Washington correspondent and business of sports reporter

Jeff Barker

Jeff Barker is The Sun's Washington correspondent and a business of sports reporter. A University of Pennsylvania graduate, he formerly worked for AP and as the Arizona Republic’s Washington reporter. He has covered politics and Terps basketball and football for The Sun. He is co-director of a documentary on the development of baseball in China.

David M. Rubenstein, Esquire speaks in the Main Reading Room of the Baltimore Bar Library. Mr. Rubenstein talks about his early years and upbringing in Baltimore where he attended Baltimore City College High School. He also discuss his recent purchase of the Baltimore Orioles. (Kevin Richardson/Staff)

Orioles sale to David Rubenstein finalized after MLB approval

March 27, 2024 at 5:42 p.m.

The sale of the Baltimore Orioles to a group led by billionaire David Rubenstein has, formally and officially, been approved.

1993: Maryland Gov. William Donald Schaefer, left, signs as Orioles general counsel and investor George P. Stamas, standing, Peter G. Angelos, and Thomas L. Clancey, Jr. look on at the announcement of the new ownership of Baltimore Orioles, Inc. beyond the right field wall outside the warehouse. (Karl Merton Ferron/staff)

Orioles owner Peter Angelos dies at 94

April 7, 2025 at 8:41 a.m.

Peter George Angelos, longtime Orioles owner, Baltimore political activist and one of the most successful class-action attorneys in U.S. history, died Saturday, according to the Orioles.

Peter Angelos, the owner of the Baltimore Orioles died Saturday. (Lloyd Fox/Staff)

Orioles owner Peter Angelos dies at 94; he made ‘Baltimore a better place’

March 23, 2024 at 10:23 p.m.

Peter George Angelos, longtime Orioles owner, Baltimore political activist and one of the most successful class-action attorneys in U.S. history, died Saturday, according to the Orioles.

MLB ownership committee approves Orioles sale to David Rubenstein in pivotal step toward finalizing purchase

March 9, 2024 at 8:33 a.m.

MLB’s ownership committee has approved the sale of a controlling stake in the Orioles to David Rubenstein in a key step toward finalizing the purchase.

“We’ve got to continue to have a better plan to figure out how to efficiently run the football,” coach Mike Locksley said after the Terps finished with minus-48 rushing yards against Penn State.

University of Maryland football coaches got $671K in bonuses for bowl game that netted school no money, records show

March 7, 2024 at 7:18 a.m.

University of Maryland football coaches got more than $671,000 in contract bonuses for a mid-level bowl game that netted the school no money, according to budget records obtained by The...

Joyce Driesell accompanies her husband, former Maryland Terrapins men’s basketball head coach Lefty Driesell, who acknowledges the arena during a halftime acknowledgement of an ACC gamebetween the Maryland Terrapins and Clemson Tigers Saturday, Feb 23, 2013. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun Staff)

Lefty Driesell, colorful Hall of Fame coach who elevated University of Maryland men’s basketball, dies

February 17, 2024 at 4:08 p.m.

Lefty Driesell coached Maryland for 17 seasons and collected 348 wins. He died around 2:30 a.m. Saturday.

El representante federal Jamie Raskin (D-Maryland) durante una audiencia del Comité Judicial de la Cámara el 10 de junio de 2020, en Washington, DC. Raskin, cuyo hijo se quitó la vida, cree que la exclusión que imponen muchas pólizas de seguro de vida por suicidio no refleja una comprensión contemporánea de la depresión como enfermedad grave.

Desgarrados por tragedias familiares, una viuda y un representante federal cuestionan las reglas de suicidio de las aseguradoras

December 23, 2021 at 5:46 p.m.

La casa Tudor de Silver Spring, Maryland, mantenía las posesiones que compartía la pareja —libros, arte ecléctico, instrumentos musicales—, pero de repente quedó dolorosamente vacía. Shelby French supo que tenía...

Jeff Barker

All Stories