Meghan McCorkell has an update.

Nicole Gross was released from a Boston hospital this weekend. Her sister, Erika Brannock, is still there recovering. They were in town to watch their mother run the Boston Marathon but Gross and Brannock were both severely injured when an explosive went off right near the finish line. Brannock lost part of her leg. Her sister broke both legs and tore her Achilles tendon. Now, more than a month after the bombings, Gross has been released from the hospital.

“I think it’s just taking it one day at a time, one step at a time and I’ll get there quick. I’ve been fortunate to have a good recovery so far,” Gross said.

Gross, who lives with her husband in North Carolina, says her family is pulling together.

“To go through something like this has changed our relationship for the better for the rest of our lives,” Gross said.

Her sister remains hospitalized in the first phase of recovery. Brannock was a preschool teacher at Trinity Episcopal Children’s Center. Since the bombing, the entire community has come together to support her.

“She misses being home. I know that she’s being amazingly strong right now and luckily has the support of her family and friends,” said Brannock’s roommate, Erica Leonard.

Several fundraisers have been held for Brannock, including a raffle at Mothers in Federal Hill.

Family members look forward to her homecoming.

“It could be a month, two months, but we’re hoping that she’ll be here as soon as she can get to rehab,” said her cousin, Tuna Shubert.

Until then, loved ones are helping the sisters any way they can. Family members say she is in good spirits and just focused on getting better.

A donation fund has been set up to help with Brannock’s medical expenses. For more information, click here.

New York trailed 4-3 in the ninth before Travis Hafner homered with one out on a 3-1 pitch from Jim Johnson, who has blown three straight save opportunities after converting a franchise-record 35 in a row. All three of those botched saves have come during Baltimore’s current skid.

Hafner added an RBI single in the 10th inning for the Yankees, who have won 10 of 13 to move a season-high 12 games over .500 (28-16). The Yankees also improved to 19-0 when scoring first this season.

Robinson Cano hit his team-high 13th home run in the first inning for New York, David Adams clubbed his first major-league homer in the second and Lyle Overbay connected in the seventh.

(Copyright 2013 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

The shooting occurred in the 31-hundred block of Cliftmont Avenue in northeast Baltimore shortly after 8 p.m. Monday.

Officers found an adult male. He was pronounced dead at an area hospital at 8:57.

His name has not been released.

If you have information, please call police.

Seth agrees with Glenn that the MLB needs to improve both instant replay and umpiring.” Seth says that Instant Replay is only half the problem because the umpires need to be more accountable”.  But Glenn believes that there will not be any improvements. “The Umpires Union is too strong for the MLB to enforce the necessary changes that the game needs”

Seth believes that technology gives fan a better view than umpires. “If you have an IPAD and you are sitting in the front row of a game you have a better chance of getting a call right”.

Follow Glenn on twitter @gunitradio and follow the show with #GYSHOW

Next up was the possibility of the league shifting the league year and moving the draft and combine back. Jason states that the NFL can do whatever they like with the draft and combine. He believes that the draft will be moved to May 15^th.  “The reality is it will probably stay there for a couple of years after that”. Jason even suggests that the NFL can move on to regional combines and make it sort of a reality show.

The site of Super Bowl L and LI (50 and 51) will be announced Tuesday. Jason acknowledged that next year’s Super Bowl will be in New York followed by Arizona. Miami and San Francisco are both the main contenders but Jason feels like Miami won’t get the super bowl. “San Francisco will get 50, it’s basically complete. Houston will get 51; it’s pretty much in the bag”.

Glenn and Jason wrapped up their conversation with the Pro Bowl and the possibility that it may move.

Follow  Glenn on twitter @gunitradio and follow the show with #GYshow.

Dennis Workley was sentenced Monday for misconduct in office. He was given a one year prison sentence, but the judge suspended that sentence and gave him three years of supervised probation.

The incident that led to Workley’s conviction happened in December 2011. Workley resigned from the department in 2012.

(Copyright 2013 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

WBAL-TV reports the glitch is fixed and winners may now go to retailers to get their winnings. In Maryland, there were more than 180,000 people who won some prize as a result of Saturday’s Powerball drawing.

Carole Everett of the Maryland Lottery says there were 11 winners of $10,000 or more in the state and more than 300 who picked the winning numbers for prizes of $100.

One ticket purchased in Florida won the top prize of nearly $600 million.

(Copyright 2013 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

Police say 67-year-old Sharon Bialek of Baltimore died early Monday. Bialek and her 71-year-old husband Robert Bialek were both struck by a car Saturday night as they crossed Putty Hill Avenue in a crosswalk.

Police say the driver of the car remained at the scene and the accident is under investigation. No citations have been issued.

(Copyright 2013 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

Pat Warren reports the western Maryland resort hopes to capitalize on its location.

It is the fourth of six casinos intended to make money for the state.

It’s about keeping Maryland money in Maryland, instead of Delaware and West Virginia.

“I went to other states to play other games, mainly West Virginia,” said one gambler. “I will probably stay here now that I don’t have to travel so far.”

“I just got back from Dover the other day,” said another.

Maryland casinos are open in Perryville (Cecil County), Ocean Downs (Worcester) and Maryland Live (Anne Arundel). Baltimore City is under construction and now Rocky Gap is opening, a casino built in the existing Rocky Gap State Part Resort in western Maryland.

