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DONATE: Ravens' Family Food and Funds Drive
WBAL-TV, WBAL NewsRadio 1090 AM and 101.5 FM and 98 Rock are partnering again with the Baltimore Ravens for its annual Family, Food and Funds Drive to benefit the Maryland Food Bank. This year's campaign culminates on Giving Tuesday with a phone-a-thon!. "The energy in this building tomorrow will be...
CFG Bank Arena Developer Considered Building a New Arena in South Baltimore
Oak View Group (OVG), the company that redeveloped CFG Bank Arena and has a 30-year lease on the property, considered building a new arena before committing to renovating Baltimore’s existing Downtown arena. OVG CEO Tim Leiweke was a guest on Weller Development’s ‘From The Ground Up’ podcast and detailed the different opportunities the organization considered in the years leading up to the CFG Bank Arena renovation.
Morgan State football player and Baltimore-area bank collaborate on NIL deal
Morgan State defensive lineman Elijah Williams was not only a key performer on the Bears’ top-ranked defense but also a marketing major with an eye on following his family into the business world after graduation. Harbor Bank, a Black-owned and operated bank serving the Baltimore area since the early...
Highlight: Justice Hill Bursts Through Hole for 18-Yard Gain
Baltimore Beatdown Game Picks: Week 12
Joshua Reed holds a two-game lead, sitting at 105-63 Vasilis Lericos cracked 100 wins with a strong 10-4 performance last week. Kyle Phoenix is now two games back from Vasilis and seven picks back after missing Week 1 picks. He’s at 98-50.
Shaun “Get Some” Wilkie is MD State’s 2023 Barbox 10-Ball Champion
Back in the 23-years-ago day, when both Shaun Wilkie and Mike Davis, Jr. first entered our AZBilliards database by finishing ‘in the money’ at a recorded event, they were both competing on the same Planet Pool Tour. It was a good year for Davis, according to our records. He won two stops on the tour that year, finished ‘in the money’ in six others and chalked up his first recorded finish (65th) at the 2000 US Open 9-Ball Championships; the year that Earl Strickland won his fifth and last. Wilkie was just getting started and recorded his first and only payout that year, finishing 11th at the 8th stop on the tour.
La Salle coach Fran Dunphy wins 600th career basketball game
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — La Salle coach Fran Dunphy won his 600th career game, hitting the milestone Sunday in the Explorers’ 81-62 win over Coppin State. The 75-year-old Dunphy is the 43rd NCAA Division I coach to win 600 games. Dunphy won 310 games as head coach at Penn...
Coppin State vs. UMBC: Start Time, Streaming Live, TV Channel, How to Watch
The Coppin State Eagles (0-7) will attempt to stop a seven-game losing streak when they host the UMBC Retrievers (4-4) on November 30, 2023 at Physical Education Complex. In its previous game, Coppin State fell to La Salle on Sunday, 81-62. Greg Spurlock scored a team-high 15 points (and added three assists and three rebounds). In its previous game, UMBC beat Hampton on Monday, 80-76. Its top scorer was Dion Brown with 17 points.
Howard volleyball falls shorts of MEAC championship title against Coppin State University
Howard volleyball concluded their season and journey towards another Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference title with a loss to Coppin State University. After a winning season, the Bison secured a spot in the MEAC tournament. Sweeping their opponents, the Bison advanced to the championship match where their run was stymied by the Eagles.
Tejada scores 15, Towson knocks off Morgan State 67-58
TOWSON, Md. (AP) — Tyler Tejada's 15 points helped Towson defeat Morgan State 67-58 on Sunday night.Tejada shot 6 for 14 (1 for 5 from 3-point range) and 2 of 4 from the free throw line for the Tigers (3-4). Charles Thompson added 10 points while shooting 4 of 11 from the field and 2 for 4 from the line, and he also had 10 rebounds and three blocks. Chase Paar had 10 points and was 3 of 5 shooting and 4 of 5 from the free throw line.Kameron Hobbs led the Bears (2-6) in scoring, finishing with 11 points, six assists and two steals. Ahmarie Simpkins added 10 points and six rebounds for Morgan State. In addition, Kiran Oliver finished with eight points, six rebounds and two blocks.
Gill scores 21, La Salle defeats Coppin State 81-62
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Anwar Gill had 21 points in La Salle’s 81-62 victory against Coppin State on Sunday. Gill added nine rebounds for the Explorers (5-1). Khalil Brantley scored 15 points and added five rebounds and six assists. Jhamir Brickus was 4 of 10 shooting, including 3 for 7 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 5 from the line to finish with 14 points, while adding six assists and four steals.
Notre Dame of Maryland men’s basketball relying on group of Baltimore players in inaugural season [Baltimore Sun]
Whenever he drove on North Charles Street in northern Baltimore, K’Won Johnson saw an impressive group of buildings but didn’t realize he was looking at Notre Dame of Maryland University. In fact, he thought the buildings were part of next-door Loyola Maryland. “I drove past this place all...
Orioles Look Toward Simpler Plan To Finish Stadium Lease Deal
With the clock ticking toward a Dec. 31 deadline to complete a lease extension at Camden Yards, the Baltimore Orioles and Maryland Stadium Authority are now potentially looking to simplify the deal’s terms. The Orioles and the public authority that owns Oriole Park at Camden Yards, which opened in...
Orioles workers protest outside team merchandise store on Black Friday
BALTIMORE -- Around 70 Orioles merchandise employees and their supporters picketed outside of the Orioles Team Store on Friday, according to WJZ's media partner the Baltimore Banner.They held signs and demanded that Orioles' merchandise company, Fanatics, restore work hours and health care benefits to some employees, the Baltimore Banner reported.In a statement released ahead of the demonstration, members of the hospitality workers' union UNITE HERE Local 7 noted concessions and retail workers at Camden Yards have long been represented by the union.But at the beginning of last season, the Orioles split the contract to run the concessions, allowing Fanatics to take over the operations of the team store, according to union members.Meanwhile, Levy Restaurants was chosen to run the food and beverage operations at the baseball stadium.Levy Restaurants quickly moved to take up the previous operator's union contract, but Fanatics has reportedly refused to agree to the basic tenets of a union contract, union members said.As a result, some of the merchandise employees lost hours and lost health insurance, according to union members. Read more about the concerns of Orioles merchandise workers here.
What does John Angelos really want – and what is Maryland willing to give him?
With the stadium lease drama about to go into extra innings in Annapolis and the typical Angelos family stall rolling on for baseball fans, longtime Baltimore journalist, author and Orioles historian John Eisenberg discusses the history of the franchise, the city and the downtown landscape he found four decades ago when he joined The Sun as a sportswriter and columnist.
Local Heroes, Johns Hopkins Blue Jays, Advance to NCAA Quarterfinals with Historic 12-0 Record
Johns Hopkins University's football team, the Blue Jays, won 39-17 against Union's Garnet Chargers in the second round of the 2023 NCAA Division III Playoffs. The game was at Homewood Field. The Blue Jays scored 17 points in the fourth quarter, making the game less close. This win is a first for the Blue Jays, achieving a 12-0 record. They will now move on to the NCAA Quarterfinals for the third time.