Assistant sports editor

Bennett Conlin

Bennett edits The Baltimore Sun’s coverage of the Orioles, Ravens, and Terps, while also contributing regularly as a writer. A 2018 graduate of James Madison University, Bennett previously worked as a sports betting reporter for Better Collective and a college sports beat reporter for The Daily Progress in Charlottesville, Virginia. When he’s not working, you can probably find Bennett on the golf course.

Peighton Lawhorne, center, 10, and softball teammate Ashleigh Brown, 10, right, both of Culpeper, Virginia, are very excited after greeting members of the Savannah Bananas at the Nationals Park earlier this year. The exhibition baseball team visits Baltimore on Aug. 1 and 2. (Kenneth K. Lam/Staff)

The Savannah Bananas come to Camden Yards in a week. Here’s how to watch.

July 25, 2025 at 8:00 a.m.

The Savannah Bananas visit Camden Yards in a week. Here's how to watch their games in Baltimore.

Former Terps guard Darryl Morsell, shown in 2019, played an important role in Shell Shock's TBT win on Tuesday. (AP file)

Maryland alumni basketball team wins TBT regional final with huge comeback

July 23, 2025 at 1:51 p.m.

Shell Shock, a Maryland men's basketball alumni team competing in TBT, won the James Madison regional Tuesday with a remarkable comeback.

Terps coach Michael Locksley looks on during the first Big Ten game of the 2024 season in College Park. Locksley says he lost his locker room in 2024. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)

Terps football coach Michael Locksley hangs unique sign near locker room

July 22, 2025 at 6:48 p.m.

Maryland football coach Michael Locksley set up a unique sign outside the team’s locker room ahead of the 2025 season to combat selfishness.

Former Terp Diamond Stone smiles after scoring 39 points against Penn State during the 2015-16 season. Stone scored 15 points Friday to lead Shell Shock to a win in TBT. (Staff file)

Maryland alumni team led by Diamond Stone, Juan Dixon chases $1 million

July 18, 2025 at 9:22 p.m.

Diamond Stone scored 15 points to help a Maryland alumni team advance in the first round of The Basketball Tournament.

Former Terps star Derik Queen, shown during the NBA draft last month, underwent wrist surgery to repair a torn ligament. The Pelicans rookie might miss the start of the NBA season. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

Ex-Terps star Derik Queen has wrist surgery after NBA Summer League injury

July 18, 2025 at 3:57 p.m.

Baltimore native and former Terps basketball star Derik Queen will miss extended time to start his NBA career because of a wrist injury.

Former Orioles starter Kyle Gibson, shown pitching earlier this season, announced his retirement Thursday on a podcast. (Kevin Richardson/Staff)

Former Orioles pitcher Kyle Gibson announces retirement from MLB

July 17, 2025 at 7:24 p.m.

Former Orioles pitcher Kyle Gibson has retired from MLB, he announced Thursday on the “Serving it Up!” podcast.

In an AP survey ranking NFL quarterbacks, the Ravens' Lamar Jackson, right, came in behind the Bengals' Joe Burrow. (Jeff Dean/AP file)

AP voters rank Ravens’ Lamar Jackson as second-best QB in AFC North

July 15, 2025 at 4:11 p.m.

An Associated Press survey of NFL writers ranked Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson as the second-best quarterback in the AFC North.

Ravens coach John Harbaugh speaks during practice at the Ravens training facility earlier this offseason. Harbaugh visited the White House on Thursday. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)

Ravens coach John Harbaugh visits President Trump at White House

July 11, 2025 at 2:43 p.m.

Ravens coach John Harbaugh and his brother, Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh, visited President Donald Trump at the White House.

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