Emmitt Smith

Now that he’s retired, Michael Phelps has a lot of free time on his hands. Time to travel. Time to watch the Ravens miss out on the playoffs. Time to race a g

Jason Garrett was a teammate of Dallas Cowboys Hall of Fame running back Emmitt Smith for seven seasons. Later, as the Cowboys' head coach, Garrett watched DeMarco Murray run for 1,845 yards and score 13 touchdowns in 2014. When it came down to the...

The Ravens' defensive players spent the week praising the Dallas Cowboys, talking about the great challenge that faces them Sunday and deflecting the attention away from their own lofty defensive ranking. The football populace was focused on quarterback...

There have been nine misses in all — divided evenly among his three NFL seasons — and Ravens kicker Justin Tucker admits he probably can recount what went wrong on each of them. In his younger days, he obsessed over an ill-timed wind gust or a slippery...

Former Towson running back Terrance West used to sell shoes for a living, reluctantly joining the workforce as an overlooked prospect when his football career temporarily was derailed. Now the Baltimore native has the job of his dreams. He was drafted in...

Editor's note: Towson junior running back Terrance West declared early for the NFL draft after setting school records with 4,584 rushing yards and 86 touchdowns. The 5-foot-9, 223-pound Baltimore native is not enrolled at Towson this semester as he...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Towson star running back Terrance West traveled all the way to the NFL scouting combine to talk to his hometown team about a job. West is scheduled to meet with the Ravens on Friday night, along with seven other NFL teams. The...

So Ray Rice says he will consider retirement when he turns 30 years old. Can you really blame the guy? The running back plays one of the most punishing positions in sports. At least a dozen times a game — or more, if the Ravens are winning and he is...

Each week, Baltimore Sun columnist Mike Preston will answer questions from readers about the Ravens. You can submit questions during every game to sports@baltimoresun.com. Here are this week's questions and answers: I thought that it was curious how...

In a bit of an ego blow to Ravens fans, Karina Smirnoff, a dancing professional who knows all about the cha-cha, the tango and the waltz, has never heard of "the squirrel." "What's that?" she asks Jacoby Jones, a Ravens wide receiver and her partner on...

Ravens Pro Bowl kick returner Jacoby Jones strutted, shook and swaggered his way into NFL end zones last season, performing his unique set of dancing moves after touchdowns. He established a popular brand of fancy footwork, and it didn't go unnoticed. ...

Jacoby Jones danced in several NFL end zones this season as he went from unheralded free agent pickup to one of the heroes of the Ravens' Super Bowl XLVII victory over the San Francisco 49ers earlier this month. He'll now take his dance moves to...

Update, Jan. 3: Ray Lewis close to signing deal with ESPN, report says If Ray Lewis is looking for a high-paying, high-visibility job after he leaves the Baltimore Ravens, he's not going to have much trouble getting a shot at one in sports television. ...

If Ray Lewis is looking for a high-paying, high-visibility job after he leaves the Baltimore Ravens, he's not going to have much trouble getting a shot at one in sports television.That's the assessment of media analysts and TV executives responsible for...

BEREA, Ohio — For Trent Richardson, the pressure of following in Emmitt Smith's footsteps was inescapable.Richardson tried to carve his own path while playing running back at Escambia High School in Pensacola, Fla., which produced all-time NFL rushing...

This is the first installment of a three-part series in which Baltimore Sun staff writer Matt Vensel examines all three phases of the Ravens and how those areas can be improved this offseason. He will tackle the Ravens defense in Friday's newspaper and...

Gilman star Cyrus Jones is one of 53 seniors chosen for PARADE Magazine's 49th annual All-America High School Football Team, which will be published Sunday.In partnership with Sporting News, PARADE editors picked a team a players "whose on-the-field...

Upon learning of Bubba Smith's death at age 66 this week, football fans may have remembered him as one of most fearsome defensive players of the 1960s, a stalwart in college at Michigan State and a key player in leading the Baltimore Colts to a victory in...

With rumors circulating that legendary quarterback Brett Favre is joining "Dancing with the Stars," the sports blogosphere is close to imploding on itself (and I know, I'm now contributing to it). If the rumors are true, Favre will follow in the dance...

Ray Lewis will be a Raven for life.The longtime face of the franchise ended longer-than-expected negotiations and agreed in principle on a multiyear contract with the Ravens yesterday.Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome, who reached the agreement with...