Category Archives: Sports

Wal-Mart Sells University of Maryland Shirts with Massachusetts Outline

Posted on April 4, 2016 by atomictv

Terps T-shirt with Massachusetts outline confuses public, but not Wal-Mart By Wesley Case (The Baltimore Sun, 4/4/2016) If you’ve ever looked at a map of the United States and seriously thought, “Geez, Maryland and Massachusetts look so similar,” you are … Continue reading →

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Baltimore’s Wrestling Superfans

Posted on September 17, 2015 by atomictv

By Lane Walbert (Maryland Historical Society, 9/17/2015) Long-time fans of professional wrestling will remember the sport’s golden age—the ’80s—when stars such as Dusty Rhodes, Bruno Sammartino, Ric Flair, Ivan and Nikita Koloff, Jake “The Snake” Roberts, and many more entertained cities … Continue reading →

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Baltimore O’s Manager Buck Showalter might as well be from Mayberry

Posted on July 29, 2015 by almosthipguy

O’s manager has encyclopedic knowledge of baseball — and ‘The Andy Griffith Show’ by Marty Noble/MLB.com Columnist (July 22nd, 2015) “…each show had a moral, and told you not to take yourself too seriously.” – Buck Showalter “That show’s beyond … Continue reading →

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Crab Cakes, Lacrosse & Porn: That’s What Maryland Does!

Posted on January 25, 2015 by almosthipguy

Thanks to the Charm City Wire blog, we learned that Lebanon-born, Miami-based sports enthusiast/porn star Mia Khalifa (2014’s #1 ranked porn star on Pornhub.com, with 6.2 million views), tweeted the following Maryland shout-out on her Twitter page (@miakhalifa), where she describes … Continue reading →

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