Off and running for Ravens' Rice

July 24, 2008

Rookie running back Ray Rice has one immediate goal of making the Ravens' roster and a long-term one of moving his mother, Janet, out of a public housing complex in New Rochelle, N.Y.

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• Meet the new boss

  July 22, 2008

  When John Harbaugh makes that walk down the steps from McDaniel College's field house to the practice field, he'll be under the microscope for the rest of the year, and the tone for the 2008 season will be set during the next 25 days of training camp.

• Rookie might get a foot in the door for Ravens

  June 21, 2008

  Alot of the Ravens' veterans are a little nervous these days. They have a new coach with a different style, and such distinguished players as quarterback Steve McNair and offensive tackle Jonathan Ogden have recently retired.

• Tackle Cousins fighting for spot

  June 18, 2008

  Oniel Cousins doesn't know former Ravens offensive tackle Orlando Brown, but he has heard about him. He smiles when you mention Brown's name.

• Round 1 for rookie Zbikowski

  June 17, 2008

  As an amateur boxer, safety Tom Zbikowski had more than 70 fights, but none like the one he is about to enter when the Ravens open training camp July 21.

• Sorry R. Lewis, but Ogden is best Raven ever

  June 14, 2008

  It has been the source of a major debate for years. Who is the best Raven - Jonathan Ogden or Ray Lewis?

• Zimmerman sticking it out at UMBC

  June 11, 2008

  The first time I met Don Zimmerman was in 1987 when he was the coach at Johns Hopkins. He was as intense then as he is now. He would leave a trail after the game from pacing the sideline. He would run a fast break with his team going down the field.

• A class of its own

  May 27, 2008

  Coach Dave Pietramala's voice cracked, and he fought hard to hold back his emotions.

• Seniors' drive will lead Blue Jays to another crown

  May 26, 2008

  Syracuse and Johns Hopkins had only one day to prepare for today's NCAA Division I championship game at Gillette Stadium, but coaching doesn't matter at this point.

• Jays' defense slows Devils

  May 25, 2008

  Ninety-two seconds into the game, Johns Hopkins goalie Michael Gvozden made a one-on-one save against attackman Max Quinzani, one of Duke's best shooters.

• Duke back; so is Loftus

  May 24, 2008

  When walking off the field last year after the NCAA championship game at M&T Bank Stadium, Duke goalie Dan Loftus didn't think as much about the loss to Johns Hopkins as he did about his teammates.

• Throwback Harbaugh has team going forward

  May 18, 2008

  New Ravens coach John Harbaugh isn't trying to start any trouble, but he is not going to run from it, either.

• Senior shows impeccable timing in stepping to front of Jays' stage

  May 14, 2008

  There is a theory that Johns Hopkins senior midfielder Paul Rabil is a slow starter, and that he warms up with the weather. When it gets hot in May, so the theory goes, Rabil also gets hot.

• New Raven Nakamura a man on move

  May 9, 2008

  During the next three days, a lot of the Ravens' attention will be focused on quarterback Joe Flacco, the team's top draft pick out of Delaware.

• Terry looks to find role on offensive line

  May 3, 2008

  In two minicamps under first-year coach John Harbaugh, the Ravens' offensive line has been a revolving door.

• UMBC's Zimmerman deserves coaching honor

  April 30, 2008

  There are still several weeks left in the college lacrosse season, but the Coach of the Year award should already be determined.

• For Flacco, proof will be in passing

  April 27, 2008

  The Ravens drafted one of college football's best quarterbacks in the first round yesterday. It set the stage for some exciting yet anxious moments in the development of Delaware's Joe Flacco.

• Ravens in strong position to improve today

  April 26, 2008

  The speculation has been circulating for months. In the first round of the NFL draft, the Ravens are going to select Boston College quarterback Matt Ryan, or Virginia defensive end Chris Long, or Troy cornerback Leodis McKelvin.

• No fairy-tale atmosphere at Castle

  January 20, 2008

  Maybe in a week or so, owner Steve Bisciotti will huddle with his top officials and make sure the Ravens' front office is headed in the same direction again.

