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<p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;"><strong>Good Morning</strong> Annapolis. I made a mistake in <a href="https://www.naptownscoop.com/email-archive/2021-01-27" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">Wednesday's email</a>. The Anne Arundel 24 hour COVID case change read 1,338. It should have said 138. I'm sorry if this upset you.<br>
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In Today's Naptown Scoop:</p> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>More snow</li> <li>Movies coming back</li> <li>Much less restriction</li>
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<h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Maryland</h2> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>Cases: 348,749 <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>24 hour change: +2,190</li> </ul> </li> <li>Positivity rate: 6.15%</li> <li>Deaths: 6,861 <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>24 hour change: +40</li> </ul> </li> <li>Hospitalized: 1,636 (376 ICU)</li> <li>First dose vaccinated: 6.34%</li> <li>Second dose vaccinated: 1.10%</li>
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<h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Anne Arundel</h2> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>Cases: 33,362 <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>24 hour change: +269</li> </ul> </li> <li>Positivity rate: 6.72%</li> <li>Deaths: 444</li> <li>Hospitalized: 128 (28 ICU)</li> <li>First dose vaccinated: 5.82%</li> <li>Second dose vaccinated: 1.03%</li>
</ul> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Sources: <a href="https://coronavirus.maryland.gov/" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">Coronavirus MD</a>, <a href="https://aahealth.org/covid19data/" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">Coronavirus AAC</a></p>
<h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Can't pull a fast one on ole' Prince George</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Unless you live or work in Prince George's County, you won't be getting the vaccine there according to the county executive*. To ensure PG residents have a chance to get the vaccine, they're now <a href="https://www.capitalgazette.com/maryland/bowie/ac-cn-covid-vaccine-residents-only-prince-georges-20210127-o5hpanno5zfkha7rkr3mt7twhq-story.html?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1.29.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">verifying residency</a> or employment before giving any shots.<br>
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*When the Six Flags mass vaccination site opens next week, it will not follow this same restriction. Additionally, non-PG residents who already have an appointment to get a second dose will be allowed to complete the course.</p>
<h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Also on the vaccine front</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Steuart Pittman and Larry Hogan had a call to discuss vaccine distribution. It was the first time they'd talked one-on-one in two years. Both parties said the meeting was <a href="https://www.capitalgazette.com/politics/ac-cn-anne-arundel-governor-20210128-20210128-4jhmr2jzizgljphm2kbjkhkcpu-story.html?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1.29.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">productive</a>, however there were no immediate practical outcomes.<br>
</p> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Library closure renewed</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Anne Arundel County Library extended the suspension of in-person service until at least March 1. Curbside pickup <a href="https://www.aacpl.net/media/extended-curbside-only?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1.29.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">remains available</a> at all locations. The library is also boosting its digital offerings. CEO Skip Auld encouraged residents who are struggling with online tasks, like getting unemployment benefits and registering for the vaccine, to call the library for help.</p>
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<p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;"><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/somegoodnews-the-end-sgn-of-tunnel-dyw4fuAhPaIh0japgg" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;"><span style="color:#656565; font-size:14px"><em style="line-height: 1.5;">Giphy</em></span></a></p> <p style="margin-top: 5px;display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;">Executive Order #42 takes effect at noon today. And though our fight against the virus isn't over yet, it sure seems like we're on the right track. With vaccinations ramping up and cases trending down, Anne Arundel County is <a href="https://www.aacounty.org/news-and-events/news/county-executive-pittman-loosens-capacity-limit-restrictions-as-covid-case-rate-declines?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1.29.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">loosening some restrictions</a>:</p> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li style="margin-top: 5px;"><strong>Now at 50% capacity</strong> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li style="margin-top: 5px;">Hair stylists, nail salons, barbers, etc.