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Built through discipline and tougher batting practice sessions, more Orioles are trusting a program introduced by the team’s hitting instructors that emphasizes forcing pitchers to throw more strikes.

She’s always had the talent and desire to dominate, but this year she’s cut down on fouls and been able to stay in games — which has pushed the Tigers to a Final Four game against Virginia Tech tonight.

Ready to dig in the dirt this spring? Make sure you’re planning ahead for warming summers with this climate-conscious resource and tip sheet informed by some of the mid-Atlantic’s best gardeners and educators.

Let’s catch up with the top players from — or playing in — the Baltimore area.

“Can you draw it up any better? Opening day at Fenway Park in the big leagues,” Kyle Stowers said. “The buzz around it, being a spectacle, an event, it’s not just another game.”

They'll remember the win, most of all, but the Orioles have plenty to take from opening day. The positives: A potent, patient offense powered by speedy, daring runners. The negatives: Questions about the defense and relief pitching, which were solid on the way to 2022's surprising season.

Trump has denied any wrongdoing in the New York hush-money case and has called the indictment ‘political persecution’

It’s one game, but Rutschman had 5 hits — the most ever for a catcher on opening day — and 4 RBIs in a season-opener that will vault him into the discussion of best players in baseball.

Joint Base Andrews has been locked down for reports of a man carrying an “assault-style” rifle on Thursday, authorities said.

The Orioles’ rebuild is over. It truly is supposed to be “liftoff” now. Maybe. Because it’s not like the front office spent to upgrade, or used prospects to trade for established talent. All of which makes it almost impossible to predict how good this O’s team should be.

Terrin Vavra can play almost any position for the Orioles — and he gets on base. That makes him an invaluable part of a roster that needs flexibility.

As Lamar Jackson’s trade request throws the Ravens' offseason into further turmoil, Deebo Samuel’s saga is a reminder that reconciliation is possible.

The Environmental Protection Agency needs a stronger rule to reduce particle air pollution and to protect people with chronic lung disease and the broader community in places like Baltimore, says Dr. Panagis Galiatsatos, a physician with the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center and community engagement co-director of the Baltimore Breathe Center.

Orioles leadership says the rebuild is over and the team expects to compete. Many prognosticators have the O’s finishing last in the AL East.

A 6-year-old reticulated giraffe named Willow died at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore after suddenly falling ill.

Since 2018, the Morgan State University graduate has raised more than $1.2 million in venture capital for Femly, her company that helps women have access to safe feminine hygiene products.

John Harbaugh said the Ravens intend to take a receiver in next month’s draft, adding much-needed talent to a group led by Bateman and Devin Duvernay.

Any frustration anyone feels about Rodriguez not being on the opening day roster has nothing to do with the reason given, which was that he isn’t good enough right now. It has everything to do with how the Orioles under Mike Elias have operated.

The Orioles are pushing DL Hall to build up as a starter, and they want Jordan Westburg to get more at-bats in Triple A. But Mike Elias believes they'll earn a spot on the club this year.

Maryland was whistled for a season-high 26 fouls and could not contend with the No. 1 Gamecocks’ physicality.