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Adley Rutschman was fated for greatness as soon as the Orioles selected him, but Gunnar Henderson — taken out of high school — represented more of a gamble. Could the O's develop young talent into top-level players? The answer, increasingly, appears to be yes.

Ryan Mountcastle, Austin Hays, Anthony Santander and Cedric Mullins have helped steady the Orioles with their veteran presence — but they’ve also taken turns carrying the offense as talented, but young, players find their way.

The day Sarah E. Carter broke the color barrier in Anne Arundel County nearly a half-century ago, she said she recognized the significance of her achievement. On Monday, Anne Arundel County finally honored it as well.

Americans like to recall the hope Martin Luther King expressed in what became known as the "I Have a Dream" speech at the 1963 March on Washington, but King always recognized forces that would stand in the way, columnist E.R. Shipp says.

As my son goes back to school, it reminds me how much he has come into his own — and how much less he may need me.

For one college season, Adley Rutschman was Oregon State's kickoff specialist. It's given the Orioles star a healthy appreciation for just how hard Raven Justin Tucker, the most accurate placekicker in NFL history, has to work more than a decade into his career.

It will require scans and doctors to determine the prognosis for the All-Star closer. No such expertise is needed to explain how daunting a stretch run without The Mountain would be.

Turning your children over to someone else requires trust. You put your kids on the bus for the first day of kindergarten or watch them drive off for the start of senior year and believe they’ll come home safe and ever-so-slightly better educated. Yet, as school starts next week for most Maryland students, it’s no longer a given that parents have that trust.

Back to school is about more than buying classroom supplies. It’s about getting children back into the mindset of being able to learn (and wake up early).

Even after an up-and-down start Tuesday, this much is clear: Grayson Rodriguez is ready for a high-pressure role in the playoffs. He and Kyle Bradish should give Baltimore the type of 1-2 punch teams need to succeed in October.

A run of strong performance has helped Beavers to an .833 OPS over two levels in his age-21 season, a debut representative of the talent the Orioles acquired with the 33rd pick of last year’s draft out of Cal.

I tried out the three Annapolis pot dispensaries over the weekend, bringing home enough cannabis — in edibles, pre-rolled joints, and loose in a little glass jar like the one for my wife’s expensive moisturizer — to float me for the foreseeable future.

The Ravens won 24 preseason games in a row. Those victories didn’t count, but taken together, they say something about the team.

John Angelos’ one-on-one with The New York Times treads over mostly old ground, but sends some very dark messages about the future of the team. Why does the owner, who still hasn’t signed a long-term lease, insist on being a drag to what should be one of the feel-good stories in baseball?

Why was a Steph Curry event sponsored by Under Armour held at UMBC, a modest basketball program? You might know about the Maryland-UA special relationship, but UMBC gets perks from the Baltimore-based retailer as well.

The right-hander has struck out 35.7% of the batters he’s faced at High-A Aberdeen, with a 15.6% swinging strike rate.

For the first time, community members who want to address the challenges posed by airplane noise and traffic are getting seats on the Maryland Aviation Commission, an appointed body that helps govern BWI.

Baltimore-born filmmaker Felicia Pride on Honey Chile' Fest, a one-day celebration of the Black women that form Baltimore's heart and the premiere of her short film "Look Back At It."

Marlon Humphrey's injury puts a stronger onus on the Ravens' pass rushers to perform and the coaching staff to take more risks.