High school sports roundup (May 15)
Here’s a roundup of high school varsity action on Wednesday, May 15. Boys lacrosse Fallston 17, Pikesville 1: The defending 1A state champion Cougars advance to the semifinals to play Smithsburg at a...
View ArticleInstant analysis of the Ravens’ 2024 schedule
Here’s what The Baltimore Sun staff had to say immediately after the Ravens’ 2024 schedule was released Wednesday night: Brian Wacker, reporter: Remember when the Ravens won 10 of 11 games en route to...
View ArticleHereford boys lacrosse survives rally by Chesapeake for 8-6 win in Class 2A...
The rattling cowbells that accompanied Hereford boys lacrosse’s initial race to an easy Class 2A state quarterfinal win had ceased, replaced by the roars from the Chesapeake bench. The Bulls didn’t...
View ArticleChesapeake girls lacrosse turns over 2A state quarterfinal to Queen Anne’s, 11-6
It didn’t matter how quick Chesapeake’s movements were, how well-constructed its game plan, how aggressive its draw takers or how high-pressure its defense. Not when the ball dropped from its sticks...
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Who should be the Orioles’ leadoff hitter: Gunnar Henderson or Jordan Westburg?
The way Jordan Westburg reacted to batting leadoff for the first time in his career Wednesday is perhaps why he’s suited for the job. “Probably how you’d think he would react,” manager Brandon Hyde...
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With grit and ‘sense of urgency,’ Maryland baseball eyes return to...
One of Maryland baseball’s customs this season has involved traveling to road weekend series a day early to practice at opposing stadiums. But when the team got to Boston on Friday for a three-game...
View ArticlePreakness 2024: Explaining the rise in horse race betting after record...
Sportsbooks are on a heater. The rise of online gambling over the past six years has resulted in a lucrative market for sports betting operators with annual revenue in the 11-figure range. Americans...
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Ravens 2024 schedule: Ranking all 17 games from easiest (Broncos) to hardest...
Last season, the Ravens finished with the NFL’s best regular-season record (13-4) and reached the AFC championship game. Getting back there, however, will be a burdensome task. In addition to several...
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Gov. Wes Moore signs bill requiring mental health training for public high...
It’s a right of passage into Mike Locksley’s Maryland football program to participate in the “3 H’s” meeting. Newcomers stand before teammates, coaches and staff to share about their hero, a highlight...
View ArticleMaryland women’s lacrosse tastes own medicine in 15-9 loss to Florida in NCAA...
COLLEGE PARK — On Sunday, Maryland women’s lacrosse put James Madison in a spin cycle by scoring the game’s first eight goals en route to a comfortable 10-goal win. On Thursday, it was the Terps who...
View ArticleConcordia Prep boys lacrosse outlasts St. John’s Catholic Prep, 11-10, in...
Concordia Prep goalie Logan Tawney made several key saves from point-blank range to keep his team alive against St. John’s Catholic Prep in the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association C...
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Chesapeake softball scores 7 in the 7th to break free from Northeast for 8-0...
Had Alana Watts not poked a squirrel with a water bottle, Chesapeake softball might not have been able to unload an 8-0 avalanche on its neighboring rival and earn a Class 3A state quarterfinals...
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Four Anne Arundel County track and field teams place second at East Region...
Thursday was quite eventful for Arundel track and field standout Noel Evans. Evans participated in a special national signing day ceremony, inking her National Letter of Intent to UNC-Greensboro. Evans...
View ArticleHigh school sports roundup (May 16)
Here’s a roundup of high school varsity action on Thursday, May 16. Softball Carver A&T 13, Loch Raven 1: Carver put up five runs in the top of the first and matched it in the second inning, en...
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Preakness 2024: Gun Song wins 100th George E. Mitchell Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
Gun Song had her owner, R. Lee Lewis, a touch worried after she finished fourth in the March 30 Gulfstream Park Oaks. Mark Hennig, whom Lewis considers his best friend as much as his trainer of choice,...
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John Carroll softball gets revenge over Spalding, 6-3, to win IAAM A...
Ryan Pindell has been has seen this kind of drama before. She wanted to make sure the ending was a little bit different this time. The junior had three hits, including a triple in her first at-bat, to...
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Orioles explode for 5 runs in 1st inning to beat Mariners, 9-2, in John...
All the Orioles needed to break their hitting slump was face a budding Cy Young Award contender in one of baseball’s best rotations. Baltimore entered Friday with an 8-4 record in May, but the club’s...
View ArticleSmack attack: Broadneck boys lacrosse routs Perry Hall, 21-3, in 4A state...
Last year’s postseason forced Broadneck boys lacrosse through a gauntlet of close, ferocious games. This spring, the Bruins outscored opponents by more than 50 goals in the playoffs even before...
View ArticleNorth County girls lacrosse season ends with 17-6 loss to Urbana in Class 4A...
BURTONSVILLE — North County girls lacrosse started the season losing its first seven games. However, playing some of the state’s best competition in Anne Arundel County, the Knights didn’t get...
View ArticleHigh school sports roundup (May 17)
Here’s a roundup of high school varsity action on Friday, May 17. Baseball Archbishop Spalding 3, Calvert Hall 0: Sam Houches hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the second inning and starting...
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