Cal Ripken

Recreation and outdoors calendar

2013-06-15 00:10:00

Appalachian Trail hike Next Saturday, June 22: 10:15 a.m. Hike 7 miles on the Appalachian Trail with the D.C. Chapter of the Appalachian Mountain Club. Old Forge Park, Pa., to Pen Mar Park, Md. Details: amc-dc.org (click: "Chapter Activities") or...

7K race set for Ripken Stadium in September

2013-06-11 09:23:00

The Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation will host its inaugural "Streak Thru Aberdeen" 7K Run at Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen on Friday, Sept. 6 - the anniversary of Cal Ripken Jr. breaking Lou Gehrig's consecutive games played streak. Proceeds from the 7K will...

Digest: Ripken Foundation sets 7K 'Streak Thru Aberdeen' Sept. 6

2013-06-08 00:33:00

Running Ripken Foundation sets 7K 'Streak' Sept. 6 The Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation announced that it will host its inaugural "Streak Thru Aberdeen" 7K Run at Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen on Sept. 6 — the anniversary of Cal Ripken Jr. breaking Lou...

Frank Stronach still mulling over changes at Pimlico as Preakness looms

2013-05-09 10:37:00

Frank Stronach, owner of Pimlico, is in Washington, D.C., this week. He discussed his new book, "Magna Man: My Road to Economic Freedom," at a session today. Yesterday, he spent time on Capitol Hill, working to spread his theory that American...

City to move forward with development of Ripken field in Park Heights

2013-05-08 09:18:33

Reinvestment and redevelopment of the distressed Park Heights neighborhood will continue under a funding agreement Baltimore's financial oversight panel approved Wednesday with the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation. The foundation, named for the late Orioles...

$1.4 million raised for baseball field at Cardinal Gibbons site

2013-04-19 14:47:00

Saint Agnes Hospital and the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation said Friday that they have raised $1.4 million to renovate the baseball field of the former Cardinal Gibbons School, preserving a site where Babe Ruth once played. The hospital, meanwhile, is...

Police chase lead on Vi Ripken kidnapping to dead end

2013-04-12 17:13:00

Detectives in Aberdeen received a tip they hoped would be their big break: A prisoner seeking leniency said he knew the man who abducted the mother of Orioles legend Cal Ripken Jr. But nearly nine months after the bizarre kidnapping, no suspect has been...

The Sun Remembers: April 7-13

2013-04-07 12:04:00

April 12, 2001: Make it 32 consecutive wins for the Maryland women's lacrosse team, which defeats No. 5 Georgetown, 13-9. Jen Adams scores six times for the Terps, reigning national champions. April 12, 1988: After losing their first six games, the...

Digest: Stony Brook's Brenton gets Lefty Driesell Award as nation's top defender

2013-04-05 23:38:00

Et cetera Brenton gets Driesell honor for defense Stony Brook senior forward Tommy Brenton (River Hill) was named the winner of the Lefty Driesell Award as the National Defensive Player of the Year, CollegeInsider.com announced at its awards banquet...

Many Harford businesses have yet to renew liquor licenses by deadline

2013-04-25 13:01:54

A number of Harford County bars, restaurants and liquor stores have yet to renew their liquor licenses by the May 1 deadline, leaving their ability to serve liquor potentially up in the air. The Harford County Liquor Control Board saw a long list...

Organizations join to stop child sexual abuse in sports

2013-03-12 15:33:45

Following a string of recent cases in which coaches used their positions to sexually abuse children, the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation says it is trying to help sports organizations better screen people who work with young athletes. The foundation has...

Ripken foundation hosts summit on preventing abuse of child athletes

2013-03-19 16:33:00

— As Cal Ripken Jr. watched the news unfold of the sexual abuse committed by Jerry Sandusky at Penn State University, he decided to take on the chief question before the sporting community: "What can we do to make kids safer?" The Orioles Hall...

Sept. 6, 1995: Cal Ripken gets emotional during the festivities celebrating his 2,131st consecutive game.

2013-05-24 07:46:00

After the funeral service for Cal Ripken Sr. in 1999, Ripken family members and friends follow behind the casket as Cal Ripken Sr. is loaded into the hearse for the trip to cemetery.

2012-07-25 11:39:02

Vi Ripken, mother of Cal and Bill Ripken, at the 2009 Cal Ripken World Series Aug. 14, 2009.

2012-07-25 00:00:00