Every March, the Maryland Lottery steps up its game to make sure than citizens are playing the games within their means and understanding the odds and the help that is available. Executive Director John Martin joins us frequently to discuss all elements of the games and the realization that March Madness and baseball season are here and it's time to consider your gambling habits.

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Eric DeCosta and the Baltimore Ravens manage this time of the year as well as any team in the league so there are very few surprises. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the departure of Patrick Mekari, Brandon Stephens and Malik Harrison in the early tampering period of NFL free agency.

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The music of Rick Emmett and his band Triumph has stood the test of time and his post rock professor and author duties brought together a passion project about his first favorite guitar. The Canadian guitarist returns to talk Blue Jays baseball, returning to a live stage this month and some words of wisdom about American honor and neighbourly trust.

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With the news that Grayson Rodriguez and Andrew Kittredge will begin the season off the field, we wonder whether Mike Elias will be out buying more pricey relief pitching in a sport with no salary cap. Luke Jones and Nestor debate the Baltimore Orioles' pitching needs and the threshold for payroll in the world of David Rubenstein. The money and tough-talk financial realities of small-market MLB in this one...

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Meghan McCorkell always formally educated Nestor about the charm of the Enoch Pratt Free Library but recently became the Executive Director of "Live Baltimore" and came to Faidley's on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour to tell him all he never knew about the "I Love City Life" folks' 30th year aiming to attract and retain residents by highlighting the city's 278 neighborhoods and offering home ownership incentives like down payment assistance programs. The city's affordability, cultural richness and community spirit get no argument from the host.

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High stakes, higher salaries and big changes are always the tone of NFL free agency but before the tampering is even over many star players have decided the grass might be greener staying home. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Baltimore Ravens and Ronnie Stanley coming together for three more years and $60 million to continue to protect Lamar Jackson during this run of excellence and collective disappointment.

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Longtime Baltimore sports writer John Eisenberg returns for another season of Orioles baseball and an announcement about his continuing journey through the history of the franchise – even as he enjoys the present and opines about the future. And, of course, the venerable columnist brings out his journalism sniffer on the Justin Tucker scandal and the NFL investigation.

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Every year, one lucky second chance Ravens scratch-off winner will find 20 years of season tickets in the warm seats and no one could be happier than lifer-purple-hearted Shannan Brown of Aberdeen, who shares her story of being this year's Maryland Lottery Tickets For Twenty Years victor and her plans for fun to honor her father.

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With the word that Grayson Rodriguez and Andrew Kittredge will begin the season on the IL, Luke Jones and Nestor express concern for how many hits the Baltimore Orioles can take before Opening Day in Toronto in less than three weeks.

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It's never the biggest week of the year for the Baltimore Ravens, who rarely delve deeply into free agency but this week will reveal the future of Ronnie Stanley and the offensive line. Luke Jones and Nestor prepare for the tampering period and the options of both sides in a weird window of negotiations and news. You'll want to be on the WNST Baltimore Positive Text Service this week!

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