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    Jon Meoli: Why the next few weeks — and beyond — are pivotal for Mike Elias and the Orioles
    The slim chance that the team goes on a run and returns to the playoff picture is overshadowed by a singular opportunity to prevent a repeat of the season-opening calamity that tanked 2025.
    Mike Elias said he hopes to see the Orioles win as many games as possible in July.
    Orioles pull starter Grayson Rodriguez back as injury problems continue
    Baltimore Orioles pitcher Grayson Rodriguez, right, watches from the dugout during a game against the Detroit Tigers at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Md. on Wednesday, June 11, 2025.
    Pentagon confirms Naval Academy’s first female leader is being reassigned after 18 months
    Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth confirmed news reports that the first female superintendent of the Naval Academy, Yvette Davids, has been reassigned.
    ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Aug. 15, 2024) U.S. Naval Academy Superintendent Vice Adm. Yvette Davids addresses the Naval Academy Brigade of Midshipmen for the start of the new school year in Alumni Hall. As the undergraduate college of our country’s naval service, the Naval Academy prepares young men and women to become professional officers of competence, character, and compassion in the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps.
    Red lights got you frustrated? Baltimore to finish retiming traffic lights by February
    Baltimore’s transportation department has been retiming most of its roughly 1,400 traffic signals citywide and plans to finish implementing changes by early next year.
    A white sedan and yellow school bus make a left turn on a busy city street.
    Breaking down the Orioles’ 24-player 2025 draft class | Banner Baseball Show
    No team in baseball history has ever had a draft bonus pool the size of the Orioles’ $19,144,500.
    Letter: Trump tax, spending legislation not a win for thousands of Marylanders
    President Donald Trump’s tax and spending cuts will result in thousands of Marylanders losing access to health insurance and nutrition benefits, writes Jan Kleinman of Baltimore.
    President Donald Trump holds up his signed signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts at the White House in Washington, Friday, July 4, 2025.
    MLB honors Tomoyuki Sugano with a manhole cover, a cultural touchstone in Japan
    In Japan, manhole covers are a unique part of the art scene, honoring everything from sports heroes to religious figures.
    A manhole in honor of Orioles pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano graces Thirty-Four Sagamihara Stadium to cover a sewage drain.
    Projecting the Ravens’ 53-man roster: Who’s in and who’s out as training camp nears?
    Ahead of the start of training camp next week, here’s a look at how the Ravens could set their roster.
    Inside linebacker Roquan Smith is a perennial All-Pro, but the Ravens lack proven experience at the position to aid him.
    The rain keeps coming. That means more bacteria in the Chesapeake Bay.
    It has rained every Wednesday for the last eight weeks. It washes garbage and leaves and dead animals and poop into the Chesapeake Bay.
    Knowing where and when to swim on the Chesapeake Bay requires understanding what's in the water.
    The art world loves Baltimore artists. This free D.C. exhibit shows why.
    “Strong, Bright, Useful & True,” a free art exhibit at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center in Washington, showcases Baltimore artists including Derrick Adams, Phaan Howng and Jerrell Gibbs.
    The all-Baltimore exhibit “Strong, Bright, Useful & True“ is on display at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center’s Irene and Richard Frary Gallery in Washington D.C. through Sept. 6.
    Naval Academy’s first female superintendent is reportedly being removed, in latest Trump-era shift
    USNI News is reporting that Vice Adm. Yvette Davids, who has served as Naval Academy superintendent since January 2024, is being reassigned. Davids is the first Latina and first woman to hold the post.
    Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth walks alongside Vice Adm. Yvette Davids, academy superintendent, during his visit to the U.S. Naval Academy on April 1, 2025.
    Conservative legal group with Trump ties sets its sights on Hopkins medical school
    America First Legal is asking the U.S. Department of Justice to launch a formal investigation into diversity policies at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
    Empty lounge chairs sit on the quad at Johns Hopkins University on July 3, 2025.
    The House is poised to OK Trump’s $9 billion cut to public broadcasting and foreign aid
    The House of Representatives is expected to approve President Donald Trump’s request to claw back about $9 billion for public broadcasting and foreign aid.
    The package cancels about $1.1 billion for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which distributes more than two-thirds of the money to more than 1,500 locally operated public television and radio stations, with much of the remainder assigned to National Public Radio, seen here, and the Public Broadcasting Service.
    Letter: Supervised drug consumption sites work. Why aren’t we using them?
    Isaiah Griffith of Baltimore says supervised drug consumption sites, like those in New York City and Vancouver, save lives and help connect people to treatment — and we should have the courage to implement them in Maryland.
    A box of Narcan on the sidewalk near the intersection of Pennsylvania and North Ave as first responders look for overdose victims on July 10.
    Manny Machado has changed since he left Baltimore. Just not as drastically as you think.
    Across 14 seasons, Manny Machado has been an All-Star seven times. He’s a Platinum Glove winner, a Silver Slugger, a future Hall of Famer.
    San Diego Padres' Manny Machado laughs during a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Saturday, June 7, 2025, in Milwaukee.
    Ravens rookie Emery Jones Jr. placed on NFI list, expected to miss start of training camp
    Jones, who's dealing with a shoulder injury, can be activated off the NFI list and return to practice at any time.
    Emery Jones Jr. of LSU was the Ravens’ third-round draft pick in April but has a shoulder injury that is expected to sideline him for the start of training camp.
    Training camp preview: Who has the most to lose? | Banner Ravens Podcast
    Here are the top storylines we’ll be watching this summer.
    UMD’s president was accused of plagiarism. 10 months later, the investigation still isn’t done.
    Ten months later, the probe into the research work of University of Maryland President Darryll Pines is still ongoing.
    University of Maryland president Darryll Pines at a press event in Baltimore in January.
    Lights out in a lighthouse? Unconventional accommodations abound in the region
    This region is full of surprising places to sleep, from round houses with true 360-degree views to floating houseboats to, yes, sleeping in a caboose.
    The Round House in Greenbackville, Va., offers 360-degree views.
    Kyle Schwarber’s 3 homers in All-Star Game’s first tiebreaking swing-off lift NL over AL
    Philadelphia Phillies Kyle Schwarber celebrates after hitting his third home run in the swing-off to decide the All-Star Game. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
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