Andrew Golden
sports enterprise and features writer
Andrew Golden is a sports enterprise and features writer for The Baltimore Banner who also covers baseball. Golden previously worked at The Washington Post for five years and most recently covered the Washington Nationals. Prior to joining the Post, Andrew was an intern at the Chicago Tribune and The Kansas City Star while earning his degree in journalism and African American studies from Northwestern University. Golden is from Reisterstown, Maryland, and graduated from McDonogh School in Owings Mills.
The latest from Andrew
Jim Smith calls Terps head football job ‘incredibly attractive.’ It’s Aazaar Abdul-Rahim’s for now.
Maryland athletic director Jim Smith said he and senior deputy athletic director Diana Sabau “won’t leave any stone unturned,” adding that the school plans to engage a search firm.
Lacrosse players will be chasing Olympic dreams at the Atlas Cup this weekend
The event in Sparks will put “sixes” on display ahead of the 2028 Olympics and give local players a chance to show they deserve a spot.
A Johns Hopkins football player started a cookie business. His late father would be happy.
Claude Strnad runs his online cookie business through Instagram and a website. Last Tuesday, his fourth cookie drop sold out in two minutes.
America’s next soccer wunderkind debuted last week. Santino Quaranta sees a bright future.
Santino Quaranta has watched Cavan Sullivan from afar and sees a generational talent. He would know; two decades ago, the Baltimore native was viewed as one himself.
Mystics coach Sydney Johnson has preached joy. It shows with his viral celebrations.
“Coach Sydney being able to connect with us and feed off our energy and create his own thing, I think it’s just dope,” center Shakira Austin said.
For Mexico fans, a match at M&T Bank Stadium offers a chance for unity
Mexico will play the first of its three matches during FIFA’s international match window on Saturday against Colombia at M&T Bank Stadium.
Cade Cavalli is a strong building block. The Nationals have to add around him.
ANALYSIS | The reality is the Nationals won’t be playing in October unless they address the glaring weakness that is their pitching staff, whose 4.65 ERA ranks 26th in baseball.
The Nationals beat the Angels 4-3 with an eighth-inning rally
The Nationals used small ball to score three times in the eighth inning of their home victory.
Baltimore has its professional women’s basketball team: the Starlings
The Starlings, one of the league’s four expansion teams, will play their inaugural season in May at Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena on UMBC’s campus.
Craig Albernaz’s gamble backfires as Orioles’ bats stay silent in loss to Red Sox
The Red Sox broke a 0-0 tie with three sixth-inning runs after Albernaz let Chris Bassitt remain in the game with the bases loaded.
Andrew Alvarez struggles with command in Nationals’ loss to Rockies
The Nationals’ offense scored one run on Daylen Lile’s second homer in as many days. Washington has scored four runs or fewer in nine of their last 11 games.
Shane Baz and the Orioles come out on the losing end of a pitchers’ duel vs. Yankees
Orioles right-hander Shane Baz was at his best, striking out a season-high 10 batters, carving up a mostly left-handed Yankees lineup with fastballs and knuckle curves.
Trevor Rogers, still an Oriole, pitches them to a 5-2 win over Angels
Rogers’ performance, combined with three homers, was enough to earn a series win. With back-to-back wins after the trade deadline, Baltimore is 56-58 and within one game of the final wild-card spot in the American League.
For Orioles fans, Adley Rutschman’s departure is ‘a gut punch’
“Trading away Adley, especially when we’re in wild-card contention, I think represents that we have failed to realize the full potential of the Adley era,” Maryland Comptroller Brooke Lierman said.
Trading Foster Griffin makes sense on paper. But the Nationals shouldn’t.
COLUMN | Rebuilding teams trade valuable players because that’s what they are supposed to do. It makes sense. In some ways, it feels inevitable.
The Nationals’ missed opportunities come back to haunt them in 3-2 loss to Diamondbacks
The Nationals returned home following a six-game road trip after the All-Star break with an opportunity to play meaningful games, something this stadium and its fans haven’t seen much of in the 2020s.
Potomac native Chris Hacopian gets his first taste of Nationals Park as a professional
The Nationals, who want to establish their identity around drafting and development, are hoping the 21-year-old Hacopian will be the first of many picks they develop into quality big leaguers.
He emigrated from Iraq and was saved by soccer. Now he’s giving back.
Warshan Hussin dodged sniper fire as a child before being exiled from Iraq. He ended up in Baltimore, where a fledgling soccer program changed his life.
John Riggins set to have his No. 44 retired by the Commanders
Riggins, 76, will be the seventh player to have his number retired by the franchise.
The Nationals beat the Astros 8-2 as 3 players continue to have career years
CJ Abrams, Luis García Jr. and Foster Griffin spearheaded the Nationals’ 8-2 victory.
