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Chicago Sky's Angel Reese looks to pass during the team's WNBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Sparks on Thursday, May 30, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

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It was a big year for women's sports, from Maryland's Angel Reese to the Paris Olympics.

Tom Hall

Midday hears from sports writers Mirin Fader and Christine Brennan about 2024's breakout year for women's sports.

The Orioles and the state have reached terms on a new lease for the team to continue to play at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in downtown Baltimore. (Ulysses Muñoz/The Baltimore Banner)

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Baltimore's iconic sports arenas are getting a facelift, and taxpayers are footing the bill. Is it a fair deal?

Tom Hall

Both M&T Bank Stadium and Oriole Park at Camden Yards are getting publicly-funded facelifts. We discuss the economics of sports stadiums with former Baltimore Sun reporter Jon Morgan and Dr. Dennis Coates, a UMBC professor of sports economics.

A hunter walks through the woods on the first day of regular firearms deer hunting season in Pennsylvania, Monday, Nov. 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

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Fall hunting season underway in Maryland

Ashley Sterner

An overview of Maryland’s hunting seasons with Brian Eyler, associate director of the state Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife and Heritage Service.

The Orioles dropped the first game of three against the Royals 1-0. Photo by Scott Maucione/WYPR.

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The season ends for the Orioles, what happened and what's next?

Tom Hall

This week's loss to the Kansas City Royals was the end of the season for the Baltimore Orioles. Danielle Allentuck, Orioles reporter for the Baltimore Banner, joins Midday to explain what happened to the team this year.

Baltimore Orioles' Gunnar Henderson celebrates after hitting a single during the first inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

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What's happening with the Orioles and Ravens?

Tom Hall

Tom speaks with Baltimore Banner sports writers Jon Meoli and Jonas Shaffer about the Orioles slump and the Ravens' rough start.

Angel Reese was a four-year varsity basketball player at St. Frances Academy in Baltimore, Maryland, before going on to play in college at UMD and LSU. She currently plays for the WNBA's Chicago Sky.

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Midday on Sports: Baltimore's own Angel Reese, NBA Finals and sports betting suspensions

Tom Hall

Sports columnist Jason Gay joins Midday to talk about the latest sports news, including suspensions for sports betting in the MLB and updates from the WNBA season.