“We’ve tried to integrate the casino into the resort, give it a little different feel than your normal casino,” said Rocky Gap General Manager Scott Just.

With the addition of Rocky Gap, the state expects to increase its take of gambling dollars. The April numbers show Hollywood Casino pulling $8.4 million, Ocean Downs $3.9 million and Maryland Live $46.5 million. The total revenue from April was $58.9 million. Rocky Gap’s resort status makes revenue projections uncertain.

“Ocean Downs does fantastic during the summer when there are thousands of people going to the beach. They don’t do so well during the winter. We might expect some kind of similar pattern to develop here at Rocky Gap,” said Stephen Martino, Gaming Control Agency.

Plans are in the works for a sixth casino at National Harbor, which is expected to pull revenue from both Baltimore and Arundel Mills, but the state has put it on a timeline in order to balance the competition.

Marylanders in November approved table games, a sixth casino and 24-hour gambling operations to the state’s gambling law.

The Rocky Gap facility is expected to open later this week.

Alex DeMetrick reports the effort lifts hundreds of thousands of fish up and over the dam.

These fish aren’t just swimming by. They’re swimming by several stories above the Susquehanna River.

The Conowingo Dam, which generates clean hydro-electric power to thousands of homes, is also a massive roadblock to fish who migrate upstream to spawn.

So, “the fish lift was built in 1991. Been operating since then,” said Kenneth Poletti, general manager of Conowingo Dam.

It starts with a release of water from the top of the dam, creating an artificial current that lures fish into a narrow channel.

Programmed to swim into rushing water, it’s irresistible.

“The fish lift operates, it attracts all fish that are moving up the river, migrating upriver,” Poletti said.

But it’s one special fish that’s the focus: The American Shad.

Once a major food source for a young nation, dams blocking spawning grounds shrank the population.

So every spring, biologists catch what they can at Conowingo and inject them with hormones to speed up reproduction.

“Pull away a few scales, inject and that’s it,” a biologist said.

Fertilized eggs are taken to a hatchery to help re-stock the population.

But the fish lift at the dam aims for a more natural approach. All it does is provide a ride from below the dam to over the top.

This fish lift lasts only as long as the Shad are running, and it moves a lot of fish.

“Last year we moved over 1.1 million fish,” Poletti said.

Most are not American Shad.

But 23 springs adds up, and over 1.3 million American Shad have been lifted upriver.

The fish lift at Conowingo operates until the middle of June, when the American Shad migration typically ends.

Christie Ileto explains they all stayed home with the same symptoms.

There are so many children that are still recovering from the widespread illness that one parent stopped by to ask if we were reporting about the “epidemic.”

The big question is: how did all of this happen?

It’s a normal school day at the Pot Spring Elementary School in Cockeysville, but the Baltimore County School Office of Health Services says there’s nothing normal about the number of students recovering from what they’re calling a “gastrointestinal illness.”

“The principal at Pot Spring noticed that there was a high number of students absent and also that they had a higher than usual number of students vomiting at school,” said Debbie Somerville.

The health office says on Friday, about 200 students reported feeling nauseous and vomiting, along with nine faculty members. That’s about a third of the more than 600 students enrolled.

Monday, officials say about 10% of those students are still sick.

“It certainly raised some eyebrows and made us call the Health Department right away,” Somerville said.

The health department was so alarmed with the number of students reported sick, they sent a two-page questionnaire home with parents so they could fill out the symptoms their children experienced.

“They’re looking at numbers, they’re looking at trends, they’re talking to families,” Somerville said.

“What are the symptoms and when did you come down with it?” said Michael Quinn.

Quinn filled out the forms after his daughter became one of the 200 students—something he said wasn’t surprising.

“So many kids were sick on Friday, I figured probably Saturday, Sunday, Monday, we’re going to get it, too,” Quinn said.

The school’s PTA is even reminding parents on Facebook to fill out the forms, even if their child wasn’t ill. The cause in this case isn’t known but the most common cause is not washing your hands.

Some tips to prevent the spread of illness at home: wash hands often and thoroughly, use disinfectant where vomiting may have occurred and stay home at least 48 hours after symptoms stop.

Adam May has a look at the plan.

The problem is illegal cell phones. State officials want to get rid of them.

Weeks after Tavon White was indicted on federal charges on running a criminal empire from behind bars, using a contraband cell phone to sell drugs and organize crimes from inside his cell at the Baltimore City Detention Center, there’s been a crackdown on cell phones aimed at stripping prison gangs of power.

State officials announce at the governor’s direction, Public Safety has begun the emergency procurement process to expand the use of the cell phone detection technology.

“I share the public revulsion at these allegations,” said Governor Martin O’Malley.

The governor started lobbying for cell phone jamming technology back in 2009, but federal laws stood in the way. State officials began testing cell phone detectors, which stop only unauthorized users.

“It doesn’t jam signals, doesn’t break federal law and it doesn’t do anything to harm legitimate communications,” said Mark Vernarelli.

Too late for some families, like Carl Lackl, killed in 2007 by a hitman accused of using an illegal prison cell phone.

“It was the ultimate weapon, along with the gun,” said Marge Shipley.

Critics say it’s taken too long to address the cell phone problems. Secretary of Public Safety Gary Maynard refused to answer media questions, denying WJZ countless interview requests.

