Nothing shined brighter than the faces of the 350 special guests at the Tim Tebow Night to Shine at Mount Zion United Methodist Church.

Today, the networks are ragged ghosts of their former greatness featuring prime-time schedules filled with on-the-cheap game shows and endless reality competitions, culturally-empty reboots of series that spoke to zeitgeists long gone, and news desks mostly anchored by cookie-cutter personalities.

“It’s not going to be the goal to average 22 carries a game, that’s for sure,” coach John Harbaugh said of Lamar Jackson.

Tim Tebow scolded the University of Maryland for reversing course on its decision to stand by former football coach DJ Durkin, saying the school caved to pressure.

Sullivan winner Kyle Snyder: “This is a great award. I have been blessed in my life and my career."

With the right distribution deal, a few name-brand collegiate players who washed out of the NFL and enough modernization in the game's play and presentation, Vince McMahon might actually find success with the XFL this go-round, thanks in part to the NFL's recent political and cultural struggles.

Jacoby Jones has played softball, not professional baseball, but he is mainly known as the guy who returned a kickoff for a Ravens touchdown in the Super Bowl.

The Ravens quarterback played in more games, won more games, and threw for more yards and touchdowns than in 2015, but he did not impress the American people.

J.T. Barrett was in Baltimore when he introduced himself to the college football world. Against Navy at M&am

The game was called "Throw 'em up, bust 'em up," and Timmy Jernigan believed it was as close as he was going to get to organized football. All it required was a ball and a small patch of grass in the Jacksonville, Fla. apartment complex where Jernigan lived.

Orioles infielder-outfielder Steve Pearce is confident he will not only avoid a trip to the disabled list but thinks he will be able to return to the lineup by

"If you have a top player at quarterback, Maryland can challenge anyone in the Big Ten," said former Terps and NFL star Shawne Merriman, who serves as an analyst on the Big Ten Network.

Homosexuality is now the "third rail" of politics; touch it and face political death

Displaying his trademark brand of courage, Zach Lederer bravely attempts to recreate the notorious strongman pose — biceps flexed and fists clenched — that turned a 2012 photo of his steely-eyed resolve to fight cancer into an Internet craze called "Zaching."

Yeah, we know. The game isn't in Baltimore. And whether you've moved on and are just excited for the season to kick off or you're still in a deep state of depression, there's only one thing to do: drink.

St. Frances opened its 2013 campaign at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex facing an unfamiliar opponent in Nease (Fla.) and with several questions to answer about itself.

In eager anticipation of the 2013 NFL season, Matt Vensel of The Baltimore Sun will take a daily look at one of the 13 opponents on the Baltimore Ravens' schedule. Today's team is the Denver Broncos.

The Baltimore Ravens have signed fourth-round outside linebacker John Simon to a four-year deal.

By the time he got to elementary school, Simon was already performing a daily regimen of pull-ups and sit-ups. He lifted 225 pounds 31 times as a 16-year-old. Before he graduated from high school, he had benched 450 pounds and squatted 700.

Despite the loss Ray Lewis and Ed Reed, fourth-round pick John Simon won't need to become a leader for the Ravens right away. But it's clear the Ravens wanted to draft high-character players, and based on Urban Meyer's praise of Simon, it sounds like he fits the bill.

The New York Jets' experiment with quarterback Tim Tebow was a colossal failure, an exercise in frustration for the former Heisman Trophy winner who was released Monday.

The Jets released quarterback Tim Tebow this morning after one unproductive season in New York.

A game-by-game look at the San Francisco 49ers' run to New Orleans.

This year's Super Bowl brings together two teams that have done much to improve life for LGBT people

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

Each day this week, Baltimore Sun reporter and blogger Matt Vensel will break down a key matchup for the Ravens in Sunday's Super Bowl XLVII. Today, he looks at the challenge of defending San Fransisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick and the pistol offense.

Every morning, Monday through Friday, blogger Matt Vensel will hook you up with reading material -- mostly on the Ravens but with some other Baltimore sports stuff, too -- to skim through as you slug down coffee and slack off at the start of your workday.

Every morning, Monday through Friday, blogger Matt Vensel will hook you up with reading material -- mostly on the Ravens but with some other Baltimore sports stuff, too -- to skim through as you slug down coffee and slack off at the start of your workday.

As four Maryland quarterbacks went down with season-ending injuries, a perfectly healthy Shane Cockerille couldn't help but feel a sense of helplessness.

Baltimore Sun columnist Mike Preston answers a selection of reader questions on the Ravens' loss to the Cincinnati Bengals.

Freshman defenseman Patrick Lyons of Salesanium School in Wilmington, Del., has orally committed to play lacrosse at North Carolina, according to Inside Lacrosse, becoming the third player to commit to a college before beginning his high school career.

Apocalypse When? Well, 12:01 a.m. past us by (even in Mayan Time, otherwise known as Central Time) and the nothing really happened. Pessimists are still holding out hope though, guessing maybe it will happen at the end of long day's work right before your Christmas vacation starts.

The image of Baltimore QB Joe Flacco sprawled in agony after giving up a pick-six in the Ravens' 34-17 loss to the Denver Broncos is now going viral.

The breakthrough season of imposing Denver Broncos wide receiver Demaryius Thomas hasn't gone unnoticed in Baltimore.

The lovely ladies of the annual Victoria Secret Fashion Show, which aired last night on CBS, are performing well to no one's surprise. Meanwhile, Jets head coach Rex Ryan is standing by his man, deciding to start Mark Sanchez this Sunday.

Defensive coordinator Dean Pees, Ravens players argue that Steelers quarterback Byron Leftwich has the track record to prove that he can be a threat Sunday night and are not singling out his windup motion

Every morning, Monday through Friday, blogger Matt Vensel will hook you up with reading material -- mostly on the Ravens but with some other Baltimore sports stuff, too -- to skim through as you slug down coffee and slack off at the start of your workday.