Category Archives: Sports

“America’s Got Talent” Features Daring Stunt By Baltimore Escape Artist Spencer Horsman

Posted on May 30, 2012 by atomictv

By Sam Sessa (The Baltimore Sun 5/30/2012) Baltimore magician (and self-proclaimed “world’s youngest escape artist”) Spencer Horsman slipped out of a straightjacket and avoided almost certain death on last night’s episode of “America’s Got Talent.” Horsman, a 26-year-old who runs … Continue reading →

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1969 Orioles

Posted on May 29, 2012 by atomictv

Top Row: Paul Blair, Elrod Hendricks, Brooks Robinson Bottom Row: Mark Belanger, Don Buford, Pete Richert

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Michael Phelps and his High-Altitude Sleeping Chamber

Posted on May 14, 2012 by atomictv

By Jill Rosen (The Baltimore Sun, 5/7/2012) “Once I’m already in my room i still have to open a door to get into my bed,” he said, laughing a bit. “It’s just like a giant box. It’s like ‘boy and … Continue reading →

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Wallenda to Walk over Inner Harbor

Posted on May 2, 2012 by atomictv

Descendant of famed tightrope walkers to launch Ripley’s ‘odditorium’ By Jean Marbella, (The Baltimore Sun 5/1/2012) Karl Wallenda tightrope walks 60 feet above the harbor, 1973. Believe it or not, a seventh-generation member of the Flying Wallenda family plans to … Continue reading →

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