A spokesman would not say how long until the cell phone detectors will be implemented in prisons across the state.

According to our media partner, the Baltimore Sun, a similar system in Mississippi is credited with reducing prison crimes.

Mary Bubala has more.

During President Obama’s commencement speech at Morehouse College in Atlanta, he surprised Baltimore native Leland Shelton by telling his inspirational story.

“When Leland Shelton was four years old, Social Services took him away from his mother and put him in the care of his grandparents. By age 14, he was in the foster care system and today, he is graduating Phy Beta Kappa on his way to Harvard Law School,” Obama said.

It’s a proud moment at Baltimore City College, where Shelton was class president and graduated with honors in 2009.

“His critical thinking skills were exemplary,” said Phil Stephenson, a teacher at Baltimore City College.

Monday, Shelton’s former teachers and coach say they weren’t surprised President Obama chose to single out Shelton for his success in the face of adversity.

“He never missed practice for anything. He could keep up with schoolwork, came to practices, all our matches. He worked a lot,” said City College wrestling coach John Sarintinos.

“He never made excuses and he just did what he had to do, whatever the job was in front of him. He’s going to be great at whatever he does,” said AP English teacher Martha Armenti.

We spoke with Shelton from Atlanta. He said after Harvard Law, he’s coming back to Baltimore to be an advocate for foster children.

“I see Baltimore as a city with a great future because if a kid like me can do what I’ve done and plan to do, I know plenty of other kids in Baltimore can do the same thing,” he said.

City College says giving back to Baltimore is instilled in their curriculum. So many of their graduates have become great leaders here, so big things are expected from Leland Shelton.

Shelton also made the front page of Monday’s New York Times. He’s expected to be back in Baltimore soon.

Denise Koch has details on the new ad.

The ad is part of a campaign by gun control bill supporters, who want to tell Marylanders they believe the law will be effective in preventing gun violence.

Governor Martin O’Malley’s signature on the Firearm Safety Act means it’s scheduled to take effect on October 1—but it is signatures on a referendum petition that could stop the law for another 18 months when voters would decide whether to shoot down the law, which bans assault weapons purchases, puts a 10 round limit on magazines and requires handgun purchasers to go through fingerprinting, firearms training and pay licensing and renewal fees.

Petition supporters say momentum is on their side.

“My guess is we’ll get well over a hundred thousand, at least,” said Larry Helminiak. “People can’t wait to sign it.”

Now, supporters of the law are fighting back.

A new ad campaign is launching this week, supporting the law, claiming it reduces gun violence by getting weapons out of the hands of criminals.

The NRA is supporting a court challenge to overturn the law, rather than a petition referendum.

The ad is paid for by the Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence Education Fund.

So they weren’t about to ease up when they had a big lead of their own on Sunday.

Boston went ahead by two goals in the first minute of the third period, added another 12 minutes later and beat the New York Rangers 5-2 to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinals.

Still, the Blueshirts aren’t about to go down without a fight as the series heads to New York.

“We don’t want to lose two games here, no one does,” said Rangers coach John Tortorella. “But there’s no give in this team. There will be no give in this team. We need to go win a game. Not look anywhere else, just try to win our first home game this series.”

Just six days earlier, the Bruins became the first team to win a Game 7 after trailing by three goals in the third period. They started their comeback with less than 11 minutes left and extended their season with a 5-4 overtime win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.

“Guys are really trying to stay focused on doing their job in the third period,” Brad Marchand said. “We know how important they are, especially after what we went through being down by a few goals. We know that it’s possible for any team to come back from any score.”

Marchand made it 4-2 with just 26 seconds gone in the third period, Milan Lucic scored at 12:39 and the Bruins worked hard the rest of the way.

“We talked about it before we went out there in the third period, and we just had to make sure that we played to win,” Boston coach Claude Julien said. “I don’t like our team when we play on our heels and we’re just trying to protect a one-goal lead. We’ve got to extend the lead and extend it even more before we even think about protecting it.”

Game 3 is Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden.

The Rangers never led Sunday, although they tied the game quickly after each of the Bruins’ first two goals.

The second period may have been New York’s best of the series even though Johnny Boychuk’s tie-breaking goal on a 40-foot shot at 12:08 of the period got past goalie Henrik Lundqvist, who was screened by several players.

“We played a really good second,” New York’s Dan Girardi said. “The first shift of the third killed us.”

That’s when Marchand made it 4-2 with a goal similar to the one that gave the Bruins a 3-2 overtime win in the opener.

Patrice Bergeron carried the puck in deep along the right side and passed across the crease to Marchand, who had beaten Girardi and tipped it in.

“I have to be ready to defend that pass there,” Girardi said. “They didn’t have much room, but, obviously, I have to be either on the strong side blocking that or on Marchand’s stick. That really put us behind the eight-ball.”

With a two-goal lead, the Bruins remained aggressive but still clogged the middle in front of goalie Tuukka Rask when the Rangers attacked.

“We felt really good going into the third, and to have that type of goal go in — it’s just two-on-two — it hurts you,” Tortorella said. “We couldn’t generate anything, and then they’re just going to fill the middle and they’re just going to jam you.”

Boston never trailed as rookie Torey Krug scored the first goal at 5:28 of the first period before Rangers captain Ryan Callahan tied it less than three minutes later. Gregory Campbell made it 2-1 at 2:24 of the second period, and New York pulled even again 56 seconds later on Rick Nash’s goal, his first of the playoffs after he led the Rangers with 21 in the regular season.