• In end, Billick couldn't overcome offensive struggles

  January 1, 2008

  The Ravens' Brian Billick became like the emperor with no clothes on, with his greatest weaknesses as a head coach becoming exposed more and more every year.

• Modell has waited long enough to get into Hall

  November 26, 2005

  Maybe this year the Pro Football Hall of Fame committee will invoke a statute of limitation on the Ravens' move from Cleveland to Baltimore after the 1995 season and vote former majority owner Art Modell in as a member.

• Williams now has wisdom to complement his speed

  May 5, 2004

  WITH THE U.S. Olympic trials about two months away, sprinter Bernard Williams is no longer running from his past or struggling with his future.

• Modell stands first in league for heart, generosity, spirit

  December 27, 2003

  OUR FIRST MEETING didn't go well. On Feb. 9, 1996, only minutes after he announced that his Cleveland Browns were moving to Baltimore, Art Modell was whisked away by bodyguards to a limousine about 100 feet from the stage.

• Star deserved far better than treatment he got

  July 27, 2003

  WHEN Eddie Murray is inducted into the Hall of Fame today, Major League Baseball will show an appreciation of the superstar that he didn't receive as a player, either nationally or in Baltimore.

• There's nothing marketable about the Bryant situation

  July 10, 2003

  ACCORDING TO some of the nation's top marketing directors, a lot more Kobe Bryant sneakers should have been sold this week. Maybe we can expect other promotions and sales soon, like "Free Kobe" T-shirts, or a new sitcom, Kobe Comes to the 'Hood.

• Lacy was a grand champion for biggest of sports' causes

  May 17, 2003

  WASHINGTON - As the letters from senators and congressmen were read, and tributes came from athletes, peers and family, maybe the most touching words came from former Colts and Hall of Fame running back Lenny Moore.

• Pro Football Hall fumbles in shunning of Modell

  January 9, 2003

  THE ABSENCE OF Ravens owner Art Modell's name from the list of 15 finalists for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2003 was expected. There is still too much passion and, in some cases, disdain when his name is mentioned.

• An era passes, leaving Baltimore a different place

  September 12, 2002

  When former Baltimore Colts great and Hall of Fame quarterback John Unitas died yesterday of an apparent heart attack, so did an era in Baltimore when a professional athlete embodied the spirit and passion of a city.

• Other champions probably greater, but few teams have ever been tougher

  April 7, 2002

  THE PUNDITS and basketball junkies are already discussing the University of Maryland's place among college basketball's elite. But for those who engage in such dialogue, they might miss the story line of Maryland's 2002 national championship run.

• Take bow, champs, for all Terps who didn't

  April 2, 2002

  ATLANTA - The University of Maryland put its name in the history books and brought a championship banner to College Park last night as the Terps officially became an elite member of college basketball.

• Lifelong service to pro football should land Modell spot in Hall

  January 31, 2002

  NEW ORLEANS -- If Ravens owner Art Modell is not selected for Hall of Fame induction on Saturday, it would be an affront to the man, the game and the NFL.

• Gibbons' Muhammad faces different test

  September 21, 2001

  CARDINAL Gibbons running back Hassan Muhammad II should be concerned about pimples, dates and coming opponents, but instead he and his family have been educators and teachers about their Muslim faith during the past 10 days.

• Williams has goals beyond the finish line

  June 28, 2001

  THE LAST TIME I had seen U.S. Olympic sprinter Bernard Williams was eight months ago when he was delivering a speech about staying in school and away from drugs to youngsters at the Union Street United Methodist Church in Westminster.

• For Goodman, it's good to be common man

  March 5, 2001

  Towson University freshman point guard Tamir Goodman is close to becoming a regular student-athlete again.

• At home, Williams cuts a dashing figure

  October 7, 2000

  FORMER CARVER High School and U.S. Olympic track and field star Bernard Williams apologized Thursday about his posing, preening and flexing during the 400-meter relay team's gold medal celebration in Sydney last week, and said he is ready to move on with the rest of his life.

• Sure-shot D.C. officer Callahan takes aim at medal

  July 26, 1992

  BARCELONA, Spain -- Someone is always looking for a blood-and-guts story, the kind where Libby Callahan, her cap backward, sits atop a 20-story building and snipes a felon 200 yards away.