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    Mar 15, 2013 |Column| Baltimore Sun

  1. Ravens won't sacrifice long-term goals for short-term payoff

    If you want to understand what the Ravens have been doing over the past week &mdash; other than dismantling a <a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/superbowl/">Super Bowl</a> champion &mdash; it might be instructive to look back at the final week of the regular season.
    If you want to understand what the Ravens have been doing over the past week — other than dismantling a Super Bowl champion — it might be instructive to look back at the final week of the regular season. The Ravens had a longshot opportunity...

    Tags: Ray Lewis, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Miami Dolphins, Steve Bisciotti

    2. Dec 28, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Baseball fans meet for diamond dialogue

    Talk baseball with Washington native David Paulson for a few minutes, and his obsessive lifelong fandom pours out in facts, figures and lore.
    Talk baseball with Washington native David Paulson for a few minutes, and his obsessive lifelong fandom pours out in facts, figures and lore. He recalls how he loved the most obscure of Washington Senators players, like outfielder Stan Spence. How he...

    Tags: Albert Pujols, Sociology, Mickey Mantle, Culture, ESPN (tv network)

    3. Aug 20, 2004 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. O's Weaver was pioneer of stats game

    Sun Staff
    It began with instinct, as was often the case with Earl Weaver. "It just seemed to me that some batters hit certain pitchers better than others, and maybe it would be helpful to know those numbers," Weaver said recently. The year was 1968, at the...

    Tags: Chicago Cubs, Baltimore Orioles, World Series, Arts, Houston Astros

    4. Oct 10, 2001 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. A pedigree that works

    Sun Staff
    PERRYVILLE - He lives in a weathered trailer on Route 40. Next door is a tow-truck company where silver-haired Bill Ripken toils, eight hours a day, six days a week, answering the phones and emptying the trash. At 75, the Iron Man's uncle won't call it...

    Tags: Baltimore Orioles, Family, Values, Bars and Clubs, Dining and Drinking

    5. Jan 7, 2003 |Story| Associated Press
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    Tags: Rube Foster, Billy Evans, Bucky Harris, Nellie Fox, Joe Sewell

    6. May 17, 2003 |Column| Baltimore Sun

  6. Lacy was a grand champion for biggest of sports' causes

    WASHINGTON - As the letters from senators and congressmen were read, and tributes came from athletes, peers and family, maybe the most touching words came from former Colts and Hall of Fame running back Lenny Moore. "Thank you, Sam," said Moore, as he...

    Tags: Jim Brown, Major League Baseball, Baptist, Basketball, Arthur Ashe

    7. Mar 25, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  7. Yes, another surly Harrison Ford interview

    If getting reamed by the notoriously grumpy <strong><span class="runtimeTopic">Harrison Ford</span></strong> is a rite of passage for entertainment reporters, you could say I was finally initiated into the club March 18. In fact, you could say a few Chicago reporters were initiated that night.
    If getting reamed by the notoriously grumpy Harrison Ford is a rite of passage for entertainment reporters, you could say I was finally initiated into the club March 18. In fact, you could say a few Chicago reporters were initiated that night. The actor...

    Tags: Robert J. Lopez, Charisma Carpenter, Bars and Clubs, Doubt (movie), Steve Zahn

    8. Mar 30, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  8. Good luck trying to buy a World Series

    There are some things that can be bought.
    There are some things that can be bought. A space flight. The chance to be cryogenically frozen. Or maybe just some of the simpler things, like a 12-cylinder Ferrari Testarossa, beachfront property in Turks and Caicos or one of the socks Curt...

    Tags: Chicago Cubs, Major League Baseball, R.A. Dickey, Adrian Gonzalez, Chicago White Sox

    9. Mar 28, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Quick Takes: Netflix, into the sci-fi matrix

    Netflix's newest original series will be science fiction from the duo behind the "The Matrix" trilogy. Netflix announced Wednesday that it would stream "Sense8" late next year for subscribers. The series is the first foray into television for Andy and...

    Tags: Lana Wachowski, The Matrix (movie), The Amazing Race (tv program), Kevin Spacey, 2 Broke Girls (tv program)

    10. Jan 12, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. For '42,' actor had to please Jackie Robinson's No. 1 fan

    When Chadwick Boseman was cast as Jackie Robinson in the race-themed baseball drama "42," he was immediately confronted by someone with personal knowledge of the renowned ballplayer: the late athlete's widow, Rachel Robinson.
    When Chadwick Boseman was cast as Jackie Robinson in the race-themed baseball drama "42," he was immediately confronted by someone with personal knowledge of the renowned ballplayer: the late athlete's widow, Rachel Robinson. "The first thing she said...

    Tags: Major League Baseball, Christopher Meloni, Harrison Ford, Movies, Leo Durocher

    11. Jan 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Dodgers' Vin Scully to be honored at annual scouts dinner

    I suppose you could get tired of honoring Vin Scully, but doubt it will ever happen. Scully, who was voted into the broadcaster’s wing of the Hall of Fame back in 1982, is scheduled to be given yet another honor Saturday night at the annual...

    Tags: Major League Baseball, Bud Selig, Awards and Prizes, Academy Awards, Dennis Gilbert

    12. Jan 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Gays in sports: On the field -- and in the closet

    When I was 7 years old, my friends and I would play football in my backyard for hours, often with my mother watching through the kitchen window. One of the games we played was called "smear the queer." At the time I didn't know what "queer" meant. I only knew if you were brave enough to pick up the ball, you were "the queer" and would get creamed.
    When I was 7 years old, my friends and I would play football in my backyard for hours, often with my mother watching through the kitchen window. One of the games we played was called "smear the queer." At the time I didn't know what "queer" meant. I...

    Tags: Megan Rapinoe, Seattle Seahawks, Tennessee Titans, Gays and Lesbians, Football

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Jackie Robinson (Chadwick Boseman) makes history with t...
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