Monday, March 18, 2024

The WNST Sports Report

The Baltimore Ravens

Ex-Ravens guard Zeitler reportedly set to sign one-year deal with Detroit

The 34-year-old Kevin Zeitler was named to his first Pro Bowl last season.

Edholm: Solving roster problems in late April is next step for Ravens

With the NFL Draft set for weekend of April 25th in Detroit, we welcome NFL.com draftnik Eric Edholm for a preview of what to expect not just from the Ravens but around the league as the depth of the offensive line class stands out and the needs stack up in Owings Mills.

King Henry cometh to Baltimore

Eric DeCosta must be listening to Nestor Aparicio and WNST Baltimore Positive. There has been an open debate for 18 months on the show about adding Derrick Henry to the Baltimore Ravens backfield. Now, as Luke Jones suggests: you got what you wanted! The deep dive here on adding King Henry in Owings Mills.

With Moses trade official, Ravens set to make nine selections in 2024 draft

Baltimore made only six picks in last year's draft, its lowest total since 2009.

Twelve Ravens Thoughts following early waves of free agency

Luke Jones offers his latest purple musings with the new league year officially underway.

Ravens excited to land “kind of a unicorn” in signing Derrick Henry to backfield

The four-time Pro Bowl running back was introduced to the media on Thursday.

Ravens trade Moses, release Bowser for cap savings to start new league year

Baltimore now has three openings to fill on its offensive line for 2024.

The give and take of NFL free agency

Luke Jones and Nestor assess damage of Ravens early losses in give and take of NFL free agency

Queen’s defection could help reignite Ravens-Steelers rivalry

Pro Bowl inside linebacker Patrick Queen agreed to a $41 million deal with Pittsburgh on Tuesday.

Ravens set to sign four-time Pro Bowl running back Derrick Henry

The idea of Henry and Lamar Jackson in the same backfield has Ravens fans giddy with excitement.

Start of free agency goes how it typically does for Ravens

Cornerback Ronald Darby was one of five Baltimore players to come to terms with new teams on Monday.

Katz: “We are incredibly fortunate to see a torch being passed with Orioles”

Longtime sports media executive and Baltimore native David Katz joins Nestor to discuss the high hopes for Orioles new ownership and goals for a Ravens' offseason with salary cap limitations.

The Madubuike marriage and life in salary cap jail

As the WNST Texts keeping coming with "Former Ravens player signs elsewhere," Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the commitment that Eric DeCosta and the club made with a big signing of Justin Madubuike and what happens next in the free agency flurry around the NFL this week. Tamper here...

Ravens savor biggest offseason signing as free-agent departures begin 

Soon after the Justin Madubuike signing was finalized, Gus Edwards and Geno Stone were among the first Baltimore free agents to exit.

Madubuike, Ravens agree to four-year, $98 million deal

After a breakout 2023, the 26-year-old reportedly earned record guarantees for a defensive tackle.

Ravens finish in middle of pack for adjusted games lost from injury in 2023

The running back position dealt with no shortage of injuries during the 2023 campaign.

The diminished state of the Baltimore Ravens as free agency looms

It's been a month of unprecedented departures for the Ravens in Owings Mills in the aftermath of a devastating AFC Championship Game at home in January. Luke Jones and Nestor get ready for NFL free agency and discuss the realities of the salary cap and the needs of Eric DeCosta and the franchise as draft season approaches.

Twelve Ravens Thoughts counting down to start of free agency

Will Jadeveon Clowney be in a rush to sign the kind of deal Baltimore would realistically give him?

Ravens place franchise tag on standout defensive tackle Justin Madubuike

The 2023 Pro Bowl selection is now scheduled to make $22.1 million playing on the tag.

What is best path forward for DeCosta and Ravens this spring?

Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the march of a month of tampering, free agents, owners meetings and the preparation for another NFL Draft for the Baltimore Ravens.

With Moses trade official, Ravens set to make nine selections in 2024 draft

Baltimore made only six picks in last year's draft, its lowest total since 2009.

Twelve Ravens Thoughts following early waves of free agency

Luke Jones offers his latest purple musings with the new league year officially underway.

Ravens excited to land “kind of a unicorn” in signing Derrick Henry to backfield

The four-time Pro Bowl running back was introduced to the media on Thursday.

Ravens trade Moses, release Bowser for cap savings to start new league year

Baltimore now has three openings to fill on its offensive line for 2024.
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The Baltimore Orioles

Time to tell the real story of the Baltimore Black Sox

Dr. Frank Lance of Parks & People tells Nestor about the local group and many organizations supporting the creation of a proper Black Sox Memorial and a Negro League Baseball history trail planned for the Baltimore waterfront.

Chapter 6: Baseball punched me a ticket to see The World

Ever watch a baseball game from far away and think: "It'd be cool to see that ballpark?" That was what inspired Nestor to see the world and chase Baltimore sports anywhere a plane would take him.

Sizing up the Orioles roster as Opening Day beckons

With Opening Day right around the corner and the abundance of talents brimming from the expanded roster of the Baltimore Orioles, our Luke Jones discusses pitching, the outfield and how all of these guys aren't coming north with the big league team.

Chapter 7: Finally, a 1983 World Series crown for Baltimore

You know you're a real Baltimore Orioles fan if 1983 feels like yesterday...

McCallum: Our hopes for the new beginning of a beautiful renaissance for Orioles baseball

Allen McCallum and Nestor reset expectations for the Orioles and the future of Baltimore baseball – and beyond – under the new ownership group of David Rubenstein.

