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- It hasn't been that long since a championship parade was held in Baltimore, but it's been more than 25 years for D.C. Maryland teams and schools hit social media to congratulate the Caps on their first Stanley Cup.
- The Washington Redskins will honor their 1987 replacement team that won all three games by giving them Super Bowl rings next week.
- It will be eighth time the Super Bowl is held at the 43-year-old Superdome, more than any other stadium. Its most recent Super Bowl was in 2013, the Ravens vs. the 49ers. The Ravens won, 34-31.
- The Baltimore native and former Towson University and Northwestern High star started 17 games over the past three seasons with the Ravens.
- Kirk Bloodsworth, who served time for murder on Maryland's Death Row before being cleared by DNA evidence, now makes rings marking his exoneration and that of others.
- Exactly 10 years after drafting quarterback Joe Flacco, a decision that contributed to one of the best stretches in franchise history and the organization’s second Super Bowl championship, the Ravens hope they found his successor.
- Through next Wednesday, the day before the start of the three-day NFL draft, The Baltimore Sun will break down what the Ravens have at each position, the chance that they will add to it and what prospects could possibly be targeted with those picks. Today we’ll look at wide receivers.
- Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco likes what he's seen so far in new wide receivers Michael Crabtree and John Brown.
- Through April 25, the day before the start of the three-day NFL draft, The Baltimore Sun will break down what the Ravens have at each position, the chance that they will add to it and what prospects could possibly be targeted with those picks. Today we’ll look at running backs.
- Pittsburgh Steelers’ all-time sacks leader James Harrison, who was waived by the team just before Christmas and ended up in the Super Bowl with the New England Patriots, announces his retirement at age 39.
- Football great Mike Ditka and baseball great Johnny Bench visit Harford County to shoot scenes for a commercial for Blue-Emu ointment at the Arena Club and Harford Community College.
- Mike Wallace spent two productive seasons with the Ravens. Now, he joins the reigning Super Bowl champs.
- “I think he’ll be a reliable receiver for Joe,” Anquan Boldin said of new Ravens receiver Michael Crabtree before Saturday night’s Torrey Smith Family Fund Charity Basketball Game at Royal Farms Arena.
- Former Ravens receiver Torrey Smith held his seventh annual charity game at Royal Farms Arena on Saturday and had a chance to reunite with some former Super Bowl-winning teammates there.
- Receiver was reportedly traded to the Carolina Panthers for cornerback Daryl Worley.
- This is a story about how the MVP of the Super Bowl — Nick Foles — fell into Under Armour’s lap and the decision the company must make about whether to extend him to a long-term deal when his contract is up next year.
- On the agenda in Newsome's final year in charge is overhauling the receiving corps.
- "When we found out, it came like a shock to all of us," former Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis said. "Like, ‘The Ravens just let Trent Dilfer go.’ Are you serious?"
- As a priest I was trained to “find God in all things.” But as a human, I know that we sometimes want to take the credit for ourselves. And Americans can do it well, with swagger. But the Philadelphia Eagles repeatedly gave the glory to God after their Super Bowl win.
- A little more than a week after he helped the Philadelphia Eagles win the Super Bowl, Smith was back in Baltimore as part of his mentoring program.
- Known as a player for engineering record-setting comebacks and now as a Super Bowl-winning offensive coordinator, the Maryland alumnus is about to get his first head coaching job.
- Jim Harbaugh, George Young and Cliff Richey were on the sports pages this time of year.
- Like a lot of Americans, I love football, and I don’t want to see it go anywhere. But I’m not naïve enough to think the game is going to survive if we don’t consider changing how we present it to young people and parents concerned about their child’s safety.
- Only 10 teams are considered longer shots to win the next Super Bowl than John Harbaugh's Ravens.
- Wide receiver Torrey Smith caught five passes for 49 yards as the Eagles upset the Patriots, something the Ravens also did in the AFC Championship game the last time Smith won a ring.
- Find out what the teams' local media as well as national media had to say about the Eagles' win over the Patriots.
- As a guest analyst on NBC's Super Bowl LII pregame show, Ravens coach John Harbaugh told viewers that the Eagles, because of their defense, would win the game. The Eagles' offense was unstoppable, but the defense made the biggest play of the game when it counted.
- Bisciotti echoes what NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said last week, that the league needs to start anew with determining what is and isn't a catch.
- How our reporters and editors saw Philadelphia's win against New England on Sunday night.
- When discussion this week leading up to Super Bowl LII inevitably turns to who was the greatest quarterback of all time, it’s important that you recognize the best of their eras before you can think about who might be the GOAT.
- Maryland's home matchup on Super Bowl Sunday in 1973 against North Carolina State helped launch the career of Wolfpack star David Thompson and took college basketball to another level with fans.
- Five years ago, the Ravens completed a remarkable playoff run that capped the careers of some of the franchise’s greatest stars and seemed to seal the legacies of coach John Harbaugh and quarterback Joe Flacco. But their attempts to reload for another run have not gone as planned.
- Viewers and businesses in Carroll prepped for the big game, but some said the controversy over protests during NFL games may affect the numbers at events.
- “I’m not going to give a playoff-or-bust edict to you all or to my coach,” Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti said Friday.
- A look at Ozzie Newsome's career with the Ravens, in which he has won two Super Bowl titles
- The Midshipmen will be on an airplane during the Super Bowl, and the sophomore goalie and a few other teammates who are Eagles fans are desperate to watch the game.
- Here's what you need to know about the big game.
- The longtime Ravens middle linebacker is considered a near lock to be part of the 2018 class.
- Who is picking against the Patriots? Baltimore Sun writers and editors predict the outcome of Sunday's Super Bowl between the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles.
- In a region mostly dedicated to the Ravens, many transplants have made these bars another home away from home. Like the fans, the establishments have been counting down the days until kickoff, while making extra preparations for what will likely be one of their busiest Sundays of 2018.
- Here is what is inside the special 'recovery' glove Tom Brady has been wearing on his ailing hand
- He'll be featured on the pregame, halftime and postgame shows as the New England Patriots take on the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday in Minnesota.
- Philadelphia can get the job done if it pressures the quarterback, if quarterback Nick Foles plays turnover-free and if coach Doug Pederson keeps a cool head.
- Think about this: Federer has won those 20 majors. Bjorn Borg and Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe won 26 combined.
- As reported in the Baltimore Sun on Jan. 24, the NFL has denied paid advertising space in the upcoming Super Bowl program to the AMVETS, a national veteran
- I thought it would be a good time to look at some lighter fare for watching football, in preparations for the Super Bowl next weekend.
- The Eagles have several players from the Ravens' Super Bowl XLVII winners, but Howie Roseman's personnel staff has a distinct Ravens' flavor as well.
- What writers across the country are saying about the Patriots' and Eagles' wins on Sunday and how the Super Bowl might play out.
- Baltimore Sun writers and editors predict the outcomes of the AFC and NFC conference finals on Sunday. The winners will meet in the Super Bowl.
- It is difficult to bet against New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and head coach Bill Belichick in the postseason, and this season is no different.