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    Baltimore Orioles general manager Mike Elias arrives for a news conference at Camden Yards ahead of the team’s opening day on March 28.
    Jon Meoli: Halfway to the deadline, the Orioles are in great shape. But they could act with more urgency than 2023.
    The Orioles have always had the prospect talent to make pretty much any trade they’ve wanted in the last couple years. Elias has said so himself. There might just be more urgency to this year.
    U.S. Rep. John Sarbanes, center, talks about mental health in education after an appearance at Annapolis High School on May 23 with U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona. Cardona's press secretary kept calling it a media scrum, although it was one reporter, a student, a school board video team and me.
    John Sarbanes on bunny ears, Larry Hogan and fixing Congress
    John Sarbanes is exactly the right person to ask about fixing Congress. It’s his cause. His answer is long and flows from The Federalist Papers to the fall elections. It isn’t Congress that’s broken, he says, it’s us.
    A recent cycle of internet outrage over a runner’s husband reveals that sometimes we don’t know what we’re talking about.
    The dizzying highs and embarrassing lows of being wrong on the internet
    A recent cycle of internet outrage over a runner’s husband reveals that sometimes we don’t know what we’re talking about.
    Baltimore Orioles Ryan O’Hearn watches the ball after hitting a two-run home run during the eighth inning against the Chicago White Sox on May 25. (AP Photo/Melissa Tamez)
    Jon Meoli: The swing change that helped Ryan O’Hearn become a complete hitter with the Orioles
    “Now, when you look at his performance against pitch types, he’s hitting breaking balls really well and fastballs,” co-hitting coach Ryan Fuller said. “That’s what we want our guys to be able to do.”
    Orioles pitcher Cade Povich has a 2.35 ERA and a 1.06 WHIP.
    Inside the Dugout: Is the O’s rotation ready for top prospects?
    John Means’ elbow injury and Dean Kremer’s right triceps strain are testing the Orioles’ pitching depth.
    Kyle Bradish, #38 of the Baltimore Orioles, celebrates after striking out Bryan Ramos, #44 of the Chicago White Sox, during the seventh inning on May 26. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
    Amid injuries, the Orioles’ starting rotation continues to find ways to deliver
    Among the top five teams in starter ERA, only the Orioles have had eight different pitchers start at least three games — and all but two of the starters have a sub-4 ERA.
    TUCSON, ARIZONA - JANUARY 04: Sportscaster and former NBA player Bill Walton (center) calls the game between the Arizona Wildcats and the Colorado Buffaloes on Jan. 4. (Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images)
    In Bill Walton, college sports lost its unique voice and true believer
    Bill Walton's psychedelic wackiness was one of a kind, but so was his generous heart and dedication to the highest ideals of sports. The NCAA was better for having him, even if it never lived up to what he believed it could be.
    There is nothing wrong with being a homemaker. There is also nothing wrong with not being one.
    Using religion to sell homemaking as the only career for women is the real sin
    Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker told a class of college graduates that the women among them were sold “diabolical lies” about their careers. He is the liar.
    Ravens offensive coordinator Todd Monken (center) had a successful first year in the job — before the team reached the AFC championship game.
    Todd Monken built a great Ravens offense, but AFC championship disappointment looms over his achievements
    Living in a pressure cooker might just be a Baltimore offensive coordinator’s lot in life.
    Luis De León pitches as a member of the Delmarva Shorebirds.
    Arms on the Farm: Examining the rapid rise of Orioles pitching prospect Luis De León
    De Leon has a chance to be the top pitching prospect in the organization by the end of the year, which is saying a lot considering the pitching talent that has emerged.
    Naval Academy midshipmen present their capstone project on a microgrid power system for a Navy air station in Sicily.
    Naval Academy grads will live with the climate and energy crisis. Are they ready?
    When midshipmen graduating from the Naval Academy today reach retirement age in 2066, the Chesapeake Bay will be more than a foot higher.
    Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) speaks during a press conference in December.
    Black women are told to ‘go high.’ Jasmine Crockett went low, and I’m proud.
    Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s clapback to a personal insult from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene was a refreshing reminder that Black women no longer feel compelled to cater to respectability politics.
    Orioles prospect Enrique Bradfield Jr. has elite speed and defensive skill. The team has a plan for his hitting to reach that level too.
    Jon Meoli: How one drill explains Orioles top pick Enrique Bradfield Jr.’s developmental plan at Aberdeen
    It's uncomfortable to watch — but already showing signs of effectiveness.
    Baltimore Ravens Head Coach John Harbaugh laughs during a news conference at the Under Armour Performance Center in Owings Mills on Thursday, March 14.
    When coaches get together, they tell great stories. Here are the best from the newly launched Harbaugh Coaching Academy.
    John Harbaugh and Bill Belichick riffed on some of their favorite NFL memories. Harbaugh, along with his brother Jim, father Jack and brother-in-law Tom Crean, hopes to share more coaching wisdom through a new website.
    Ralph Parker died on May 21, 1944 in an accident at Pearl Harbor that killed hundreds of soldiers.  His named is carved into the Maryland World War II Memorial near Annapolis.
    Remembering Pvt. Parker, 80 years after his secret death in WWII
    Ralph Parker’s story is unlike any others you’ll hear as we approach Memorial Day. It is about secrets and secret families, and a man who otherwise won’t be celebrated.
    Scott Zervitz, with hair, circa the late 1990s, and in 2012 with wife Leslie Gray Streeter at a wedding in Charlottesville, Virginia.
    The ‘Black wife effect’ trend is cute, but we’re not miracle workers
    A recent TikTok trend provides real-life evidence of the glow-up that comes with the “Black wife effect.” But I have questions.
    A rendering of the planned Maritime Welcome Center shows how it would look from the end of City Dock, where a new park will be built as part of a flood protection project.
    The view from downtown Annapolis is changing. These people are fighting back.
    When the mayor of Annapolis plans a $10 million, glass-walled maritime welcome center at City Dock — right on top of an $88 million public works project to save downtown by lifting part of it above climate-driven flooding — Historic Annapolis pays attention. The question is, is anyone listening?
    Members of the owner group for Seize the Gray, celebrate after he wins The Preakness Stakes.
    Amid low Preakness turnout, ecstatic Seize the Grey owners give horse racing a shot of life
    For just $127, more than 2,500 investors bought a share in Preakness winner Seize the Grey. The money bought them the thrill of a lifetime.
    Preakness attendees place bets and wander through the upper concourse at Pimlico Race Course Saturday.
    What out-of-town fans would change about Pimlico, Preakness
    It’s not news to anyone that the course and its facilities need work. Visitors have suggestions.
    Assistant trainer Ray Bryner walks Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan back to the barn following a training session ahead of the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes.
    Pimlico needs to be razed. Top trainers hope one thing can be saved.
    They aren’t in the best shape, but Pimlico’s green stakes barns have earned a reprieve from the wrecking ball because of their place in racing history, trainers say.
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