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Baltimore Orioles manager Buck Showalter (right) argues with home plate umpire Jeff Nelsonafter Nelson ejected him during the ninth inning in Baltimore earlier this month.

Showalter tries new approach with downtrodden O's

Last updated Monday, August 23, 2010 - 4:52pm

BALTIMORE -- Corey Patterson had just been doubled off first base on a short fly to center. When he reached the top step of the Baltimore Orioles dugout, manager Buck Showalter was waiting for him.

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Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis looks on during training camp, in Westminster, Md. The Baltimore Ravens are preparing for their 15th NFL season, and so too is Ray Lewis, perhaps the best, and certainly the most durable, middle linebacker in the history of the league.

Durabilty separates Lewis from other great MLBs

David Ginsburg, The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, August 9, 2010 - 6:08pm

WESTMINSTER, Md. -- There is no way to determine for sure if Ray Lewis is the best middle linebacker in NFL history.

Many would argue in his favor. Others might suggest Hall of Fame stars Ray Nitschke, Mike Singletary, Dick Butkus, Jack Lambert and Willie Lanier were more talented and fearsome.

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(The Associated Press) Maryland School for the Deaf football coach Andy Bonheyo goes over a defensive drill with his team during practice Wednesday.

Deaf coach Bonheyo's epic career speaks for itself

David Ginsburg The Associated Press

Last updated Sunday, November 8, 2009 - 9:01pm

FREDERICK, Md. -- Andy Bonheyo has spent half his life as a high school football coach. Like many of his peers, he loves the game, takes pride in teaching the importance of teamwork and insists his players display good sportsmanship.

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Study: Diuretic reduces bleeding in horse's lungs

David Ginsburg

Last updated Tuesday, June 30, 2009 - 7:06pm

A new study shows that horses treated with a diuretic before racing had less hemorrhaging in their airways and lungs during exercise.

Use of furosemide, which is sold as Lasix and Salix, to treat pulmonary hemorrhaging in racehorses began in the 1970s. The study seemingly fuels the argument that Lasix should be administered to horses on the day of a race. That practice is legal in the United States, but most countries ban the use the drug on race-day because it enhances performance.

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