Ravens

Confusion at College Park

by Stan "The Fan" Charles | Nov 30, 2018 | Football, Maryland, News, Ravens, Sports, Terrapins

In the wake of the Jordan McNair tragedy, is Damon Evans, the athletic director at College Park, getting a free pass? I make no pretense about being an investigative reporter. I swim in the waters of offering opinions on things, and usually those things do not involve...

Baltimore Ravens Lineman to Wear Israeli Flag on His Cleats

by JTA | Nov 29, 2018 | Football, International, Israel, News, Ravens, Sports

(JTA) — As a defensive lineman for the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens, Michael Pierce has no love for quarterbacks. But the non-Jewish 340-pound athlete from Alabama does have a soft spot for Israel. Pierce selected the Israel Collective, a millennial arm of the Christians...

Ravens Gamble with an Increasingly Apathetic Fan Base

by Stan "The Fan" Charles | May 30, 2018 | Football, News, Ravens, Sports

For the longest time, owning an NFL team has been the surest bet in sports. Ratings increase along with ever-soaring TV revenues. Need more TV revenue? Just snap your fingers and turn a new day of the week into an NFL game. Local sponsors pay up cold, hard cash to...

PressBox’s Best Of Baltimore Sports

by PressBox | Jan 19, 2018 | Baseball, Football, FROM OUR PARTNERS, News, Orioles, Ravens, Sports

PressBox’s inaugural Best Of Baltimore Sports highlights the Sportsperson of the Year and more than 50 honorees celebrating the top sports people, performances and moments of the past 12 months. Who made the cut as the best newcomer, unsung hero, stadium...

Cleveland’s Curse

by Stan "The Fan" Charles | Dec 31, 2017 | Football, News, Ravens, Sports

The ‘Curse of Art Modell’ is alive and well in ‘Believeland.’ I’ve got to hand it to the city of Cleveland — they really have this championship thing down to a science. The 1964 Browns were the last team in Cleveland to win a championship in a major sport until the...

Where are David Modell and Brian Billick in the Ravens Ring of Honor?

by Stan "The Fan" Charles | Aug 24, 2017 | Football, News, Ravens, Sports

Like the Orioles Hall of Fame, the Ravens Ring of Honor is meant to celebrate the best of the best who have worn the uniform of the hometown team. As such, there is no clear-cut directive or mandate that says loudly or clearly, “This guy belongs in the Ravens Ring of...

McDaniel Memories

by Stan "The Fan" Charles | Jul 28, 2017 | Football, News, Ravens, Sports

The Ravens’ training camp experience has never been the same since the team’s exodus from Westminster. As you may have read or heard, this year’s Ravens training camp at 1 Winning Drive in Owings Mills — which will be the sixth since the departure from Westminster’s...

The Debt We Owe To Art Modell

by Stan "The Fan" Charles | Jan 31, 2017 | Ravens, Sports

Maybe it’s the calendar pages turning toward yet another year. Or maybe it’s the landmark 65th birthday I’ve already celebrated in early 2017. But my mind lately has drifted to thinking about how important it is to remember and honor people in our sports community....