Kyle Goon

up late watching sports

The Mimi DiPietro ice rink in Patterson Park is closed for structural repairs, leaving a lot of skaters displaced.

That includes the Baltimore
Banners hockey team, made up of at-risk kids in Ellwood Park, who have to figure out a tough new commute: www.thebanner.com/community/lo...

This graphic from @invisibae.bsky.social puts into perspective the Orioles’ poor run of first-round pitching since 1991. Only three teams have generated less WAR from first rounders, and one of them didn’t begin as a team until 1998. Another, the Braves, built one of the best rotations via trade

Angels hire Orioles Hall of Famer Brady Anderson as hitting coach Anderson was a three-time All-Star who hit 210 homers, including 50 in 1996.

Orioles Hall of Famer Brady Anderson named Angels’ hitting coach, and John Mabry is his assistant www.thebanner.com/sports/oriol...

RELAX

New Terps AD Jim Smith has brought an energetic streak and ambition to College Park. We sat down to talk about his vision, which is all about saying “yes” and making the unlikely happen.

But what we really need to see is how he handles the hard choices: www.thebanner.com/sports/colle...

What 5-star recruit Baba Oladotun brings to Maryland Baba Oladotun gives the Terps a local connection and lifts Maryland’s recruiting class to No. 3 in the nation.

What will Blake 5-star recruit Baba Oladotun bring to Maryland basketball?

New details from a text shared with @thebaltimorebanner.com: “The trip back home was extremely tiring,” Tran told Nash in a text message shared with The Banner. “We were in shackles the entire trip. ... I felt like we were less than animals.”

My first season covering Salt Lake Bees baseball, Hank was the catcher. Life is truly just one big circle, lol.

School buses for every Baltimore student seemed impossible — until now School transportation company HopSkipDrive used AI and a Banner analysis to map how yellow buses, vans and cars could get Baltimore students to school safely and on time for less than 5% of the distri...

In journalism we’re used to pointing out problems, not solving them. This was a chance to think differently and offer Baltimore kids and parents solutions.

Take a look and tell us what you think.

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Will Lamar Jackson reach MVP form again? Is the restructured Ravens defense actually good? Who has stepped up and who has stepped back?

A Ravens midseason roundtable from me, Jonas, Giana and Paul on the most pressing questions: www.thebanner.com/sports/raven...

School buses for every Baltimore student seemed impossible — until now School transportation company HopSkipDrive used AI and a Banner analysis to map how yellow buses, vans and cars could get Baltimore students to school safely and on time for less than 5% of the distri...

By @lizbowie.bsky.social, @invisibae.bsky.social and @ajv.bsky.social: School buses for every Baltimore student seemed impossible — until now. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

The president calling a female reporter ‘piggy’ is not normal. None of this is. President Trump called a female reporter “piggy” on camera and told her to be quiet. How did we get here, and what’s even the point anymore?

My take on Piggygate for @thebaltimorebanner.com . Thanks to all of the brave journalists who spoke to me. www.thebanner.com/opinion/colu...

Baba Oladotun of Blake High School commits to Maryland Oladotun is the No. 8 recruit in the class of 2026, according to ESPN.

Blake basketball star Baba Oladotun commits to Terps

John Harbaugh said that some vets who are a little dinged up got the day off, but you obviously have to keep an eye on Lamar Jackson's (now) ankle going forward. Roquan Smith missed time before with a hamstring injury, and Kyle Hamilton (shoulder/groin) makes this whole defense go around.

Jon Meoli: Orioles risk seeing Grayson Rodriguez flourish elsewhere The Orioles traded Grayson Rodriguez. You can legitimately wonder if he’s even going to have a prime, but if he does, he’d be entering it the moment he dons an Angels uniform.

Jon Meoli: Orioles risk seeing Grayson Rodriguez join list of pitchers who flourished elsewhere

Analysis: Taylor Ward trade reinforces Orioles’ need for aggressive offseason The trickle-down effect of this trade is felt in the outfield and rotation heavily, and it could be a precursor for something much larger from president of baseball operations Mike Elias.

Analysis: Taylor Ward trade impacts Colton Cowser and reinforces Orioles’ need to spend

Grayson Rodriguez showed promise as a front-end arm, but injuries have derailed his progress. At the GM meetings last week, Mike Elias said Rodriguez was a “wild-card” for the rotation.

Turns out, he was a trade chip for an impact outfield bat in Taylor Ward

The Orioles have swung a deal, trading away right-hander Grayson Rodriguez to the Los Angeles Angels for outfielder Taylor Ward.

Rodriguez hasn’t pitched in a major league game since midway through 2024.

If Key Bridge construction workers had been immediately warned of the container ship throttling toward a support pier, they would have had 89 seconds to try and escape the doomed span.

www.thebanner.com/economy/ntsb...

Kyle Goon: Donnell Whittenburg defied age on his path to making gymnastics history While many gymnastics careers stall in the early to mid-20s, the Baltimore native achieved his first World Championships gold medal at age 31.

"Guys in our 30s, we’re not dead. We can still do stuff — everything just hurts a little more"

RE: Olivia Nuzzi and Ryan Lizza

The best backdrop for a basketball game in Baltimore might be at The Sanctuary 🏀

With the backing of Carmelo Anthony, the nonprofit facility aims to bring high-level basketball coaching to the heart of Baltimore

Hagerstown mother and nail salon owner set for deportation to Vietnam Melissa Tran’s six-month legal battle has highlighted the impacts of President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement campaign on longtime residents and their families.

NEW: A Hagerstown mother and nail salon owner was set to be deported to Vietnam as soon as Monday, story via Sapna Bansil at @thebaltimorebanner.com
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“Guys in our 30s, we’re not dead. We can still do stuff — everything just hurts a little more.”

Donnell Whittenburg, through years of persistence, had a gold medal breakthrough when most gymnastics careers are over.

Hope for 30-somethings everywhere: www.thebanner.com/sports/gymna...

An update here, Buck Britton is set to return as the third base coach for the Orioles, per source. That’s the position in which he filled on an interim basis for most of 2025

Ravens defense ruins Shedeur Sanders' NFL debut Sanders made his debut against the team he asked not to draft him. It went poorly.

Ravens defense had ‘perfect timing’ against Shedeur Sanders in his NFL debut

Congrats to the Ravens on scraping out a win in Cleveland. But they aren’t getting far if Lamar Jackson can’t be his best. And the Ravens aren’t helping him be his best right now.

Here’s what Baltimore can do around Lamar to help him — and themselves: www.thebanner.com/sports/raven...

What was the name of the play call on Mark Andrews' fake tush push?

"Hurricane" 🌀

The post-bye Ravens are 4-0