The Orioles’ competitive window opened 2 years ago. Are they on schedule?
When the Orioles wrapped up the 2022 season, a new reality was clear: The rebuild was over. After selling at the trade deadline one last time, the club finished strong to give the Orioles their first...
View ArticleFormer Spalding star becoming impact defender for Maryland football
COLLEGE PARK — Lavain Scruggs is making his time at starting safety count. Scruggs, a Baltimore resident and Spalding graduate, has made back-to-back starts for Maryland football in place of injured...
View ArticleWashington Mystics part ways with father-son duo at coach and GM
The Washington Mystics are parting ways with coach Eric Thibault and general manager Mike Thibault, the franchise announced Wednesday. Eric Thibault is the fifth WNBA coach to be let go this offseason,...
View ArticleNavy-Notre Dame football matchup question and answer exchange: Part 1
Bill Wagner, Navy football beat writer for Capital Gazette and The Sun, engaged in a question-and-answer exchange with Tim O’Malley of Irish Illustrated ahead of this week’s Navy-Notre Dame football...
View ArticleAnne Arundel County 2024 high school football stat leaders (Oct. 24)
Here are the Anne Arundel County high school football stat leaders through Oct. 19. Editor’s Note: Not all teams submitted stats. If you would like to submit missing stats, contact...
View ArticleAsking Eric: Friend holding a 10-year grudge over Easter dinner
Dear Eric: I tend not to tell people they hurt my feelings because it seems rude to critique. I am now in a situation that seems like a deal breaker. A few weeks ago, I had lunch with a person I...
View ArticleRavens QB Lamar Jackson had struggled vs. the blitz. Now he’s ‘locked in.’
Lamar Jackson doesn’t think much about the high praise for the Ravens’ success on offense this season. “In one ear, out the other,” the star quarterback said Wednesday night in Owings Mills. “Early in...
View ArticleHow Shohei Ohtani inspired Orioles rookie Jackson Holliday’s swing change
Jackson Holliday was just “messing around.” The Orioles rookie’s session in the batting cage with coach Cody Asche was ordinary — until it wasn’t. “It’s kind of a funny story,” he said about why he...
View ArticleWith brutal schedule, Maryland football understands the need to beat Minnesota
When Mike Locksley elected to go for a 2-point conversion rather than settle for an extra point in the fourth quarter of Maryland’s game against Southern California on Saturday, the players on offense...
View ArticleCan Ravens RB Derrick Henry rush for 2,000 yards this season?
Derrick Henry tramples over, through and in-between defenses at such an historic rate that his dodgy humbleness is borderline comedic. In 2020, after becoming the eighth running back to eclipse 2,000...
View ArticleRavens vs. Browns scouting report for Week 8: Who has the edge?
The Ravens painted another offensive masterpiece to beat the Buccaneers, 41-31. The Browns fell to the Bengals, 21-14, and lost their starting quarterback for the season. Who will have the edge when...
View ArticleMike Preston’s Ravens mailbag: Trade talk, Derrick Henry usage and Zach Orr...
Baltimore Sun columnist Mike Preston will answer fans’ questions in the middle of each week throughout the Ravens season. After a 41-31 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on “Monday Night Football,”...
View ArticleRavens WR Zay Flowers, CB Marlon Humphrey miss practice again
The Ravens could be in danger of not having two key starters for Sunday’s showdown against the AFC North rival Browns in Cleveland. Wide receiver Zay Flowers (ankle) and cornerback Marlon Humphrey...
View ArticleBroncos player Josh Reynolds injured in shooting in Denver last week after...
Broncos wide receiver Josh Reynolds was injured in a shooting last week in Denver, the team confirmed Thursday, and two men have been arrested on charges of attempted murder. Reynolds and another man...
View ArticleRavens LB Roquan Smith mum on possible fine over alleged hip-drop tackle
Whether Roquan Smith was fined for an alleged hip-drop tackle on Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin on Monday night that led to a gruesome and likely season-ending ankle injury, the Ravens...
View ArticleIncoming class of recruits moves Maryland football into ESPN’s Top 20
While Maryland football endures its ups and downs this fall, the program is making progress off the field — especially in recruiting. The Terps (4-3, 1-3 Big Ten) recently moved into ESPN’s national...
View ArticleHigh school sports roundup (Oct. 24)
Here’s a roundup of high school varsity action on Thursday, Oct. 24. Field hockey Francis Scott Key 2, Liberty 0: Maddy Dehoff made 11 saves as the Eagles shut out their county rival Lions in a Class...
View ArticleNavy starting inside linebackers to have homecoming when playing Notre Dame...
Homecoming for the Naval Academy was last weekend with most of the festivities centered around Saturday’s football game. Navy sent the alumni and fans home happy by routing Charlotte, 51-17. Kyle Jacob...
View ArticleTwin bond between Ava and Emerson Scott is helping Severna Park girls soccer
When Ava Scott scored the second goal of Severna Park girls soccer’s state championship victory last November, she screamed, tugged her jersey and pointed rapidly to her number. Above her, the...
View ArticleRavens vs. Browns staff picks: Who will win Sunday’s game in Cleveland?
Here’s how The Baltimore Sun sports staff views the outcome of Sunday’s Week 8 game between the Ravens (5-2) andCleveland Browns (1-6) at Huntington Bank Field in Cleveland, Ohio: Brian Wacker,...
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