Bennett Conlin

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@fitzalltheway JMU's 2031 starter

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Girls flag football in Maryland is no longer an experiment.

After starting with 10 Frederick County schools in 2023, the sport will become an MPSSAA-sanctioned state championship sport in 2026-27.

How it grew — and which counties are still waiting.

Story with @taylorjlyons and @jacobstein23:

https://t.co/Czpksnu6t3

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Brian Reese, who led Maryvale girls lacrosse to back-to-back IAAM A Conference titles and a No. 1 ranking this spring, will not return next season.

Reese told The Baltimore Sun his decision stemmed from frustrations with school leadership and what he described as a lack of support for the program.

https://t.co/l5PqKlWrvI

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@fitzalltheway @C2CAthConf At least ... 50?

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Two years after Ellicott City native Cooper Funk’s LEGO hype video of Gunnar Henderson went viral, his animations have made their way onto the Camden Yards scoreboard.

On a local artist, his family’s newfound baseball bonds and a “huge dream come true”: https://t.co/7BM9bG5tWo

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@jcalvinmeyer Mason Miller's ERA ballooned to 1.26 the other day. Rico Garcia's is a tidy 0.68. Do you feel vindicated?

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Our @baltimoresun instant analysis of Ravens drafting Penn State OL Vega Ioane at No. 14 w/ @MikePrestonSun, @brianwacker1, @samdcohn, @TimSchwartz13, @BennettConlin, @cjdoon:
https://t.co/1n3xBG0iAo

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Vega Ioane is a Baltimore Raven.

Round 1
Pick No. 14
OL Vega Ioane

The @ravens bolster their offensive line on the first night of the NFL draft. He's the first guard selected by the Ravens in the first round since Ben Grubbs in 2007.

📸: Associated Press

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A wild win, indeed.

The Orioles overcame a tough night offensively to beat the Royals, 7-5, in extras as Samuel Basallo delivered in the clutch, Gunnar Henderson overcame two bad pickoffs and Kyle Bradish gritted through constant traffic. Read: https://t.co/KYbkBDmJZp

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@fitzalltheway Houston Christian is cackling right now

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Craig Albernaz: Certified tough guy.

@ByMattWeyrich walks through the play that resulted in seven broken bones and a fractured jaw for the Orioles skipper, and the moments that followed.

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Golf media: Rory is free. He has no more demons. He is the most relaxed a golfer has been or will ever be!

Rory: *Starts playing the tightest, most stressed out golf you’ve ever seen in your life*

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Smith already planned to keep Locksley for 2026, but decided to make a midseason announcement after seeing the false rumor of Locksley's firing.

“You can’t let that take a life of its own to the end of a season when we had no intention of making a change," Smith said.

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Maryland AD Jim Smith's November announcement that Michael Locksley would return as the Terps' football coach in 2026 was sparked by a fake report from parody account @RealRobReinhart.

More details from @Mikephowes — https://t.co/SvC6yaVJMR

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@fitzalltheway Santa is late

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The Orioles’ clubhouse got a facelift this offseason with a new sound system, LED lights, shuffleboard and more.

A look at the layout including locker assignments and where players say there’s space for a ping-pong table that could be coming soon:

Read: https://t.co/VflN5J6Px6

[Jacob Calvin Meyer @jcalvinmeyer]

Excited to share I’m starting an Orioles newsletter for @baltimoresun.

“Extras from Eutaw” will hit inboxes Monday mornings with my takeaways, our best stories & more.

In the first edition, I explained why I’m feeling déjà vu back to 2023.

To subscribe: https://t.co/Kmr7HczaJH

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2026 ERA:

Trevor Rogers — 0.00
Paul Skenes — 67.50

Makes you think!

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Here’s what stood out to columnist Josh Tolentino from a week-plus inside Orioles spring training in Sarasota, Florida. https://t.co/CbL3hbNjQO