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Donors receive Orioles tickets during winter accessory collection on Giving Tuesday
BALTIMORE -- Giving Tuesday is a global movement about giving back to those less fortunate. It's a day meant to inspire generosity and kindness. Charitable organizations, local and nationwide, participated on Tuesday, along with the giving heart of community members.At Oriole Park at Camden Yards, donors received Orioles tickets as a reward for their generosity. The Baltimore Orioles and CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield hosted a drive-thru winter accessory collection to benefit the Food Project, a Baltimore-based organization focused on feeding food-insecure community members and providing jobs and job training to the youth of Southwest Baltimore. About 395 people participated in the event...
A Season of Growth for Badminton and Big Wins for Allied Soccer
There are many sports in student athletes can choose from in the Fall. While sports like football, volleyball, and soccer get lots of attention, there are other sports that deserving of their time to shine too!. Two sports that had great fall seasons that we don’t hear enough about are...
Alexander Drops 23 As St. Mary’s College Men’s Basketball Wins Second In A Row
BALTIMORE, Md. – Fifth-year captain Daryn Alexander (Twinbrook, Md./Richard Montgomery) tallied a season-best 23 points Monday night (Nov. 27) to lead the St. Mary’s College of Maryland men’s basketball team to their second consecutive victory. St. Mary’s College (3-3) posted a 77-67 non-conference win over Notre Dame of Maryland University (0-4). How It Happened.
VMI vs. Navy Predictions & Picks: Spread, Total - November 29
Wednesday's contest features the VMI Keydets (2-5) and the Navy Midshipmen (0-4) squaring off at Navy Alumni Hall in what should be a tight matchup, with a projected 69-68 win for VMI according to our computer prediction. Game time is at 7:00 PM ET on November 29. Bookmakers have not...
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.
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.
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...
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...
Miles leads High Point against Morgan State after 20-point showing
Morgan State Bears (2-6) at High Point Panthers (4-3) BOTTOM LINE: High Point hosts the Morgan State Bears after Duke Miles scored 20 points in High Point’s 122-73 victory over the Mount Olive Trojans. The Panthers have gone 2-0 at home. High Point is the Big South leader with...
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.
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.
Hampton stumbles against UMBC walking away without the victory
Hampton faces defeat as UMBC breaks its losing streak in a thrilling basketball clash led by Kyrese Mullen's standout performance. The post Hampton stumbles against UMBC walking away without the victory appeared first on HBCU Gameday.
Highlight: Justice Hill Bursts Through Hole for 18-Yard Gain
Join the 2024 Winter Reading Challenge: Local Kids Can Win Towson University Basketball Tickets
The Winter Reading Challenge, a joint effort between Towson University Athletics and a local library, is set to return in winter 2024. This initiative gives children from kindergarten to fifth grade the opportunity to win a free ticket to a basketball game. The challenge runs from December 1 to January 13, with children earning rewards for every 20 minutes of reading.
Pitt Volleyball Earns No. 1 Seed in NCAA Tournament
Pitt volleyball received a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament during the Selection Show Sunday night, thanks to a strong finish to the regular season and a schedule filled with top opponents in the ACC and out-of-conference. The Panthers finished the season 25-4 overall, 16-2 in the ACC and...
Dundalk Debut For Orby Sensation
Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-pedigreed horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Friday's Observations features a former Goffs Orby sensation. 17.30...
Wearing of the 3
These days, double numbers are all over the place in Division III. But at Johns Hopkins, just one player, the one who teammates feel most exemplifies what it means to be a JHU football player, gets to wear the tribute to the late Jim Margraff. This year, Spencer Uggla is the chosen recipient of the jersey.