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    Construction workers honored the Key Bridge victims during a press conference on March 28, 2024 at CASA's Baltimore worker center. They held white flowers and raised their hands in solidarity.
    Baltimore is grieving the loss of the Key Bridge. We’re at the anger stage now.
    Baltimore’s anger is not just out of the helplessness we feel over what happened to the Key Bridge, but at the absolute asinine response across the media — social, televised and otherwise.
    Angel Reese #10 of the LSU Lady Tigers hold up her hand to Caitlin Clark #22 of the Iowa Hawkeyes during the fourth quarter of the 2023 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament championship game at American Airlines Center on April 2, 2023 in Dallas, Texas.
    Overblown reactions to Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark obscure this truth: They’re elevating the game
    When people came for Angel Reese after last year’s national championship, it exposed sexism and racism among an entrenched segment of sports fans.
    Shortstop Gunnar Henderson high-fives teammates in the dugout after the Orioles beat the Angels on Saturday.
    Jon Meoli: Gunnar Henderson did it all for the Orioles this weekend. Somehow, the walks might prove most meaningful.
    Mike Montville when he coached the Scottsdale Scorpions in the Arizona Fall League. He now serves as hitting coach of the Triple-A Norfolk Tides.
    Jon Meoli: Norfolk has future stars. Meet the hitting coach who will guide them to the Orioles.
    The Norfolk Tides’ lineup will read like a who’s who of Orioles top hitting prospects: Jackson Holliday, Coby Mayo, Heston Kjerstad, Connor Norby and Kyle Stowers
    Starting pitcher Corbin Burnes in the first inning.
    Jon Meoli: Corbin Burnes gives O’s fans every reason to dream of a World Series
    Burnes is a true ace who will draw fans to the ballpark every time he pitches. More than that, he gives them a chance to win it all.
    David Rubenstein takes the reins of the Orioles a year after they won 101 games and their first division title since 2014.
    Jon Meoli: As David Rubenstein takes control, the Orioles have to prove they can win all over again
    Hiccups aren’t rare for teams trying to build toward championships, but an underperforming season from these Orioles could open the door for myriad questions about this organization’s future.
    David Rubenstein is the new control person of the Orioles as the team embarks on defense of its American League East championship.
    New Orioles owner David Rubenstein is getting a hero’s welcome. Living up to it will be tricky.
    The 74-year-old Baltimore native has been hailed simply for buying a controlling ownership in the Orioles. But he has to walk a tightrope to avoid falling out of favor.
    Orioles outfielders Austin Hays (left) and Cedric Mullins both have strong feelings for the Baltimore community.
    After bridge collapse, Orioles players hope baseball can be a refuge
    Baltimore and Maryland are reeling from the loss of life and the impact to come from the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse. With baseball season starting, the Orioles offer us a needed opportunity for civic unity.
    The Domino Sugar Factory, with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the background, is seen on Thursday, March 14, 2024.
    The Key Bridge vanishes, and Maryland suddenly loses another landmark
    In the age of the automobile, when a car is an extension of ourselves, where you drive is probably a bigger part of what defines you than what you drive. That was certainly true of the Key Bridge.
    Baltimore Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman (35) takes the field during spring training on Feb. 19.
    Among his star teammates, Adley Rutschman is still the most important Oriole. Here’s why.
    The 26-year-old isn’t the only Baltimore star atop the marquee anymore, but he might be the best catcher in baseball. And a key decision the Orioles make about his future could be even more important beyond what he does on the field in 2024.
    Baltimore Orioles and Boston Red Sox fans in seats near the outfield watch a baseball game at Camden Yards on Monday, April 24. The Orioles beat the Red Sox, 5-4, in the first game of the series.
    An ode to the center field bleachers, the best seats in Camden Yards
    Come Thursday, baseball will return to Camden Yards, marking the actual official start of spring here in Baltimore. Here’s why you should spend the season in the bleachers.
    Harry Dunn, a retired U.S. Capitol Police officer, talks with potential voters who turned out on March 12, 2024 for the opening of his campaign headquarters in Ellicott City. Dunn is one of more than 20 candidates for Congress in the 3rd District.
    Candidates seek breakthrough in crowded 3rd District congressional race
    Harry Dunn is one of 22 Democrats vying in the 3rd District primary set for May 14. The winner could easily be headed to Congress to represent this heavily blue district, though nine Republicans are seeking their party's nomination.
    Joyce J. Scott exhibit
    The joy of celebrating an artist who is still alive — and thriving
    Local artist Joyce J. Scott encourages viewers to “walk a mile in my dreams” in an expansive retrospective at the Baltimore Museum of Art.
    Peter Angelos always kept the best interests of Baltimore in mind, even if others disagreed about what those interests were.
    A headstrong owner, an ‘extraordinary’ man: Peter Angelos never lost his passion for Baltimore
    The son of immigrants who always saw himself aligned with the working class, Peter Angelos always tried to do things he thought would help Baltimoreans. But he often thought he was the one who knew what was best.
    Baltimore Orioles majority owner Peter Angelos, shown here testifying before the House Government Reform Committee in 2006, died Saturday — days before a new season that is expected to be the first in which his family does not control the team since 1992.
    Commentary: Former Orioles owner Peter Angelos was loved, hated and never one to back down
    Far more than Edward Bennett Williams and Eli Jacobs, the Orioles owners who preceded him, he ran the team on instinct and often with clenched fists.
    Jackson Holliday high-fives teammates in the dugout after scoring a run during a spring training game.
    Jon Meoli: There’s a cynicism to the Orioles’ Jackson Holliday decision that’s hard to accept
    This is a team that in many ways embodies joy, excitement and hope for the future, with championship aspirations and a young, talented core. This decision embodies precisely none of that.
    Shohei Ohtani, the most recognizable name in baseball, is already the subject of rumors because of his adviser and friend's involvement in gambling.
    Shohei Ohtani scandal shows how dangerous sports’ embrace of gambling can be
    As leagues have invited the revenues from the vast legal gambling market, they've introduced new threats to their credibility.
    Vice Adm. Yvette Davids talks with U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin on Tuesday, March 19 at the Naval Academy Board of Visitors meeting in Annapolis. Davids is the first woman academy superintendent.
    First female Naval Academy superintendent says curbing sexual harassment is her top priority
    Vice Adm. Yvette Davids is the first woman and first Hispanic American to serve as Naval Academy superintendent, and as she laid out her top three priorities to the Board of Visitors for the first time, she even found good news in the Washington political maelstrom that delayed her arrival by six months.
    The Orioles acquired Corbin Burnes, who will start opening day, in their biggest trade during the tenure of general manager Mike Elias.
    Jon Meoli: The Orioles’ offseason additions were exactly what they needed. Will they be enough?
    The team acquired a No. 1 starter in a splashy trade and a fill-in closer with a major free agent signing.
    A selection of front pages from U.K. daily national newspaper coverage on the health news about King Charles and Catherine, the Princess of Wales.
    How not to handle the case of a missing princess
    I don’t know where Princess Catherine is. But as a reporter, I know the royals are handling the PR around this hot mess express all wrong. Just ask Jack Ryan.
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