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• Under Armour President Patrik Frisk Steps Down, Company Taps Interim Leader

  18-05-2022 23:22
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Under Armour’s president and chief executive officer, Patrik Frisk, is stepping down from his position and relinquishing his spot on the Board of Directors effective June 1, according to a company announcement.
  The board has initiated a comprehensive internal and external search process to identify a replacement for Frisk. Until a successor is named, the board has appointed Colin Browne, the company’s chief operating officer, as interim president and CEO,
  
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• Mayor Scott Joins HUD's House America Initiative to Address Homelessness in Baltimore - Mayor Brandon M. Scott

  18-05-2022 23:17 via mayor.baltimorecity.gov
  Mayor Scott Joins HUD's House America Initiative to Address Homelessness in Baltimore  Mayor Brandon M. Scott
  
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• 80% of Baltimore 911 calls are non-emergencies. A new plan will make the department more efficient, officials say. - Baltimore Sun

  18-05-2022 23:17 via baltimoresun.com
  80% of Baltimore 911 calls are non-emergencies. A new plan will make the department more efficient, officials say.  Baltimore Sun
  
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• 10 Mid-Size SUVs Earn Good Ratings In Side-Impact Testing

  18-05-2022 23:08
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — More than half the mid-size SUVs tested earn good ratings in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s new side-impact evaluation.
  Of the 18 vehicles tested, 10 earned good (G) ratings: the Ford Explorer, Infiniti QX60, Lincoln Aviator, Mazda CX-9, Nissan Pathfinder, Subaru Ascent, Toyota Highlander, Volkswagen Atlas, Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport and Volkswagen ID.4.
  Two more, the Buick Enclave and Chevrolet Traverse, earned acceptable (A) ratings. The rest&ndash
  
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• Mayor Scott, Organizers Hope Preakness LIVE Will Bridge Gap Between Triple Crown Race And Surrounding Community

  18-05-2022 22:53
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Mayor Brandon Scott declared Friday, May 20 as Preakness LIVE Day in Baltimore City, recognizing the new festival set to bring Ms. Lauryn Hill, Megan Thee Stallion and other artists to the Pimlico infield, along with celebrity chefs and art installations.
  The mayor said the Preakness LIVE Culinary, Art & Music Festival, scheduled during Black-Eyed Susan Day on Friday, gives the city an opportunity to showcase Park Heights and make the Preakness more inclusive.
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• State Doubles Reward To $16K For Information On Death Of Baltimore Teen On Prom Night

  18-05-2022 22:20
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Police and Metro Crime Stoppers are offering up to $8,000 for information in the case of a teenager killed at his prom after-party in Baltimore.
  Governor Larry Hogan said the state will match the reward, doubling the maximum reward to $16,000.
  Jasmine Brunson, a 17-year-old Carver Vo-Tech student, was shot to death early last Friday on East Lafayette Street, at a home rented for the party.
  No arrests have been made in Brunson’s murder yet. His family
  
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• Baltimore Announces Swim Season Kickoff, Pool Opening Schedule

  18-05-2022 22:18
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore City Parks and Recreation on Wednesday revealed the city’s pool opening schedule and the date of Big Splash, an annual event to kick off the summer swimming season.
  Big Splash will be held with free entry on Saturday, June 11 at 11 a.m. at the newly renovated Druid Hill Park Pool. The event will feature free entertainment, treats and music.
  Mayor Brandon Scott and the Recs and Park Department will be present at the event.
  “I am more than excited to b
  
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• B&O Farmers Market Returns For Third Year

  18-05-2022 21:55
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The B&O Railroad Museum announced its farmer’s market will return this Thursday for its third year.
  The museum partners with the Fells Point Farmers Market to bring the shopping experience to the museum’s front parking lot. The event will be held from 4:30 to 7:30 every Thursday until September 29.
  The market’s manager, Merritt Dworkin, plans to bring variety of new and familiar vendors to the weekly event, the museum said. It will be a one-stop
  
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• Gov. Hogan, University Officials Celebrate Transfer Of Spring Grove Hospital Center To UMBC

