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Let’s see what everyone has to say….
Best of Tuesday’s WNST Blogs:
Glenn Clark says Gus Johnson, Steve Tasker to call Sunday’s game for CBS
Tom Clayton says Flacco, Matt Ryan continuing ‘meteoric ascension’ amongst QB’s
G.Q. says Sleigh Rider ‘Best Bet’ today at Laurel
Ed Frankovic says Caps assigned 6 players to Hershey
Nestor Aparicio says WNST.net now Alexa rated amongst top 100,000 most visited websites in world
ORIOLES:
The Official Site’s Spencer Fordin says Dave Trembley particularly short with media following loss
The Official Site provides numerical evidence of loss
The Official Site’s Spencer Fordin says Jeremy Guthrie takes hill tonight at Rogers Centre against Scott Richmond, Toronto
The Official Site’s Spencer Fordin says Markakis missed just second start of season
The Official Site’s Spencer Fordin says Brian Roberts tied Berkman’s record for doubles by switch hitter with 55th
Toronto Blue Jays Official Site’s Jordan Bastian says Aaron Hill won game for Jays with walkoff double
The Sun’s Dan Connolly says Danys Baez, Jim Johnson struggled before Sarfate took loss out of pen for O’s
The Sun’s Dan Connolly says Trembley going with Michael Aubrey at first to improve defense
Examiner Jay Trucker says Jay Gibbons’ contract finally about to come ‘off the books’
The AP says Shawn Camp got win for Jays in relief
Toronto Star’s Richard Griffin says Edwin Encarnacion homered for Jays in win
Toronto Globe and Mail’s Robert MacLeod says Jose Bautista scored winning run for Jays in 11th
CBS Sports’ Larry Dobrow has Birds 26th in power rankings
RAVENS:
The Official Site’s Mike Duffy says Ravens traded Burgess to Patriots for 7th round pick
The Official Site says team signed veteran TE Tony Curtis
The Official Site’s Mike Duffy says Harbaugh ‘happy’ to have Kelley Washington contribute at WR, not just on Special Teams
The Official Site’s Mike Duffy says Ravens bounced back from long road trip to San Diego
The Official Site’s Sarah Ellison says Deion Sanders thought Ray’s tackle 2nd best play of weekend
The Official Site says Flacco enjoyed trip to San Diego
Cleveland Browns Official Site says Browns waived Martin Rucker, Marquis Floyd; added Anthony Madison, Greg Estandia
The Sun’s Jamison Hensley says Tony Curtis gives Ravens TE depth while LJ Smith recovers from hamstring injury
The Sun’s Kevin Van Valkenburg says Gaither uses cooking to build team ‘camaraderie’
The Sun’s Edward Lee says Kelly Gregg’s knee ‘going good’
The Sun’s Mike Preston calls Chargers QB Phillip Rivers ‘a child’
The Sun’s Jamison Hensley says Browns were going to claim Prescott Burgess off waivers
The Sun’s Edward Lee says Burgess, Lardarius Webb each made solid special teams plays against Bolts Sunday
The Sun’s Edward Lee says Kelley Washington decided he’ll no longer do “The Squirrel”
The Sun’s Edward Lee says LJ Smith thought he ‘had a shot’ to play in SD, but couldn’t have played ’50,60 plays’ if Todd Heap had been hurt
The Sun’s Mike Preston says Rex Ryan learned to stop going to prevent after leaving Baltimore for Jets
Carroll County Times’ Aaron Wilson says McGahee learned not to have ‘hard head’ from ’08 season
Carroll County Times’ Aaron Wilson says Tony Curtis nearly made Eagles roster out of Training Camp
Cleveland Plain Dealer’s Tony Grossi says Ravens now ‘more dangerous’ with Flacco as QB
Cleveland Plain Dealer’s Tony Grossi says Browns added CB/ST Anthony Madison, TE Greg Estandia to roster
Akron Beacon Journal’s Patrick McManamon says Brady Quinn ‘needs time’ to develop, but Browns ‘desperately need a win’
USA Today’s Jim Corbett says Ravens turning into ‘balanced championship contender capable of overtaking’ Steelers
USA Today has Ravens 2nd in power rankings
Fox Sports’ Adrian Hasenmayer has Ravens 10th in power rankings
Fox Sports’ Adam Schein says Ray Lewis’ tackle ‘ultimate blend of athleticism and brains’
CBS Sports’ Pete Prisco has Ravens 5th in power rankings
Yahoo! Sports’ Michael Silver says 52 not thinking about Rex Ryan, last year
NBC Sports has Ravens 5th in power rankings
ESPN.com has Ravens 1st in power rankings
ESPN.com’s James Walker expects Prescott Burgess to help New England
ESPN.com’s James Walker says Ravens fans can’t claim ‘disrespect’ after team lifted to #1 in power rankings
ESPN.com’s James Walker says Cam Cameron’s stock ‘rising’
TERRAPINS FOOTBALL:
The Sun’s Jeff Barker says Kenny Tate, Terrell Skinner each had to play 80+ plays Saturday against Blue Raiders
The Sun’s Jeff Barker says Ralph sticking with Da’Rel Scott despite two fumbles against Middle Tennessee
The Sun’s Jeff Barker says Terps might have to face backup QB Jabu Lovelace
The Sun’s Jeff Barker says Terrell Skinner thought Terps wouldn’t have to go back on defense at end of MTSU game
The Sun’s Jeff Barker says Fridge thinks Terps have found ‘hard luck’ early on
The AP says Don Brown’s defense ‘in transition’ still
The Diamondback’s Adi Joseph says Ralph expects Da’Rel Scott to resume role as featured back Saturday
The Diamondback’s Michael Katz says Ralph reported Terps making mistakes in games that don’t occur during practice
The Diamondback has Terps 11th in ACC power rankings
The Diamondback’s Adi Joseph says Adrian Cannon has just 10 catches when thrown to 21 times thus far this season
The Diamondback’s Eric Detweiler says James Franklin thinks Terps would have blown out Raiders if not for turnovers, missed assignments
Washington Post’s Eric Prisbell and Steve Yanda say Middle Tennessee State game had smallest crowd at Byrd Stadium since 2002
Washington Post’s Eric Prisbell says Da’Rel Scott still 2nd in ACC in yards per game
Washington Post’s Eric Prisbell says Terps would need to beat Rutgers, Virginia, Duke, Boston College, Wake Forest to reach bowl game
Washington Post’s Eric Prisbell thinks Dan Hawkins, Charlie Weis should be on hotter seat than Ralph
Washington Times’ Patrick Stevens says Maryland, Rutgers battling for recruiting presence in Washington, Baltimore, New Jersey, etc.