</li> <li style="margin-top: 5px;">Religious facilities (250 person limit)</li> <li style="margin-top: 5px;">Retail shops</li> <li style="margin-top: 5px;">Fellowship addiction recovery meetings (100 person limit)</li> <li style="margin-top: 5px;">Indoor dining</li> <li style="margin-top: 5px;">Social clubs (American Legion, VFW, etc.)</li> <li style="margin-top: 5px;">Fitness centers</li> <li style="margin-top: 5px;">Home expo shows</li> <li style="margin-top: 5px;">Casinos</li> <li style="margin-top: 5px;">Bowling alleys, roller rinks, indoor ice rinks</li> <li style="margin-top: 5px;">Electronic call bingo halls</li> </ul> </li> <li style="margin-top: 5px;"><strong>Now at 25% capacity</strong> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li style="margin-top: 5px;">Indoor music venues, movie theatres, outdoor music venues</li> <li style="margin-top: 5px;">Live bingo halls and pool halls</li> <li style="margin-top: 5px;">Outdoor sporting venues</li> <li style="margin-top: 5px;">Cigar and hookah lounges and adult entertainment venues</li> </ul> </li>
</ul> <p style="margin-top: 5px;display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;">Restaurants in mall food courts are allowed to start flipping burgers again. And from a state order (that Pittman didn't override), <a href="https://governor.maryland.gov/2021/01/28/governor-hogan-announces-statewide-restaurant-curfew-to-end-february-1/?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1.29.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">bars and restaurants</a> will no longer have to close at 10 PM.<br>
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And organized sports should make a comeback on February 8. Masks must be worn at all times and indoor activities will be limited to 15 people. But the county spring recreational league is scheduled to open March 1.</p>
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<h1 style="color: #5182ff;margin-top: 0;margin-bottom: 10px;font-size: 1.5em;line-height: 1.5;">Quick Hits</h1> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Capital for the capital</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Annapolis has about 60 state-owned buildings within city limits. This, along with events like protests and rallies—place a financial burden on Annapolis that it would not face if it weren't the capital of Maryland. Because of this, we're supposed to receive a <a href="https://www.capitalgazette.com/maryland/annapolis/ac-cn-annapolis-pilot-hogan-20210127-20210128-hetmrdrlejbr5hhct7aijmfscm-story.html?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1.29.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">PILOT</a> payment of $750,000 every year.<br>
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<h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Chesapeake Bay Foundation CEO stepping down</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Will Baker started at the CBF in 1976 as an intern. Five years later he was running the place. And he's been running it ever since. But at the end of 2021, the 67-year-old will <a href="https://www.bayjournal.com/news/people/chesapeake-bay-foundation-leader-will-baker-retiring-after-40-years/article_75aaab34-60e9-11eb-a3ec-5f5c5f2d4366.html?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1.29.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">step down</a> to pursue other things before he goes "belly up." The board will use the rest of the year to find a replacement.</p>
<h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">MD Congress wants a Medal of Freedom for Capital shooting victims</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">All members of the MD delegation except Andy Harris have <a href="https://www.capitalgazette.com/news/ac-cn-capital-gazette-shooting-medal-of-freedom-20210128-342yztwvxfceznatbn3x65shle-story.html?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1.29.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">signed a letter</a> asking President Biden to award the USA's highest honor to the five Capital employees who were killed on June 28, 2018. The letter follows <a href="https://www.capitalgazette.com/opinion/our-say/ac-ce-our-say-2021124-20210124-vjdeagswjva5vam5xhe2stxite-story.html?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1.29.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">a column</a> the Capital wrote earlier this week.</p>
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<h1 style="color: #5182ff;margin-top: 0;margin-bottom: 10px;font-size: 1.5em;line-height: 1.5;">Local Business</h1> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Want to catch a movie?</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Bow Tie Cinemas at the mall and Harbour Center are <a href="https://www.capitalgazette.com/news/ac-cn-movie-theaters-opening-anne-arundel-20210128-3eqrppp6cfbuhfi3d7gbnrrcd4-story.html?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1.29.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">dusting off the projectors</a> on February 5. Back in September we ran a survey asking if you would see a movie in theatres. 73% of you said no, 27% said yes. If folks said no, we then asked if there was <em style="line-height: 1.5;">any</em> movie that would get you into a cinema. All but three people said no again. What swayed the three? Two said James Bond. The other said <em style="line-height: 1.5;">Atlas Shrugged</em>.<br>