  18-05-2022 21:22
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland Governor Larry Hogan joined the University of Maryland, Baltimore County to celebrate the ceremonial transfer of Spring Grove Hospital Center to the school Wednesday afternoon.
  The Maryland Board of Public works approved the transfer of the hospital campus to the neighboring college last week. The acquisition has been a goal of UMBC for 30 years, said outgoing President Dr. Freeman Hrabowski.
  “UMBC has talked with public officials and community leaders for
  
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• A Third Of US Should Be Considering Masks, Officials Say

  18-05-2022 21:10
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — COVID-19 cases are increasing in the United States – and could get even worse over the coming months, federal health officials warned Wednesday in urging areas hardest hit to consider reissuing calls for indoor masking.
  Increasing numbers of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations are putting more of the country under guidelines issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that call for masking and other infection precautions.
  Right now,
  
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• Bits & Bites: Brunch takes over Baltimore, arcade games in Federal Hill and a 'B-Side' of the farmer's market - Baltimore Sun

  18-05-2022 20:13 via baltimoresun.com
  Bits & Bites: Brunch takes over Baltimore, arcade games in Federal Hill and a 'B-Side' of the farmer's market  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Made In Baltimore Launches Online Store Selling Locally Made Home Goods, Jewelry And More

  18-05-2022 19:59
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Made In Baltimore, the Baltimore Development Corporation-backed program promoting locally made crafts and goods, has launched an online store.
  “We know from our seven-year history of running pop-up stores that Baltimoreans want an easy place to shop locally,” said Andy Cook, Made in Baltimore’s executive director. “The online store brings that opportunity to anyone with an internet connection — whether you live here or you want to send a gift
  
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• Two Police Officers Injured In West Baltimore Collision, Police Say

  18-05-2022 19:49
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Two Baltimore police officers were injured early Wednesday in a crash in West Baltimore, authorities said.
  The two-vehicle crash happened about 1:47 a.m. near the intersection of Hilton Street and Frederick Avenue, according to preliminary details released by police.
  Both officers were taken to the hospital with injuries that are not considered life-threatening, a police spokesperson told WJZ.
  Additional details, such as the officers’ identities or how the two patro
  
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• Dump Truck Driver Charged With DUI In Brooklyn Park Crash That Killed Severna Park Man

  18-05-2022 19:44
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A work zone driver on a site in Brooklyn Park was allegedly under the influence at the time of a crash overnight on I-695 in Brooklyn Park that killed a Severna Park man, Maryland State Police said.
  Nathaniel Ingram, 33, of Washington, D.C is charged with negligent vehicular manslaughter, vehicular homicide while driving under the influence of alcohol, vehicular homicide while driving under the impairment of alcohol and a slew of related charges.
  Troopers responded shortl
  
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• Mayor Scott, US Department Of Housing And Urban Development Announces Plan To Address City Homelessness

  18-05-2022 19:03
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott will join officials Thursday afternoon from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to announce a plan to address homelessness in the city.
  The officials are set to announce the city’s House America goals. The program is a partnership in which HUD and the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness work with local leaders to use American Rescue Plan funding to rehouse homeless people and stimulate the construction of new
  
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• Baltimore To Add Over 1,600 Affordable Housing Units, Rehouse Homeless Under House America Initiative

  18-05-2022 19:03
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott joined officials Thursday afternoon from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to announce the city’s plan to address homelessness.
  Baltimore has set a House America goal to rehouse at least 1,000 households experiencing homelessness and add at least 1,605 new units of affordable housing into the development pipeline this year.
  The House America initiative is a partnership in which HUD and the U.S. Interagency Counc
  
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• Old Man & The Filly: Lukas Saddling Secret Oath In Preakness

  18-05-2022 18:42
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — D. Wayne Lukas sat atop his pony just after 6 a.m. and stared at Secret Oath while she got a bath following her first trip to the track at Pimlico Race Course.
  “The whole time she was out there she never put her ears down — they were always up,” he said. “She might be the most alert one I’ve ever had.”
  Lukas believes she could be one of the best fillies he has ever had. That belief and her winning the Kentucky Oaks in impressiv
  
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• Baltimore Police Will Launch Initiative To Divert Non-Emergency Calls And Increase Patrols

