From Candy Thomson's Baltimore Sun article today:
For a brief period in late January, Baltimore and state officials quietly rejoiced after receiving a letter from the Volvo Ocean Race congratulating the city for being picked to host the only U.S. stopover of the global race in spring 2015.
And then days later — before today's official announcement — race organizers yanked the prize away and gave it to Newport, R.I. The announcement is expected at 2:30 p.m. at the Rhode Island State House in Providence.
The reason for the switch? Correspondence shows Baltimore refused to budge on a request from Volvo officials to move the Preakness Stakes from the week of May 11, 2015, or that Volvo be allowed to stage its event at the same time.
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