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Iraqi teens find community on city soccer field

Sun, 5 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Team composed mostly of refugees hopes to get uniforms, competition

Mazen Abdulwahab gestures toward coach Kareem Alsaadi as Rawan Mumayiz (gray T-shirt) and Mustafa Abdulrahman look on. The young soccer players, most of whom are refugees, are trying to raise money for uniforms and find or establish a league in which to compete. The group has a team name — the Tigers — and a tight bond cemented by shared experiences. Hurdles now include timing and potential age limits for competition: The group is starting in the middle of the summer, and it may be asked to split up in order to compete in traditional two-year age brackets.

Former Raven Steve McNair found dead

Sun, 5 Jul 2009 12:37:57 -0400

Ex-quarterback and woman, 20, shot in Nashville condo

Wallops Island facility to be 'Cape Canaveral of North'

Sun, 5 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Md., Va. to operate Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport

Md., Va. to operate Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport

Golf tournaments' departure leaves empty seats, coffers

Sun, 5 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Departure of major golf tournaments leaves fans in the lurch, empty coffers for municipalities

The scene around the first tee at Congressional Country Club Friday was what most envisioned when Tiger Woods announced three years ago that he would be hosting a regular Professional Golf Association tour event over Fourth of July weekend.

Obama kicks back for the Fourth with sports, food, music

Sun, 5 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Golf, cookout, rock concert mark president's holiday

President Barack Obama took his own advice Saturday, relaxing on the Fourth of July with some golf, a cookout and a private Foo Fighters concert in the backyard, capped by the annual fireworks show on the National Mall.

In Baltimore County, a helping hand for those in need

Sun, 5 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Baltimore Co. using new Web tool to find jobs, emergency assistance

The woman had survived cancer but lost her job. That is what she was hoping to replace when she reached out to the Eastpoint Workforce Development Center in Essex for help.

O's drop ball, game to Angels as 1st half of season ends

Sun, 5 Jul 2009 07:56:00 -0400

Misplays result in another blown lead as 1st half of season ends on a downer

The Orioles officially hit the midpoint of the 2009 season Saturday night with a defeat that could serve as a microcosm of a first half filled with frustrating losses.

Peter Hermann: Getting crime news straight

Sun, 5 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

After e-mail, Baltimore Co. police clear air on informing news media

E very week, some people who live in and around Towson get an e-mail from their police precinct summarizing significant crimes.