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    Jon Meoli: How one drill explains Orioles top pick Enrique Bradfield Jr.’s developmental plan at Aberdeen
    It's uncomfortable to watch — but already showing signs of effectiveness.
    Orioles prospect Enrique Bradfield Jr. has elite speed and defensive skill. The team has a plan for his hitting to reach that level too.
    When coaches get together, they tell great stories. Here are the best from the newly launched Harbaugh Coaching Academy.
    John Harbaugh and Bill Belichick riffed on some of their favorite NFL memories. Harbaugh, along with his brother Jim, father Jack and brother-in-law Tom Crean, hopes to share more coaching wisdom through a new website.
    Baltimore Ravens Head Coach John Harbaugh laughs during a news conference at the Under Armour Performance Center in Owings Mills on Thursday, March 14.
    Remembering Pvt. Parker, 80 years after his secret death in WWII
    Ralph Parker’s story is unlike any others you’ll hear as we approach Memorial Day. It is about secrets and secret families, and a man who otherwise won’t be celebrated.
    Ralph Parker died on May 21, 1944 in an accident at Pearl Harbor that killed hundreds of soldiers.  His named is carved into the Maryland World War II Memorial near Annapolis.
    The ‘Black wife effect’ trend is cute, but we’re not miracle workers
    A recent TikTok trend provides real-life evidence of the glow-up that comes with the “Black wife effect.” But I have questions.
    Scott Zervitz, with hair, circa the late 1990s, and in 2012 with wife Leslie Gray Streeter at a wedding in Charlottesville, Virginia.
    The view from downtown Annapolis is changing. These people are fighting back.
    When the mayor of Annapolis plans a $10 million, glass-walled maritime welcome center at City Dock — right on top of an $88 million public works project to save downtown by lifting part of it above climate-driven flooding — Historic Annapolis pays attention. The question is, is anyone listening?
    A rendering of the planned Maritime Welcome Center shows how it would look from the end of City Dock, where a new park will be built as part of a flood protection project.
    Amid low Preakness turnout, ecstatic Seize the Grey owners give horse racing a shot of life
    For just $127, more than 2,500 investors bought a share in Preakness winner Seize the Grey. The money bought them the thrill of a lifetime.
    Members of the owner group for Seize the Gray, celebrate after he wins The Preakness Stakes.
    What out-of-town fans would change about Pimlico, Preakness
    It’s not news to anyone that the course and its facilities need work. Visitors have suggestions.
    Preakness attendees place bets and wander through the upper concourse at Pimlico Race Course Saturday.
    Pimlico needs to be razed. Top trainers hope one thing can be saved.
    They aren’t in the best shape, but Pimlico’s green stakes barns have earned a reprieve from the wrecking ball because of their place in racing history, trainers say.
    Assistant trainer Ray Bryner walks Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan back to the barn following a training session ahead of the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes.
    Jon Meoli: In 2 years, Adley Rutschman has set a new standard for the Orioles
    The Orioles have won 59.9% of their games since recalling Rutschman. If anything can make a 27-14 start to the season seem ordinary, it’s that.
    Next week will mark the second anniversary of Adley Rutschman’s major league debut, a moment that changed the Orioles.
    ‘Stay tough.’ How a late House speaker’s words still inspire congressional candidate Sarah Elfreth.
    I recently caught up with state Sen. Sarah Elfreth over coffee, days after she won the Democratic nomination for Congress in Maryland's 6th District. She recently adopted a puppy named Ollie and thinks often of the late House Speaker Mike Busch, who encouraged and inspired her.
    State Sen. Sarah Elfreth talks with Del. Shelia Ruth of Baltimore County Thursday morning in Annapolis. Ruth and others stopped Elfreth outside the State House to congratulate her on winning the Democratic primary for Congress in the 3rd District.
    How to bet Preakness: This is how you should spend your money
    Of the second tier of horses, the most interesting for win honors also offers the best value.
    With high-end connections, plenty of upside and a résumé that looks a lot like his trainer’s prior Preakness winners, Tuscan Gold needs to be on the betting tickets.
    The NFL did Ravens players and fans no favors with 2024 schedule
    Roger Goodell and the league showed their casual disregard for player safety and at-home viewers.
    Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrews (89) drops the ball with Pittsburgh Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick (39) following close behind at Acrisure Stadium, in Pittsburgh, PA Sunday, October 8, 2023.
    If a Trump trial isn’t televised, does it make a sound?
    Would public opinion be swayed if we were witnessing, say, Stormy Daniels and Hope Hicks’ testimonies and facial expressions in real time? According to two media experts: Not really.
    Former President Donald Trump leaves his hush money trial at Manhattan criminal court on May 14.
    Park Heights has a strained history with Pimlico. Now, they share the same hope for revitalization.
    The state has committed to rebuilding Pimlico — and revitalizing the surrounding neighborhood. Both have waited too long.
    Horses and their handlers prepare to ride during the George E. Mitchell Black-Eyed Susan Stakes at Pimlico on May 19, 2023.
    Jon Meoli: It’s been 6 years since Anthony Santander’s Orioles Rule 5 saga ended. He has no regrets.
    The Orioles showed faith in Santander when he was still a raw, young player fighting through injury.
    Orioles outfielder Anthony Santander points to the sky after hitting a home run in April.
    1,000 cars, headed up I-97 for a banger. What could go wrong?
    The rally came out of Prince George’s County just after midnight when police were alerted it was on the move. Anne Arundel County Police say the drivers were headed for the Giant Food parking lot in Gambrills, where they planned to set up an exhibition of wildness behind the wheel.
    Light traffic on Interstate 97 in Glen Burnie flows north. Police say they herded a 1,000 car caravan out of the county on the  highway in March.
    Man or bear? A viral meme about who women feel safer with requires expert answers
    A TikTok video asked women whether they would rather be trapped in the woods with a man or a bear. Even the experts seemed firmly in one camp.
    Would you rather be stuck in the woods with a man or a bear? (karpenko_ilia/Getty Images; Emma Patti Harris/The Baltimore Banner)
    A bike lane on the rebuilt Key Bridge? It’s being discussed.
    Compared with our neighboring states, Maryland has been slow to adapt to the growing demand for safe cycling lanes, particularly over bridges.
    Rona Kobell stands on the Ben Franklin Bridge, overlooking New Jersey, with her friend Chuck Quirmbach, who is a radio reporter from Milwaukee. The two were on a Society of Environmental Journalists' 12-mile bike ride through Philadelphia to see street connectivity.
    Money can’t buy me love, but it might get David Trone into the Senate
    Democratic voters — early voting is over and election day is Tuesday — have to decide not just who is better for the job, David Trone or Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks. They have to decide if his spending so much of his own money to win an election is, well, right.
    How much of your own money should you put into your campaign? David Trone is figuring that out in his bid to be the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate.
    Anthony Edwards isn’t the next Michael Jordan. But there’s at least one way he already compares to NBA greats.
    Anthony Edwards' incredible playoff performances and irrepressible charisma are striking early comparisons to some of the most iconic, entertaining players of all time. It's easy to buy in.
    Anthony Edwards has scored 70 points as the Timberwolves have taken a 2-0 series lead on the defending champion Nuggets.
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