Kiel McLaughlin

828 days ago - Johns Hopkins coach Jim Margraff knows sophomore quarterback Michael Murray doesn’t have a powerful arm like Louisville’s Brian Brohm or the blazing speed of West Virginia’s Pat White. But he does share one attribute with the top college players at his position: He thrives under pressure.

841 days ago - It only took Yamon Figurs 4.3 seconds discover he had a career in the National Football League.

845 days ago - Offensive tackle Antonio Logan-El stands 6-foot-5 and weighs 315 pounds, but he remained mostly unnoticed during his first official practice as a member of the Towson football team.

848 days ago - Position » Wide receiver
Height/Weight » 5-11, 185
Hometown » LaPalma, Calif.
College » UCLA

College accomplishments » A track star during his freshman and sophomore years, Willis tried out for the football team during the spring of 2005 and made it. His speed forced defenses to protect deep, but he only made 21 catches for 219 yards his senior year.

How he got here » Undrafted in the spring, the Ravens called Willis before any other team following the seventh round of the draft. Willis said the Ravens made him the best offer and convinced him to make the same cross-country journey that his fellow former Bruin, quarterback Drew Olson, has made the last two summers.

What he says he must do to make the team » “Mark Clayton, Derrick Mason, Demetrius [Williams] and Devard [Darling] are all a step above me at this point. It motivates me to work harder to reach that level. I only have two years of football under my belt, so technique and reading defenses is still new to me. It’s going to take a lot of hard work.”

855 days ago - It’s been six years since Cal Ripken Jr. or Tony Gwynn played in a major league game, but their fan support hasn’t faded.

856 days ago - The entrants who participated in Charlestown Retirement Community’s Cal Ripken Jr. look-alike contest Thursday in Catonsville were old enough to be the Iron Man’s father.

857 days ago - After Towson’s football team failed to qualify for Division I-AA playoffs by the slimmest of margins last fall, linebacker Brian Bradord made this year’s goals perfectly clear at the Colonial Athletic Association’s Media Day on Wednesday.

859 days ago - With the smell of chlorine in the air, Jessica Long pauses to reflect. Before strapping on her goggles or stepping onto the platform, she quietly reads a verse from the New Testament’s Book of Philippians before jumping into the pool.

865 days ago - Maybe outlaw is the best way to describe Jim Beardmore.

866 days ago - After opening the second half of the season by winning three of four games against the visiting Chicago White Sox, the Orioles will look to continue their success away from Camden Yards.

867 days ago - Orioles starter Garrett Olson had little idea where each pitch would wind up Sunday afternoon at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Luckily for the rookie left-hander, the Chicago White Sox had no clue, either.

867 days ago - During a town hall meeting to discuss the state of the Orioles, president of baseball operations Andy MacPhail and interim manager Dave Trembley fielded questions from more than a hundred Oriole fans more than two hours before Sunday’s game against the White Sox.

870 days ago - With her older sister Amanda at her side, Jessica Long sat in amazement as her name was read, honoring the 15-year-old as the Best Female Athlete with a Disability Wednesday night at ESPN’s ESPY Awards in Los Angeles.