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Let's roll the survey again. <a href="https://forms.gle/PCFKoZ1DWdRtpPgA9" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">Will you see a movie when theatres open</a>?<br>
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</p> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Free confetti bundtlet</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Grand opening week at <a href="https://www.nothingbundtcakes.com/bakery/md/annapolis?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1.29.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">Nothing Bundt Cakes</a> continues. 20% of today's sales will be donated to Backpacks of Love. And starting at 10 AM tomorrow, the first 300 customers will get a free confetti bundlet.</p>
<h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Do good with beer</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Forward Brewing is also doing some donating. <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CKelakRLttz/" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">10% of all sales</a> today will go to the Anne Arundel County Food Bank. As if we needed another excuse to go to Forward.<br>
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<h1 style="color: #5182ff;margin-top: 0;margin-bottom: 10px;font-size: 1.5em;line-height: 1.5;">Civil News</h1> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Two can play the relief game</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">MD Senate Democrats want to add $520 million to Governor Hogan's RELIEF Act. Senate President Bill Ferguson says the proposed Recovery Now amendment <a href="https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/annapolis/md-senate-democrats-propose-500-million-covid-19-relief-plan/article_7baf9dce-2c8f-5df1-8ec1-36784258042d.html?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1.29.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">fills in the gaps</a> of Hogan's plan. The Dems plan to have the RELIEF Act and Recovery Now amendment on the floor next week.<br>
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<h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">COVID rent relief</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">MD received $402 million in rent relief funding from the federal government this week. $258 million went directly to the state. Those funds will be <a href="https://governor.maryland.gov/2021/01/27/governor-hogan-announces-258-million-in-additional-rental-relief-funding/?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1.29.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">distributed</a> through the Department of Housing and Community Development. $143 million was split between MD's eight counties with over 200,000 residents—one of which is Anne Arundel.</p>
<h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Police scanner</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">A sheriff's deputy crashed into a car that reversed from the <a href="https://www.aacounty.org/news-and-events/news/police-press-release---january-28-2021?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1.29.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">shoulder</a> onto I-97 yesterday morning. Both drivers were taken to Shock Trauma in Baltimore for precautionary reasons.<br>
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<h1 style="color: #5182ff;margin-top: 0;margin-bottom: 10px;font-size: 1.5em;line-height: 1.5;">What's Happenin'</h1> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Everyone loves a dunk tank</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Well... except for those being dunked. More than a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheBigBeanMD/photos/pcb.4111227092243392/4111221722243929/" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">dozen local businesses</a> are participating in a Polar Bear Plunge at Garry's Grill tomorrow. From 8 AM to 4 PM, owners and (soon to be) disgruntled employees will rotate through the dunk tank to raise money for the Special Olympics of Maryland.<br>
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For a warmer activity at Garry's Grill, check out drive-in movie night tonight. Call (410) 544-0499 to get your spot to see Pixar's greatest film ever: <em style="line-height: 1.5;">Cars</em>.</p>
<h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Phind your Phlow</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Take a free yoga class at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CKl7fsIL1Sd/" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">Pherm Brewing Company</a> at 10:30 on Sunday morning. BYO mat. They'll take care of the beer if you namaste around after class.</p>