“We didn’t play our best,” Marchand said. “I think, especially in the second period, they took it to us, but we were able to bounce back. It’s definitely a very even series.”

Not when it comes to goaltending.

Lundqvist allowed more than five goals for the first time in 152 games, including the postseason, and stopped 27 shots.

“I thought I was in position, but (there were) a couple screens and when you give up five goals you can’t be satisfied,” he said.

There’s also the matter of his left shoulder that was hit by Daniel Paille’s third-period shot. Lundqvist rubbed it after the game and said, “We’ll take a look at it.”

Rask saved 35 of 37 shots.

Still, Lundqvist won the Vezina Trophy last year and is a finalist for it this year.

“I know that I can’t let in any lead goals most nights because he is who he is,” Rask said, “but, then again it’s a team game and we’re more focused on the Rangers than any individual.”

These are the Rangers who also lost the first two games of their opening series on the road, then won the next two at home. They lost Game 5 in Washington but won the last two games behind shutouts by Lundqvist.

“We’ve done it before,” he said, “but I think we are playing a better team now so it’s going to be tough to do it.”

Ahead or behind, home or away, the Bruins plan to play with the same determination the entire game.

“You can’t take anything for granted,” Boychuk said. “It’s playoffs. Anything can happen, and sometimes a team can play better in front of their hometown.”

NOTES: The last time Lundqvist allowed more than four goals was March 9, 2011, in a 5-2 loss to Anaheim. In the next 151 games he allowed four goals just 13 times. … The Bruins played their second straight game without injured veteran defensemen Andrew Ference, Dennis Seidenberg and Wade Redden … A defenseman got a goal or an assist on each of Boston’s goals. … The margin of victory was more than two for just the second time in 26 games between the teams. … In their nine playoff games, the Rangers have scored on two of 35 power plays. They’re 0 for 7 against the Bruins.

You May Also Be Interested In These Stories

• Yankees Defeat Orioles 6-4 In 10 Innings
• Seth Everett on Instant Replay
• Jason La Canfora on the NFL Owners Meetings
• Ray Rice’s Home Burglarized Over The Weekend

(TM and © Copyright 2013 CBS Radio Inc. and its relevant subsidiaries. CBS RADIO and EYE Logo TM and Copyright 2013 CBS Broadcasting Inc. Used under license. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

Jessica Kartalija was there as the US Naval Academy class of 2016 attacked the monument.

They did really well climbing a 21-foot obelisk. The upperclassmen coated it in lard. Midshipmen say there was no place else in the world they’d rather be.

It was a hot and humid day, plebes became midshipmen.

“It’s been a long time coming,” said one proud parent. “He loves this stuff.”

The climb to the top was hard-fought.

“People fell down. It feels good when the water falls on you,” said one former plebe.

“It’s been the toughest year of my life,” said another.

They chanted “Plebes no more” in triumph.

The soon-to-be sophomores will be called “Youngsters” or “third class Midshipmen.”

The longest Herndon climb was in 1998. It took four hours, five minutes and 17 seconds.

After their performance in Game 3, it is clear the defending Stanley Cup champions still need plenty of work.

The Kings went through a short workout at their training complex Sunday after sleeping in their own beds following a 2-1 overtime loss to the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night.

Such easy travel usually isn’t possible in the spread-out Western Conference, but Game 4 isn’t until Tuesday night at the Shark Tank.

“We were home at pretty much the same time as we would coming from Staples on a regular night,” center Anze Kopitar said. “It’s a 50-minute flight, so it’s pretty quick. I think it’s good for us.”

Los Angeles’ 2-1 loss in Game 3 ended on a power-play goal after two penalty calls that angered and confused the Kings for several reasons. Yet captain Dustin Brown acknowledged the Kings have plenty of concerns beyond the officiating.

Los Angeles leads the series 2-1, but only after getting a 35-save shutout from Jonathan Quick in Game 1 and stealing Game 2 with two late power-play goals.

“We’ve got to score more than one goal,” Brown said. “I mean, Quickie is a great goalie, but at the end of the day, we need to score more than one goal for him. We haven’t done that. I think we’ve only scored one goal three times out of four away games.”

Indeed, the Kings have scored six goals in their four road playoff games this spring, half of them in a 3-2 overtime win at St. Louis. The other three road playoff games all have been 2-1 losses — and before that, Los Angeles dropped six straight road games to close the regular season, scoring nine goals in that stretch.

Robyn Regehr was whistled for hooking on a seemingly garden-variety stick play with 41.7 seconds left in regulation in Game 3, and Trevor Lewis followed him into the box with 4.5 seconds left on a goaltender interference call that had the Kings steaming. They claimed Lewis was pushed into Antti Niemi, and questioned why such a dramatic call would be made so late in a game.

The Kings killed off the 5-on-3 disadvantage, but gave up Logan Couture’s power-play game-winner. Quick, who shut out the Sharks from the opening minutes until the final buzzer, got a game misconduct for berating the officials who made the decisive call.

“Not happy, but we can’t do anything about it,” Kopitar said. “Again, it’s the position that we put ourselves into that is mind-boggling. It’s not the way we want to play and be in that situation. We came close to killing it off, but we’ve said it all along, you can’t give them too many opportunities, because they will score, and they did.”