Washington Times’ Patrick Stevens says Chris Turner facing Rutgers safety Lefeged again after Lefeged’s hit on Steffy forced Turner into action for first time
Washington Times’ Patrick Stevens says Ralph had no update on injury status of Bruce Campbell or Jamari McCullough
Washington Times’ Patrick Stevens says Eric Franklin to be 7th true freshman to play in ‘09
Washington Times’ Patrick Stevens says James Franklin wants ball in Torrey Smith’s hands
Washington Examiner’s Kevin Dunleavy says Terps got off to similar start in ’08
Newark Star-Ledger’s Tom Luicci says Rutgers coach Schiano reported freshman QB Tom Savage might not be good to go Saturday after suffering head injury against Florida International
ESPN.com’s Heather Dinich says Terps can’t go into Rutgers showdown off back to back losses
ESPN.com’s Heather Dinich says Terps, Virginia, Boston College make it unlikely ACC will fill bowl tie-ins
Terrapin Times’ Mike Ashley says Ralph knows Terps in ‘tough situation’ going into game against Scarlet Knights (must subscribe)
Terrapin Times’ Claire Knudsen says DE Justin Anderson ‘lucky to be alive’ (must subscribe)
Turtle Sports Report’s Matt Owings recaps best and worst moments from MTSU game (must subscribe)
Turtle Sports Report’s Carlos Olazagasti updates season for Terps’ 2009 opponents (must subscribe)
TERRAPINS BASKETBALL:
Sporting News’ Mike DeCourcy says Greivis Vasquez 2nd best shooting guard in country
Terrapin Times’ Dan Painter says St. Anthony (NJ) forward prospect Devon Collier thinks ACC would be ‘good fit’ (must subscribe)
TERRAPINS SOCCER:
The Sun’s Mike Klingaman says ‘ambition’ drove Sasho Cirovski to College Soccer greatness
NAVY FOOTBALL:
The Official Site says MASN to air Navy’s trip to SMU 10/17
Annapolis Capital’s Bill Wagner says Niumatalolo believes Midshipmen have ‘backs against the wall’ Saturday against Western Kentucky
Annapolis Capital’s Bill Wagner says Joe Buckley, Jon Teague again competing for kicker job
Washington Post’s Camille Powell says OC Ivin Jasper ‘visibly frustrated’ with Ricky Dobbs’ decisions in loss to Pitt
Washington Post’s Camille Powell says Teague competing with Buckley again because Buckley missed 2 FG’s against Panthers
Washington Post’s Camille Powell says with Southern Methodist game on MASN, all games to be televised
Washington Post’s Camille Powell says Buddy Green’s defense ‘struggling on opening drives’
Go Mids updates Mids’ 2009 opponents
Go Mids’ David Ausiello says Navy, Army, Georgia Tech not dominating on ground with triple option (must subscribe)
TOWSON FOOTBALL:
The Official Site previews Tigers’ trip to Morgan State Saturday
UMBC SOCCER:
The Official Site says Andrew Bulls scored to lift Retrievers past Loyola 1-0
HOPKINS FOOTBALL:
The Official Site says Tim Miller named to Allstate AFCA Good Works Team
HORSE RACING:
Daily Racing Form’s Glenye Cain Oakford says 1990 Preakness winner Summer Squall euthanized
BOXING:
Carroll County Times’ Aaron Wilson says Mark “TNT” Tucker fighting for USBO Championship Friday night at Carroll County Agricultural Center
SOME QUICK THOUGHTS:
-Orioles lose tonight and Drew Forrester owes me another Chinese lunch. Believe it or not, I’ll be rooting for the Birds.
Talk to you tomorrow.
-G
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