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Liana Handler

Liana

Liana Handler, a rising senior from the University of Florida, is a general assignment sports intern at The Baltimore Banner. She previously pursued sports stories in north central Florida with bylines in the Independent Florida Alligator, the Tampa Bay Times and WUFT News. Recently, she graduated from the Sports Journalism Institute as a member of the 2025 class. Her favorite stories focus on the intersection of sports, culture and community.

The latest from Liana Handler

Signage for the MLB Draft is seen in the first round during the 2025 MLB Draft in Atlanta, Georgia.
MLB draft tracker: Follow the Orioles’ picks on Day 2
With the Orioles’ competitive balance round and compensation picks already selected, Baltimore now starts the final rounds of the 2025 MLB draft with the hope of finding another late-round star.
Updated Jul 15, 2025
Orioles GM Mike Elias will be busy with seven picks Sunday on the opening day of the MLB draft.
MLB draft tracker: Orioles bring the largest bonus pool to MLB draft
Baltimore has seven picks and a bonus pool of $19.145 million on the first day of the draft.
Updated Jul 14, 2025
Commissioner Robert D. Manfred Jr. announces the Rockies’ selection of Ethan Holliday with the fourth overall pick of the draft.
Orioles’ Jackson Holliday’s younger brother, Ethan, joins him as a first-round pick
Jackson Holliday was the No. 1 overall pick of the Orioles in 2022.
Updated Jul 14, 2025
Orioles pitcher Dean Kremer struck out seven in seven shutout innings Friday night.
Orioles beat Miami 5-2 and, for a few moments, let the good vibes roll
Dean Kremer made one of the best starts of his career, and the Orioles snagged eight hits in 5-2 win over Miami
Updated Jul 12, 2025
Gervonta Davis arrives at the Elijah E. Cummings Courthouse for a probation violation hearing in March.
Gervonta Davis arrested in Florida, charged with battery against ex-girlfriend
Baltimore boxing champion Gervonta Davis, 30, is accused of slapping his ex-girlfriend multiple times during an altercation on Father's Day.
Updated Jul 11, 2025
The House v. NCAA settlement’s deadline is here: What does that mean for Maryland?
The landmark settlement goes into effect and puts college sports on a new path where schools will pay athletes directly.
Jul 1, 2025
Chandler Simpson of the Rays steals second base in the first inning as the throw gets away from Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson.
Orioles can’t get anything right in 11-3 loss to Rays
The Rays beat the Orioles 11-3, putting to bed Friday’s 14-run loss. Meanwhile, Baltimore’s performance was borderline nightmarish in a game in which nothing went right.
Updated Jun 29, 2025
Charlie Cerrato helped propel Penn State to its first Frozen Four — and, he hopes, finally convinced an NHL team to select him in the draft. (Photo courtesy of Penn State)
Fallston’s Charlie Cerrato finally selected in NHL Draft
Charlie Cerrato was passed over the last two years but expects to hear his name called Saturday.
Updated Jun 28, 2025
Jennifer Adams, 53, and her son, Skye Adams, 24, arrived nearly two hours before the first pitch to snag an Orioles Pride jersey during Pride Night at Orioles Park.
Pride and (no) prejudice: Orioles celebrate annual Pride Night at Camden Yards
A mother-son duo embodies how baseball’s efforts to reach out to queer folk can pay off.
Jun 26, 2025
Baltimore Orioles fan Solomon Baker, 8, uses a misting station to cool off at his first-ever game.
Orioles players, fans and staffers find ways to beat the heat
Temperatures soared to 100 degrees Monday night, making it the hottest first pitch this season
Jun 24, 2025
Luis Guevara played with the Chesapeake Baysox for a short while in 2025.
‘A kid with dreams:’ Friends grieve the death of Orioles minor leaguer Luis Guevara
Guevara’s death stunned his hometown in Venezuela as friends and family reckoned with the loss of the light-hearted, hardworking ballplayer, according to four players who knew him.
Jun 23, 2025
The Ravens drafted Emery Jones Jr. of LSU in the third round in April.
Ravens’ Emery Jones Jr. is not expected to be ready for start of training camp
Coach John Harbaugh remains optimistic that Jones will be back during camp.
Jun 18, 2025
Cornerback Jaire Alexander, photographed observing practice Wednesday during the Ravens' mandatory minicamp, will reunite with college teammate Lamar Jackson in Baltimore.
Lamar Jackson gets his wish as Ravens sign former Louisville teammate, CB Jaire Alexander
Alexander reunites with college teammate Lamar Jackson.
Jun 18, 2025
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