The Kings have demonstrated they know how to regroup after a playoff loss. After dropping the first two games of the postseason in St. Louis, they responded with six straight victories.

The Sharks also present a challenge similar to the Blues in their desire to attack Quick with a high volume of shots. St. Louis outshot Los Angeles in four of the six games, and the Kings have been soundly outshot by San Jose in the current series — but with Quick in top form, the numbers haven’t beaten Los Angeles.

San Jose also has revived its dominant power play, which produced both of its goals in Game 3 after the Kings shut out the Sharks in the first two games at Staples Center.

“Especially when the Conn Smythe winner (is) on the defending champion team, I’m going to assume if I was coaching against them, that I’m going to say, `Shoot lots, and get as much traffic as you can,”‘ Sutter said. “So I think San Jose has that mindset, as St. Louis did last series. You’re trying to get your team to shoot more, and you’re trying to get players to go to the net more.”

(© Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)

Daniel Alfredsson of the Ottawa Senators and Dustin Brown of the Los Angeles Kings are the other finalists.

Former NHL star Mark Messier determines the winner of the award. He solicits suggestions from from club and NHL personnel and fans to come up with the finalists and then makes a final decision on the winner.

The following is the explanation of Toews’ nomination as provided by the award:

Toews was named captain of the Blackhawks in 2008 when he was just 20-years-old, making him the third-youngest captain in NHL history at the time. While his leadership on the ice is undisputed, his role off the ice with various children’s charitable causes makes him an undeniable role model to fans. In his spare time, Toews volunteers to grant wishes through the Make-A-Wish Foundation and visits with patients at the local children’s hospital and Chicago’s Misericordia. Last fall, he returned home to join the Winnipeg Patrolmen Hockey Club and other NHL players for the “Goals for Dreams Hockey Challenge,” which helped raise $80,000 for the Children’s Hospital Foundation and the Dream Factory, a charity that grants dreams for critically and chronically ill children.

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Red Wings got much younger this year, rebuilding with rookies and prospects pushed onto the ice.

For much of the lockout-delayed season, it didn’t look good for them.

The storied franchise used to chase Stanley Cup titles with key players in their late 30s and 40s such as Nicklas Lidstrom, Chris Chelios, Steve Yzerman, Brett Hull and Larry Murphy.

Not anymore.

As the Chicago Blackhawks are now finding out, the Red Wings are much better than they were during the regular season thanks to an improved cast of inexperienced players.

“We’ve had great growth from within, I think the most since I’ve been in the National Hockey League for sure,” Red Wings coach Mike Babcock said Sunday. “That may be because we have a different type of team. We got a whole bunch of kids, so we have a chance for growth.”

Red Wings rookie Brendan Smith scored the winning goal Saturday in Detroit’s 4-1 win at Chicago that tied the series 1-1. The top-seeded Blackhawks won the opener by the same 4-1 score.

“We knew they were going to come back and play much better than they did in Game 1,” Chicago captain Jonathan Toews said. “Obviously, we didn’t quite match the effort.”

When the puck drops Monday night in Detroit for Game 3, Toews hopes his team is ready to bounce back.

“There’s no time to waste in this series,” Toews said. “We know going into their building it’s even more difficult.”

It will be even more challenging for Chicago if Toews can’t produce as he did in the 48-game regular season.

Toews had 23 goals, tying Patrick Kane for the team lead and trailing just four players in the league. However, he is struggling to score for a third straight postseason.

Toews is in an eight-game playoff slump that dates to last year. He has just three goals combined in three postseasons since scoring seven goals to help Chicago win the Cup in 2010. He had seven goals the previous postseason — his first — when Detroit eliminated the Blackhawks in the Western Conference finals.

Henrik Zetterberg had a lot to do with holding Toews without a point in Game 2, an accomplishment that didn’t surprise Detroit goalie Jimmy Howard.

“Most nights, he’s the best player on the ice,” Howard said. “No different from (Saturday), the way he was all over Toews the whole game, shutting him down. We’re going to need that for the whole series.”

The Red Wings would also benefit if their inexperienced players figure out a way to avoid fading into the background.

Before Smith’s go-ahead goal on Saturday, first-year player Damien Brunner and rookie Gustav Nyquist also scored winning goals this postseason — in overtime against Anaheim. Teammate Joakim Andersson ranks among rookie scoring leaders.

The 27-year-old Brunner, too old to be a candidate for the Calder Trophy given to the rookie of the year, has followed up a 26-point regular season with four goals in the playoffs to match Johan Franzen for the team lead. He also has three assists.

Calder finalist Brandon Saad has only one assist in seven postseason games for the Blackhawks. The 20-year-old forward had 27 points during the regular season.

Brunner has insisted it doesn’t bother him to be out of the running for the Calder, and sounded even more thankful on Sunday that he waited to make the jump from the Swiss League.

The 5-foot-11, 184-pound forward was banged around on the ice quite a bit and had growing pains off it, dealing with a lot of travel after his longest trip last year was a 2½-hour bus ride.

“You kind of think it’s not that big of a deal when you come over, but after a couple trips and the hours you lose, especially when you come back home, it’s tough,” Brunner said. “It’s really tough.”

While Babcock’s job behind the bench was tougher this year than it had been the past seven seasons with veteran-filled rosters, he relished the opportunity to lead the young Red Wings.