Eisenberg: “It’s so good for the fans, so good for the city!”

Longtime Baltimore Sun columnist and author of a book on the history of the Orioles – and many other things – John Eisenberg discusses a new era of Baltimore Orioles baseball with the ownership of David Rubenstein and how it can lift the city.

Chapter 5: The Orioles and Colts weren’t the only teams that mattered to a kid who loved Baltimore sports

Nestor admits to "cheating" on the local teams with the Oilers, Phillies and Padres as a kid. You didn't have to love Baltimore teams to love sports. In many cases, you were forced to import your sport!

Pointing the Orioles in a new direction with MLB and the community

Sports business journalist Eric Fisher of Front Office Sports tells Nestor where David Rubenstein and the new Orioles ownership team can make progress right away. Things like a way to watch games on your mobile device and an All Star Game in Baltimore and real progress for the folks at MLB, who believe the franchise will finally reach its modern potential.
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Maryland Terps

Tom McMillen: Talking Terps, Lefty’s 90th birthday and what ever happened to those ’72 silver medals?

Congressman Tom McMillen reminisces about Charles "Lefty" Driesell , the 1972 Olympics and how politics has changed in Washington. This was a 2021 chat before honoring Lefty Driesell in College Park.

Maryland Hall of Fame coach Lefty Driesell dies at 92

Driesell led the Terps from 1969-86, posting a 348-159 overall record.

When you don’t make the grade on campus

You can be almost perfect when you're a head football coach and player buyer but don't lose to your rival. Leonard Raskin and Nestor discuss the college consequences of losing in Columbus and the good life of Ravens bye week.

Getting back to College Park to get more coats from closets and onto backs for winter

Former Terps linebacker Shawne Merriman comes home to College to collect coats for 21st year before Penn State game on Saturday

The undefeated Terrapins deserve your attention down in College Park

With orange baseball and purple football on the brains of Baltimore, our D.C. guy Dave Preston of WTOP Washington joins Nestor to discuss the Terps great start in College Park and the potential awakening of dormant Orioles fans in The District.
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College Sports

Tom McMillen: Talking Terps, Lefty’s 90th birthday and what ever happened to those ’72 silver medals?

Congressman Tom McMillen reminisces about Charles "Lefty" Driesell , the 1972 Olympics and how politics has changed in Washington. This was a 2021 chat before honoring Lefty Driesell in College Park.

Jarret Johnson: Lamar and Ravens will be better prepared than in 2019

After playing 12 years in the National Football League as a solid linebacker and the only two-time captain the University of Alabama, former Ravens' standout Jarret Johnson knows the emotions and demands of playoff football. He joins Nestor in discussing ways to contain Lamar Jackson and the proud Crimson Tide legacy that Nick Saban built since he left Tuscaloosa two decades ago to play with Ray Lewis in Baltimore.

Long before big brother ran Ravens, QB Jim Harbaugh gets an education on crab cakes and Baltimore from Nestor

The first time Captain Comeback came to The Barn for a spring welcome to the Charm City in June 1998. Who knew he'd become the King of Michigan and his brother would beat him in Super Bowl XLVII? And then he'd cheat and win a National Championship in 2024?

WNST STORY OF GLORY No. 15 – The night Deion Sanders made Parkville “Primetime” with Ravens fans

We're still in the process of trying to recover the actual two-hour interview from Putty Hill Station in November 2004, but we remember this is the night that "Prime" rolled into Parkville with then-backup quarterback Kordell "Slash" Stewart (one-time star of the Pittsburgh Steelers) to make it a Hall of Fame evening for Ravens fans. We'll find the tape. Soon. We hope...

Putting the local HEX on the stink and odor in your sweaty athletic gear

In an effort to get the stench out of his rancid hot yoga gear, Nestor found a laundry product that was produced right here in Baltimore. Then, he set out to find HEX founder Drew Westervelt, who joined him at Far & Dotter in Timonium on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour to tell the rest of an amazing science, sports and a determination detergent trail from lacrosse laundry to stinky hot yoga gear and getting it really clean.
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More Sports

Edholm: Solving roster problems in late April is next step for Ravens

With the NFL Draft set for weekend of April 25th in Detroit, we welcome NFL.com draftnik Eric Edholm for a preview of what to expect not just from the Ravens but around the league as the depth of the offensive line class stands out and the needs stack up in Owings Mills.

King Henry cometh to Baltimore

Eric DeCosta must be listening to Nestor Aparicio and WNST Baltimore Positive. There has been an open debate for 18 months on the show about adding Derrick Henry to the Baltimore Ravens backfield. Now, as Luke Jones suggests: you got what you wanted! The deep dive here on adding King Henry in Owings Mills.

Chapter 5: The Orioles and Colts weren’t the only teams that mattered to a kid who loved Baltimore sports

Nestor admits to "cheating" on the local teams with the Oilers, Phillies and Padres as a kid. You didn't have to love Baltimore teams to love sports. In many cases, you were forced to import your sport!

The give and take of NFL free agency

Luke Jones and Nestor assess damage of Ravens early losses in give and take of NFL free agency

Pointing the Orioles in a new direction with MLB and the community

Sports business journalist Eric Fisher of Front Office Sports tells Nestor where David Rubenstein and the new Orioles ownership team can make progress right away. Things like a way to watch games on your mobile device and an All Star Game in Baltimore and real progress for the folks at MLB, who believe the franchise will finally reach its modern potential.
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