). I think the best line I saw on Twitter was from the guy who asked me if Rhodes had developed a deer-antler spitball to get hitters out. Hey, insulting and topical.

Baltimore Sun reporters Jeff Barker and Don Markus and editor Matt Bracken weigh in on the three biggest topics of the past week in Maryland sports. Can Pe'Shon Howard still be valuable to the Terps despite his shooting woes? Jeff Barker: It's been an uneven ride for Howard, but there are absolutely ways he can - and I think will - contribute.  I'm not sure that experience-challenged Maryland could afford to turn its back on the junior even if it wanted to. It needs him. One way Howard aids the Terps is on defense.

The NCAA Division I Board of Directors voted Saturday in favor of deregulation that will affect a wide swath of the rulebook for all sports, including getting rid of a ban on text messages from coaches to recruits. In all, 25 of 26 proposals recomended last month by the NCAA Rules Working Group were approved and will go into effect Aug. 1. The board delayed action on one of the most controversial - a uniform start date for recruiting. The presidents asked the Rules Working Group to expedite its study of the issue and return with a solution as soon as possible.

Eighteen charter schools seeking contract renewals to continue operating in Baltimore are undergoing a rigorous review process that will uniformly evaluate them for the first time since they began populating the district 10 years ago. The majority of the city's charter schools, which are autonomous but receive funding from the school system, were opened under schools CEO Andrés Alonso, who had called them "engines for reform. " Their populations have ballooned to encompass nearly 13 percent of city students, and their presence has helped raise Baltimore's profile as a district of school choice.

Reversing long-standing policy, the Baltimore County government has decided to allow its off-duty police officers to wear their uniforms while they are working as part-time security guards for shopping malls.The new policy, which is to take effect in June, also will allow the officers to use their county guns and radios in mall security work. They will not be permitted to use county patrol cars, however.County Executive Roger B. Hayden was to announce the new policy today at a news conference at Towson Town Center.

MILWAUKEE -- When Sal Bando retired after the 1981 season, few people in baseball pictured him stepping into a gray suit complete with suspenders and sliding behind a front-office desk.Yet here he is, the rookie general manager on a team with a rookie manager, catcher and shortstop that suddenly has challenged the leaders in the American League East.The accepted blueprint after his playing days were over called for Bando to stay in uniform, moving from third base to the dugout as manager of the Milwaukee Brewers.

The Maryland football program will unveil new uniforms this weekend. Under Armour's new Black Ops uniforms will be worn by the Terps when they host Florida State on Saturday at noon. For a look at more pictures of Maryland's new football uniforms, click here .

For those of you anticipating the return of the "Maryland Pride" football uniforms, the wait appears to be over. Maryland is planning to wear the uniforms - yes, THOSE uniforms - for Saturday's game against Georgia Tech, according to multiple folks in the know. The school hasn't yet made an announcement. These uniforms will actually be a variation (different color scheme, I'm told) than the multi-colored Under Armour creations that debuted in last season's opener against Miami.