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South River senior Pam Patterson, a second-team All-Metro volleyball player last fall, has signed a national letter of intent to attend Towson State.Patterson, a 6-foot outside hitter, also considered Coastal Carolina, Youngstown State and Robert Morris."

BaseballBlue Jays: Placed SS Alex Gonzalez on 15-day DL, retroactive to May 17. Activated P Joey Hamilton from 15-day DL.Brewers: Optioned P Steve Falteisek to Triple-A Louisville.Devil Rays: Activated P Julio Santana from 15-day DL. Optioned P Alan Newman to Double-A Durham. Loaned OF Brooks Kieschnick to Triple-A Edmonton.Phillies: Placed P Jeff Brantley on 15-day DL. Recalled P Steve Montgomery from Triple-A Scranton-Wilkes-Barre.Royals: Recalled P Orber Moreno from Triple-A Omaha.Twins: Placed P Eddie Guardado on 15-day DL, retroactive to May 22. Purchased contract of P Rob Radlosky from Triple-A Salt Lake.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Tariq Saunders and Darren Woods scored six points apiece, as Coppin State used a 17-5 burst in the opening five minutes of the second half to break open a close game in Coppin State's 84-65 triumph over Youngstown at the Beeghly Center last night.Woods and Saunders, the Eagles' top two scorers on the season, had 22 and 21, respectively, and received impressive help from newcomer Marcus Robinson, a 6-foot-3 guard from Salem, N.J. Starting his fourth game, Robinson scored 15, six more than his average.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Senior guard Terrance Jacobs scored a game-high 22 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead Towson State to a 67-52 win over Youngstown State at the Beeghley Center last night. The visitors had lost three in a row and four of their past five.Jacobs shot 9-for-13 from the field and had six offensive rebounds, as the Tigers jumped to a 34-19 lead in the first 17 minutes. Towson State used an aggressive man-to-man defense limit the Penguins to 29 percent shooting from the field and won for the first time in seven road games this season.

BaseballAtlanta Braves -- Signed 3B Ray McWhite, SS Brad Newell, 2B William Wood, OF Antonio Williams, OF Zachary Collins. Assigned McWhite and Newell to Rookie League Danville, Wood and Williams to Rookie League West Palm Beach, and Collins to Rookie League Idaho Falls.Boston Red Sox -- Activated SS John Valentin from the 15-day DL. Optioned IF Luis Ortiz to Triple-A Pawtucket.California Angels -- Placed IF Damion Easley on 15-day DL, retroactive to May 30. Recalled IF Mark Dalesandro from Vancouver.

COLLEGE PARK - If Maryland coach Gary Williams sticks with his plan of using four perimeter players in most games, it means the team's lone big man will have the pressure of being productive on the interior. The play of Maryland's big men in Friday's season-opening, 81-52 win over Bucknell gave more reason for pause than hope going into tonight's game against Youngstown State (0-1) at Comcast Center. Sophomore center Braxton Dupree started the opener and struggled to the point where Williams pulled him for a stretch early in the second half.

The Loyola women's basketball team held off a late rally by Towson to win its fifth straight game, 70-62, and end the Tigers' four-game winning streak last night at the Towson Center. The Greyhounds (5-3) made eight of 10 free throws in the final two minutes. Trailing 64-57 with 2:06 left, Towson pulled within 64-62 with 47 seconds left after LaShay Rose scored five unanswered points. Youngstown State 69, Coppin State 62 -- Ashlee Russo scored 21 points to power the host Penguins (4-7)