The reviews are in. And they’re almost all glowing. After a dizzying day of moves at Ravens headquarters, NFL reporters had near-unanimous praise for the team’s selections of Notre Dame safety Kyle Hamilton at No. 14 overall and of Iowa center Tyler Linderbaum at No. 25 overall. “You watch the tape, and they jump off…
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The Miami Heat’s second-round playoff series against the Philadelphia 76ers apparently will be played in some sort of bizarro universe. Charles Barkley, the former 76ers forward, is going with the Heat. Shaquille O’Neal, the former Heat center, is going with the 76ers. The two offered their takes on TNT’s Inside the NBA postgame show after…
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KANSAS CITY — Aaron Boone was struggling. He was asked to define what Michael King has shown on the mound this season. Aside from brilliant pitching, was it arrogance? Definitely not. Cockiness? No, not really. Moxy? Kinda, but not quite. While Boone struggled to define King’s mound presence, it’s not hard to label the right-hander…
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The prediction that Republicans will win control of the U.S. House – and perhaps even the Senate – in this year’s midterm elections has become somewhat of a conventional political wisdom. Democrats are defending slim majorities in Congress at a time when most voters disapprove of President Biden, and trust Republicans more to address the…
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Maryland football returns to the field Saturday for its annual spring game, which will provide a first glimpse of the Terps before the 2022 season kicks off in the fall. Last season, Maryland took a major leap as a program, going 7-6 while securing its first bowl victory since 2010. Even though the Terps lost…
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Yoán Moncada sprinted to first base during a workout Thursday morning at Guaranteed Rate Field. A few moments later, Moncada raced from first to third. Eventually, Moncada headed to home plate. The Chicago White Sox third baseman, who is recovering from a right oblique strain, is looking forward to the chance to run — and…
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Good morning, Chicago. Moderna on Thursday submitted a request to the Food and Drug Administration for emergency authorization of its COVID-19 vaccine for kids younger than 6. It’s a welcome development for parents who have faced long waits to vaccinate their youngest children. A North Aurora mother with an immunocompromised infant told the Tribune: “It’s…
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Thursday was an exercise in waiting for Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles. Inside the team’s draft room at Halas Hall, Poles had a snack table and extra reserves of patience to help him pass the time during the NFL draft’s first night. But he didn’t have a first-round selection. That meant two hours and…
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After months of speculation and evaluation, the first round of the 2022 NFL draft is in the books. To help make sense of it all, The Baltimore Sun offers its grade for each of the first 32 selections. Note: These grades are not entirely about the player, but rather reflect value (both position and pick),…
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Q: Because the remarkable depth of this team, couldn’t a case be made for a 10-man rotation, even if some of the end-of-benchers played considerably fewer minutes than the first two subs. — William, Palm Beach Gardens. A: It surely can, perhaps even 11 deep, when considering the starting five of Bam Adebayo, P.J. Tucker,…
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