Gino Marchetti, Former Baltimore Colt, Dies At 92 — PressBox
Gino’s, Marchetti’s restaurant chain, was almost as popular in the Baltimore area during the ’60s and ’70s as the man himself was on the football field.
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Head coach Bruce Pearl of the Auburn Tigers celebrates with his team after defeating the Kentucky Wildcats 77-71 in the 2019 NCAA Basketball Tournament Midwest Regional at Sprint Center on March 31, 2019 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
Bruce Pearl Coaches Auburn to its 1st NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four
Bruce Pearl’s Auburn University squad reached the Final Four with a 77-71 upset of Kentucky in overtime.
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Alex Bregman of the Houston Astros in West Palm Beach, Fla., Feb. 21, 2018. (Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
Alex Bregman Signs One of the Largest-Ever Contracts for a Jewish Athlete
Bregman, who turns 25 at the end of the month, has established himself as one of Major League Baseball’s top players.
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Remembering Baltimore Sports Greats Manny Machado, Joe Flacco and Frank Robinson
We wish nothing but the best for Manny Machado and Joe Flacco. Both have a lot of bullets left in their career. Both did some wonderful things while in Baltimore. But Frank Robinson has one of the six Orioles statues that Peter Angelos erected at Camden Yards in 2012.
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The "private office" of Daniel Brozowsky, aka "Nookie the Bookie," was reportedly a sidewalk phone booth around Hayward and Park Heights avenues, near Pimlico Race Course.
The Future of Preakness and Pimlico Race Course
Read about Pimlico Race Course, The Preakness Stakes and the Park Heights community.
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Blair Braverman, 30, says all her sled dogs are Jewish — with the exception of one. (Christina Bodznic)
Blair Braverman Becomes 1st Jewish Woman to Finish Iditarod Sled Dog Race
The 30-year-old musher crossed the finish line Sunday in Nome, Alaska, in 36th place. Her sled was pulled by 14 dogs.
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The Pikesville basketball team celebrates after winning the school's first state championship in basketball on March 16. (Photo by Jeff Seidel)
Pikesville Girls Team Wins 1st State Basketball Championship in School’s History
This season, the team finished with a 26-4 record, plus the Baltimore County, region and state championships.
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UMBC’s Jenna Baverman Shares Her Love for Lacrosse and Israel
“I never knew how much I valued my religion. It gave me confidence to be proud of my religion. Israel is amazing, and I wish everyone has the chance to go there. It’s life-changing, no matter what your religion.”–UMBC’s Jenna Baverman
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Robert Kraft, center, along with members of his family, celebrates the grand opening of the Kraft Family Building at the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston, April 27, 2018. (Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston)
Boston’s Jewish Community Stunned by Allegations Against Robert Kraft
“What has been reported at this time is certainly concerning,” the Combined Jewish Philanthropies, Boston’s Jewish federation, wrote in an email to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
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Michael Cohen arrives with his wife and daughter at federal court in New York City for his sentencing hearing, Dec. 12, 2018. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Noting Father’s Holocaust Survival, Michael Cohen Calls Trump a ‘Racist’ and ‘Con Man’
“My father survived the Holocaust thanks to the compassion and selfless acts of others,” Michael Cohen said in a statement posted and set to be delivered Feb. 27 in dramatic testimony to the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Robert Kraft at Super Bowl LIII at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Feb. 3, 2019. His New England Patriots won the game. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
New England Patriots Owner Robert Kraft Charged with Soliciting Prostitute
Over decades, the Kraft family has given more than half a billion dollars to causes including health care, education, the Jewish community, Christian organizations and local needs.
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