Sports

County executive or board of commissioners?  That's a choice voters in Frederick County will face this fall when they decide  whether to adopt a new form of govenrment. We hear from a political science about the differences, and a reporter from the Frederick News Post about public reception thus far.

Caroline Queen grew up paddling the streams of Montgomery County. Now she's taken her oar to London as a member of the U.S. Olympic kayaking team. We ask her how she's assessing the course ahead.

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 kayaker. 

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?

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 Kent, WYPR Sports-at-Large commentator; Pulitzer Prize-winning author Taylor Branch, whose article, "The Shame of College Sports" appeared in The Atlantic last fall; and Joe Ehrmann, former Baltimore Colts player and co-founder of Coach For America

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.

This interview was originally broadcast on March 18, 2011.

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 franchise to a Baltimore group that brought Major League Baseball to Charm City in 1954. But that's just a small part of the Veeck story. Paul Dickson is the author of " Bill Veeck: Baseball's Greatest Maverick."
Original airdate: 06/12/12

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.