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• Sports

Roots of Florida Gulf Coast's tournament run trace back to Baltimore

Andy Enfield set scoring records at Johns Hopkins before he became head coach at Florida Gulf Coast, the darling of the tournament. His assistant, Kevin "Stink" Norris, grew up in East Baltimore and starred at Lake Clifton.

• Sports

What they're saying about the Ravens, the 49ers and the Super Bowl (1/25)

Here is what other news outlets are saying about the Baltimore Ravens, the San Francisco 49ers and Super Bowl XLVII today.

• Sports

'We feel like we are a great team and nobody can beat us,' Joe Flacco says

It wasn't exactly a repeat of Broadway Joe Namath's bold prediction, but Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco did express confidence in the AFC North champions' chances Sunday against the New England Patriots.

• Sports

Did baseball HOF voting surprise you?

• Opinion

CBS telecast came up short on story of fans' love for Ray Lewis

Even as CBS told the story of this remarkable linebacker's final home game from the point of Lewis and his Ravens teammates, it missed way too much of another huge storyline: The fans of Baltimore bidding an emotional farewell to a beloved and honored athlete.

• Opinion

Marylander of the Year

The Sun and the Greater Baltimore Committee are reviving the paper's annual Marylander of the Year award.

• Opinion

Flying high, at last

• Sports

Ravens notes: After short break, Ravens return to practice

After enduring a tough grind of playing four games in 18 days, the Ravens got back to work Monday following a three-day weekend.

• Opinion

A stellar night for the Orioles

A stellar night for the Orioles

• Sports

Orioles make the most of a playoff atmosphere, beating Yankees 10-6

The Orioles returned to Camden Yards from their road trip unsure of the reception they¿d receive for this weekend¿s critical four-game series against the division-leading New York Yankees.

• Maryland

As Orioles fight to be No. 1 and honor No. 8, we're on cloud 9

Jean Marbella: As Orioles fight to be No. 1 and honor No. 8, we're on cloud 9

• Sports

Ripken turns tribute into celebration of current Orioles

Cal Ripken turned both the center field unveiling and the pre-game ceremony into a total endorsement of this budding new era of Baltimore Orioles baseball.

By Peter Schmuck

Sep 6, 2012

• Sports

Cal Ripken Jr. to make debut as in-game TV analyst for Sunday's O's game

Cal Ripken Jr. will make his in-booth color commentary debut during the Orioles¿ game against the Yankees on Sunday afternoon on TBS.

• Sports

Orioles reveal a sneak peek of the Cal Ripken Jr. sculpture

The Orioles released a little teaser of what the Cal Ripken Jr. sculpture is going to look like, but good luck guessing the pose.

• Sports

The Sun Remembers: Sept. 2-8

Cal Ripken Jr., Brooks Robinson and Johnny Unitas are part of The Sun remembers This Week in Sports for September 2-8.

• Sports

Cal Ripken Jr. auctioning off the truck he drove to the ballpark when he broke Gehrig's streak

Cal Ripken Jr. announced today that he'll be auctioning off the 1994 Chevy Suburban that he drove for several years during his Hall of Fame career with the Orioles.

• Sports

"Ed-die!" chanted again in Baltimore -- the way it always should have been

Hall of Famer Eddie Murray had his sculpture unveiled at Camden Yards on Saturday.

By Peter Schmuck

Aug 11, 2012

• Sports

Michael Phelps stands alone at the top

Peter Schmuck: Michael Phelps' record will stand the test of time

By Peter Schmuck

Aug 4, 2012

• Sports

The Sun Remembers: July 29-August 4

Earl Weaver, David Robinson and Cal Ripken Jr. are part of The Sun remembers This Week in Sports July 29-August 4.

• Cal Ripken Sr.

Vi Ripken continues to give back to Aberdeen

For twenty year, Vi Ripken has served her hometown of Aberdeen by volunteerting with Boys and Girls Clubs of Harford County

• Maryland

Vi Ripken is down-to-earth center of Maryland's most famous baseball family

If you want to meet the matriarch of baseball in Maryland, just go to a minor league game in Aberdeen. There she is, plain-spoken and tough as leather but also open, happy to talk about the thousands of games she watched as the wife of a manager and the mother of infielders.

• Lou Gehrig

Volunteers paint White Hall house to help owner who has ALS

Matt O'Reilly of White Hall was recently diagnosed with ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease and to help Matt and wife, Michelle, who have astronomical medical bills, dozens of friends descended on the O'Reilly's house July 20 to paint the 134-year-old structure badly in need of paint.

• Sports

Baseball: 50 years an Oriole usher and a lifetime of memories

As an usher for the Baltimore Orioles at Memorial Stadium and Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Gordon Huggins has witnessed six World Series, Cal Ripken Jr.'s record-setting 2,131st consecutive game, and many of the best players in the game's history.

• Sports

Eldersburg man celebrates golden anniversary as Orioles usher

As an usher for the Baltimore Orioles at Memorial Stadium and Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Gordon Huggins has witnessed six World Series, Cal Ripken Jr.'s record-setting 2,131st consecutive game, and many of the best players in the game's history.

• Entertainment

Sports columnist: A moment that wrote itself

Sports columnist Ken Rosenthal discusses a moment that wrote itself

• Sports

Small-town Jimmie Foxx brought big-time power

Baltimore Sun's Top 175 athletes: Despite his big-time power and three American League Most Valuable Player awards, 1930s slugger Jimmie Foxx of Sudlersville has been overshadowed

• Sports Analysis

More bonus material from the Sun Mag: Cal and Brady

One of the people I reached out to when I was working on the Brady story was Hall of Famer Cal Ripken, who refered to Brady during his Hall of Fame induction speech in Cooperstown as "simply my best friend," which is pretty high praise from a guy who is considered a friend by just about everybody in these parts.

• Opinion

Can Baltimore's 'Ball Boys' be the next 'Pawn Stars?'

The new ABC reality TV series "Ball Boys" opens with the motto: "Every great moment in sports leaves something behind." This network series set in a Baltimore sports memorabilia shop tells the stories of what happens to some of the stuff left behind.

• Health

Bits & Pieces: Mundy now an assistant coach for the Yale women's lacrosse team

Stan Ber's Bits & Pieces column

• Howard County

Prosecutor uses memorabilia to help witnesses, victims relax

Autographed memorabilia that once belonged to legendary athletes, actors and musicians now fill the hallways, giving Howard prosecutors a set of conversation pieces that help "break the ice" in interviews.

• Sports

Baseball diplomacy: Ripken hosts Japanese teens

In his latest effort to use baseball to communicate with young people around the world, Cal Ripken Jr. will host 16 students from Japan who live in areas affected by the March earthquake and tsunami.

• Sports

New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter chasing 3,000

He has more hits than Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, a higher career batting average than Mickey Mantle and a higher postseason average than Joe DiMaggio. And it won't be long before Derek Jeter is a new lord of New York Yankees lore.

• Baltimore Orioles

Fans learn the art of pencil-and-paper baseball scorekeeping

Fans at the Sports Legends Museum at Camden Yards before the Orioles' match against the Reds learned the basics of keeping the official score for a game.

• Sports

For 'Jack Armstrong in spikes,' the farm was The Show

• Sports

Cal Ripken Jr. touches home with victory

• Sports

Ken Rosenthal: Sun archives: Tyler hasn't missed a pitch from his perch in 31 years