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From Lamar Jackson's progression as a passer to the competition at left guard to the development of the young pass rushers, here are the 10 biggest storylines heading into training camp and preseason games.
- When most veterans are traded to other teams, it usually takes them a year to fit in. Not Calais Campbell. He became an instant leader.
- Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson threw four interceptions on the first of two days of mandatory minicamp Tuesday. At this point in his career, it’s safe to conclude that Jackson is going to be what we’ve seen in his first three years: inaccurate but capable of big plays.
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Former Johns Hopkins men's lacrosse coach Dave Pietramala could be joining former nemesis Gary Gait's coaching staff at Syracuse. - After a full offseason of work, it will be interesting to find out if Patrick Queen develops into the complete linebacker the Ravens need in the middle of their defense.
- There are a couple of Ravens players who have been fun to watch in practice over the years because they either work extremely hard or just do things so well. Mark Andrews is one of them.
- Ravens making strides with passing offense after key offseason acquisitions.
- Mike Preston's casual observations from the second day of the Ravens’ OTAs opened to the media.
- Former Ravens defensive tackle Lional Dalton needs a kidney and has found three possible donors in Baltimore, where he played from 1998 to 2001. Now 46, he's the same free-spirited, fun-loving player he was when he was a top reserve in Baltimore.
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In his last season before retirement, Premier Lacrosse League midfielder Kyle Harrison will return to Homewood Field where he did not lose a home game during his four-year career and led Johns Hopkins to the 2005 NCAA Division I championship. - Kevin Huerter led the Hawks with a playoff career-best 27 points while Trae Young made a late 3-pointer and scored 21 points to help Atlanta win for the third time in the series in Philadelphia, a 103-96 victory over the top-seeded 76ers on Sunday night in Game 7.
- Only two weeks ago, Rahm was on the cusp of another big win. He had a six-shot lead at the Memorial after 54 holes, only to be notified as he walked off the 18th green at Muirfield Village that he had a positive COVID-19 test and had to withdraw.
- Marriotts Ridge boys lacrosse senior Jack Slack and Hammond sophomore track hurdler Morgan Lane are the Howard County Athletes of the Week for the week of June 7.
- The Toronto Blue Jays’ fifth-inning rally left Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Matt Harvey with more of the same in a 7-4 loss in front of a season-high crowd of 14,917 on Father’s Day at Camden Yards.
- “Sweet Victory,” a song by David Eisley and Bob Kulick featured on the cartoon “SpongeBob SquarePants,” echoed through Oriole Park. One fan wearing a Relish shirt, part of a team giveaway on National Hot Dog Day in 2019, seemed to have a tub of the condiment dumped on him amid the celebration.
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- In the fourth inning of Saturday’s game at Camden Yards, Blue Jays rookie starter Alek Manoah hit Orioles third baseman Maikel Franco with a pitch after back-to-back home runs by Ryan Mountcastle and DJ Stewart, prompting the benches to clear and Manoah to be ejected.
- Here's everything you need to know before the Orioles' home game Sunday against the Toronto Blue Jays.
- Liberty claimed the Cup for the third time in school history, and the first in five years.
- Friday, June 18 marked my last shift after a long, fulfilling run covering sports in Carroll County and sharing those stories with the community.
- For Orioles rookie Bruce Zimmermann, an Ellicott City native and Loyola Blakefield graduate who began his college career at Towson University, the foundation for pitching that helped him at every step in his career came from his father, Bruce Sr.
- Mt. Hebron's Trinetra Vijayakumar, the Centennial pair of Rose Huang and Michelle Fradlin, and the Reservoir duo of Yari Armand and Joshua Cai all earned state titles while representing Howard County at the Wilde Lake Tennis Club on June 19, 2021.
- Jahmai Jones, Grayson Rodriguez, Zac Lowther, Kyle Brnovich and J.D. Mundy were five of the top performers in the Orioles’ prospect ranks this past week.
- Most of Amir Whitehead's classmates, friends and anybody among the younger crowd often do a double take when they hear about his passion for fencing. Some even laugh. Adults, though, show curiosity and interest.
- Sammy Watkins, Tee Martin and Keith Williams, and J.K. Dobbins are among the risers, while Andre Smith, undrafted rookies and cicadas (literally) are falling.
- The Supreme Court decision was narrow in scope but clears the way for approximately 176,000 student-athletes across more than 350 schools to receive benefits such as free laptops, tutoring and post-graduate internships.
- Kevin Huerter led the Hawks with a playoff career-best 27 points while Trae Young made a late 3-pointer and scored 21 points to help Atlanta win for the third time in the series in Philadelphia, a 103-96 victory over the top-seeded 76ers on Sunday night in Game 7.
- Kyle Schwarber hit his seventh career leadoff homer, his second in as many days, and added a three-run drive in the second to power the Washington Nationals to a 5-0 win against the visiting San Francisco Giants on Sunday.
