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As Baltimore continues to celebrate after the Ravens win in the Super Bowl, it's worth noting that Baltimore hasn't had mutliple major league playoff teams in 42 years.

Ravens jump to big lead, hold off 49ers after delay caused by Superdome power failure

Nelda K. Biasi, a retired Baltimore public school physical education teacher and counselor, died Jan. 25 of heart failure at Heartlands Nursing Home in Severna Park. She was 96.

The Ravens represent the aspirations and dreams of a city that is often disrespected and overlooked.

Students arrive at St. Mark School in style

Unfortunately for Cook, 74, and another pair of local residents, Bob Wobbeking, 64, and Mike Schumann, 60, who have been members of the chain crew since the team moved to Charm City for the 1996 season, they won't be working on the sideline Feb. 3 when the Ravens meet the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII.

Epic Pizza in Timonium threw a 101st birthday party for Hunt Valley resident Angie DiPaola, and gave away 101 slices of pizza on Wednesday.

Former Baltimore Sun writer Jim Henneman reflects on late Orioles manager Earl Weaver's soft spot.

While Saturday's announced crowd of more than 18,500 marked a single-day Orioles FanFest record, the day revolved around remembering Earl Weaver, the Hall of Fame manager who died late Friday night at the age of 82.

Earl Weaver, the franchise's Hall of Fame manager, died Friday while on a baseball-themed cruise in Caribbean. On Saturday, the club held its annual FanFest at the Baltimore Convention Center with a record attendance and heavy hearts.

Timeline of the life of former Baltimore Orioles manager Earl Weaver.

Earl Weaver, the Orioles' irascible, chain-smoking, umpire-baiting manager who led the team to four American League pennants and the 1970 world championship in his 17 years here, died Friday night while on an Orioles-themed cruise.

It's only a game, until it isn't

With FanFest just around the corner next Saturday, the Orioles caravan will make four visits across the state that will include appearances by Orioles team representatives and players.

Lonnie Harris, a retired Continental Can Co. worker and an active church member, died Jan. 3 of respiratory failure.

Ray Lewis, the legendary Baltimore Ravens linebacker, said he'll retire after this season.

When the Ravens made Ray Lewis their second-ever draft pick, they knew they were getting a highly productive player from the talent-rich University of Miami. What they could not have known is that Lewis would become arguably the greatest middle linebacker in history and one of the faces of his NFL generation. Through 17 seasons of controversy and excellence, Lewis' Baltimore ride has never been boring:

David Robinson, Toots Barger and Joe Gans are part of The Sun Remembers This Week in Sports for December 30 to January 5

Four times as a rookie in 1983, Raul Allegre booted game-winning field goals for the Colts (7-9), who boasted his right leg and little else on offense. The Mexico-born kicker accounted for 112 points, or nearly half of the team's output that year, its last in Baltimore. Colts fans voted him the club's most valuable player.

Too bad Mark Harvey, the M & T Bank Stadium and Camden Yards streaker, didn't get the same deal Morganna Roberts, "The Kissing Bandit," did in 1988 when she ran onto the field at Memorial Stadium and bussed a surprised Cal Ripken Jr. as he came up to bat.

Lawrence E. Paradis, a retired cameraman whose career with WMAR-TV spanned nearly four decades, died Saturday of lung cancer at his Kingsville home.

Andy Nelson grabbed an interception in the 1959 NFL championship game, Baltimore scored, then again and again, galvanizing the crowd and busting open the game.

Georgetown Prep sophomore goalie Joey Altemus has committed to the admissions process at Bucknell, according to Inside Lacrosse.

Marissa Coleman, B.J. Surhoff and Bruno Sammartino are part of The Sun Remembers This Week in Sports for December 16 to December 22

Four games against teams who qualified for the 2012 NCAA tournament highlight the 2013 Navy men's lacrosse schedule, released Tuesday.

The team 'meant just about everything' to Matt Cheswick, says his father

J. Edward Naylor Sr., a retired Maryland Transit Administration employee who once had top seniority among his peers as a streetcar and bus operator, died of respiratory failure Nov. 29 at the Village of Harbor Point Assisted Living in Salisbury. The former Medfield area resident was 95.

It was, Willie Richardson said, the perfect send-off. Against Pittsburgh in 1971, the Colts' veteran caught two touchdown passes within two minutes to break open a 34-21 victory at Memorial Stadium.

John Lowenstein, Frank Robinson and Roger Staubach are part of The Sun Remembers This Week in Sports for November 25 to December 2

A second-round draft pick in 1972, Lydell Mitchell starred for six years with the Colts and led the club to division championships in each of his last three seasons. The consummate all-purpose back, he rushed for more than 1,100 yards for three successive years and twice led the NFL in pass receptions.

Navy quarterback Keenan Reynolds took advantage of the added attention Saturday against Texas State, pitching to a slew of slotbacks and handing off to sophomore fullback Noah Copeland en route to a 21-10 victory over the Bobcats before 31,004 on senior day at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.

As the Ravens prepare for Sunday's AFC North showdown against the Pittsburgh Steelers and the latest chapter of what many consider the NFL's best rivalry, The Sun caught up this week with several participants from the series to get some of their memories from past meetings.

Dr. Joshua Breschkin, a retired optometrist whose early work with contact lenses earned him the respect of well-known Baltimore Colts and Orioles players, died of stroke complications Nov. 6 at his Cross Keys home. He was 94.

Lee MacPhail, former American League president, passes away at 95

Lee MacPhail, a longtime Major League Baseball executive who served as Orioles general manager from 1959 to 1965, died Thursday evening at his home in Delray Beach, Fla. He was 95.

The former Colts receiver reflects on the most critical reception of his career in 1971

After a slow start by Navy and its burgeoning star, the Midshipmen overcame an early 10-point deficit to Florida Atlantic on Saturday, roaring back behind Reynolds to take a 14-point lead and holding on for a 24-17 victory before a chilled crowd of 29,326 at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.

Keenan Reynolds' emergence at quarterback sparks Navy while injuries to succession of passers throw Maryland for a loss

Keenan Reynolds' emergence at quarterback sparks Navy while injuries to succession of passers throw Maryland for a loss

How cold will it be Saturday night, when the Detroit Tigers and San Francisco Giants meet in the Motor City for Game 3 of the World Series? Forty-three degrees, with temperatures dipping into the upper 30s. The 1979 Orioles had it worse.

The roadhouse bar has become a staple of the community. The Frederick Road restaurant on a wooded stretch of land between the Main Street areas of Catonsville and Ellicott City has been so successful that the Coroneoses have expanded the dining area three times to its current size of 7,000 square feet.

Red Sullivan, Archie Moore and Lefty Grove are part of The Sun Remembers This Week in Sports for October 21 to October 27