PAWTUCKET, R.I. — Hasbro reported first-quarter results Monday that beat Wall Street expectations as the toy maker benefited from an online contest that let people vote to eliminate one of its Monopoly tokens and introduce a new one. The Pawtucket, ...

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He’s broken the all-time record for medals won at the Olympic Games and he’s established something entirely new — the Olympics as a victory lap.

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ANNAPOLIS — A Maryland panel is set to consider a decision on whether to grant a license for a proposed casino in Baltimore. The Maryland Video Lottery Facility Location Commission is scheduled to meet Tuesday afternoon in Annapolis to take ...

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LONDON — Money is probably not a worry for Sanya Richards-Ross. She has endorsement deals with BMW and Nike and is married to Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Aaron Ross, who will earn $15 million over the next three seasons. But there ...

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ANNAPOLIS — A spokeswoman for Gov. Martin O’Malley says a draft of legislation to expand gambling in Maryland will not be available this week. Raquel Guillory said in an email Friday that it’s unclear when the proposal will be available ...

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The United States Olympic Committee said this month that it would not compete in bidding for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in order to better position the country as a candidate to host the 2024 Summer Games.

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I play in three weekly basketball games at various gyms near my house. The games themselves are very different: three-pointers count for “2” in one game, “3” in another and not at all in a third; in one, the start ...

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ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland State Lottery Agency hopes to make more money, get more exposure and have more people playing when it takes ticket sales online, said lottery Director Stephen Martino. According to its fiscal 2013 budget, the lottery anticipates ...

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DOVER, Del. — A Delaware bankruptcy judge has canceled a hearing on a request by Fox Sports to delay consideration of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ plan to sell media rights to future games. The judge was to hear arguments Tuesday ...

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MIAMI — There’s a new routine these days whenever Amber Mullaney goes out to eat at a restaurant. While waiting to be seated, she asks her husband to get the phone ready to hand over to their 2-year-old daughter, Tatum. ...

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