  18-05-2022 18:37
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Under a plan announced Wednesday by Mayor Brandon Scott and Police Commissioner Michael Harrison, Baltimore police officers will shift from being “call-takers” to the traditional role of walking patrol and engaging with neighborhood residents.
  Starting in July, the department will implement a series of initiatives, known as SMART policing (Strategic Management & Alternative Response Tactics), to reduce the amount of time officers spend dealing with non-eme
  
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• 6 Baltimore County First Responders Out Of Hospital After Monday’s Explosion

  18-05-2022 18:13
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — All six Baltimore County first responders injured in Monday night’s explosion at a Woodlawn shopping center are out of the hospital.
  A Baltimore County police spokesperson said Wednesday that the final officer who remained in the hospital has been released, joining three other officers and two EMS workers who were treated and discharged.
  The as-yet-unidentified man suspected of setting the fire that ignited the blast remained hospitalized with life-threatening injur
  
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• Late Faculty Member Leaves Over $1M To Stevenson University

  18-05-2022 18:11
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A longtime faculty member of Stevenson University left his workplace with a $1.3 million bequest from his estate, the school announced Wednesday.
  Gilbert “Gil” Wegad, who passed away in 2020, founded Stevenson’s first program in Accounting and served as an adjunct professor of accounting for almost thirty years, the school said.
  Wegad’s contribution will be used to increase the endowment for a scholarship he established for Stevenson Nursing s
  
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• Up To $8K Reward Offered For Information On Death Of Baltimore Teen On Prom Night

  18-05-2022 17:26
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Police and Metro Crime Stoppers are offering up to $8,000 for information in the case of a teenager killed at his prom after-party in Baltimore.
  The 17-year-old Carver Vo-Tech student was shot to death early last Friday on East Lafayette Street, at a home rented for the party.
  No arrests have been made in Brunson’s murder yet. His family is begging for someone to come forward.
  Anyone with information in the case is asked to call Metro Crime Stoppers a
  
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• Where to Eat and Drink Outside Around Baltimore This Summer - Baltimore Magazine

  18-05-2022 17:15 via baltimoremagazine.com
  
  Where to Eat and Drink Outside Around Baltimore This Summer  Baltimore Magazine
  
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• CBS Unveils 2022-2023 Primetime Lineup

  18-05-2022 17:13
  
  (CBS News & Stations)– CBS announced its 2022-2023 primetime programming lineup of CBS Originals, featuring four new dramas, one alternative series, special event programming and 18 returning series. For 2021-2022, the Network finished #1 for the 14th straight season, winning 19 of the past 20 seasons.
  The four new series for fall are the dramas “East New York” starring Amanda Warren as the newly promoted boss of the 74th Precinct located on the edge of Brooklyn; “Fir
  
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• Maryland Weather: Rain Tonight, Near-Record Heat This Weekend

  18-05-2022 17:00
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It is certainly a wonderful Wednesday weather wise!
  That means plenty of sunshine with just a few clouds for the majority of the day.
  We’ll be pleasantly warm this afternoon with highs in the mid 70s.
  Clouds arrive from the west in the late afternoon with a few showers possible by dinner time.
  We’ll see some off-and-on showers overnight and even a few rumbles of thunder early Thursday.
  We dry out from there and start to heat up!
  Highs will be in the mid 80s wi
  
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• Baltimore tests a guaranteed income for 200 young parents - WYPR

  18-05-2022 16:27 via wypr.org
  
  Baltimore tests a guaranteed income for 200 young parents  WYPR
  
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• Davidsonville Man Charged In Deadly Crash That Killed Maryland Road Worker

  18-05-2022 16:18
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A driver was arrested Tuesday night on suspicion of driving under the influence and manslaughter after he struck and killed a road worker in Anne Arundel County, authorities said.
  The deadly crash happened about 10 p.m. in a construction zone near the intersection of Davidsonville Road and Kings Retreat Drive in Davidsonville, according to preliminary details released by Anne Arundel County Police.
  Upon arrival, officers learned that a Jeep was heading south on Davidsonvi
  
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• Where’s Marty? Traveling Back In Time At The System Source Computer Museum

