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There is no easy or comfortable fix for the Orioles’ pitching woes
Two blown saves over the weekend illustrate the narrow margins the Orioles pitching staff is facing, and injury concerns could keep Baltimore on edge in a tough division race.
Her dad is a Baltimore TV legend. She’s returning to Maryland on her own merits.
Author Emily Barth Isler, daughter of former local broadcasting legend Andy Barth, comes home with a new book and life-saving message about kids and guns.
Jackson Holliday was willing to battle through his rookie slump. The Orioles should have been, too.
The club sent Holliday down to Triple-A Norfolk after just 10 games, not enough of a runway to see if he could have battled his way out of a 2-for-34 start to his big league career.
Jon Meoli: Like all the Orioles’ decisions with Jackson Holliday, a demotion is complicated
The Orioles’ position has always been: Players need to be challenged, and challenging them at earlier ages has the potential to be exponentially beneficial.
The Ravens played it safe. The Chiefs’ bold trade means the pick must be scrutinized.
The Ravens may have landed their next great cover corner in Nate Wiggins. But a bold move by Kansas City and an opportunity-swiping pick by Dallas could be the draft day selections Wiggins is graded against.
Jon Meoli: Jackson Holliday is settling in with the Orioles. Here’s what can help.
As long as he keeps defending well, he’ll get chances to bat at the bottom of the order, at least against righties, and get himself right.
Getting healthy takes a different priority when your goal is not to die
Us Generation Xers can no longer ignore the health challenges that come with aging. It took a scare to wake me up.
Ravens GM Eric DeCosta’s discipline will be tested in an NFL draft with win-now urgency
DeCosta's patience has been hard-won. With more urgency to win thanks to salary cap pressure, will he have to tweak the draft strategy?
Jon Meoli: Analyzing the factors driving Orioles rookie Colton Cowser’s breakout April
Cowser is spraying line drives all over the field, has a team-high 12 extra-base hits, and is one of the breakout stars of the first month of this MLB season.
After witnessing a courthouse shooting, one attorney is using poetry to heal
Baltimore County poet Jennifer Sutherland's “Bullet Points” lyrically recounts a tragic fatal shooting and its aftermath.
After topping the Terps, Johns Hopkins lacrosse is hungry for more
No. 3 Johns Hopkins came away with victory in the century-old "Rivalry" with Maryland, a 7-5 defensive scrap that it hopes heralds championships.
Jon Meoli: Orioles starter Dean Kremer has a new pitch this year. The early results are promising.
At its best, though, the pitch gives Kremer an added dimension for both lefties and righties to consider.
A funny thing happened on the way to the 3rd District forum in Annapolis
Former Capitol Hill police officer Harry Dunn and state Sen. Sarah Elfreth were among the candidates who participated in a forum in Annapolis. The candidates, who are vying to success outgoing U.S. Rep. John Sarbanes, face off in the May 14 primary election.
In epic series sweep, Cedric Mullins proves he’s still a game changer for the Orioles
With a highlight reel catch, a bundle of hits and a series-capping walk-off homer, Cedric Mullins showed he's still an important player even as the Orioles march toward the future with exciting young prospects.
Jon Meoli: Albert Suárez’s Orioles debut is another win for the pro scouts
Through an integrated pro scouting department, the Orioles may have for the second year running found a gem as they were sifting through depth options.
How do you dress for Maryland’s ‘Spring of Deception’? Two stylists have some ideas.
It can be hot, cold, snowy, sunny and rainy all in one week. Here’s how to dress for Maryland’s crazy weather.
I’m new to commuting on the Baltimore Beltway. Is it always this bad?
I’ve been commuting from Annapolis to Baltimore a couple of days each week for a few months now. We’ve got traffic in Annapolis, and sometimes it’s maddening. There was that one time a sailboat mast got caught in a powerline on Forest Drive. But I have to ask you Baltimore Beltway commuters a question: Is it always this bad?
Jon Meoli: Kyle Bradish looked like himself in Bowie. There’s cause for guarded optimism.
There’s no way to know with injuries like this. There are success stories with nonsurgical treatments, but far more end with Tommy John. I do recognize, though, I saw a pretty good version of Bradish on Tuesday.
Angel Reese and her new WNBA cohort present full-court fashion
Angel Reese and her new WNBA cohort shone sartorially at the draft.
St. John’s College is reckoning with its racist past. That includes Francis Scott Key.
St. John’s College in Annapolis will look at its most complicated graduate as part of a wider reckoning with its history of racism.