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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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13. Jacksonville Jaguars at Baltimore Ravens (Sept. 10, 2000)

At halftime, the Ravens were losing 23-7 and seemed ready to succumb to the Jaguars once again in what had become a lopsided series for the new team in Baltimore. But Tony Banks led three scoring drives in the second half to put the Ravens ahead before the Jaguars roared back with a 40-yard pass from Mark Brunell to Jimmy Smith, who finished the day with a whopping 291 yards. But it still wasn’t enough. Banks hit newly-acquired tight end Shannon Sharpe in the back of the endzone for a 39-36 win and the Ravens never looked back en route to winning Super Bowl 35.