1. Every promotion should come with such a pay raise. ESPN staff writer Jamison Hensley noted this week that the Ravens new starting quarterback stands to earn $1 million in incentives if he manages to stay upright for the next two games. According to several sources, if Schaub handles 10 percent of the snaps for the year—roughly two games—the former Texan will cash in on a contract clause that no one expected him to earn this season. Kudos to his agent. Now, let’s hope a few of those plays end up as touchdown passes Monday night in Cleveland.
2. Annapolis is home to possibly the most underrated college football team in the country. We hope you’re reading this early enough to catch today’s Navy-Houston game. The Midshipmen are 9-1—their best start since being led by Roger Staubach in 1963—and ranked No. 16 in the current AP Poll. This year’s squad is led by another pretty good QB, Keenan Reynolds, who has already broken the collegiate career rushing TD record, but they will have their hands full with the 10-1 Cougars. Game starts at noon on ABC.
3. The head coach of Maryland’s “other” basketball team picks up her 400th career win. Let’s not forget with the hoopla around the men’s squad this year, the Terps’ women’s team is one of the elite programs in the country year in and year out thanks to Brenda Frese, who recently picked up her 400th career win. Already a two-time Big Ten coach of the year, Frese has led the No. 6 ranked Terps to five conference titles, two Final Fours, and 11 NCAA tourneys in 14 years. Did we mention that Frese also recruited what might be the top freshman class in the country?
4. McDonogh girls finish as the top-ranked high school team in the country. McDonogh ran their undefeated streak to 34 games with two goals from Kia Rankin, headed to N.C. State next year, in their 4-0 Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland A final over Notre Dame. The Eagles averaged more than six and a half goals a game this year, besting a few other elite programs from New Jersey and Ohio this season, on their way to the top national ranking. If you want catch some great soccer, check these girls out next fall.
5. Amish man posts 3:05 marathon running in traditional garb. Okay, not technically “in Baltimore sports.” But there’s a lot of runners in Baltimore and a lot of Baltimore folks who enjoy visiting Southeastern PA’s Amish country and, bottom line, we couldn’t resist this story, which is actually inspiring. Leroy Stolzfus, a 22-year-old from Gordonville, PA, hit the tape at the Harrisburg Marathon earlier this month in 3:05:45. For starters, Stolzfus, who ran in long pants, a button-down shirt, and suspenders, barely missed qualifying for the Boston Marathon with his time, but didn’t blame it on a lack of better running gear. Just needs to train more and pace himself better, he said. Stolzfus also said he took up running after he got “involved with some stuff” he shouldn’t have and his brother-in-law suggested he take up running as a healthy outlet to ward off temptation. We’d love to see him to come to Baltimore and run our marathon next year.