“It’s the most fun I’ve had coaching in a couple years, by far, just because we have a real enthusiastic group,” Babcock said. “At the start of the year, we weren’t a good team. We all understood that, but we buckled down and we got better. It’s been fun for us. If you would have asked me before the playoffs, I would’ve told you the same thing. Then suddenly you have a little success in the playoffs — and it’s more fun.”

___

Follow Larry Lage on Twitter: http://twitter.com/larrylage

(© Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)

After Game 2, Henrik might be in for some tossing and turning after experiencing some serious déjà vu.

Early in the third period, with the Bruins leading 3-2, Patrice Bergeron won the opening faceoff and shortly afterwards carried the puck on a 2-on-2 rush up the ice. With Marchand driving to the net, Bergeron carried the puck to the corner of the rink, drawing Michael Del Zotto with him before sending a pass to the front of the crease. Marchand, able to fight through Dan Girardi, got his tape on the puck and redirected it just under Lundqvist’s right pad.

The goal made the score 4-2 in favor of the Bruins with 19:34 left in the game, so it wasn’t quite the back-breaker that Thursday’s overtime goal was. Yet the goal appeared to crush New York’s hopes of clawing back, a thought completely eliminated 12 minutes later when Milan Lucic scored to give the Bruins a 5-2 lead. The rout was on, and while Lundqvist was a bit cryptic with his postgame comments, he seemed to confirm suspicions that the Rangers were taken off their game in the third period.

“We gave it to them,” Lundqvist said after the game, before repeating himself. “We gave it to them. I thought we played great, [but] I don’t think they had to work really hard to get a couple goals there. We just made it really tough on ourselves, so we have to correct a few things and go home and turn this around. It doesn’t matter the score — it’s a loss. Overtime or 5-2, doesn’t matter.”

The bottom line is that the final score doesn’t matter, but in a series predicated on defense and goaltending, the dynamic certainly shifts now. After an imperfect but respectable performance by Lundqvist in Game 1 (45 saves on 48 shots), the safe bet was for a monster performance in Game 2. Instead, he allowed five goals, the first time he’s done that in any game since March 9, 2011, and the first time he’s done it in a postseason game since April 26, 2009. His save percentage in the series now sits at .900, his goals-against average at 3.54. His regular-season numbers? A .926 save percentage and 2.05 GAA.

Despite the outcome, the Rangers won’t panic. Head coach John Tortorella said flatly, “I’m not evaluating our goaltending. I don’t need to evaluate Henrik. We know what Henrik is.”

And, really, the five goals don’t all fall on Lundqvist’s shoulders. Dan Girardi screened the goalie on Torey Krug’s shot, which opened the game’s scoring, and Girardi later kicked a Krug shot right to Gregory Campbell in front of the net for the second Bruins’ goal. Girardi again screened Lundqvist on Johnny Boychuk’s goal, the eventual game-winner, and he failed to break up the pass from Bergeron to Marchand early in the third. The icing on the cake for Girardi came when he made a decent play to drop to the ice to break up a pass, but ended up sliding out of the way and allowing Lucic to easily score the fifth goal. If anyone had a nightmare game, it was most certainly No. 5 in white, not No. 30.

Lundqvist also looked to be suffering through some sort of pain in the third period, and he later confirmed he had some sort of shoulder injury that would require a look from the team’s medical staff.

Excuses beyond his control were there for Lundqvist, and he certainly cashed in on the opportunity to make them, but he is not supposed to be just any goalie. The reigning Vezina winner and almost-unanimous best goalie in the sport should be able to rise to the challenge of playoff hockey and come through with saves no matter the circumstance — maybe not all of them, but at least one of them. That’s what it takes to get through the postseason and win a Cup for a team dependent on defense, and the last two Conn Smythe winners are proof of that.

For the last two games in Boston, dozens of reporters, microphones and cameras crowded around Lundqvist’s locker stall, because he is the superstar, and he is the “king.” His hat with the number 30 inside a crown, which he wore after the 5-2 loss, was there to remind everyone of that.

But one more game from Lundqvist where the king plays like just another goalie, and this series is going to be a lot shorter than most everyone anticipated.

Read more from Michael by clicking here, or find him on Twitter @michaelFhurley.

Police say a handgun, rifle and $2,000 in cash were taken.

They say someone got into the home through a rear window overnight on Friday.

The Ravens star was not home at the time and police say there is no suspect in custody.

If you have any information, please call police.

Ron Matz reports while basking in the glow of Saturday’s success, major renovations are in the works for old hilltop.

By any measure this year’s Preakness was a resounding success.

“I had some concern with the weather, that it would put a real damper on the day, but the people turned out,” said Tom Chuckas, president of Maryland Jockey Club. “Obviously, the work we’ve done with the brand has turned things around. It was just amazing. I don’t think I’ve had a better day in the 5 or 6 years I’ve been here.”

From the infield to all around the track, a feeling Maryland racing is on the upswing.

The Friday before Preakness is also becoming a major event. Nearly 40,000 people attended Black-Eyed Susan Day this year.

“I was happy with the crowds Friday,” Chuckas said. “When I look at Black-Eyed Susan Day it’s about women and women’s empowerment. We’ve turned things around on Friday. We had 32,000 people last year, nearly 40,000 thousand this year.”

And Pimlico says the days will get better with some major renovations down the road.

