Childs Walker
Childs Walker is a contributor to The Baltimore Banner. He worked at The Baltimore Sun from 2001 to 2025 and covered Carroll County politics, Anne Arundel County land use, the Orioles, higher education, the 9/11 attacks, a Super Bowl and more. He grew up in Baltimore, learning to put Old Bay on everything and be suspicious of Washington, attended Gilman and graduated from Emory University.
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Childs Walker: Why Tyler Huntley and Declan Doyle couldn’t rescue the Ravens this time
The Ravens’ offense scored on its first two possessions, then fell apart in an excruciating 13-10 loss to the Cleveland Browns. Here are five things we learned.
Childs Walker: Yes, Ravens’ win in Atlanta could be season-changing
Plus: Is Mark Andrews washed? And how good can Tyler Loop be?
5 things we learned from Ravens-Titans: The essential players and an unfair standard for the defense
The Ravens beat the Tennessee Titans 24-18 but lost quarterback Lamar Jackson to an ankle injury. Mounting health woes are threatening the stability of a 3-1 would-be contender. Here are five things we learned from the game.
What we learned from an unforgettable Ravens victory in Brazil
The Ravens left Brazil with an improbable 34-31 win over the Dallas Cowboys. Here are five things we learned from a game we won’t soon forget.
5 things we learned: Old demons haunt Ravens’ new regime against Saints
The Ravens followed a tired script, blowing a fourth-quarter lead in a 24-17 loss to the underdog New Orleans Saints. Here are five things we learned from a dispiriting home opener.
5 things we learned: Ravens’ new regime passes first test
Jesse Minter’s team began its new chapter by answering some of the very questions that haunted its previous one.
Anthony Weaver does not demand credit. He returned to Baltimore seeking connection.
In his third stint, Weaver is focused on being the “connector’ between veteran players and a young coaching staff.
Childs Walker: 5 things we learned from the Ravens-Commanders game
The Ravens obliterated the Washington Commanders, 41-3, to complete an undefeated preseason. Here are five things we learned from the final audition for players hoping to make the team.
Childs Walker: 5 things we learned from the Ravens-Vikings game
The Ravens are 2-0 in coach Jesse Minter’s first preseason after a smothering 13-3 win over the Minnesota Vikings. Here are five things we learned from a game that featured few starters and even fewer offensive fireworks.
Childs Walker: 5 things we learned from the Ravens’ first preseason game
We’ve seen Jesse Minter on the home sideline at M&T Bank Stadium, and the Ravens won their first-year coach’s preseason debut, 24-7 over the Philadelphia Eagles. Here are five things we learned from the game.
Childs Walker: 5 things we learned from the first week of Ravens training camp
COLUMN | Eight practices into training camp, the Ravens have signed their top wide receiver to a mammoth contract extension, gained familiarity with an overhauled coaching staff and seen their newest additions don full pads for the first time.
Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes to be part of new Thoroughbred Championship Series. Missing: The Preakness.
Maryland finds itself the odd man out as Kentucky and New York racing officials attempt to reshape the racing calendar to highlight their biggest events.
What we learned (and didn’t) from the Ravens’ offseason
COLUMN | There's much we don't know about the Ravens, but the trend is promising.
Taj Mahal flags late at Preakness, and a dramatic win for Maryland racing slips away
The dream of a hometown Preakness triumph at Laurel Park, where Brittany and Sheldon Russell have built Maryland’s most successful barn, did not materialize.
Horse dies after first race on Friday ahead of Preakness
Preakness weekend got off to a grim start as the horse, Hit Zero, collapsed and died at Laurel Park.
Photos: With Preakness, Laurel Park gets its day in the sun
Laurel Park is about to be in the national spotlight as never before as it hosts the second jewel of the Triple Crown for the first time.
What you need to know about every Preakness horse
It shapes up as a wide-open Preakness over the unfamiliar dirt at Laurel Park, which will host this year as a $400 million rebuild of Pimlico Race Course moves forward.
The Preakness used to be the people’s race. Can it become that again?
The 2026 Preakness will be something else entirely. This was always going to be a strange year, with Maryland’s signature race displaced to Laurel Park as a $400 million Pimlico rebuild rumbles forward.
This Preakness badly needs the Derby winner, and his star trainer, to show up
It will be up to Golden Tempo, DeVaux added, how fit he looks upon returning to the training track at Keeneland, where her stable is based.
