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As “Sleepless In Seattle,” the (first) Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan rom-com, turns 30, here is a guide to the Baltimore sites that appeared in the film.

Austin Hays is leading the American League in batting average. Why can't the 27-year-old get momentum to be an All-Star?

Low-A Aberdeen has been a proving ground for Orioles pitching prospects, and these five have shown promise this season for the Ironbirds.

The Terps basketball teams will finally have a dedicated practice facility. It’s just that fancy locker rooms and pricey amenities don’t go far in recruiting now that players are focused more on their possible name, image and likeness earnings.

Mass shootings remain an insidiously American plague, but they are only the most highly visible expression of the ongoing willingness of many to settle a dispute by pulling a trigger.

Actor and Baltimore County native Johnathon Schaech discussed his current projects, surviving abuse and the Tom Hanks-directed cult classic for which he's best known.

The Washington Wizards split with their chosen star Bradley Beal less than a year removed from signing him to a supermax deal. What went wrong has a lot to do with how supermax contracts are not working as intended.

Baltimore’s top pitching prospect is focused on fixing his fastball and figuring out how to use his slider against top hitters as he pushes for a return to the big leagues.

In the fall of 2024, Romey Pittman hopes to welcome roughly 250 students to the New Village Academy — the first charter school to open in Annapolis since KIPP Academy closed more than 15 years ago.

His Triple-A numbers continue to impress, and the key to his consistency may just be a quick, intense batting cage session that sets him up prior to each game. Except on Thursdays. Then, he just eats doughnuts.

Stepfathers aren’t a replacement for dads. They’re special all on their own.

Three years after a sculpture called “Shoal” was removed, the Annapolis Art in Public Places Commission is moving to fill Westgate Circle again. This time, the plan is to make it permanent.

It’s understandable why running back J.K. Dobbins, who has put life and limb on the line for Baltimore, would be looking for a new deal that keeps him under contract for the next few seasons. But he’s going to face a tough time moving the sticks.

Orioles home per-game attendance is up nearly 5,000 fans per game, and school isn't even out yet. The Banner talked to fans about Camden Yards' reviving atmosphere, their decisions to take the plunge on season tickets and how they're balancing the joys of a newly competitive team with the anxieties of an uncertain future.

Since 2015, Diaspora Salon has provided a sanctuary for Baltimore’s natural hair community that is a celebration of what our hair is, without interference or alteration.

However the Orioles approach this season's trade deadline, it could provide a blueprint for how they will handle it in future seasons.

In what should have been a crowning football achievement, Odell Beckham Jr.’s memory of Super Bowl LVI is tainted by the ACL injury that set him back more than a year. It has been a long, grinding path back to health with the Ravens, and he hopes to help get them back to the NFL’s biggest stage — and finally enjoy it.

Here’s what it looks like after a mass shooting in Maryland’s small-town capital.

If you’re looking for things to stream during the writers strike, look closer to home with projects either filmed, based in or involving people from Charm City.

I’m telling you this story not because I want you to go vegan or swim the Chesapeake Bay. No, I wanted you to know about Marty Wasserman because I turned 65 this week.