“The Preakness has turned around. The atmosphere and the attitude people have coming here. It’s not the wild, wild west anymore. It’s a place you want to be at and be treated well,” Chuckas said.

And with 117,000 at Old Hilltop Saturday, Pimlico looks to the future.

“You can rest assured the infield will be open again on Friday next year,” Chuckas said. “It has a potential to grow. I think in 2 or 3 years we can do 70 to 80 thousand.”

Mark your calendars. Next year’s Preakness is all set for Saturday, May 17.

That includes Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal, who recently talked about the Bulls’ point guard on 106.7 The Fan.

“That’s hard, because I’ve never experienced that injury,” Beal said. “And I know what type of injury that is, it’s possible it’s gonna happen again. Knock on wood. But at the same time, you might have to give it a go. If you’re practicing for two months and everybody in practice is saying you’re practicing well, I figure you gotta give it a shot in a game.”

At first, it seemed like Beal caught himself and wanted to give Rose the benefit of the doubt.

“It’s his decision. I can’t really have a say so in it. If he doesn’t feel he’s mentally confident to be able to go out there and help the team, I guess I can’t really blame him for it.”

But then Beal was asked if he would lose respect for a Wizards’ teammate if they made the same decision.

“A little bit. Yeah, I would,” he said. “The type of player he is, and the mentality and competitiveness that he has, I think he would have gave it a go. I don’t know what was holding him back. I think he’s scared it’s probably going to happen again and he won’t be the same. But you’re never the same after an injury. But you just have to fight through it and do something else to be able to impact the game. I’m not sure what it is he has to do. I really can’t speak for him.”

Different words are resonating with the Heat again now.

Not long after the Pacers reached the Eastern Conference finals and another postseason clash with Miami, Vogel called the reigning champions “just the next team that’s in our way.”

So following the Heat practice on Sunday to start preparing for the Pacers, four-time NBA MVP LeBron James insisted that his team would be ready for the challenge of facing Indiana.

Miami beat Indiana in six games last season. The teams start the East finals Wednesday night in Miami.

The accident happened around 9:30 p.m. Saturday at Putty Hill Avenue and Harford Road.

Sharon Marie Bialek, 67, and Robert Bialek, 71, were crossing Putty Hill Avenue in a crosswalk when they were struck by a 2004 Toyota Tacoma turning onto Putty Hill Avenue from Harford Road.

The driver, a 59-year-old man, remained at the scene.

Both pedestrians were transported to Shock Trauma for treatment of potentially life-threatening injuries.

Sharon Bialek died at Shock Trauma at approximately 2:22 a.m. Monday.

No citations have been issued.

The crash remains under investigation.

The Harford County State’s Attorney’s Office says 30-year-old Todd E. Johnson pleaded guilty Monday to bribery. As part of his plea, he resigned from the Sheriff’s Office. Harford County State’s Attorney Joseph Cassilly said in a statement that based on Johnson’s good record and his cooperation with investigators that prosecutors were not seeking prison time.

Johnson was sentenced to five years in prison and a $1,000 fine, all of which was suspended. He was placed on three years of supervised probation.

(Copyright 2013 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

(Photo by Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images)

Things have turned sour for the Birds, who have lost five in a row and seven of nine. So this week’s 6-4-3 will try and stay positive.

Top 6
1. Rangers – only they could over come a three-HR game from reigning Triple Crown winner Miguel Cabrera.
2. Cardinals – the best pitching staff in baseball took a hit when Jamie Garcia, (5-2, 3.58 ERA) landed on the DL.
3. Yankees – scored the second fewest runs in AL East by just seven. Given up the fewest runs in the AL East by 20!
4. Indians – Terry Francona will get the credit, but GM Chris Antonetti should with signing names like Swisher, Reynolds and Bourn.
5. Red Sox – pretty simple formula: .266 team BA (3rd in AL) and 3.80 team ERA (5th in AL). That equals a lot of wins.
6. Braves – they have slowed considerably since their hot start, but so has the rest of their division.

4 Stats
1. Matt Moore is 8-0. Rays have won all of his nine starts and he’s given up more than three runs just once! By the way, the last lefty this young to start 8-0, was Babe Ruth!
2. Matt Harvey (yes, I will do this once a week!), has five wins. Without them, the Mets would have just 12 as a team. That’s the only thing that separates the Mets from the Astros.
3. Miguel Cabrera won the Triple Crown last year. He is ahead of his pace from last year already through 42 games: 2012-.304/8/34 vs. 2013-.387/11/47.
4. Jean Segura of the Milwaukee Brewers, leads the NL in batting with a .364 batting averages and 59 hits in 41 games. Last season in 45 games, he had just 39 hits.

Bottom 3
1. Astros – I think it’s safe to say they will hold this spot for the rest of the year.
2. Marlins – I think it’s safe to say they will hold this spot for the rest of the year.
3. Mets – they got their 10th win on April 24th. They have just 17 wins so far this year.

Follow me on Twitter @MarkZinno

That’s according to an investigation by WAMU-FM, which examined the political contributions of developers who’ve received subsidies from the city.

WAMU found that groups receiving subsidies gave more than $2.5 million to political campaigns in the district. Nearly half of the donors used multiple affiliates to contribute, and 19 of them had more than 10 affiliates. District law allows for businesspeople to make donations from multiple limited-liability corporations.

