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MIDDLETOWN – Fifteen days ago, the Middletown baseball team took its last loss, an error-laden game against Brunswick in which the Knights felt they were flat in all a…
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The Washington Commanders are retiring Hall of Fame cornerback Darrell Green’s No. 28 next season. The team announced Thursday that Green will become the fifth player …
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Trey Lipscomb, the Urbana High grad and Washington Nationals prospe…
SMITHSBURG — Brunswick baseball player Colin Pearre says there’s ju…
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