HOUSTON — Samuel Basallo’s power propelled him up the minor league ladder and prospect rankings. He’ll need to show it off just a bit more if he wants his first career home run. In the seventh inning of his MLB debut Sunday, Basallo appeared to smack his first career hit — a home run to right field — to extend the Orioles’ blowout over the Astros. But Houston right fielder … [Read more...] about Orioles’ Samuel Basallo records 1st MLB hit, RBI after being robbed of homer
READER POLL: Do you agree with President Donald Trump’s claim that Baltimore is ‘so far gone’ on crime?
President Donald Trump has escalated his rhetoric on urban crime, saying Baltimore and other cities is “so far gone” regarding public safety. The Republican president said this last week when he put the Washington, D.C., police department under federal control and ordered deployment of the National Guard and other federal law enforcement resources to fight crime in the nation’s … [Read more...] about READER POLL: Do you agree with President Donald Trump’s claim that Baltimore is ‘so far gone’ on crime?
Scottie Scheffler erases 4-shot deficit to win BMW Championship at Caves Valley
Scottie Scheffler’s golf game feels inevitable. The combination of elite ball striking, chipping and putting makes the No. 1 player in the world incredibly hard to beat over 72 holes. Robert MacIntyre learned that the hard way Sunday at the BMW Championship at Caves Valley in Owings Mills. Scheffler, who trailed MacIntyre by four shots entering the final round, chased down the … [Read more...] about Scottie Scheffler erases 4-shot deficit to win BMW Championship at Caves Valley
Orioles’ young core explodes in 12-0 blowout win over Astros
HOUSTON — Three years ago, Baltimore fans dreamed of lineups like the Orioles put out Sunday. Eight of the Orioles’ nine players were homegrown and developed into top 100 prospects. That group — the Orioles’ young core that will determine whether the future is a success or not — combined to smack 11 hits and drive in 12 runs as Baltimore clobbered the Astros, 12-0, to win the … [Read more...] about Orioles’ young core explodes in 12-0 blowout win over Astros
How Trump can save fishing in the Chesapeake | GUEST COMMENTARY
The Chesapeake Bay isn’t just a body of water. It’s Maryland’s beating heart, a place where families bond over striped bass fishing, where small businesses thrive and where generations have built their lives around a healthy and productive marine ecosystem. But that way of life is now at risk. Not because of a lack of effort by Marylanders, but because of unchecked industrial … [Read more...] about How Trump can save fishing in the Chesapeake | GUEST COMMENTARY