The latest from Brandon Weigel
Orioles announce Eutaw St. Block Party, which sure feels like an outdoor FanFest
The festivities start at 2:30 p.m., but Birdland Members will gain access an hour early for a Q&A with assistant general manager Sig Mejdal.
John Elway trolls the Colts on his first baseball rookie card
Elway’s inscription on one of the hand-signed cards gives us a pretty good idea of how he feels about the way everything went down after the 1983 NFL draft.
No. 1 South Carolina will travel to Coppin State in 2025, coach Dawn Staley says
Last December, the Eagles hosted the defending national champion LSU Tigers, a team that featured Baltimore-area native Angel Reese.
The jersey patch from Jackson Holliday’s MLB debut is now on a baseball card
There are two other rare cards featuring Holliday in 2024 Topps Chrome Update, which hit stores today.
Baltimore club music vs. go-go: Mayor Scott makes Ravens-Commanders bet with musical implications
Naturally, crab cakes are on the line, too, or “whatever kind of crab cakes you guys actually have in D.C.,” Scott said.
Lamar Jackson explains why he wasn’t keen to appear on Marlon Humphrey’s IG Live
Jackson was less than thrilled to be on camera after the team’s 28-25 win over the Dallas Cowboys.
Pimlico holding Fan Appreciation Day with free swag before track shuts down
All attendees will receive a Preakness Stakes souvenir glass and have the opportunity to grab other merchandise, such as T-shirts and baseball caps, while supplies last.
Ravens TE Mark Andrews was in car crash but is not injured, team says
Andrews was evaluated by the team’s medical staff, who determined the tight end did not suffer any injuries.
Maryland formally takes control of Pimlico Race Course site
Racing, training and simulcast wagering at the track will cease on Sept. 1. But the Preakness Stakes is set to return in May 2025 for the 150th edition of the race.
Some Jackson Holliday rookie cards pay tribute to infamous Billy Ripken card
Topps had some fun paying tribute to the most notorious Orioles card ever printed.
Post Time’s 2nd-place finish continues strong showing for Maryland at Belmont Stakes
Post Time, owned by Ellen Charles’ Hillwood Stable, had done just about everything asked of him by trainer Brittany Russell leading up to this race. And Saturday was no exception.
Mindframe comes achingly close to breaking Triple Crown losing streak for Maryland-breds
Mindframe finished second in a field that included Kentucky Derby winner Mysitk Dan, Derby runner-up Sierra Leone, Preakness winner Seize the Grey and six other runners at historic Saratoga Race Course.
Belmont Stakes runner Mindframe has a chance to make Maryland racing history
Not since Caveat in 1983 has a Maryland-bred horse won the Belmont Stakes, and not since Magic Weisner in 2002 has a horse from the Old Line State even entered.
How to train a racehorse: Five Towns runs ‘her race’ in the Gallorette on Preakness Day
The Baltimore Banner followed trainer Graham Motion as he prepared for the biggest day in Maryland racing, and was there as a promising filly took on a new challenge.
Seize the Grey wins Preakness Stakes for legendary trainer D. Wayne Lukas
It’s Lukas’ 15th win in American racing’s premier series and seventh at Pimlico Race Course, the most recent prior to Saturday being Oxbow in 2013.
How to train a racehorse: Sizing up the competition for Five Towns in the Gallorette
Five Towns also ran for $100,000 in the Dahlia Stakes on April 20 at Laurel Park, but this is considered a jump in class because it’s a graded-stakes race. Post time is 2:08 p.m.
5 Preakness Stakes stories to follow: Which horses benefit from Muth scratching?
With rain in the forecast and a group of “new shooters” in the starting gate, a victory for Kentucky Derby champion Mystik Dan is not a gurantee.
Bob Baffert scratches Preakness favorite Muth with a fever
The Good Magic colt had a temperature of 103.
Bob Baffert’s Muth, not Derby winner Mystik Dan, is favorite for Preakness
After initially expressing reservations about running his colt back on such short rest, trainer Kenny McPeek saw positive results in training and at the feed tub, and decided to give Mystik Dan a shot at Pimlico Race Course.
How to train a racehorse: Meet Five Towns, a filly set to step up on Preakness weekend
The Baltimore Banner has embeded with Maryland-based trainer H. Graham Motion as he prepares for the state’s most important race days.
