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    Jon Meoli: What does Taylor Ward have to do with the Orioles’ Mountcastle decision? More than you think.
    Some performance and playing time trends suggest the Orioles could be ready to move on from Mountcastle and hand first base to Coby Mayo.
    Ryan Mountcastle, who hit a career-high 33 home runs in 2021, had seven in 332 at-bats in 2025.
    Kyle Goon: Maryland’s new AD bursts with optimism, but is he ready to tackle the hard decisions?
    Since starting in July, athletic director Jim Smith has whipped up enthusiasm and filled seats for Terps sports. But building a more competitive budget will be a significantly tougher challenge.
    Athletic director Jim Smith has brought energy and optimism to Maryland. (Mackenzie Miles/Maryland Terrapins)
    The president calling a female reporter ‘piggy’ is not normal. None of this is.
    President Trump called a female reporter “piggy” on camera and told her to be quiet. How did we get here, and what’s even the point anymore?
    IN FLIGHT - NOVEMBER 14: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of press aboard Air Force One on November 14, 2025 while in flight from Washington, DC to West Palm Beach International Airport. Trump is scheduled to spend the weekend at his Mar-A-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images)
    Jon Meoli: Orioles risk seeing Grayson Rodriguez join list of pitchers who flourished elsewhere
    The Orioles traded Grayson Rodriguez. You can legitimately wonder if he’s even going to have a prime, but if he does, he’d be entering it the moment he dons an Angels uniform.
    Grayson Rodriguez photographed during the 2025 Baltimore Orioles Media Day at spring training.
    Jon Meoli: The Orioles’ farm is in a weird spot. Their possible Rule 5 protections show that.
    Teams have until 6 p.m. Tuesday to add players who signed as teenagers in 2021 or earlier, or as college players in 2022 or earlier.
    Baltimore Orioles outfielder Jud Fabian photographed during the 2025 Baltimore Orioles Media Day at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Florida Wednesday February 19, 2025.
    Michelle Obama said what you’re not ready to hear
    Michelle Obama sparked controversy last week over comments on female presidential candidates and Black women's hair. I, for one, think she was absolutely right.
    MARTHA'S VINEYARD, MASSACHUSETTS - AUGUST 09: Michelle Obama speaks during Higher Ground's "IMO with Michelle Obama & Craig Robinson" podcast during 2025 Martha's Vineyard African American Film Festival at Martha's Vineyard Performing Arts Center on August 09, 2025 in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images)
    Kyle Goon: How Baltimore native Donnell Whittenburg defied age and injury to make history — finally
    While many gymnastics careers stall in the early to mid-20s, the Baltimore native achieved his first World Championships gold medal at age 31.
    JAKARTA, INDONESIA - OCTOBER 25: Donnell Whittenburg of Team United States reacts after competing in the Men's parallel bars apparatus final on day seven of the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships  at Indonesia Arena on October 25, 2025 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
    Kyle Goon: The Ravens’ offense can do a lot more to help Lamar Jackson be great
    The offensive line play, receiver routes and play calling can be better around Lamar Jackson, who will determine how far this team goes.
    Browns defensive end Myles Garrett finishes one of his four sacks of the Ravens’ Lamar Jackson on Sunday in Cleveland.
    Chris Van Hollen for Senate minority leader? Don’t bet on it.
    As criticism of Chuck Schumer’s leadership rises after Democrats’ collapse on the shutdown, you have to strain to hear anything but loyalty from Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks.
    Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025 - Senator Chris Van Hollen addresses the crowd at Symphony Woods Park in Columbia during the No Kings rally.
    Jon Meoli: Mike Elias set a high bar for the Orioles’ offseason. This time feels different.
    The club executive has never set such a high bar for the Orioles’ offseason plans.
    Orioles president of baseball operations Mike Elias has indicated the team is willing to spend this offseason.
    Streetcars in Annapolis? Rob Savidge’s vision could be the future for the state capital
    Annapolis Alderman Rob Savidge is working to launch a feasibility study that could solve two of the city’s most nagging problems — too few homes and too many cars.
    Alderman Rob Savidge, center right, listens as Marco Mulder of the firm Arcadis, far right, talks about sustainable design elements during a tour of the Dutch city of Scheveningen in November 2023.
    Walter Reed Medical Center is expanding. Veterans could fill its new beds.
    Not everything in Congress is paralyzed. There’s a quiet push to open space at Walter Reed National Medical Center and other DOD hospitals to veterans.
    Navy Capt. Melissa Austin, director of the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, cuts a cake during opening ceremonies for the new Roosevelt Pavilion in June with Capt. Jeffrey Klinger,
    Jon Meoli: 4 factors framing my Orioles offseason thoughts
    Here are four things president of baseball operations Mike Elias and his team have likely discussed at great length over the last couple of months.
    Mike Elias, the Orioles’ president of baseball operations, has designs on making the team a contender again this offseason.
    Kyle Goon: Derrick Henry’s legend started with his high school rushing record. Now he’s cheering for someone to break it.
    Derrick Henry’s high school national rushing record (12,124 yards) is an unfathomably high number. But a senior in Indiana is making a push to break it.
    Nov 16, 2012; Jacksonville, FL, USA; FILE PHOTO; Yulee's Derrick Henry, (2), acknowledges the crowd after his second quarter record setting touchdown run as Yulee High School takes on Taylor County in the Region 1-4A semifinals at Yulee High School Friday night November 16, 2012. On that play the Yulee star running back Derrick Henry would break the national rushing yard record of 11,232 yards from 1950-53 set by Ken Hall.
    Could last week’s elections be (gasp!) the end of the beginning?
    Election Day comes along and — bam! — victories in New York City, California, Virginia and New Jersey prove there’s life left in this ol’ political bag of wool called the Democratic Party.
    WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 06: U.S. President Donald Trump appears at an event on lowering drug prices in the Oval Office at the White House on November 06, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump announced that his administration has reached agreements with drugmakers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk that would lower the price of some GLP-1 weight loss medications. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
    Jon Meoli: As free agency begins, whether the Orioles will spend shouldn’t be a question anymore
    All signs point to an offseason that might excite a fan base that had little reason to be interested in this club last year.
    Mike Elias, right, Orioles president of baseball operations, listens to majority owner David Rubenstein during a press conference this week.
    Kyle Goon: Navy football could have another All-American. Meet Landon Robinson, the Midshipmen’s ‘freak.’
    The senior started at the Naval Academy as a linebacker, then gained 40 pounds in one offseason but kept his speed. Now the all-conference weight room freak is gunning for the NFL.
    Navy nose tackle Landon Robinson (96) rushes forward on a fake punt attempt during the 125th Annual Army-Navy Game held at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Md. on Saturday, December 14, 2024.
    The problem with Annapolis schools isn’t what you think. It’s worse.
    What to do about schools has long been a question for Annapolis. Keeping them from withering is the city’s next big challenge.
    Annapolis Elementary is the oldest school building in continuous use in Maryland. It also is one of the most under enrolled schools in Annapolis.
    We won’t stop talking about mammograms
    Breast Cancer Awareness Month is over. This survivor wants you to get a mammogram anyway.
    Honor Gifford was diagnosed with Stage 1 breast cancer after a routine mammogram in March 2020.
    Jon Meoli: Craig Albernaz’s biggest job with the Orioles is clear. And he seems ready for it.
    He’s here to fix and elevate the young core. That’s his mandate.
    Orioles general manager Mike Elias, right, introduces Craig Albernaz as the new Orioles manager.
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