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Marijuana hearings reflect public opinion shift

An NAACP leader, a former Maryland State Police major, a candidate for governor and a mother seeking to help her son with epilepsy converged Thursday on Annapolis to support more liberal marijuana laws. A number of bills, backed by lawmakers from a range...

Steve Smith to visit Ravens on Friday, according to source

Wearing an “I Love Baltimore” hat, wide receiver and kick returner Jacoby Jones admitted that he took less money to re-sign with the Ravens and return to a place that he called “home.” The Ravens can only hope free agent wide...

Like it or don't, modern technology can come in handy in emergencies [Column]

At 11:13 a.m. Thursday, all the cell phones in our office started going crazy. It wasn't just our office, it happened all over Maryland when an Amber Alert was issued for a missing 11-year-old Dundalk girl, Caitlyn Virts, allegedly kidnapped by her non-...

Orioles prospect Mike Wright had shoulder issue but pitched two innings Thursday

TAMPA -- Even though Orioles manager Buck Showalter said right-hander Mike Wright had been shut down with right elbow tendinitis, Wright pitched two scoreless innings Thursday in a Triple-A minor league game at Twin Lakes Park. Wright appeared to be...

State of lacrosse is centered on Maryland

When the Division I men's lacrosse season opened in February, the penthouse of The Baltimore Sun's rankings was occupied by Duke, the 2013 NCAA champion; Syracuse, last year's runner-up; and North Carolina, an NCAA tournament quarterfinalist. But in the...

Orioles RHP Ubaldo Jimenez roughed up in second spring outing

SARASOTA, Fla. – Orioles right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez’s second spring training start didn’t go nearly as well as his first. After retiring all six hitters he faced, including three on strikeouts, in his spring debut against the...

Like it or don't, modern technology can come in handy in emergencies [Column]

At 11:13 a.m. Thursday, all the cell phones in our office started going crazy. It wasn't just our office, it happened all over Maryland when an Amber Alert was issued for a missing 11-year-old Dundalk girl, Caitlyn Virts, allegedly kidnapped by her non-...

Steve Smith to visit Ravens on Friday, according to source

Wearing an “I Love Baltimore” hat, wide receiver and kick returner Jacoby Jones admitted that he took less money to re-sign with the Ravens and return to a place that he called “home.” The Ravens can only hope free agent wide...

'The Bachelor' season finale recap, Goodbye Juan Pablo, finally

Rose lovers, I come to you with good news: The season is over and we never have to see El Bachelor Juan Pablo again. Things certainly have changed since “Juanuary” when we were so excited to join Juan Pablo on his “adventura.”...