  18-05-2022 16:00
  
  Hi everyone!
  On “Where’s Marty?” this morning, K2 and I went out to Hunt Valley, the home of System Source, an IT business that does a lot of heavy lifting for many employers both big and small.
  The company’s office space is rather large and houses the System Source Computer Museum, a vast and impressive collection of computers and electronics from over the past few decades.
  Believe it or not, the museum is home to 10th motherboard that Steve Jobs (yes, that Steve Jobs) m
  
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• Orioles Fall To Yankees 5-4 After Judge Homers Twice

  18-05-2022 15:03
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — The new wall in left field at Camden Yards served its purpose, denying Aaron Judge a home run on his 399-foot drive in the first inning.
  “I learned my lesson and decided to go to right field after that,” he said.
  The ballpark couldn’t hold Judge’s next two hits, a pair of solo homers that helped the New York Yankees to a 5-4 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night. Judge and reliever Michael King were the biggest stars of this victory, New Y
  
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• Maryland Weather: Rain Tonight, Record Heat This Weekend

  18-05-2022 11:11
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A wonderful start to our Wednesday! We keep the clear skies for most of the day before clouds start to arrive late in the afternoon.
  Partly sunny with temperatures in the 70s. We will see some rain showers tonight.
  Tomorrow we will get a warm up and this weekend could see near record breaking heat!
   
  
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• Longtime Baltimore radio show host Larry Young is recovering from surgery to amputate leg - Baltimore Sun

  18-05-2022 11:01 via baltimoresun.com
  Longtime Baltimore radio show host Larry Young is recovering from surgery to amputate leg  Baltimore Sun
  
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• The royal 'We' that owns Baltimore City - Afro American

  18-05-2022 09:00 via afro.com
  
  The royal 'We' that owns Baltimore City  Afro American
  
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• Baltimore makes list of best places to live - wmar2news.com

  18-05-2022 09:00 via wmar2news.com
  
  Baltimore makes list of best places to live  wmar2news.com
  
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• Baltimore-area doctor learns of brain tumor while at work, finds inspiration from daughter 'Hope' - wmar2news.com

  18-05-2022 09:00 via wmar2news.com
  
  Baltimore-area doctor learns of brain tumor while at work, finds inspiration from daughter 'Hope'  wmar2news.com
  
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• Crisis Inside The Classroom: Baltimore County Teachers Rally, Demand Change - CBS Baltimore

  18-05-2022 05:19 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
  Crisis Inside The Classroom: Baltimore County Teachers Rally, Demand Change  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Crisis Inside The Classroom: Baltimore County Teachers Rally, Demand Change

  18-05-2022 05:19
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —  A rally outside of a Baltimore County Board of Education meeting elicited a response from Baltimore County Public Schools on Tuesday.
  Rally participants are calling for a change in the way the school district disciplines its students. Participants are also aggrieved over how the school district responds to academic achievement issues.
  This cry for change stems from growing concerns over student and staff safety in Baltimore County following a year of violence inside
  
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• COVID Outbreaks At Baltimore-Area Schools Raises Concerns For Parents - CBS Baltimore

  18-05-2022 04:35 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
  COVID Outbreaks At Baltimore-Area Schools Raises Concerns For Parents  CBS Baltimore
  
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• COVID Outbreaks At Baltimore-Area Schools Raises Concerns For Parents

  18-05-2022 04:35
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — As schools across Maryland deal with increasing COVID-19 cases and outbreaks, it’s raising concerns for parents.
  In Baltimore County from May 7–13, 23 schools reported an outbreak among students and staff. Now, Fort Garrison Elementary School in Pikesville is experiencing one. 
  WJZ obtained a letter to families from the Fort Garrison School Principal, Dr. Hope Baier, who says 5% of the school’s students and staff have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in
  
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• Maryland Weather: Get Ready For High Temperatures And A Thunderstorm

  18-05-2022 04:20
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A dry breezy and mainly sunny Tuesday will end with a dry and quiet night. 
  Temperatures in the Baltimore area reached a high of 82 degrees on Tuesday afternoon.
  Expect those temperatures to drop into the upper 40s and low 50s overnight. 
  On Wednesday, there will still be plenty of sunshine and some high clouds. 
  Later, the weather will get a tad cooler—with highs in the mid-70s. 
  By later at night, a warm front will be moving in this direction w
  
