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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.

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Study says casinos have $1.4 billion impact in Maryland

A study conducted for the American Gaming Association says commercial gaming generated about 4,500 Maryland jobs and supported an additional 3,400 positions in 2013. The study, conducted for the trade...
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O’s game poses problem for employees, parents

Faced with Friday's early afternoon playoff game, school officials and business owners in the Baltimore area are preparing for a day of empty classrooms and vacant work spaces. Sort of....
Baltimore Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti addresses the media during a news conference at the team's practice facility concerning the recent controversy surrounding former player Ray Rice.

Ravens reach out to sponsors over Ray Rice case

As their corporate partners express concern about the Ray Rice case, the Ravens have been reaching out — courting them anew — to try to ensure that dozens of long-held...
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Orioles question Selig’s authority over MASN

The Baltimore Orioles defied an order from commissioner Bud Selig to appear at a sanctions hearing, another sign of the team's widening rift with Major League Baseball. The hearing, which...
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Nationals sought tripling of TV rights fees from MASN

The Washington Nationals sought television rights fees nearly three times what the team receives now from the Baltimore Orioles-controlled Mid-Atlantic Sports Network, according to documents unsealed by a New York...