Sports

Jul 20 2012 - 3:22pm

Kayaker Caroline Queen grew up paddling the streams of Montgomery County.  She first picked up an oar at Valley Mill Camp in Darnestown at age 9, and hasn’t put it down in the 11 years since. Now, at 20, she’s the sole American woman representing the US at the London Games as a slalom kayak...

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Jul 17 2012 - 6:48pm

Whether you're an Olympic athlete, a marathoner, or just thinking about running a couple miles, you're going to need food to fuel your body.  But what should you eat?  When, and how much?  Lots of extra carbs, or just the regular amount?  Is gatorade worth the purchase?Tom Hall t...

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Jul 16 2012 - 9:28am

An independent investigation found that Coach Joe Paterno and other top Penn State officials protected serial predator Jerry Sandusky in order to “avoid the consequences of bad publicity” for the university, its football program and its coach’s reputation. What now for PSU? Our guests: Milton ...

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Jul 10 2012 - 9:59am

Baseball in the year that shook America In "Summer of '68: The Season That Changed Baseball 'And America' Forever," author Tim Wendel captures the turmoil and rapid political change of the late '60s by weaving together a story about the country's most iconic pastime: baseball....

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Jul 6 2012 - 9:01am

This interview was originally broadcast on March 18, 2011.In the early 1960s, the University of Maryland College Park was the northernmost school with a football team in the Atlantic Coast Conference. At that point, ACC college football was still, by custom, all-white.In 1963, the University of Mary...

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Jul 3 2012 - 11:15am

Maryland-based author Paul Dickson chronicles the life of one of baseball's most colorful characters and legends, the showman, promoter and multi-team owner, Bill Veeck. It was Veeck who, after failing to make the St. Louis Browns a success and force the Cardinals out of that town, sold the franchis...

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Jul 3 2012 - 10:08am

The story of boxing's first black champion and the longest gloved championship match ever. With William Gildea, author of a new book about Baltimore-born Gans and his duel in the desert....

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Jun 15 2012 - 4:23pm

In 39 days--on July 27th, the Olympic Summer Games will open in London.  Maryland athlete Suzanne Stettinius is counting those days: she’s one of two U.S. women who will compete in the modern pentathlon.  Take a few seconds to reflect on how modern pentathletes compete, all in one day ...

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May 11 2012 - 11:57am

A decade-long portrait of Baltimore in data: from crime to grime to graduation to transportation.Tomorrow in Central West Baltimore, some residents will be partying their way across lines of race, class, and geography.Tom talks sports with author and journalist Mark Hyman....

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Mar 14 2012 - 6:55pm

The NFL’s free agency season began earlier this week and, so far, the Ravens have been losers, with defensive starters Jarrett Johnson and Cory Redding, signing with San Diego and Indianapolis, respectively. Who else will leave? And how will Ravens general manager and vice president Ozzie Newsome and his staff fill the holes? WYPR’s Mike Lurie put these and other questions to Mike Preston, pro football columnist for the Baltimore Sun, on this edition of “Sports With Mike Lurie.”

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