Jim Thorpe

Commentary: Welcome signs just don't get the blood pumping

2012-09-10 13:23:00

At the I-95 bridge over Little Gunpowder Falls, the boundary separating Baltimore and Harford counties, there are new welcome signs. Commuting to the south, the sign on the Harford County side, as of this writing is complete. It's the one that welcomes...

Modern pentathlon: Perfect sport for Suzanne Stettinius

2012-06-16 11:22:00

Like many Olympic athletes not named Michael Phelps, Suzanne Stettinius is both training and fundraising in these final weeks before the Summer Games. She's made appeals via Facebook and her blog and, next week, will host a party at a Baltimore County...

Make room on Baltimore's 'Mount Rushmore' of sports

2012-08-04 23:39:00

Michael Phelps doesn't have to climb the mountain anymore. He has reached the highest of Olympic heights. He is the most decorated athlete in the modern history of the Olympic Games. He is, by just about all accounts, the greatest swimmer who ever lived....

Cravers' manslaughter convictions stand, judge won't reduce $98K court costs

2011-12-21 12:59:00

Michael and Nanette Craver were back in York County Court Wednesday morning, where a judge refused to overturn their convictions and declined to reduce their nearly $100,000 in court costs. A jury previously acquitted the former Carroll Township...

Loyola men hold on in final seconds to beat Fla. Gulf Coast, 77-74

2011-11-28 00:00:00

Anthony Winbush made a pair of free throws with 11.1 seconds remaining, and Robert Olson blocked a Florida Gulf Coast 3-point attempt with six seconds left in regulation, sealing a 77-74 Loyola victory in nonconference action on Sunday afternoon at...

Births: County residents welcome new additions

2011-10-13 00:00:00

Staci and John Lawall Jr., of Elkridge, announce the birth of their daughter, Braelynn Nicole Lawall, on Aug. 1, 2011, at 10:44 p.m. She weighed 8 pounds, 7 ounces. Her grandparents are Marty Golden, of Jim Thorpe, Pa.; Kathy Doody, of New Market; and Sue...

Laurel families announce births of sons and daughters

2011-10-12 08:02:00

Laura and James Calabrese, of Laurel, announce the birth of their son, Anthony James Calabrese, on Sept. 25, 2011, at 9:26 p.m. He weighed 8 pounds, 7 ounces. He has a brother named Dominic, and his maternal grandparents are Raeann and Larry Katzbeck,...

Bears rally too late

2011-11-26 00:00:00

Morgan State put together a 7-0 run during the final two minutes of play, but two missed free throws by Ali Ameer with 1.4 seconds left allowed Cal Poly to escape with a 62-61 victory Friday at the Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational at the Orleans...

Herbert L. "Herb" Thompson, Agnew press secretary, dies

2011-06-10 14:26:00

Herbert L. "Herb" Thompson, former Associated Press Annapolis bureau chief who later served as press secretary to Spiro T. Agnew during his years as governor and later vice president, died May 30 of pneumonia at a retirement community in State College,...

Senior Players Championship: Scores

2008-10-13 00:00:00

SENIOR PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP At Timonium Final round, par 70 D.A. Weibring, $390,000 67-70-66-68 - 271 Fred Funk, $228,800 66-68-72-66 - 272 Ben Crenshaw, $156,000 67-66-74-66 - 273 Nick Price, $156,000 70-66-66-71 - 273 Jeff Sluman, $156,...

Baugh, perhaps greatest ever, dies at 94

2008-12-18 16:22:11

Sports fans love to talk in superlatives, especially who was the greatest in a given sport. Ruth in baseball. Gretzky in hockey. And then there are the debates. Jordan or Chamberlain? Bobby Jones or Tiger Woods? The differences in eras......

Phelps apologizes to Chinese fans

2009-02-12 00:00:00

Olympic champion Michael Phelps apologized to Chinese fans for what he called his "regrettable behavior" after he was photographed with a marijuana pipe. The Rodgers Forge native spoke via the Internet on a video that appeared widely today on Chinese-...

This is Roadies Restaurant at Penn's Peak. Penn's Peak, the concert venue near Jim Thorpe, turns 10 years old on Feb. 4.

2013-02-18 17:32:00

Visitors explore downtown Jim Thorpe by foot or by a carriage ride during the Jim Thorpe WinterFest 2013, Saturday afternoon. The event is presented by the Jim Thorpe Chamber of Commerce and will run through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

2013-02-16 00:00:00

Jim Thorpe watches as his putt on the sixth green goes long during the opening round of the 2013 Allianz Championship in Boca Raton Friday.

2013-02-08 00:00:00