by JTA | Oct 10, 2018 | Baseball, News, Orioles, Sports
(JTA) — Ten Jewish-American baseball players will become dual Israeli citizens partly to help the country’s team make the 2020 Olympics. Some of the players, who will visit Israel’s Interior Ministry next week to begin the process, also represented Israel in last... read more
by Stan "The Fan" Charles | Sep 27, 2018 | Football, Sports
Heads Up Football is smart, despite the NFL’s dumb new helmet rule. “It is a foul if a player lowers his head to initiate and make contact with his helmet against an opponent. Contact does not have to be to an opponent’s head or neck area — lowering the head and... read more
by JTA | Sep 25, 2018 | Football, News, Sports
(JTA) — Jewish rookie quarterback Josh Rosen will start on Sept. 30 for the Arizona Cardinals. Rosen, 21, who was the team’s first-round draft pick, was named the team’s starter against the Seattle Seahawks on Sept. 24, a day after he entered a game against the... read more
by Jeff Seidel | Sep 12, 2018 | Football, News, Sports
Back in his days at Owings Mills High School, Jack Gilden participated in a program sponsored by the then-Baltimore Colts in which student journalists were paired with professional writers to talk shop. Gilden was editor of the school’s newspaper in the early 1980s,... read more
by Jeff Seidel | Aug 30, 2018 | Baltimore, High School Sports, International, Israel, Local, News, Pikesville, Sports
This summer, Evan Flaks truly earned his frequent flyer miles. In late July and early August, Evan, 15, successfully mixed basketball and global travel over a short period of time. He journeyed to both Israel and California, and came home with a pair of gold medals... read more
by Chris Zang | Aug 28, 2018 | Baltimore, Local, Maryland, News, Pikesville, Sports
Considered one of the greatest defensemen in Johns Hopkins University lacrosse history, Mark Greenberg will come full circle at Martin’s West on Nov. 8 with his induction into the Maryland State Athletic Hall of Fame. It’s a tight circle, he says. “My whole life has... read more
by Stan "The Fan" Charles | Aug 24, 2018 | Baseball, News, Orioles, Sports
An Adam Jones conversation devoid of numbers might be a good idea for the O’s. If you think the 2018 baseball season in Baltimore has been horrific, well, that’s certainly no news flash. At last, Orioles ownership and management has gone all in for a much-needed... read more
by Ira Gewanter | Aug 14, 2018 | Baseball, News, Orioles, Sports
Don’t let Dean Kremer’s polite, soft-spoken manner fool you. When the 22-year-old, California-born pitcher toes the rubber like a praying mantis, you’d best watch out. Blink and you’ll miss a fastball searing the corners of the strike zone. Or a curveball... read more
by PressBox | Aug 7, 2018 | Baseball, FROM OUR PARTNERS, Orioles, Sports
By Brooks DuBose Before new Orioles pitching prospect Dean Kremer made headlines for being one of the five players the Los Angeles Dodgers shipped to the Orioles for infielder Manny Machado July 18, he made history two years earlier for a different reason. Kremer, who... read more
by Stan "The Fan" Charles | Jul 31, 2018 | Baseball, News, Orioles, Sports
After 14 years in baseball hell, the 2012 Baltimore Orioles got back into the business of winning ballgames. In fact, the Orioles won enough to make the playoffs in that magical return to baseball relevance. After a slight downturn in 2013 — with a record of... read more
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