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<h1 style="color: #5182ff;margin-top: 0;margin-bottom: 10px;font-size: 1.5em;line-height: 1.5;">Extra Sprinkles</h1> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Reef balls</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">A crew put 100 oyster <a href="https://www.capitalgazette.com/environment/ac-cn-reef-balls-0128-20210128-j3qd6vcxwvbnpmmqzpk7ykswom-story.html?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1.29.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">reef balls</a> in the Magothy River on Wednesday. The CCA's Living Reef Action Campaign donated the balls—which resemble wiffle balls with the top cut off. In a few years, the balls should be thriving aquatic wildlife habitats.</p>
<h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Academy research grant</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">The DoD awarded the Academy a $666,000 grant to buy an aerosol jet printer. According to the Academy, midshipmen will use the printer across <a href="https://www.usna.edu/NewsCenter/2021/01/Naval_Academy_Awarded_DoD_University_Research_Equipment_Grant.php?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1.29.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">seven departments</a> to manufacture antennas, sensors, power systems, and more. Rumor has it they're going to need a second grant to reload the ink.<br>
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<h3 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 0;font-size: 1em line-height:1.5;">Rams Head On Stage</h3> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>Kavoossi & the Typos | 7:30 PM | Sold out</li>
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<h3 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 0;font-size: 1em line-height:1.5;">Sam's on the Waterfront</h3> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>Pete Best | 1/29 | 6–9 PM</li> <li>Michael K | 1/30 | 6–9 PM</li> <li>The Tambo Band | 1/31 | 3–6 PM</li>
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<h3 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 0;font-size: 1em line-height:1.5;">Garry's Grill</h3> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>Aaron Hawkins | 1/31 | 10 AM</li>
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<h3 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 0;font-size: 1em line-height:1.5;">Washington Capitals (5–0–3)</h3> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>1/28 vs. New York Islanders <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>W 6–3</li> </ul> </li> <li>1/30 vs Boston Bruins | 7 PM</li>
</ul> <h3 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 0;font-size: 1em line-height:1.5;">Washington Wizards (3–11)</h3> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>1/27 vs. New Orleans Pelicans <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>L 124–106</li> </ul> </li> <li>1/29 vs. Atlanta Hawks | 7 PM</li> <li>1/31 vs. Brooklyn Nets | 7 PM</li>
</ul> <h3 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 0;font-size: 1em line-height:1.5;">Navy women's basketball (2–6)</h3> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>1/30 @ Loyola Greyhounds | 1 PM</li> <li>1/31 vs. Loyola Greyhounds | 3 PM</li>
</ul> <h3 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 0;font-size: 1em line-height:1.5;">Navy men's basketball (10–2)</h3> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>1/30 vs. Loyola Greyhounds | 12 PM</li> <li>1/31 @ Loyola Greyhounds | 6 PM</li>
</ul> <h3 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 0;font-size: 1em line-height:1.5;">UMD women's basketball (12–2)</h3> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>1/28 vs. Michigan State Spartans <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>W 92–52</li> </ul> </li>
</ul> <h3 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 0;font-size: 1em line-height:1.5;">UMD men's basketball (9–8)</h3> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>1/27 vs. Wisconsin Badgers <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>L 61–55</li> </ul> </li>
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<h3 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 0;font-size: 1em line-height:1.5;">American Magic is back</h3> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Annapolis native Terry Hutchinson and the American Magic team are back at it in New Zealand. After repairs to the high-tech hull (complete with a few <a href="https://twitter.com/NZStuff/status/1354311189606526978" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">grateful bandages</a>), they're ready to take on Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli. Luna Rossa took the <a href="https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/americas-cup/300216487/prada-cup-semifinal-recap-luna-rossa-and-american-magic-race-to-keep-americas-cup-dreams-alive?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1.29.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">first two races</a> in the best of seven series.</p>
<h3 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 0;font-size: 1em line-height:1.5;">It's official</h3> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Washington Football Team coach Ron Rivera is <a href="https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/01/28/ron-rivera-washington-football-team-coach-officially-cancer-free?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1.29.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">officially</a> cancer-free.</p>
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