Abrams and Crews hit back-to-back homers as Nationals beat Athletics 5-2
Harry Ford gestures to the dugout after his RBI double in the top of the fourth inning Sunday against the Athletics.
Orioles win seventh straight as Adley Rutschman sits with wrist discomfort, Samuel Basallo leaves early
Rutschman is batting .251 with eight home runs and 47 RBIs in 67 games this season. He was named to his third American League All-Star team.
Catcher Samuel Basallo talks with pitcher Brandon Young during the first inning Sunday in Houston.
Angel Reese accepts Toronto coach Sandy Brondello’s apology for inappropriate comment
The WNBA suspended Brondello one game for being overheard calling Reese a “protected species” during the Dream’s 111-92 win over the Tempo on Friday.
Angel Reese rests on the bench Sunday during the Dream’s game against Chicago.
Maryland catches a break before storms, possible wildfire smoke return this week
Maryland is somewhat in the clear Sunday, but wildfire smoke and the threat of severe thunderstorms could return this week.
Wildfire smoke and the threat of severe thunderstorms could return to Maryland this week.
Orioles finish sweep of Astros for their seventh straight win
Brandon Young (8-2) allowed five hits and one walk while striking out seven in seven innings.
Pete Alonso steals second base as Astros second baseman Raynel Delgado applies a tag during the third inning. The play was part of a double steal on which Gunnar Henderson stole home.
Man found dead with gunshot wounds on sidewalk in Odenton neighborhood
A man was found fatally shot on a sidewalk in an Odenton neighborhood Saturday night, Anne Arundel County Police said.
An Anne Arundel County Police vehicle.
Severe storms damage homes, topple trees as Anne Arundel County is hit hardest
Severe thunderstorms swept across Maryland on Saturday, toppling trees and power lines, damaging homes and businesses, and knocking out electricity to thousands as tornadoes, flash flooding and dangerous winds threatened much of the state.
A large tree crashed onto the front of a home in Pasadena during severe thunderstorms Saturday, July 18, 2026, damaging the roof and blocking the front entrance.
Hutzell: Does President Trump have cyclosporiasis? ’Cause he was spewing some weird BS.
COLUMN | This is another summer we will remember for a continuation of politics that makes you sick to your stomach. Still, it may be the first with cucumbers as a risky proposition. Did the president address our national exploding diarrhea? No, he had another kind of poo on his mind.
President Donald Trump speaks Thursday night in the East Room of the White House in Washington.
A Paraguayan food truck helps a Howard County resident stay connected to home
Lourdes Karina Pinto, a North Laurel resident, opened Tasty Empanadas in 2018 before expanding the food stall into a food truck.
Lourdes Karina Pinto stands in front of her food truck, Tasty Empanadas, at Savage Farmers Market on Wednesday.
One of Hampden’s hottest preschools is run by Mennonites
A conservative Anabaptist group runs one of the hottest preschools in Baltimore’s liberal Hampden neighborhood.
Harriet Unger, 2, crawls through a cubby at Hampden Christian School.
Clinging to a Potomac rock face, I felt the power of ‘adventure therapy’
As I climbed and gained confidence, I felt my heart rate slow and my anxieties melt. My arms and legs figured out a rhythm, and I began to see how this adventure on high could be so calming.
Climbing guide Eunny Jang, left, of Rockville-based East Outdoors ascends  50-foot metamorphic rock on May 26, 2026.
He emigrated from Iraq and was saved by soccer. Now he’s giving back.
Warshan Hussin dodged sniper fire as a child before being exiled from Iraq. He ended up in Baltimore, where a fledgling soccer program changed his life.
Warshan Hussin dodged sniper fire as a child before being exiled from Iraq. He ended up in Baltimore, where a fledgling soccer program changed his life.
Athletics switch roles with Nationals in 15-1 rout
A night after scoring 23 runs, the Nationals go hitless until the seventh inning against J.T. Ginn.
Athletics first baseman Jeff McNeil fields the throw as the Nationals’ Dylan Crews grounds out to lead off the fifth inning. Crews was called safe before the ruling was overturned.
Orioles’ winning streak at 6 after 4-2 victory in 11 innings
Baltimore’s winning streak is its longest since May 30-June 5, 2025.
Trevor Rogers allowed one run and struck out eight in 6 1/3 innings Saturday in Houston.
Orioles sign right-hander Kyle Bradish to 5-year contract extension
“We have believed strongly in Kyle since he first joined the organization as a minor leaguer in 2019,” president of baseball operations Mike Elias said in a statement.
Baltimore Orioles pitcher Kyle Bradish (38) delivers in the third inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Md. on Monday, May 25, 2026.
Massive sinkhole and major utility damage in East Baltimore will take days to repair
It will take days to repair a massive sinkhole that opened on an East Baltimore street early Saturday as crews assess utility damage, city officials said.
A sinkhole opened around 12:21 a.m. Saturday at North Chester Street and Ashland Avenue.
10 hospitalized after moving truck collides with at least 10 vehicles on Columbia Pike
Ten people were hospitalized after a moving truck collided with at least 10 vehicles on the highway, officials said.
Ten people, including three children, were hospitalized after a moving truck lost control and crashed into at least 10 vehicles in Montgomery County on Saturday, July 18, 2026.
2 injured as Gaithersburg home goes up in flames after possible lightning strike
A home in Gaithersburg caught fire Saturday morning, possibly after lightning struck it, a fire official said.
A home in Gaithersburg caught fire on Saturday morning after lightning possibly struck the house on Saturday, July 18, 2026.
Will wildfire smoke clear before the World Cup final in New Jersey?
Smoke from the Canadian wildfires that has engulfed the Northeast in haze is expected to mostly clear from the New Jersey area just in time for the World Cup final on Sunday, thanks to thunderstorms passing through the area.
The New York City skyline is shrouded in smoke as a flag flies in a park in Weehawken, N.J., Thursday, July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
As speculation swirls around his future, Ravens star Nnamdi Madubuike is keeping quiet
Defensive tackle Nnamdi Madubuike, a two-time Pro Bowl selection and one of the Ravens’ highest-paid players, has not spoken publicly since he suffered a season-ending, career-threatening neck injury in September.
Defensive tackle Nnamdi Madubuike arrives at the Ravens training facility for the first day of training camp.
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