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Preakness 2024: Headliner Jack Harlow lovin’ on Baltimore as he shouts out Lamar Jackson, Orioles
Jack Harlow finally made it to Baltimore. His first show in the city was supposed to be in 2020 at The Ottobar, an intimate Charles Village venue. But that gig was canceled by the COVID-19 pandemic, the rapper told a much bigger audience at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday night. He was scheduled to perform at the Preakness Stakes in 2021, but dropped out after his DJ was charged with murder. ...
Review: AfroPreak 2024: Elevating the Preakness experience for Baltimore’s Black elite
Baltimore’s Black excellence showed up and showed out at the 149th running of Preakness Stakes. Preakness for us, was transformed into the AfroPreak Lounge experience, an event that seamlessly blended culture, style and community. This year’s AfroPreak, held on May 18 at Pimlico Race Course, marked a significant expansion in both guest list and footprint, offering an elevated, elegant, customized infield pavilion opposite Turfside Terrace experience.
Top Performers from Sunday's Under Armour Next Camp in Baltimore
BALTIMORE — The Under Armour Next camp series was on home turf Sunday as top prospects from across the Mid-Atlantic and beyond made their way to the Under Armour Waterfront Campus in the Baltimore Peninsula overlooking the Chesapeake Bay. Under Armour's annual stop in Baltimore has served as a launching point and showcase event over the years for emerging high school football prospects and this year's event was no different. Below, we have some top performers and more evaluation notes after taking in all of today's action.
Bob Baffert is again the center of attention at the Preakness, even without the Derby winner
BALTIMORE (AP) — Bob Baffert does not need to bring the Kentucky Derby winner to the Preakness to become the center of attention at Pimlico Race Course. The two-time Triple Crown-winning Hall of Fame trainer is a magnet for attention as the sport’s most-known figure, and he has more Preakness victories than anyone else in the race’s nearly 150-year history. That was the case again Friday after Baffert was a late arrival for a second consecutive year, left with one horse in the field, Imagination, after favored Muth was scratched earlier in the week because of a fever.
Four-star defensive back prospect Blake Woodby set to visit Auburn
Highly touted 4-star defensive back Blake Woodby is reportedly set to take an official visit to Auburn at the end of May. The Baltimore, Maryland native, who recently re-opened his commitment after verbally committing to Ohio State, will be in the Plains from May 31-June 2. The 5-foot-10 All-American is a consensus top 100 prospect in the 2025 recruiting class, while ESPN, On3, and 247 all have the four-star ranked as a top 3 prospect in Maryland. Outside of Auburn, Woodby has shown major interest in SEC rival Georgia, Music City Bowl nemesis Maryland, and Oregon. Woodby described his recent visit to Athens as “great” and will take official visits to Maryland and Oregon along with Auburn in the coming weeks. We’ll see if the 2025 recruit is ready to announce his commitment after his visits this summer. Contact/Follow us @TheAuburnWire on X (Twitter), and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Auburn news, notes, and opinion. You can also follow Brian on Twitter @TheRealBHauch
Over 63,000 attend Preakness weekend, on par with recent years, as state looks ahead to larger event
Attendance at Pimlico dipped slightly for the 149th Preakness with a total of 63,423 attending races Friday and Saturday. In 2022, 42,055 attended the Preakness with “60,000+” attending both Friday and Saturday, according to a news release from The Stronach Group, which hosts the race. Last year, an announced 46,999 attended the Preakness, with a combined 65,000 attending both days. A ...
Just Steel Exits Preakness with Injury, To Head to Rood and Riddle
Baltimore, MD–Just Steel (Justify), who finished fifth behind stablemate Seize the Grey (Arrogate) in Saturday's GI Preakness S., exited the race with a condylar fracture of the right front leg, and will require further evaluation before a full diagnosis can be given, according to D. Wayne Lukas Sunday morning.
Syracuse lacrosse comes tantalizingly close to ending Final Four drought, but Denver, and a few pipes, get in the way
Towson, Maryland — The Syracuse men’s lacrosse restoration will have to wait at least one more year. Fourth-seeded Syracuse was on the wrong end of both a lengthy midgame run and a pair of replay reviews, falling 10-8 to fifth-seeded Denver in the NCAA tournament quarterfinals here at Unitas Stadium.
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