tony siragusa
- "A learning disability can be a gift," lacrosse star Paul Rabil told a gathering of about 100 students at the Jemicy School in Owings Mills on Tuesday.
- It's Week Two of our new feature giving Ravens fans and readers of Z on TV a forum to talk about the weekly telecast and my Sunday-night (online)/Monday-morning (print) reviews of TV coverage.
- The Fox telecast of the Baltimore Ravens¿ loss Sunday was far from perfect, but what a vast improvement over any coverage provided this season by CBS Sports.
- The usual faces were present in the auditorium at the team's practice facility Thursday but there was a constant reminder that this wasn't the typical "State of the Ravens" address.
- World Championships can set players up for lifelong success but, for some of the 2001 Ravens, it can also serve as an insurmountable monument to future satisfaction
- Several veterans could join Ray Lewis on way out of Baltimore after Sunday night's Super Bowl.
- 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.
- Matt Vensel breaks down the matchups between the 2012 Baltimore Ravens and the 2000 Baltimore Ravens.
- Brian Billick is 58 and he's been out of coaching since he was fired by the Ravens following the 2007 season. Now an analyst for Fox and the NFL Network, Billick still lives in the Baltimore area. Like everyone else, he admits to being caught up in the Ravens' run, from losers of four of five games to close the regular season, to their three playoff victories that have them facing the San Francisco 49ers here Sunday in Super Bowl XLVII.
-
- Sammy Sosa, Tony Siragusa and Al Kaline are part of The Sun Remembers This Week in Sports for January 27 to February 2
- As the Baltimore Ravens make their final preparations before leaving for New Orleans on Monday, comparisons to the 2000 squad are inevitable. That's what happens when a community has waited 12 years for a return to the Super Bowl.
- Ray Lewis, the Baltimore Ravens linebacker, announced his retirement to the media today at the Under Armour Performance Center.
- Unable to shed blocks or consistently chase down backs in the open field, Ray Lewis was repeatedly left grasping at air as Chiefs star runner Jamaal Charles sprinted around him to pile up 140 yards during the Ravens' 9-6 victory last Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium.
-
- Roberto Alomar, Al Kaline and Bert Rechichar are part of The Sun Remembers This Week in Sports for September 23 to September 29
- 'Purple Dame' is the Baltimore Ravens fan of the week.
- HBO is reportedly iinterested in the Ravens and San Francisco 49ers in this year¿s season of "Hard Knocks," its documentary-style training camp TV series.
- Making a splash by throwing around cash on talent from other teams isn't usually the Ravens' style, though that's not to say that they haven't made significant signings in their 16-year, going-on-17-year history.
- Second-year tackle Terrence Cody studies long-time Raven Kelly Gregg for tips on technique
- Harassing opponents into turnovers is a familar formula for the Ravens
- Ravens: Terrence Cody steps in as Ravens' starting nose guard. Second-year player will be counted on to replace Kelly Gregg's production.
- Ravens: Kelly Gregg has "nothing to say but great things about the Ravens." Starting nose tackle since 2002 says team attempted to re-sign him.
- As I mentioned in a previous post, Ravens director of player personnel Eric DeCosta was on "Norris & Davis" this morning to discuss this year's NFL draft. He was also asked about Sergio Kindle and Terrence Cody -- the team's top two draft picks last April -- and starting quarterback Joe Flacco.