The 10 developers that donated the most were part of teams that received $641 million in subsidies.
——
(Copyright 2013 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

The Baltimore City School was shut down for the day due to a water problem in the community.

Stay with WJZ and CBSBaltimore.com for more on this developing story.

(Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)

LISTEN TO THE PODCAST HERE:

What a weekend of playoff hockey we got to experience! On Saturday during the day the Red Wings rolled over the Blackhawks 4-1. Patrick Kane had a goal while Corey Crawford struggled in net. Saturday night saw the Kings travel to San Jose for game three of their west conference semi-final series. The Sharks won the game in overtime after the Kings collapsed under the weight of penalty troubles.

The day time game on Sunday, the Bruins continued to flex their muscles over the Rangers with a 5-2 win. Henrik Lundqvist was not his usual stonewall self as he showed some serious holes. The Bruins continue to enforce their will on the Rangers and will try to continue to do so even though the series now shifts to New York and Madison Square Garden.

Sunday night saw the Penguins drop one to the Senators in this playoff season’s first double overtime game. The Penguins had a 3-0 lead in the series wrapped up until Daniel Alfreddson scored with :29 seconds left. Colin Greening knocked home a rebound from Tomas Vokoun to get the Sens back in the series, they now trail only 2-1.

On Tap for Tonight:

We will see the Red Wings and Blackhawks go at it in game 3 with both teams looking to grab a series lead. The series shifts to Detroit but that shouldn’t affect the Blackhawks who were 2-0 in Detroit this season, the puck drops at 7:30pm.

Follow the Guys on Twitter:

Steve Kolbe — @SteveKolbeVoice
Kevin Thomas — @Kevown8999
Andy Snakovsky — @andysnakovsky

(Photos by Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images)

After successfully picking the winners of all four NBA conference semi-finals series, I will now try my luck with the next round.

In the East, the Miami Heat fought past the injured Chicago Bulls to make it to the conference finals for the third-straight season. The Indiana Pacers ended the New York Knicks fine campaign in six games.

The San Antonio Spurs survived the high-scoring Golden State Warriors in six to make it to the NBA Final Four for the second consecutive year. The Memphis Grizzlies advanced to the conference finals for the first time in franchise history by bouncing the defending Western Conference champion OKC Thunder in five games.

EAST:

(1) Miami Heat vs. (3) Indiana Pacers: These two teams met in last year’s conference semi-finals with Miami winning in six games. During the 2012-13 regular season, the Pacers took two of three from the defending NBA champs. LeBron James in the best player in the world and won another MVP. That being said, his matchup with the Pacers Paul George should be interesting. Dwyane Wade is still banged up for the Heat and Roy Hibbert has played well for Indiana. In what should be a physical series, Miami will be just too good….Heat in 6.

(2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (5) Memphis Grizzlies: The last time these teams met in the playoffs in 2011, the Grizzlies upset the top-seeded Spurs in the first-round. They split four games during the 2012-13 regular season. Since losing the first two games to the Clippers, Memphis is 8-1 in the postseason. Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol have been tough inside. The San Antonio “Big Three” of Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili is playoff tested and looking to redeem themselves after losing to the Thunder in 2012. I see this one going the distance with experience winning out….Spurs in 7.

Starting Monday, SmarTrip users can add the seven-day pass to their cards for $35. A pass is good for trips up to $3.50 during peak hours and unlimited trips during off-peak hours. These passes were previously only available with paper fare cards, which are being discontinued.

During peak hours, the short-trip pass can be used for longer trips, but the rider must pay the difference.

Metro says the new pass is a good option for riders who take frequent trips between nearby stations.

Riders can buy the passes online or at machines at any Metrorail station.

(Copyright 2013 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

Anthony will have his left shoulder re-examined now that the Knicks have been eliminated from the playoffs, the Daily News reported.

He hurt the shoulder on April 14 and aggravated it in the first round against Boston. A banged-up Anthony insisted he was “fine” after the Celtics series.

“(I)t really just kind of popped in and out a little bit,” he said. “But I’m fine.”

New York was eliminated Saturday by the Indiana Pacers.

The Knicks are “hopeful” the injury “is not serious and that it will improve with rest and therapy and won’t require surgery,” the Daily News reported. Also according to the paper, Anthony won’t need arthroscopic surgery on his now-better right knee.

Meanwhile, J.R. Smith said he wants “to retire a Knick” when asked about his future following New York’s ouster Saturday. He’s expected to opt out of his contract this offseason.

“I don’t want to go anywhere else,” said the guard, who picked the wrong time of year to go ice-cold. “I love it. I love my teammates. I love my coaches. I was sitting in the locker room looking at my jersey after the game just knowing I don’t want to be anywhere else except for in the orange and blue. So we’ll see.”

Guard Pablo Prigioni will also have a big decision to make. The impending free agent may head back to the Spanish league next season because his wife “wants to return overseas,” the New York Post reported.

“I think it’s not the moment to talk about that now,” Prigioni said Saturday, according to the Post. “It’s painful to lose. It’s painful to start the vacation now. This is about the team. Now I stay quiet.”

You May Also Be Interested In These Stories

• Yankees Defeat Orioles 6-4 In 10 Innings
• Seth Everett on Instant Replay
• Jason La Canfora on the NFL Owners Meetings
• Ray Rice’s Home Burglarized Over The Weekend