‘Tis the season to gain head coaching employment in the NFL and with the 11-5 regular season finish and the Ravens headed back to the playoffs in Miami this weekend, it’s not a shocker that defensive coordinator has received permission to interview for the head coaching position with the New York Jets. As first reported by ... Read More »

Well, it’s not the Orange Bowl for sure, but the Maryland Terps will finish their season in Boise today on the blue turf of the Humanitarian Bowl against Nevada. If that doesn’t exactly motivate you, perhaps the $3 Miller Lites will? The game starts at 4:30. We’ll be at DellaRoses in White Marsh. C’mon out and ... Read More »

My inbox and phone and text are flooding with people inquiring about the possibility of a group trip to Miami for the Ravens game this Sunday at 1 p.m. Here’s all the information I have at this point: First — there IS no trip yet. I’m working feverishly on the financial reality of this. Getting a chartered ... Read More »

What a difference 52 weeks makes. It will be a year ago this Wednesday — on New Year’s Eve — when Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti walked into Brian Billick’s office and abruptly fired the head coach who led his franchise to its only Super Bowl win. It was the biggest story in the city for ... Read More »

Here’s the skinny on the Ravens 2009 Postseason Festivus schedule: The Ravens drew the 1 p.m. game on Sunday in Miami. If they beat the Dolphins they would return to Nashville to play the Tennessee Titans in the early game on Saturday, Jan. 10th at 4:30 p.m. As for next weekend, San Diego will host the ... Read More »

If you’re looking for the “juice” in being a sports fan – the payoff, if you will – today is that day. All of the affection, all of the combine coverage, draft coverage, training camp coverage, PSLs, tailgating and Sundays spent at the game or in front of the TV comes down to one day. Today. ... Read More »

At the risk of jinxing our victory efforts tomorrow, I’ve been fielding an array of emails, Facebook IMs and texts regarding the Ravens playoff possibilities and whether WNST will be putting together roadies to Miami, New England or New York. Obviously, a Ravens victory (or a Pats loss) is imperative in any of this but since ... Read More »

ESPN just posted a news story stating that Joe Flacco has earned over $3 million in incentives via his play this season as a rookie with huge hurdles and rewards in his contract. You had to know that as a first-round pick Flacco and his family would be financially secure but no one could have ... Read More »

The Baltimore Orioles can try to silence their critics today and attempt to ban the free speech of all of their many disgruntled customers and fans from posting angry diatribes on message boards like WNST on the internet, but there’s no getting around it if you’re Peter Angelos today. If you are from Baltimore and ... Read More »

In a move that was only rumored by our Drew Forrester last week, the New York Yankees became the “final” bidder for the services of Mt. St. Joe grad Mark Teixeira, inking the first baseman to an 8-year, $170 million contract today to open the new Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. Stories will abound and there ... Read More »