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The Ravens and Lamar Jackson wounded each other in a tortured negotiation process that was full of drama. But in carving out a historic deal, both sides showed how necessary it was to reconcile.

The recent loss of my grandmother proves that no amount of expertise can conquer the shock, panic and sadness.

Rear Adm. Yvette M. Davids has an impressive resume. But if you want a clue as to why she was picked over two other finalists for the post of Naval Academy superintendent, you might find it in her current role as director of the Learning to Action Drive Team. It’s part of the Navy’s efforts to fix a problem with its culture: training and performance failures.

The Orioles have an aggressive approach to moving players up a level once they’ve mastered it, and those players generate hype. But don’t give up on those who take longer to adjust.

“Love Is Blind” host Vanessa Lachey set off a firestorm when she kept pestering the cast about when they might have kids. Offscreen, it’s a question a lot of us have had to endure.

The 18-year-old, signed as an international free agent, has used mechanical changes to his swing and an improved approached to the mental side of the game to thrive in Delmarva with three home runs and a .948 OPS in 11 games.

The Orioles took decisive action by sending Cole Irvin down, and sent a message that the team would no longer abide mediocre appearances. The changes seem to have worked, but how sustainable is the current formula?

Let’s take a walk to the water for Earth Day.

The Orioles are hoping Mateo won’t be out long, but would face a very difficult decision if he needed an extend recovery. Which is, of course, a testament to how well the rebuild has gone.

What are the new rules about spoilers? Or are there any at all as our TV and movie viewing habits have changed water cooler chats both physical and digital?

Entering Tuesday’s game in Fredericksburg, Holliday’s full-season debut has been exactly what he and the Orioles would hope.

After a friend dies, I ask my students to be gentle with me. And they are. Because they know these early, impossible moments so well.

Organizers asked me to moderate a panel on racial and social justice because I’ve been reporting on these ideas for much of my career as a journalist. But listening to people who focus on this issue daily provided some revelations worth sharing.

Baltimore is no Los Angeles, but we’ve got our share of star encounters that range from the A-list to the terrifying.

He fought through injuries in the latter part of last season and knows that Double-A will continue to challenge him as a hitter. He’s responded by taking a more refined approach in BP.

Will Annapolis disappear in a cloud bank of pot smoke on July 1? Will it reek of the devil’s cabbage? And most importantly to me, should I get high? As we approach the end of pot prohibition in Maryland, I’ve got questions.

Is there something special happening here right now? Or have we always been this cool, and every once in a while, other people notice?

Deep within the litany of outrages by the Catholic Church documented by the Maryland Office of the Attorney General report, there is a revelation as shocking as the predatory priests or the religious bureaucracy eager to hide its sins.

Kyle Stowers has proven all he needs to prove in Triple-A, yet the Orioles could only get him four at-bats and opted to send him down. With so many prospects already in Norfolk, how are the Orioles going to ensure they all continue to develop — and stay happy?

Being a Black woman "was always about someone else’s impression of what I was supposed to be, getting to be either gracious or stank about it. We have to perform niceness,” said one Baltimorean.