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It’s not as if this is a team full of scrubs. What’s missing from a lineup in which five everyday players are meaningfully above average is greatness.

COLUMN | Cult Classic Brewing is putting the finishing touches on a new stage with room for 400 in the audience. If bringing national and regional acts to a small waterfront town sounds familiar, it should. That’s the Rams Head On Stage brand.

“With his former playing background and his intelligence, that’s a really strong combination, and it helped him have a feel for players on day one,” Orioles vice president of pro scouting Mike Snyder said.

COLUMN | The Columbus statue in Little Italy will be occupied by a new work commemorating Italian immigrants. I think this should have been the way in the first place.

The 2025 class is a group that, as it stands now, is generating a lot of enthusiasm within the Orioles organization. Here’s how their seasons have gone so far.

COLUMN | We need to stop the blatant homerism around U.S. men’s soccer and be realistic about changing the culture.

No matter how prepared you are for the experience, seeing the wheel of a Waymo turn this way and that without the touch of human hands is disquieting.

COLUMN | Starting in the 2027-28 school year, Maryland school districts must adopt a consistent policy restricting phone usage in class. As a parent, I’m concerned.

Two years ago, I followed tips about abandoned cars and other dumping in East Baltimore’s lower Herring Run Park. On a recent return trip with a group of middle schoolers, I saw nothing much had changed.

COLUMN | David Rubenstein and Michael Arougheti haven’t been tested on their commitment to winning. A slumping club and an embattled GM give them their first test to see if they’re willing to hold someone accountable.

COLUMN | The 200th celebration of Independence Day was so over-the-top with stunts, kitsch and merch that wags and academics dubbed it the Buycentennial. So I look at this year’s 250th semiquincentennial and can’t help but judge it, well, worse.

COLUMN | “The Star-Spangled Banner” is a freedom song written by an enslaver. What are we to make of the national anthem in Baltimore, a city that’s so proud of it?

COLUMN | Mike Elias’ recent comments made it sound like he wants to buy at the trade deadline. The Orioles have lost three in a row since then.

COLUMN | Maryland 2026 primary election is almost in the books, so it’s time to recognize the -ests among the results — best, worst and weirdest.

COLUMN | As long as Baltimore is competing for a playoff spot, Adley Rutschman should stay.

COLUMN | We have a problem with what to do with our children, as proved by events at AFRAM and in Fells Point. It’s on all of us to figure it out.

COLUMN | For eight years, I’ve avoided getting too close to 888 Bestgate, where five friends were murdered on June 28, 2018. It's the dark point on my landscape of regret, and it just smacked me in the face.

“For the most part, it was a boring, status quo primary,” said Todd Eberly, a political science professor at St. Mary’s College who teaches a course in Maryland politics.

COLUMN | It’s a fair bet the upward trend for the Orioles’ offense and rotation can continue. It’s a lot harder to put your money behind this team getting its act together.

COLUMN | Let’s not forget that the Nationals have the best offense in baseball. Even with the potential for regression, the hitters haven’t shown signs of stopping.