Opinion

Saint Frances helped build the body Sarratt needed to eventually be an NFL receiver for the Baltimore Ravens. But to build his mental strength, the 23-year-old rookie lost a lot more than sweat.

COLUMN | Sixteen years ago, a first-time candidate beat a powerful Baltimore state senator. Now Bill Ferguson, that young upstart, is the Maryland Senate president facing a social media challenger with surprising support. How did this conversation get all turned around?

COLUMN | The Canadian right-hander was brought in to mash left-handed pitching. He hasn’t held up his end of the bargain.

COLUMN | Gardening in Baltimore, especially without a yard, can be its own type of difficult. But fighting the elements and the rats to carve out that beauty seems almost revolutionary.

COLUMN | James Talarico, the Democrat's hope for winning a Senate seat in Texas, is at the top of Chris Van Hollen’s buddy list right now. Like every list, however, if there is a top, there must be a bottom. That would be Maryland Del. Adrian Boafo.

Pitcher Joseph Dzierwa skipped Low-A Delmarva entirely and made quick work of High-A Frederick. He’s pitched three times at Double-A Chesapeake with a 3.24 ERA and 23 strikeouts in 16 2/3 innings.

COLUMN | Democratic voters face the first competitive primary for county executive in 40 years. It’s divided party loyalists. With not much separating the three main candidates’ goals, how do you choose?

COLUMN | If it looks as if hitters are just guessing against Rico Garcia, it’s because they are.

COLUMN | I am excited about the idea of Baltimore’s harbor being swimmable. But you’re going to have to do it without your girl.

COLUMN | Can you guess which candidates for county executive in Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Howard, Montgomery and Prince George’s counties said these words? Probably not. They’re often interchangeable. So, who says them best?

COLUMN | College- and high school-aged boys and men are taking off their shirts and creating a ruckus at MLB stadiums across the country. To them, it’s something new and exciting. To older fans, it feels more familiar than maybe we’d like to admit.

COLUMN | The civil trial against the owner and operator of the Dali, which caused the fatal collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, was settled days before the trial. Does justice help with healing?

COLUMN | Maybe social media sensation Bobby LaPin can beat state Sen. Bill Ferguson in the Democratic primary for their South Baltimore district. Maybe not. But in Maryland’s usually predictable political landscape, an upset like this has happened before.

Rogers spent four months as one of the game’s best pitchers last year by doing it the way he did until the seventh — and avoiding big innings like the one that chased him Friday.

COLUMN | Anne Arundel County’s newly revitalized auditor’s office uncovered misconduct in the Recreation and Parks Department, leading to the firing of a park superintendent and raising questions about government oversight.

The Orioles once sought specific pitch types and shapes, but are now taking a more holistic view.

COLUMN | It’s nothing to brag about to say the Orioles are improving at the plate, on the mound, in the field and on the bases, considering how rough things have looked at time. But they’re talented enough to do all those things well.

COLUMN | The 26-year-old started the season as one of the Orioles’ most disappointing performers. Can a pair of walk-off homers be a launching pad?

COLUMN |How Franklin Roosevelt Daniels got to the bottom of the Inner Harbor in a stolen van remains a mystery. Why he was there, and why no one came forward to claim a loved one missing for a decade, might be easier to understand.

COLUMN | Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and his family want you to take a road trip this summer. With gas prices as they are, that might have to be on foot.