The professional basketball scene in Baltimore has been dormant since the NBA’s Baltimore Bullets left for Washington in 1973. And that didn’t sit well with Charles Carrington and Jacob Dennis. “Baltimore deserves it, and Baltimore should have it,” Carrington said. “Maryland itself is a basketball state. It doesn’t get the proper respect that it deserves and neither does the … [Read more...] about The Basketball League expanding to the city with Baltimore Venom franchise
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Retro Baltimore: Gov. Theodore Roosevelt McKeldin went to Chicago in 1952 with Republican vice presidential dreams
Exactly two decades after Gov. Albert C. Ritchie traveled to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago hoping to be his party’s nominee for president in 1932, another Maryland governor, Theodore Roosevelt McKeldin, boarded a Baltimore & Ohio train for the Republican National Convention, also in Chicago, as rumors swirled that he’d play a major role at the convention — … [Read more...] about Retro Baltimore: Gov. Theodore Roosevelt McKeldin went to Chicago in 1952 with Republican vice presidential dreams
Hometown star Beau Brade hopes to beat the odds and make the Ravens
Few young football players get to live out their NFL dreams. Even fewer get to fulfill that prophecy on the team they grew up rooting for. Former River Hill and Maryland standout safety Beau Brade is vying to become the latest to join that group. As training camp nears its end and final cuts next Tuesday looming, Brade is fighting for his spot on the Ravens’ initial 53-man … [Read more...] about Hometown star Beau Brade hopes to beat the odds and make the Ravens
Five & Dine: 5 Baltimore restaurants with soft-shell crab — for now
They typically start to appear in restaurants in the springtime — fried on sandwiches, pressed into tacos, rolled tight into sushi. Many chefs are eager to get them in stock to be proudly rattled off as specials. And fortunately, soft-shell crab season is still here. Although the East Coast season begins in spring, Maryland soft-shell crabs are usually at their best June … [Read more...] about Five & Dine: 5 Baltimore restaurants with soft-shell crab — for now
Orioles minor league report: Enrique Bradfield Jr. is off the races for Double-A Bowie
NEW YORK — Enrique Bradfield Jr. had a bus ride to remember. The Orioles promoted their 2023 first-round pick to Double-A Bowie last week, placing a strong vote of confidence in the 22-year-old outfielder after he put together a promising season in High-A Aberdeen. IronBirds manager Felipe Alou Jr. delivered the news just after the team wrapped up a road trip in North Carolina, … [Read more...] about Orioles minor league report: Enrique Bradfield Jr. is off the races for Double-A Bowie