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| A look at the best 1st-round picks, spot by spot |
NFL Football |
04/23/2011 |
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| s, WR, Pittsburgh Steelers, 2006, Ohio State Geez, another Steeler. But being a Super Bowl MVP gives him the credentials to top the other 25th picks, a crop that includes Ted Washington and - wait for it - Tim Tebow. No. 26 Ray Lewis, LB, Baltimore Ravens, 1996, Miami (Fla.) Except for the Colts taking Harrison, it's hard to imagine what the other teams drafting ahead of the Ravens were thinking in '96. Lewis was a standout player in college who became a two-time NFL defensive player of the year an |
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| Best, worst first-round NFL draft picks |
NFL Football |
04/23/2011 |
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NEW YORK (AP) - The Associated Press takes a look at the best and worst first-round draft picks for each NFL team: AFC BALTIMORE RAVENS Best: T Jonathan Ogden, UCLA, 1996 Selected with the team's first-ever pick after the move from Cleveland, Ogden held down the left tackle spot through 2006, was selected to 11 Pro Bowls and was a star on 2000 Super Bowl champions. Worst: WR Travis Taylor, Florida, 2000 Taken 10th overall, Taylor battled injuries and never became the big-play wideout Ravens envis |
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| Riders sign a pair of wide receivers |
CFL |
04/20/2011 |
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| Regina, SK (MySportsbook) - The Saskatchewan Roughriders bolstered their wide receiving corps Wednesday by agreeing to terms with Efrem Hill and Ernie Wheelwright. Details of the contracts were not disclosed. Hill was with the Edmonton Eskimos the last two seasons and compiled 21 catches for 231 yards in five regular season contests. Wheelwright signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in April 2008 and spent the last two seasons with the club, but did not accumulate any statistics. |
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| NFL announces 2011 schedule |
NFL Football |
04/19/2011 |
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| slate for its 92nd season. Kickoff weekend also features 13 Sunday games, highlighted by the prime-time matchup featuring the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Jets. Sunday's action also includes the AFC champion Pittsburgh Steelers visiting the rival Baltimore Ravens. For the sixth straight season, the opening Monday night features a doubleheader, with the New England Patriots visiting the Miami Dolphins in the early matchup and the Oakland Raiders hosting the Denver Broncos in the later tilt. Green Bay will see |
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| Five-a-Side: Hampton's Kenrick Ellis |
Division I-AA College Football |
04/18/2011 |
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| lives in West Palm Beach, Fla., has been open about his past. He admits he had character issues and discipline problems, but the 23-year-old believes he is now making better decisions off the field. Ellis, who is a fan of gifted and similarly sized Baltimore Ravens defensive tackle Haloti Ngata, could be a prototypical nose tackle in a 3-4 defense. In Five-a-Side - In the Huddle's monthly feature of "five questions, five answers" with an influential person in the FCS - Ellis discusses how he fits into the upco |
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| More mocking while we wait |
NFL Football |
04/15/2011 |
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| ton, whose attributes are better suited to a West Coast system like Seattle's than that of hometown favorite Jake Locker, is gaining steam among teams and may not get past the Bengals at No. 35. LAST PREDICTION: Brandon Harris, CB, Miami-Florida 26) Baltimore Ravens: Muhammad Wilkerson, DE, Temple -- Ravens are thin at defensive end in their 3-4 arrangement and have given both the fast-rising Wilkerson and Ohio State's Cameron Heyward long looks in the scouting process. LAST PREDICTION: Derek Sherrod, OT 27) At |
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| SMU hires son of late special teams coach |
Division I College Football |
04/15/2011 |
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| e death of SMU special teams coach Frank Gansz, his son is taking over the job. Frank Gansz Jr. spent the last three years as special teams coach at UCLA. He left that job for personal reasons last month. He was special teams coordinator for the Baltimore Ravens in 2006-07, and had the same role with the Kansas City Chiefs the previous five years. He also worked in the NFL with the Oakland Raiders and in college at Houston, Army, Pittsburgh and Kansas. Gansz Sr. was very close friends with SMU coach June |
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| Bears/Rams open NFL preseason national TV schedule |
NFL Football |
04/12/2011 |
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| C West winner Kansas City and the New York Jets visiting Houston. Week 2 of the TV schedule will also see Atlanta, the top seed in the NFC last season, play in Jacksonville and the Chicago Bears, who won the NFC North, playing in New York against the Giants. The final week of national TV games features the Washington Redskins visiting the Baltimore Ravens, the AFC East-champion New England Patriots paying a visit to the Detroit Lions and the final game seeing the Oakland Raiders hosting the New Orleans Saints. |
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| Mock Draft #1: Newton's Fall? |
NFL Football |
04/01/2011 |
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| n defense. With Matt Hasselbeck a free agent and turning 36 in September, there's also been speculation of Seattle using this pick on a quarterback, with hometown hero and ex-University of Washington triggerman Jake Locker a popular mock choice. 26) Baltimore Ravens: Derek Sherrod, OT, Mississippi State -- The Ravens' offensive line failed to meet expectations last season, with 2009 first-rounder Michael Oher particularly disappointing at left tackle after excelling on the right side as a rookie. Adding Sherrod |
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| Gamboa pounds Solis to keep featherweight belt |
BOXING |
03/26/2011 |
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| ight to the face in the opening minute of the fourth and was then pinned against the ropes and became a human punching bag before referee David Fields stepped in and halted the action at the 1:31 mark to end the bout. Gamboa, born in Guantanamo and now living in Miami, first took the championship in September with a 12-round unanimous decision over Orlando Salido. Also on the card, Baltimore Ravens safety Tom Zbikowski won his third professional bout, earning a four-round unanimous decision over Caleb Grummet. |
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