Orioles prospects fall to Pirates, 3-1, in inaugural Spring Breakout game
BRADENTON, Fla. — The future of Orioles baseball was on display Thursday night in a way it had never been before. Baltimore fielded a roster solely composed of players from its farm system for MLB’s...
View ArticleAlready at Camden Yards, Levy bids for Baltimore Convention Center...
Levy, the Orioles’ concessions provider, could be the new vendor inside the Baltimore Convention Center. The Baltimore Board of Estimates will vote Wednesday whether to give the Chicago-based...
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Five things we learned from the Ravens’ first week of free agency
The Ravens knew they were in for pain when the NFL’s legal tampering window opened Monday. They did not have the money to retain all the players who helped them clinch the AFC’s best record last...
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Maryland men’s basketball wraps a frustrating season, with its future...
After one last afternoon on which it could not keep pace with a hot-shooting opponent, the Maryland men’s basketball team said a frustrated farewell to a frustrating season. March Madness never dawned...
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How Orioles catcher Samuel Basallo became one of baseball’s best prospects:...
SARASOTA, Fla. — Samuel Basallo stands tall at his locker, a boy among men, just feet from Adley Rutschman. The 19-year-old catching prospect has the body of a big leaguer — 6 feet 4 and perhaps still...
View ArticleCalvert Hall basketball coach Gary Neal steps down after three seasons
Calvert Hall basketball coach Gary Neal announced Friday that he has stepped down after three seasons. The 2002 Calvert Hall alum, who went on to graduate from Towson University and enjoy a seven-year...
View ArticleSteelers trade QB Kenny Pickett to Eagles after signing Russell Wilson
PITTSBURGH — The brief and tumultuous Kenny Pickett era in Pittsburgh is over. The Steelers are trading the quarterback to the Philadelphia Eagles, multiple sources told The Associated Press. The...
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Orioles observations on ‘big’ hopes for Dean Kremer, ‘fun change’ for Ryan...
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — After his breakout 2022 season, Dean Kremer struggled to begin 2023. The right-hander posted a 6.67 ERA in April, allowed batters to hit .280 off him in the first half and...
View ArticleLionel Messi expected to miss Miami’s match at D.C. United with injury
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Inter Miami superstar Lionel Messi is dealing with a leg injury that is expected to sideline him for the team’s next match at D.C. United on Saturday. Messi checked out of...
View ArticleTowson women’s basketball makes it three in a row over Charleston, winning...
WASHINGTON — A popular saying in sports is that it is very difficult to defeat the same opponent three times in a single season. Try telling that to Towson women’s basketball. After their season sweep...
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Northeast boys basketball rallies with 31-point fourth quarter to earn first...
COLLEGE PARK — Cam Albury started crying at 4.7 seconds on the clock. The Northeast senior couldn’t stop the tears from falling, he said. Albury had just performed near miracles, almost single-handedly...
View ArticleNavy men’s lacrosse rallies to stun No. 7 Johns Hopkins in OT, 10-9, on Max...
Navy men’s lacrosse went 24 straight games without being able to beat Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, a drought that spanned almost six decades. Don’t look now, but the Midshipmen have suddenly beaten the...
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Hall of Fame Severna Park boys soccer coach Don Gregg dies at age 80
Don Gregg, the most successful boys soccer coach in Anne Arundel County history, died Tuesday in Tallahassee, Florida, following a brief illness. The longtime Pasadena resident was 80 years old. Gregg...
View ArticleConfidence soaring, young Orioles ready to embrace lofty expectations
SARASOTA, Fla. — If 2022 was when they laid the foundation and 2023 was when they exceeded expectations, then 2024 is the year the Orioles embrace them. On the heels of winning the American League East...
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Orioles observations on Corbin Burnes’ rocky spring, Craig Kimbrel’s...
SARASOTA, Fla. — The caveat that spring training stats, for the most part, don’t matter is a crucial one when discussing Corbin Burnes. The ace has been one of the sport’s best starting pitchers over...
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Chicago Bears trade Justin Fields to the Pittsburgh Steelers, paving the way...
After three seasons and 38 starts, the Justin Fields era has come to an end for the Chicago Bears. In a high-profile trade that many around the NFL were awaiting, Bears general manager Ryan Poles dealt...
View ArticleMike Preston: No. 5 Maryland men’s lacrosse can’t keep up in 14-10 loss to...
COLLEGE PARK — When the game had ended and No. 3 Virginia men’s lacrosse had beaten No. 5 Maryland, 14-10, in front of 7,845 fans at SECU Stadium, there was only one logical conclusion: The Cavaliers...
View ArticleNo. 3 Maryland women’s lacrosse beats Ohio State, 12-6 | ROUNDUP
Here is the weekly roundup of state college lacrosse games. Division I men UMBC 13, Bryant 12, OT: The host Retrievers (2-3) closed the game on a 4-0 run to beat the Bulldogs (4-3) on Saturday. Jordan...
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Orioles roster battles: Spots up for grabs entering final week of spring...
SARASOTA, Fla. — Orioles players are making Brandon Hyde and Mike Elias’ lives hard. Too many of them are playing well. That is, in comparison to the dreary years of the rebuild, a good problem to...
View ArticleMan who flew drone over Ravens-Chiefs AFC title game sentenced to probation
The Pennsylvania man who prosecutors said flew a drone over M&T Bank Stadium during this year’s AFC championship game pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal airspace violation. Matthew Hebert, of...
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