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The Nationals have bounced back from painful losses all year. Why stop believing now?
COLUMN | Let’s not forget that the Nationals have the best offense in baseball. Even with the potential for regression, the hitters haven’t shown signs of stopping.
Washington Nationals' CJ Abrams walks back to the dugout after he struck out during the eighth inning of Thursday night's game against the Philadelphia Phillies.
Streeter: The case for not panicking about Maryland’s fall election
COLUMN | Will the fall elections in Maryland be contentious and drama-filled? Three local political experts don’t think so.
People cast their votes at Liberty Elementary, located at 3901 Maine Avenue in Baltimore, on Tuesday. At 6:30 p.m., the polling location was empty save for a few voters.
Jon Meoli: The Orioles’ rotation is emerging as a strength as the first half ends. That shouldn’t change.
Over the last 30 games, the Orioles have won 15 of the 22 games in which the team’s starting pitcher has completed at least five innings and surrendered three or fewer earned runs.
Orioles starting pitcher Kyle Bradish delivers against the Los Angeles Angels during the third inning of Monday night's game.
Streeter: The complicated reality of rooting for Pinky Cole
COLUMN | It can be frustrating as a fan to watch the highs and lows of Slutty Vegan’s Pinky Cole, while knowing as a Black woman that the world is watching closely.
Slutty Vegan's Aisha "Pinky" Cole joins the Season 17 cast of The Real Housewives of Atlanta.
Hutzell: Summer starts today. Welcome to storm season on the Chesapeake Bay.
COLUMN | The solstice arrived at 4:24 a.m. Sunday. That’s the start of astronomical summer. It’s when you think about thunderstorms and their even more dangerous cousins, tornadoes and derechos.
A rainbow is seen near Parkville following a fast-moving thunderstorm earlier this month.
Kyle Goon: Gunnar Henderson’s greatest fault might be caring too much. It threatens the Orioles’ season.
COLUMN | Since the Orioles started taking off in 2023, there has been no player more central to their success than their All-Star shortstop. But, with his pronounced struggles to start the season, Gunnar Henderson is showing the perils of riding the emotions of every single play, and how bad ones can stack up.
The Orioles need a rebound from Gunnar Henderson to lift the team’s fortunes.
Hutzell: Everybody hates Gavin! Then why can’t Anne Arundel stop talking about him?
COLUMN | Six months after putting the mayor’s office behind him, Gavin Buckley is on the ballot again this month. For many, it’s a referendum on his two terms as mayor.
Former mayor Gavin Buckley's new campaign signs for county council feature him on a bike, an image familiar to many after eight years in office.
Streeter: The parenting advice more Black men need to hear
COLUMN | This Father’s Day, I want to give a virtual hug to the Black dads out there, working hard even as the world seems out to get them. Take a load off, man.
June 8, 2026 - Jeffrey Scruggs and Kyra Harris, are part of an initiative called Kickback with Kings that is a celebration of Black men and addresses the issues surrounding Black fatherhood.
Jon Meoli: How Blaze Alexander and Coby Mayo fixed both their seasons and the Orioles’ third base problem
In the last month, the third base position for the Orioles has been among the most productive in the league, providing an .816 OPS and 124 wRC+ that ranks fifth in baseball.
Coby Mayo, left, celebrates with Blaze Alexander, right, after scoring on an RBI hit by Sam Huff during a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on April 15.
Hutzell: By the numbers, a Maryland primary election index
COLUMN | Elections involve a lot of numbers. There are numbers now, however, that can give us some clues. Consider these while you wait.
Outside the Moyer Recreation Center at Truxtun Park in Annapolis, signs for candidates remind anyone passing that it’s election time.
Streeter: Penn Station is Baltimore’s front door. It needs an upgrade.
COLUMN | Baltimore’s Penn Station was set for a major glow-up, but it was scaled back. I and other commuters still think the city needs more from its depot.
Travelers wait for their trains to arrive at Penn Station in Baltimore in January.
Hutzell: Who do you trust to find the truth about Wes Moore’s story?
COLUMN | Armstrong Williams says truth is self-evident. Comparing The Sun's coverage of Wes Moore's military record with reporting by The Banner's Lee O. Sanderlin suggests it's far more complicated.
Armstrong Williams, co-owner of The Sun and a longtime conservative columnist, talks about truth at a June 8, 2026 seminar at Towson University.
Jon Meoli: Samuel Basallo’s ‘uncomfortable’ wrist issue made for an uncomfortable week for the Orioles
COLUMN | Craig Albernaz holds Samuel Basallo to a high standard and hasn’t always waited for private moments to do so. It’s not about Albernaz, but he certainly knows that turning Basallo into a consistent, high-level catcher would reflect well on him and his staff, and make the Orioles good for a decade.
Samuel Basallo, shown during Tuesday’s game, returned to the starting lineup Thursday.
Kyle Goon: Has Tyler Loop moved on from Pittsburgh? The Ravens need to test him with competition.
COLUMN | Tyler Loop may feel emotionally healed from a dramatic failure in Pittsburgh, but that’s not enough reassurance for the Ravens to make him the unquestioned starter.
Ravens kicker Tyler Loop could use competition for his job when training camp opens.
Hutzell: At 68, I swam across Spa Creek in Annapolis. The best part was the company.
COLUMN | How do you make a busy waterway livable, swimmable? For almost 20 years, the Spa Creek Conservancy has been working to do that.
Twelve swimmers and I prepare to swim across Spa Creek, from Truxtun Park to Amos Garrett Park. That's me on the left.
Streeter: ICE detained people outside my child’s school and forever changed him
COLUMN | My son called me panicked as ICE detained people outside his Baltimore City public school. It’s forever changed him — and me, too.
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - MAY 28: ICE agents stand guard outside of the federal immigration center at Delaney Hall, where ICE is housing detained immigrants, on May 28, 2026 in Newark, New Jersey. The ongoing protests, which became tense over the holiday weekend, come amid reports of a hunger strike by detainees.
Jon Meoli: Cut a year ago by Seattle, Leody Taveras has turned his career around with the Orioles
COLUMN | Leody Taveras' .726 OPS for the season is good value for an Orioles team that has needed everything he does on and off the field.
Orioles outfielder Leody Taveras has posted an OPS over .700 for a complete season only twice in his career.
Streeter: A Maryland native tried to trademark ‘Hot Girls Read.’ Baltimore girls read her.
COLUMN | Maryland native Allie Rose trademarked the phrase “Hot Girls Read,” which reminds locals of another business owner who tried to monetize a concept she didn’t create.
Merchandise branded with "Hot Girls Read."
Jon Meoli: The Orioles keep getting punched in the mouth and getting back up. I suggest they stop.
COLUMN | Just because the Orioles have demonstrated time and time again that they won’t stay down long, that doesn’t change the reality that all of this takes a toll.
Orioles manager Craig Albernaz watches during the second inning of Tuesday night's game against the Seattle Mariners.
Column: Maryland is trying to save horse racing. So why does it all feel so chaotic?
COLUMN | What, exactly, is the role of the Maryland Racing Commission, the sport’s regulatory authority responsible for overseeing track management decisions, when its boss — the state — runs the show?
Jockey Sheldon Russell rides Taj Mahal (1) to an early lead out of the gate during the 151st Preakness Stakes at Laurel Park.
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