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- The Orioles are in continuing negotiations with free-agent right-hander Bronson Arroyo, according to an industry source.
- Just less than three months shy of his 41st birthday, free-agent pitcher Brett Tomko is hoping for one last chance to get back to the big leagues. Tomko will throw for the Orioles on Friday morning in Orange County, Calif.
- Don Ohl, John Bethea and Jim Tatum are part of The Sun Remembers This Week in Sports for Jan. 12-18
- The Orioles season opener March 31 against the defending World Series champion Boston Red Sox will be broadcast on ESPN2 at part of the network's Opening Day coverage. The game is scheduled for a 3 p.m. start at Camden Yards.
- The Orioles' shopping list hasn't changed much in recent weeks, and executive vice president Dan Duquette said Friday that the priority remains pitching.
- In the hours after many began to hear about the passing of former Orioles center fielder Paul Blair, former teammates came to grip with the news.
- Paul Blair, a key member of four Orioles' World Series teams and considered the best defensive outfielder in franchise history, died Thursday evening in Pikesville while participating in a celebrity bowling tournament, according to Gloria Blair, his wife of 42 years. He was 69.
- Paul Blair, the retired Baltimore Orioles centerfielder who played on the 1966 and 1970 World Series championship teams, died Thursday at 69.
- The soap opera between the Orioles and Grant Balfour got weirder and more confusing by the day.
- Club's executive vice president says Orioles are turning attention elsewhere to find new closer
- Here is a statement from Seth Levinson, whose agency ACES represents Grant Balfour, whom the Orioles decided not to sign after reviewing his physical. They had a two-year, $15 million deal before the Orioles backed out Friday.
- The Orioles have added more depth for the organization, signing left-handed hitting outfielder Xavier Paul to a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training, according to a SportsNet Canada report.
- While the Orioles' trade of closer Jim Johnson offered more questions than answers, Dan Duquette insisted Tuesday that the deal can't truly be evaluated for the next several weeks.
- Some sports stopped when John F. Kennedy was shot, but the NFL — and two local high schools — played on.
- The Orioles haven't negotiated with any of their seven free agents yet as the exclusive signing period ended. But that's not too surprising.
- Cal Ripken Jr., who never got to the point of interviewing for the Washington Nationals' managerial job, reiterated Friday that he isn't lobbying for a position at this time.
- Orioles center fielder Adam Jones won his third career Gold Glove. Shortstop J.J. Hardy won his second straight award and third baseman Manny Machado won in his first full major league season.
- Thirty years after he pitched for the Orioles in the World Series, Sammy Stewart is out of prison and free of a drug addiction that ruined his life for nearly two decades.
- The Orioles were well represented Friday when finalists for this season's AL Gold Glove awards were named.
- Earl Weaver called Don Buford "the best leadoff man in the game," and who's to argue? In five years with the Orioles, Buford batted .270, ran the bases with ferocity and helped the club reach three World Series.
- Orioles Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. continued to make the point that he is interested in managing, in a radio interview Thursday morning, but it is clear that Ripken won't go so far as to announce any interest in the Washington Nationals' vacancy.
- Orioles first baseman Chris Davis has been named the club's nominee for the annual Hank Aaron Award.
- Moments after Orioles third baseman Manny Machado crumbled to the ground beyond the first base bag with an apparent left leg injury on Monday afternoon, fellow major leaguers extended their best wishes to one of the game's brightest young starts.
- The Orioles¿ 2014 regular season schedule was announced Tuesday afternoon and it includes the club opening the season at home against the Boston Red Sox on March 31.
- Orioles executive VP of business operations, Doug Duennes, was relieved of his duties Tuesday. He learned of the decision Friday.
- Once a week, nearly 150 players — from middle-aged men who still cherish the game to 70-somethings who inspire the rest — compete in the 10-team Eastern Baltimore County Over 40 Baseball League.
- Orioles slugger Chris Davis and his peers weigh in on what's to come as he chases home run history in the second half.
- All three of the Orioles' All-Star starters were acquired in trades, by former president of baseball operations Andy MacPhail.
- Dan Ford, Ray Felix and Eddie Fisher are part of The Sun Remembers This Week in Sports for July 14 to July 20
- Mike Yastrzemski, grandson of Carl Yastrzemski and an outfielder for the Aberdeen IronBirds, has the baseball lineage, but, like the rest of his teammates trying to prove themselves at the Single-A level, he has a long way to go if he wants to leave the impression his grandfather did.
- In his sixth rehabilitation start for Triple-A Norfolk, left-hander Tsuyoshi Wada allowed eight runs (seven earned) on six hits and two walks at Indianapolis.
- Baltimore Orioles third baseman Manny Machado was picked third overall in ESPN's "franchise player draft," in which 30 ESPN analysts picked which Major League Baseball player they would start their franchise with.
- The Orioles' two-game set with the Washington Nationals this week marks Davey Johnson's final trip to Baltimore.
- No. 1 Eastern Tech girls win in softball behind Jordan Cargile's big day on the mound and at the plate
- Through 14 games, the Orioles have gotten just three hits from their designated hitters. So just how bad have their designated hitters been? Seven National League teams have gotten more production from their pitchers than the Orioles have from designated hitters.
- Brooks Billings leads North Harford boys to 18-9 rout of Fallston in lacrosse
- The Orioles are trying to repeat their memorable 2012 season. But the previous 14 teams to have a 22-win improvement in the wild-card era regressed the next season.
- Right-hander gives up three-run double to Evan Longoria in third inning, but pitches well during the rest of his outing
- The Baltimore Orioles have lost right-hander Todd Redmond, who was on the team's 40-man roster, on waivers as he was claimed by the Toronto Blue Jays, according to an industry source.
- Orioles outfielder Chris Dickerson is the CEO and co-founder of Players for the Planet, a coalition of nearly 90 professional athletes who partner to promote environmental awareness.
- The Orioles optioned top pitching prospect Dylan Bundy to Double-A Bowie before today's Grapefruit League game against the Blue Jays in Dunedin.