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    Jon Meoli: Brandon Hyde survived the Orioles’ rebuild. No one could survive a collapse like this.
    Why the Orioles had no choice but to make a change at manager.
    Firing manager Brandon Hyde was the Orioles’ only option at this time of the season.
    Orioles fire manager Brandon Hyde amid team’s lackluster start
    With Baltimore at 15-28 and firmly in the basement of the American League East, Hyde’s position grew evermore tenuous by the day.
    Brandon Hyde was American League Manager of the Year in 2023, but the Orioles are 13 games under .500 this season.
    Orioles fire manager Brandon Hyde: Instant analysis
    Here’s analysis from The Baltimore Banner sports desk on the Orioles’ coaching staff shake-up.
    Brandon Hyde has a career record of 421-493, which includes one loss as acting manager of the Miami Marlins in 2011.
    Orioles’ mistakes against Nationals result in another demoralizing loss
    Washington came away with a series-opening win, and Baltimore looks as deflated as ever.
    Jackson Holliday drives in a run with a single in the third inning with one of his three hits Friday night in the Orioles’ 4-3 loss to the Washington Nationals.
    Ravens address defensive line depth, agree to terms with nose tackle John Jenkins
    Jenkins finished third on the Raiders last year with 21 run stops, according to PFF.
    Nose tackle John Jenkins, formerly of the Las Vegas Raiders, joined the Ravens on a one-year contract.
    Intense storms roar through Baltimore, bringing outages and a brief tornado warning
    Severe thunderstorms rocked the Baltimore area early Friday evening, leaving tens of thousands without power and briefly bringing a tornado warning.
    Cars drive through heavy rain in Dundalk on Friday.
    How to watch or attend the 150th Preakness Stakes
    The 150th running of the Preakness Stakes is set to start at 7:01 p.m.
    Journalism, the favorite at the 150th Preakness Stakes, gets a bath after running around the track at Pimlico Race Course on May 15.
    Opinion: Allowing the Derby winner not to race at Preakness is unacceptable
    The Triple Crown is horse racing’s chance to appeal to the general sports fan, Bill Dwyre writes.
    Sovereignty won a mud-slicked Kentucky Derby but will skip Preakness — robbing horse racing of a shot at the Triple Crown.
    He committed to Maryland lacrosse in 8th grade. Now he’s growing into a star.
    Maryland native Eric Spanos is the leading scorer for a Terps team that’s a win away from another Final Four.
    Maryland men's lacrosse attackman Eric Spanos
    Trying to make sense of an Orioles offense that doesn’t make sense
    The Orioles don’t chase pitches out of the strike zone and produce high average exit velocities. Why are they failing?
    Cedric Mullins returns to the dugout after striking out.
    There are no easy answers for the Orioles’ struggles | Banner Baseball Show
    An inexperienced coaching staff has not been able to pull the team out of its doldrums.
    The 15 most memorable editions of the Preakness Stakes
    As we prepare for Saturday’s 150th running of the Preakness and the last at Pimlico Race Course before a major demolition and rebuild, it’s natural to think back on the most indelible editions of the Triple Crown series’ second jewel.
    Sunday Silence with jockey Pat Valenzuela in mount, left, battles with Easy Goer with Pat Day up as they near the finish line during Saturday's 114th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore on May 20, 1989.   Kentucky Derby winner Sunday Silence out distanced Easy Goer to take the second jewel in racing's triple crown. (AP Photo/Bob Daugherty)
    What’s the latest victim in Trump’s war on woke? You guessed it — bike lanes
    Federal transportation officials are reexamining grants for bike and pedestrian infrastructure as part of a turn away from the priorities of the Biden administration.
    White paint in the shape of two bicycles indicate where a two-way bike path is separated from the rest of the roadway.
    With Derby winner Sovereignty skipping Preakness, the Triple Crown calendar debate rides again
    Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty is skipping the 150th Preakness Stakes, reigniting the Triple Crown calendar debate.
    Derby runner-up Journalism, the 8-5 favorite in the 150th Preakness Stakes, trains at Pimlico Race Course on Thursday.
    Excessive force or not? Video shows how police ended a Johns Hopkins student encampment
    Student groups at the Johns Hopkins University claim that school police used excessive force in dismantling a pro-Palestinian encampment last week.
    Still image from the body camera footage as police ended a Johns Hopkins University student encampment.
    Supreme Court could block Trump’s birthright citizenship order but limit nationwide injunctions
    The Supreme Court seemed intent Thursday on maintaining a block on President Donald Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship while looking for a way to scale back nationwide court orders.
    The United States Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. on Friday, January 3, 2025.
    Jon Meoli: Tomoyuki Sugano’s success stands out on underperforming Orioles
    The reality is watching Sugano pitch is one of the few joys of this team, even on days like Thursday.
    Tomoyuki Sugano has been the bright spot of the Orioles’ rotation in an extremely taxing season.
    Orioles sink to low they haven’t hit since the rebuild in 4-0 loss to Twins
    The Orioles have lost all six games against Minnesota and, in turn, they’ve helped the Twins win 11 straight.
    Orioles center fielder Cedric Mullins catches a ball hit by Brooks Lee of the Minnesota Twins during the second inning Thursday at Camden Yards.
    Maryland hires Braves executive Jim Smith as athletic director, looking for new voice in ‘rapidly’ changing era
    Smith comes to College Park with a reputation for revenue generation at a time when the Terps' spending power has come under scrutiny.
    Testudo, the University of Maryland mascot, pumps up the crowd at the XFINITY Center.
    Pimlico Race Course is full of artifacts. Where will they go when it is razed?
    Meet the archivists charged with preserving Maryland's racing history.
    Jockey portraits hang in the Hall of Fame Dining Room at Pimlico Race Course.
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