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The Orioles made the surprise move to option right-hander Dean Kremer to the minors at the beginning of the season rather than carrying six starting pitchers.

Maryland (24-8) and North Carolina (27-7) meet Sunday in the Fort Worth Region 1’s second round with a berth in the regional semifinals at stake.

Redshirt freshman Kyndal Walker scored a career-high 20 points and had plenty of help as Maryland defeated Murray State 99-67 in the first round of the NCAA tournament Friday.

Micah Ashman is a 23-year-old left-handed reliever who arrived midway through 2025 as the other half of the trade that sent right-hander Charlie Morton to the Detroit Tigers.

The Nationals also optioned 2019 first-round pick Jackson Rutledge to Rochester.

Manager Craig Albernaz said the pitching coaches were “studs” at December’s winter meetings and called them “elite” both then and at the start of camp.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball’s budget proposal for the next fiscal year sets aside $3.5 million to build the county’s first public ice rinks at the Meadowbrook Athletic Complex in Ellicott City.

Opening day is just around the corner (Thursday at Camden Yards against the Minnesota Twins).

Of all the Orioles players this spring, there may be none with a larger range of possibilities entering 2026 than Cowser.

Restructuring quarterback Lamar Jackson’s contract cleared about $40 million in cap space. The Ravens used some of that to continue adding free agents after offensive lineman John Simpson, quarterback Tyler Huntley and pass rusher Trey Hendrickson.

The best thing that ever happened to Oluchi Okananwa’s basketball career was the worst thing that ever happened to her gymnastics career: She grew up.

West is facing first- and second-degree assault charges after allegedly punching a contractor during a dispute over stains in the carpet of his home in Upper Marlboro.

Baltimore still has work to do on its roster.

After his son’s overdose death, former Baltimore Raven Ray Lewis started a mental health foundation to bring mental health screenings to Baltimore County schools at no cost.

On Thursday, Yannis Charles and Eugene Harney will make history as the first NCAA qualifiers in Morgan State’s Division I era, after the program had been on a hiatus for over two decades.

Starting at noon on Monday, teams may enter contract negotiations with players who become unrestricted free agents at the start of the league year.

In addition to the new bar, fans will be able to get into Camden Yards earlier this season to watch the home team take batting practice.