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    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.
    The road to Maryland’s future may run through Montgomery County
    Montgomery County is the beast that beats them among Maryland’s local governments. Its budget proposal is a whopping $7.1 billion, more than the combined spending plans for Anne Arundel, Howard and Frederick — plus seven of the state’s 16 smaller counties. Why should you care? What happens there affects the rest of us.
    Interstate 270 in Montgomery County, Maryland
    ‘The Office’ reboot is about a dying newspaper. I’m not laughing.
    “The Office” reboot will focus on volunteer reporters, but there’s nothing funny about the sad decline of news.
    A reboot of “The Office,” NBC’s beloved comedy series, will take place in a Midwestern newsroom.
    Orioles fans, it’s time to pack Camden Yards. Here are 5 reasons to go.
    The AL-leading Orioles have seen the fourth-largest increase in per game attendance this season. If you're on the fence about going to Camden Yards this weekend, here's a few reasons to get out there.
    A Baltimore Orioles fan waves a rally towel over his head during a game against the Los Angeles Angels at Camden Yards on March 30.
    Jon Meoli’s Arms on the Farm: Breaking down Orioles pitching prospect Jackson Baumeister
    The Orioles made him their highest pitching draft pick under Mike Elias, signing him for an above-slot $1.605 million as the 63rd overall pick in 2023.
    Jackson Baumeister delivers a pitch for the Aberdeen Ironbirds.
    Mother’s Day is one day. Here are the gifts we want all year.
    For Mother's Day, give the gift of kindness, clean rooms and not tripping over shoes for eternity.
    One day, if you're lucky, this adorable person will grow up to buy you a Diet Coke without being asked.
    Jon Meoli: Examining Orioles prospect Cade Povich’s dominant start at Norfolk
    The 24-year-old left-hander earned both the Orioles’ and the International League’s pitcher of the month awards for an April in which he had a 1.03 ERA with 40 strikeouts and a 0.76 WHIP.
    Pitcher Cade Povich (76) poses for a portrait during the Baltimore Orioles’ team picture day at Ed Smith Stadium on Feb. 21.
    It’s never too late to write your mom for Mother’s Day, even when it is.
    Maybe the best I can do on this or any Mother’s Day is to write a little note to her. I know she won’t read it, but it feels good to write it as if she would.
    My mom never liked swimming, but have it a go during a camping trip to her mother's home in New York.
    What do Baltimore and a Shakespeare story have in common? Quite a lot.
    “The Deceived Ones,” a new novel from Judith Krummeck, a longtime DJ on Baltimore classical radio station WBJC, turns Shakespeare’s “The Twelfth Night” into a very modern and very personal story.
    The Baltimore skyline.
    Jon Meoli: Other teams are watching the Orioles’ pitchers at Bowie closely. Here’s why.
    There is a lot of intrigue surrounding these pitchers with the Baysox.
    Seth Johnson, part of the promising group of pitchers at Double-A Bowie, is on the 40-man roster.
    Accept no substitutions or fakes. I’m the real Rick Hutzell.
    A man taking photos of students at an Annapolis school Tuesday afternoon was approached by staff members. He told them he was me.
    That's not me in the distance of this security footage screen grab. The man in the blue short sleeve shirt, shorts and knee-high white socks was confronted while taking photos at a local school at identified himself as Rick Hutzell of The Baltimore Banner.
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