Media Works Ltd., of Baltimore, a full-service media communications agency, said it has been selected by organizers of the Grand Prix of Baltimore to be the agency of record for the event.

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MCHENRY — The world’s best whitewater paddlers are coming to western Maryland. Members of the U.S. canoe and kayak team are in McHenry on Friday to help promote next year’s canoe slalom world championships at the Adventure Sports Center International. ...

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US Lacrosse said it will bring its national convention to the Baltimore Convention Center for a three-year period starting in 2015.

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ANNAPOLIS — Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot is calling on the president of Towson University to resign over her handling of sports programs at the university. Franchot said Wednesday that University President Maravene Loeschke has “forfeited her claim to moral leadership.” ...

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For the past few weeks, there have been numerous articles in the press about President Maravene Loeschke’s decision to eliminate two men’s sports at Towson University and about the involvement of two of the state’s top elected officials in the debate about the decision.

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FREDERICK — It’s almost opening weekend for the Frederick Keys, the minor-league baseball team affiliated with the Baltimore Orioles. The Keys will open their 25th season Friday at Harry Grove Stadium in Frederick with the first game of a three-game ...

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Members of the Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens will participate Thursday through Monday in the Big Mon Elite Athlete Development Camp, a football training camp for children in Barbados.

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ATLANTA — A lawyer for a woman who says Michael Jordan fathered her teenage son has withdrawn her paternity suit, but left open the possibility that it could be refiled. Pamela Smith “stands by the facts alleged in her original ...

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ALBANY, N.Y.  — New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman urged the NFL on Tuesday to investigate whether possible draft picks were improperly asked about their sexual orientation during the league’s combine, which he said would be illegal in New York. ...

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Maroon PR, of Columbia, a public relations and marketing agency focused on sports brands, said it has been tasked to handle media relations for the International Crown, a first-of-its-kind, biennial, global match play golf competition owned and operated by The Ladies Professional Golf Association.

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