What were you doing on September 1, 1971, 41 years ago, if you were even on this Earth? I was starting 4th grade. Richard Nixon was president, there was no Apple or Microsoft, no cell phones. There was no cable TV, no internet, the Inner Harbor was a dump.  Not since 1971, when Johnny Unitas led [...]

What’s Our Name? Ravens! Few in the media are giving Joe Flacco, T-Sizzle, Ray Lewis & company much of a shot against the Patriots today. Despite a 13-4 record which included 7 wins against teams that made it to the playoffs this year, the Ravens are seen as inferior to the Patriots with their high-powered offense. There [...]

This is it. The moment of truth. It all comes down to to 60 minutes on an acre of ground in southern Ohio. Win and the path to the Super Bowl goes through Baltimore, where the Ravens are 8-0, for at least one game. Lose and the path to Super Bowl XLVI becomes a near-impossible task [...]

Recent upgrades have Ravens poised to exorcise Steel City demons

A small school from the Richmond suburbs has once again rocked the college basketball world. The #12 seed University of Richmond Spiders knocked off #5 Vanderbilt Thursday and then dispensed with #13 Morehead State to advance to the Sweet 16.   Full disclosure here – I myself am a Spider, having been a student there to [...]