Report: Fox in talks over Orioles TV network

Fox Sports has reportedly been on-and-off talks for the past several months to pick up the Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals television network, though sources say those talks have cooled considerably.

The talks have come as the network continues its shopping spree for local sports rights. In addition to its $1.5 billion purchase of a 49 percent stake in YES Network and its $6 billion offer to secure rights to the Los Angeles Dodgers for the next 25 years, Fox executives are deep into negotiations…