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Wedded: Abby von Kelsch and Chad Omweg

2013-03-22 13:02:00

Wedding date: Feb. 16, 2013 Her story: Abby von Kelsch, 37, grew up in Stafford, Va. She works for Booz Allen Hamilton as a disaster consultant. Her mother, Linda, is a retired librarian and her father, Hank, is a retired U.S. Marine Corps officer who...

From Olympian to Howard County personal trainer

2013-02-28 15:55:00

A professional track athlete representing Jamaica for 12 years, Sanjay Ayre has won a race on every continent except Antarctica. His medal collection includes a bronze from the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, a gold from the 2004 World Championships in...

The man behind the Ravens' rides

2013-01-29 08:57:00

When the Ravens won the Super Bowl in 2001 and Ray Lewis, as MVP, got a new SUV, he didn't want just a plain, ordinary one. He wanted icing on that cake. So Lewis took his prize to the Belair Road body shop that has become the go-to place for...

Aquatic club coach out after allegation of misconduct revealed

2012-10-06 08:50:36

A longtime coach at the Baltimore swim club that has turned out several Olympians — including Michael Phelps — resigned after an allegation of "inappropriate conduct" with a female athlete was revealed, officials of the sport's national...

Phelps to swim anchor leg of upcoming 800-meter freestyle relay

2012-07-31 12:20:00

LONDON — Michael Phelps, after just becoming the most decorated Olympian of all time, will anchor the U.S. men's 800-meter freestyle relay tonight. The surprise decision — Phelps tends to lead off — was announced just before the start...

Michael Phelps breaks record for most Olympic medals with gold in 4x200-meter freestyle relay

2012-07-31 18:27:00

On the night in which Michael Phelps ascended to a truly Olympian peak, he never seemed closer to the ground. The machine-like swimmer, who seemed to run on motor rather than muscle and scooped up medals by the handful, had become an actual human being,...

Allison Schmitt to swim anchor on 800-meter freestyle relay

2012-08-01 11:31:00

Allison Schmitt, who already has won medals in each of the three colors at the Summer Games, has a chance for another one tonight: The training pal of Michael Phelpsat North Baltimore Aquatic Club has been named anchor of the 800-meter freestyle relay....

Michael Phelps swims to second seed in 100M butterfly preliminaries

2012-08-02 05:07:00

Juggling congratulatory phone calls from President Obama and tweets from supermodel Bar Refaeli, the most decorated Olympian ever still got the job done in the pool: Michael Phelpsswam to a second-seed finish in the 100-meter butterfly preliminaries...

Orioles left hander Wei-Yin Chen leaning toward skipping World Baseball Classic

2012-11-09 04:00:00

Orioles left-hander Wei-Yin Chen is leaning toward not pitching for his native Taiwan in this spring’s World Baseball Classic in March, according to an industry source. Taiwan, which competes internationally as Chinese Taipei, is playing in a World...

Olympic tape delays bring complaints, but NBC scores record ratings again

2012-07-29 14:12:00

There has been no shortage of complaints about NBC tape-delaying big events until prime time. And that is sure to be the case again�tonight with the second-place finish by Michael Phelps and his fellow relay swimmers getting the delay treatment....

From Sun Magazine: Phelps family values

2012-07-03 08:28:00

Hilary Phelps was approaching the finish line of her first Ironman triathlon. Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run" was playing. She was wrung out from more than 14 hours of swimming, cycling and now running, certain that there wasn't a single drop of...

Michael Phelps sets another Olympic record by beating Ryan Lochte for gold in 200M IM

2012-08-02 17:30:00

With Michael Phelps’ script calling for him to exit pool left after these Games, every day brings another last — of a particular race, for example, or a final matchup against a worthy rival. But even after four Olympics, Phelps is finding...

The U.S. Dream Team beat Spain 107-100 in a gold medal rematch of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

2012-08-12 00:00:00

Bob and Mike Bryan won gold in the tennis men's doubles on August 4. The twins previously took bronze in the event in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and also competed in the 2004 Athens Olympics.

2012-08-04 12:32:51

Jamie Gray won gold in the Women's 50m rifle 3 position on August 4. She also competed in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

2012-08-04 12:32:53