President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday announced that he was nominating Chris Wright, who runs Denver-based oil and natural gas fracking company Liberty Energy, to lead the Energy Department. … [Read more...] about Trump taps oil executive, GOP donor Chris Wright to head Energy Department
Baseball
No. 13 prospect Hassell III could play key role in AFL Championship game
No more “Mount Walltimore”: O’s make more changes to LF fence
The Baltimore Orioles made a big change prior to the 2022 season in Camden Yards. The team decided to push the left field wall back about 26.5 feet before Opening Day in 2022. Fans and players of other teams voiced their frustrations since it was pushed back, and it even took home runs away from O’s players. After much consideration, the team decided to fix the dimensions to a … [Read more...] about No more “Mount Walltimore”: O’s make more changes to LF fence
Don Ferrarese Passes Away
Former big league lefty Don Ferrarese passed away earlier this month. He was 95. Ferrarese was an Oakland native who attended Saint Mary’s in the Bay Area. He began his minor league career in 1948. It took seven seasons for the southpaw to reach the majors with the Orioles. He briefly appeared in the big leagues at age 25 in 1955. Ferrarese worked in a swing capacity for the … [Read more...] about Don Ferrarese Passes Away
Centennial volleyball’s senior class keyed surge to state runner-up finish
Centennial volleyball’s four-member senior class knew it needed to step up this season. The Eagles graduated roughly 60% of the last season’s offense, including 2023 All-Metro and Howard County Times Player of the Year Mailinh Godschall. Each of those four seniors — Natalie Gomez, Amanda Xu, Joy Chen and Simar Sidhu — progressed and saw their roles change in some way. Gomez and … [Read more...] about Centennial volleyball’s senior class keyed surge to state runner-up finish