Cal Ripken Jr. to visit Roy Rodgers in Frederick today
Roy Rogers on Route 26 in Frederick will celebrate the restaurant chain’s 50th anniversary and its partnership with the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation by receiving a visit from Baseball and Orioles Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. today from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Ripken will join the staff behind the counter and participate in a few baseball activities outside with local area kids. The restaurant is located at 1990 Riverside Way. WOMEN’S TRACK/CROSS COUNTRY: Johns Hopkins’ Ellie Burton has been awarded an NCAA postgraduate scholarship. Her selection marks a fifth consecutive year that at least one Blue Jays student-athlete has been selected. MEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE: Hofstra named former Rutgers assistant John Gorman defensive coordinator. Before coaching at Rutgers, Gorman served an assistant coach and assistant defensive coordinator at Hofstra from August 2012 through August 2016. ... Kevin Unterstein, who spent the last eight seasons at Hofstra, has been named an assistant coach for North Carolina. — four-year contract with $18 million guaranteed and about $11 million in bonuses, ending the No. 8 overall draft pick’s holdout after 29 days. ... Giants rookie RB Saquon Barkley suffered a mild hamstring strain during practice. There was no timetable for Barkley’s recovery, but ESPN reported that the Giants believe the No. 2 overall pick is fine. ... Coach Kyle Shanahan said the 49ers intend to sign RB Alfred Morris because of recent injuries to starter Jerick McKinnon and top backup Matt Breida. Morris, 29, has his two most productive seasons in 2012 and 2013 while playing for the Redskins when Shanahan was the offensive coordinator. ... Delicia Cordon, the ex-girlfriend of Bills RB LeSean McCoy, filed a personal injury lawsuit Friday against McCoy and his former University of Pittsburgh teammate Tamarcus Porter in connection to a July 10 home invasion in which Cordon was beaten and robbed of jewelry. No suspects have been named in the Fulton County (Ga.) district attorney’s criminal investigation of the attack.
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