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• Baltimore Firefighter Unions Say Firefighter Safety Act Could Prevent Them From Doing Their Jobs

  18-05-2022 04:05
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Two local firefighter’s unions made clear Tuesday that they do not support the Firefighter Safety Act because it “seems poised to unreasonably restrict” them from performing their duties.
  The  Baltimore Fire Fighters Association and the Baltimore Fire Officers Association in a six-page letter to the Baltimore City Council described their grievances with the bill, which regulates the way firefighters respond when a vacant building is on fire.
  Council
  
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• Baltimore firefighters' unions join Chief Niles Ford in opposing City Council bill - Fox Baltimore

  18-05-2022 02:56 via foxbaltimore.com
  
  Baltimore firefighters' unions join Chief Niles Ford in opposing City Council bill  Fox Baltimore
  
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• Preventing Mass Shootings: Seizing Guns Under ‘Red Flag’ Laws From Baltimore To Buffalo

  18-05-2022 02:44
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — What could have been done to prevent the Buffalo tragedy and stop more in the future?
  Like New York, Maryland already has what is known as the “red flag” law to take away weapons from those found to be dangerous to themselves and others. 
  An Extreme Risk Protective Order under the red flag law also prevents people from buying guns, but lawmakers put limits on it.
  In Baltimore County last year, a man who neighbors described as a “ticking time bomb&rd
  
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• Baltimore Duo Beatbox Dads Performing At JCC Block Party This Weekend

  18-05-2022 01:59
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Two Baltimore fathers on a mission to entertain and educate children through beatbox performances are performing this Sunday at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore’s Annual Community Block Party.
  WJZ is sponsoring the block party.  “We’re the beatbox dads and we put on live music and movement programs for children,” said Jamaal Collier. 
  Collier and Max Bent have been performing as the Beatbox Dads for the last seven yea
  
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• Baltimore County Public Schools Reacts To Rally Demanding Discipline Change

  18-05-2022 01:02
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —  A rally outside of a Baltimore County Board of Education meeting elicited a response from Baltimore County Public Schools on Tuesday.
  Rally participants are calling for a change in the way the school district disciplines its students. Participants are also aggrieved over how the school district responds to academic achievement issues.A rally is happening outside #Baltimore County public schools headquarters ahead of the board meeting. Teachers and local leaders from
  
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• Community leaders look to help restore one of Baltimore’s most dangerous neighborhoods - wmar2news.com

  18-05-2022 00:46 via wmar2news.com
  
  Community leaders look to help restore one of Baltimore’s most dangerous neighborhoods  wmar2news.com
  
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• O’s Nick Vespi Earns Big-League Call-Up

  18-05-2022 00:45
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The road to Major League Baseball has been a long one for pitcher Nick Vespi.
  “This day’s amazing, I’ve been working on this day since 2015. So I’m excited that it’s finally here.”
  Vespi, the Orioles’ 18th-round draft pick in 2015, finally got the call today and will be in the bullpen tonight against the Yankees.
  The left-handed pitcher had major success in the minor leagues this season for the Triple-A Norfolk Tides. A 0.00 ERA i
  
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• Orioles’ Nick Vespi Earns Big-League Call-Up

  18-05-2022 00:45
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The road to Major League Baseball has been a long one for pitcher Nick Vespi.
  “This day’s amazing, I’ve been working on this day since 2015. So I’m excited that it’s finally here.”
  Vespi, the Orioles’ 18th-round draft pick in 2015, finally got the call today and will be in the bullpen tonight against the Yankees.
  The left-handed pitcher had major success in the minor leagues this season for the Triple-A Norfolk Tides. A 0.00 ERA i
  
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• ESPN Announces ’30 For 30′ Documentary On The 2000 Baltimore Ravens

  18-05-2022 00:25
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — ESPN Films announced Tuesday that production is underway on a 30 for 30 documentary on the 2000-2001 Baltimore Ravens.
  The announcement comes just over 20 years after team steamrolled the New York Giants in Super Bowl XXXV, 34-7. Many fans can still name every starter on that 2000 Ravens defense, a unit that allowed the fewest point (165) in NFL history.
  “No team in NFL history has boasted, bullied or brandished as much bravado as the 2000-2001 Baltimore Ravens,&rdq
  
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