Carroll County Sports

John Means didn't allow a hit until the seventh inning and Anthony Santander drove in a pair of runs to lead the Orioles to a 2-1 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday night to drop their magic number to clinch the American League East to five.

What is the Orioles' magic number? Here are how many wins or Rays losses they need to clinch the AL East title.

Taulia Tagovailoa threw three touchdown passes and Maryland forced five turnovers in a 31-9 win over Michigan State to improve to 4-0 for the second time in three years. Here are three takeaways from Saturday's game.

The Ravens released quarterback Josh Johnson on Saturday and elevated running backs Melvin Gordon III and Kenyan Drake from the practice squad as they shuffle their roster with seven players ruled out because of injury Sunday.

When local media votes later this month for Most Valuable Oriole, there are plenty of candidates who have cases to land on the top three of ballots.

Through two games it’s been Ravens rookie receiver Zay Flowers — not high-priced superstar Odell Beckham Jr., nor former first-round draft picks Nelson Agholor and Rashod Bateman — who has done the most damage to opponents.

After the Orioles manifested a two-out rally to take the lead in the top of the ninth on Aaron Hicks’ two-run double, All-Star reliever Yennier Cano allowed a walk-off two-run double in a 9-8 loss to the Guardians.

Here’s a roundup of high school varsity action on Friday, Sept. 22.