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Commanders opt for ultra-athletic LB with first-round pick.

General manager Eric DeCosta did what he does best: He selected the best player available.

Brandon Young is a capable replacement, and he will start for the Orioles during Friday’s series opener against the Boston Red Sox at Camden Yards.

James Wood homered on a fastball over the middle of the strike zone in the first inning, his National League-leading 10th home run of the season, and CJ Abrams went deep on a changeup below the strike zone in the fourth.

From college athletes to local products, here are the players with Maryland ties who are draft eligible.

Maryland officials say their future rights to operate Preakness and negotiate new media deals around the race are unchanged by Churchill’s purchase of the race’s intellectual property. But they were caught off guard by the sale.

COLUMN | Baltimore Ravens fans are approaching the upcoming NFL Draft with something wonderful and fleeting: hope.

Zay Flowers has made himself a prime extension candidate with his first three years in Baltimore.

The NFL draft is expected to be unpredictable. The Ravens could add to the chaos. Here’s what reporters Jonas Shaffer and Giana Han and columnist Kyle Goon expect from a pivotal weekend.

In the context of the balance and simplified swing load he now boasts, Rutschman looks back at last year with the knowledge that “sometimes less is more.”

With an unpredictable first round set to kick off in Pittsburgh, here’s a look at what the Ravens and the rest of the NFL could do in the draft Thursday night.

Zack Littell allowed eight runs, six earned, in six innings at Nationals Park.

The series delivered plenty of drama, with the Orioles taking two of three from the Royals — including an extra-innings win Monday and a rubber-match victory Wednesday.

Jeremiah Jackson and Leody Taveras joined an offensive outpouring in the sixth inning, and Anthony Nunez earned his first major league save.

It’s always wise to secure the future at the NFL’s prime position.

Using Pro Football Focus' mock draft simulator.

The Orioles pitching staff lacked sharpness all night.

After Baltimore’s 6-5 loss to the Royals, manager Craig Albernaz said Holliday would undergo an MRI as a precaution.

The Nationals have preached plate discipline from the beginning of spring training. On Tuesday, Washington walked 12 times.

Early this season, Wells is rediscovering what it means to prepare for a game in minutes rather than days. That’s the life of a reliever.