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ASHBURN, Va. -- The plane that carried the Washington Redskins to Jacksonville, Fla., yesterday contained plenty of baggage, and it wasn't just the clothes-filled variety. Coach Steve Spurrier, defensive tackle Daryl Gardener and defensive end Renaldo Wynn have added incentive to extend Washington's winning streak to three games with a victory over the Jaguars at 4:05 p.m. today at Alltel Stadium. Spurrier's ties to the Jacksonville area are well-documented. For 12 years, he coached the University of Florida in Gainesville, about 75 miles from Jacksonville.

Political interest groups working outside the traditional confines of campaign finance laws spent more than $4.3 million in two Maryland congressional races during this year's primary, according to newly released campaign finance reports, and their success in defeating two incumbents here could portend an expensive and aggressive effort nationwide to target other swing districts in the coming months. Liberal groups have gone after Rep. Albert R. Wynn before, and conservative activists have long tried to unseat Rep. Wayne T. Gilchrest.

When an African-American boy walks into a gifted-and-talented class, he might get the same funny feeling that Mychal Wynn's son reported to him, the motivational speaker told hundreds of Howard County teachers yesterday at Mount Hebron High School. "Everybody's looking at me," Wynn's son told him. "They thought I was lost." "In a school 46 percent black, he was the only [African-American boy] in the class," Wynn said. Wynn's message is that everyone in school has the power to influence a child.

Democratic Rep. Albert R. Wynn, running in one of Maryland's most competitive congressional races against a candidate he once hired as a summer clerk, took an early lead in last night's primary, but the race was too close to call. Wynn, first elected to the 4th District in suburban Washington in 1992, faced Donna Edwards, a former foundation executive whom Wynn hired when she was in law school two decades ago and who ran a spirited campaign that called the incumbent's voting record and ethics into question.

FYI J. Wynn Rousuck is on vacation. Her theater column does not appear today.

Rashawna Wynn, Southwestern SPORT SOFTBALL GIRLS STATS -- A solid-hitting shortstop for the Sabers, Wynn was one of the best-kept secrets in city girls basketball this winter. Averaging 22.5 points per game, the senior shooting guard scored a season-high 34 points. A former Amateur Athletic Union player, Wynn started playing basketball when she was 4 and plans to play in an Eastern tournament at the James McHenry Rec Center. SIDELINES -- Wynn transferred from Western last fall and never missed a beat academically.

If black males are to succeed in school, their parents must push them academically, develop relationships with their teachers and surround them with people with positive values, according to an Atlanta-based education consultant. Mychal Wynn, an education consultant for the past 22 years and author of 16 books, including Empowering African-American Males to Succeed, said parents should focus on college and push their children to the "breaking point" when it comes to schoolwork. His presentation to about 100 people Monday night at Wild Lake High School was sponsored by Wilde Lake High and its feeder schools: Harper's Choice and Wilde Lake middle schools and Swansfield, Running Brook, Bryant Woods and Longfellow elementary schools.