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An Easter Sweet 16 of treats that were better than candy in the basket

Nestor Aparicio

Baltimore Positive is the vision and the creative extension of four decades of sharing the love of local sports for this Dundalk native and University of Baltimore grad, who began his career as a sportswriter and music critic at The News American and The Baltimore Sun in the mid-1980s. Launched radio career in December 1991 with Kenny Albert after covering the AHL Skipjacks. Bought WNST-AM 1570 in July 1998, created WNST.net in 2007 and began diversifying conversations on radio, podcast and social media as Baltimore Positive in 2016. nes@baltimorepositive.com

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2. Baltimore Ravens at Denver Broncos (Jan. 12, 2013)

It was the most unlikely pass in the history of Baltimore sports. Everyone had begun clearing out of the press box at Mile High Stadium and the Ravens were literally down to their last, frozen breath on a frigid, long day in Denver. The game was already a back-and-forth scoring fest with twists, turns, kickoff returns and big plays. The Joe Flacco to Jacoby Jones bomb over Rahim Moore will be forever etched in the minds of local sports fans but it was Corey Graham’s overtime interception of Peyton Manning and rookie Justin Tucker splitting the uprights for a 38-35 victory that set off a surprise local celebration that spawned a Super Bowl title three weeks later in New Orleans.