Mike Klingaman – Page 4

Michael Wharton, center, rides his horse ""Grinding Speed" as they train along with other riders for this weekend's My Lady's Manor steeplechase.

Owner, trainer, jockey ‘got extremely lucky’ with timber champion Grinding Speed

June 1, 2019 at 4:22 a.m.

The horse's name — Grinding Speed — screams contradiction. Yet so do the triumphs he has had in timber racing following a dismal career on dirt. Seven times, Grinding Speed...

Former Colts' coach, Ted Marchibroda autographs a football helmet for Bill McDaniel at Martin's West.From press release: "The Babe Ruth Birthplace Foundation and Fourth & Goal today hosted Corrallin' the Colts, a gathering of more than 700 fans and members of the Baltimore Colds' 1975, 1976, and 1977 teams."

Ted Marchibroda, coach of Colts, Ravens, dead at 84

June 30, 2019 at 4:31 a.m.

Ted Marchibroda, the only man to be head coach of both NFL franchises in Baltimore — the Colts and Ravens — died Saturday of natural causes at his home in...

Jockey Bobby Ussery aboard Bally Ache, winner of the 1960 Preakness.

Catching Up With … 1960 Preakness winner and Hall of Fame jockey Bobby Ussery

August 19, 2019 at 6:05 a.m.

On Saturday, Bobby Ussery planned to head out to Gulfstream Park — a 10-minute drive from his place on the beach — take a seat in the Horsemen's Lounge, watch...

Kristen Thompson, left, and Terese Brittingham at Alex's Lemonade Stand at Pimlico Race Course.

How Afleet Alex, a little girl and a lemonade stand helped the fight against pediatric cancer

August 19, 2019 at 6:05 a.m.

Alexandra Scott touched many hearts in the eight short years she lived. At 4, having battled cancer almost since birth, the Connecticut girl determined to fight it on another front....

Will Hetzel during his time playing basketball for Maryland.

Catching Up With … Ex-Terps basketball star Will Hetzel

August 19, 2019 at 5:57 a.m.

At 67, Will Hetzel writes poetry, speaks his liberal mind and revels in the psychedelic music of the late Richie Havens and The Jefferson Airplane. That he did the same...

Deflated football? That was the controversy in a 1925 Boys’ Latin-Friends game, too

August 19, 2019 at 5:50 a.m.

Even if the New England Patriots did steal some air from the football, the AFC championship wouldn't be the first game ever played with a deflated pigskin. Ninety years ago,...

Morgan State quarterback Daryl Johnson hands off to Earl Mayo during a game in 1966.

Catching Up With … Ex-Morgan State QB Daryl Johnson, who played for Patriots

August 19, 2019 at 5:46 a.m.

Sometimes, looking back, Daryl Johnson wonders if it truly happened. Did he really lead Morgan State's football team to two undefeated seasons and then play in the pros for the...

Former Orioles GM Hank Peters threw out the first pitch on Opening Day 2008 before the Orioles played the Tampa Bay Rays.

Hank Peters, former Orioles GM, dies at 90

August 19, 2019 at 5:45 a.m.

Not one to show emotion, Orioles general manager Hank Peters whooped it up one mid-October day in 1983. That afternoon, Baltimore clinched the World Series with a 5-0 victory over...

Baltimore Colts wide receiver Freddie Scott plays in a game against the New England Patriots in 1977.

Catching Up With … Colts receiver Freddie Scott

August 19, 2019 at 5:44 a.m.

Make no mistake — a Ravens victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday night would be music to the ears of Freddie Scott, the onetime Baltimore Colts receiver. It has...

Roger Shoals (No. 78) is pictured during a game against Clemson in 1962.

Catching Up With … Roger Shoals, ex-Maryland and NFL tackle

August 19, 2019 at 5:42 a.m.

As an offensive tackle for Maryland's football team, Roger Shoals gouged out holes wide enough to drive a Cadillac through. Now, the former Terp star sells the cars. "Retire? I...

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