Purple Reign 1: Chapter 5 “Canton Comes To Baltimore”
Purple Reign, Chapter 5: “Canton Comes to Baltimore” Nestor recounts what an outpost franchise the Ravens were when Rod Woodson and Shannon Sharpe showed up in Owings Mills
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Thirty years after Mayflower crime, I’ve pardoned Irsay and moved on from the hate
I’ve decided that I need to move on from those feelings about the Irsay family and the whole “Baltimore needs to get even with Indianapolis” feelings of Mayflowers and drunk press conferences and dread and anger. I just can’t carry this with me for the rest of my life.
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Complete guide to WNST New Orleans parties here…
Everything you need to know for WNST fun if you’re coming to the Super Bowl
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Ray Lewis says Sunday will be his last trip through tunnel in Baltimore
A very emotional day in Owings Mills as No. 52 says he’s nearing the end of his illustrious career in NFL
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Will Ravens continue to be haunted by the four deadly sins of defense in 2012?
Tackling issues of tackling & defending for The Mighty Men
Ray Lewis gives us all some food for thought after loss in New England
The leader of the purple pack reminds us about real life in wake of Ravens’ dramatic loss in AFC Championship Game
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Here’s why game in Cincy is most important roadtrip in Ravens’ history
Nestor says: High risk, high reward for Ravens vs. Bengals…
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On the road against weaker foes for Ravens it’s been ‘Ball So Hard-ly’ in 2011
Nestor looks at Baltimore’s inability to beat weaker teams on the road this season.
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Leaky offensive line needs improvement or Flacco will scuffle
I’m not the kind to pass judgment on any team based on anything I see in the preseason. Schemes, game
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Confessions of a lifetime of hatred for Pittsburgh from a real Baltimore sports fan
It’s a big, emotional week of football in Baltimore and the reason it’s so significant is because of our civic
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As purple Festivus season is upon us, alas the real Grinch continues to be Peter G. Angelos
It’s been 51 months now since the initial “Free The Birds” campaign that we launched at WNST.net in “Year Nine
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Hey Baltimore sports fans, it’s Twitter not Spitter
The game is all set for Thursday night and I’m all set to jump a plane to Birmingham, Alabama and
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First aid & Band aids don’t aid Ravens’ Festivus run
The nagging injuries to Joe Flacco, Ray Lewis & Haloti Ngata are doing nothing to help the Ravens’ postseason run here in December. Here’s one gloomy observation on the upcoming purple postseason hopes for January in the AFC.
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Hey John: You can’t be 4-4 and seriously talk playoffs
Just judging from the sheer volume of social media I consumed all day yesterday, the fan base here is in
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Don’t ask…just click! Very, very funny…
I’m not one for cartoons, jokes, chain letters or general web stuff that I refer to as “spam.” (And for
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Morning After: Undefeated Ravens now will play role of favorite in AFC
It’s hard to write these old-man “analysis” columns for the “morning newspaper” after I’ve been talking and Twittering and Facebooking
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‘Twas The Night before the Ravens opener…
It kinda reminds me of Christmas Eve with anticipation. We’ve been waiting…and waiting…and waiting…and finally, football season is really here
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I knew the Raiders were screwed up, but c’mon…
Three months ago I had the privilege — well, actually, it was more disgusting than enjoyable — of sitting two
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Live from Snoop-minster: Pics & vids of Snoop Dogg in the hizzouse at Ravens camp here!
7:46 p.m. — Practice will get underway at 8:45 a.m. on Friday morning. The team will have a special teams
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Ray Lewis calls McNair “a king” in eulogy
Yesterday Ray Lewis had one of the toughest jobs any man can have – burying a friend and trying to
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Who will the Ravens pick this weekend? Some clues here…
You gotta love the NFL. The league hasn’t snapped the football in almost three months and the buzz is as
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Breakfast with Jim Schwartz and the NFC coaches
The NFL Owners Meetings are about to wrap up out here in Dana Point, Calif. later this afternoon and the
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Exclusive John Harbaugh breakfast footage here at WNST!
It was an early morning here in Dana Point, Calif., but very much worth the early wakeup call. Every year
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Orlando Pace coming to Baltimore?
Ozzie Newsome continues to recruit, court and host more veteran NFL players. The next two days figure to be busy
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Steve Bisciotti’s Thursday dilemma: Ray or Gary?
I sorta knew that Bob Haynie’s “schlep rock” (or whatever the hell he calls it) would be at work on
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Ray Lewis’ deal is reported as a 7-year deal
Obviously with all NFL contracts, the only truth lies in the actual bonus money. But reports abound that Ray Lewis’
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Ray Lewis and Matt Birk both in the Ravens’ fold
In the span of 20 minutes, we got two well-sourced confirmations that both of Ozzie Newsome’s shopping sprees today have
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Strange daze for Ray Lewis and the Ravens
I’ve had the rare good fortune that most of you haven’t had over the past six weeks. Sometimes it kinda
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Has Ray Lewis vs. Ravens turned ugly already this morning?
Adam Schefter of NFL.com just posted a bombshell on the Ravens and Ray Lewis on the league’s official website. Schefter,
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Let the NFL Free Agency games begin!
This morning if you awoke to read any website with NFL-related headlines, it appears that the world is upside down
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So lemme guess: you skipped the Pro Bowl again?
I spent the afternoon yesterday at Sylvia’s house in Parkville watching the Pro Bowl, eating chicken wings and pizza and
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“The lack of organization. The lack of discipline. The lack of overall professionalism. I was shocked, and I couldn’t believe it.”
These are the words of Leo Mazzone, regarding his two-year prison sentence in Baltimore. Lemme start this blog by saying
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The joys of Nashville and a playoff weekend
So this morning I’m pretty freaking excited. I’m packing my bags on a journey that might be one of those
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McNair changes his mind, decides to host the WNST Pep Rally in Nashville Friday night
It’s been a very interesting 48 hours here at WNST.net in a lot of ways. First, we’re preparing to take
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Getting a grip on the Festivus activities
So, it looks like we’re getting into the playoffs. Well at least we can talk that way for a few
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Ravens beat Dallas 33-24, throw a purple party in Dallas
It’s become a joke amongst the local media, calling the Ravens “mighty men.” It’s John Harbaugh’s favorite “term of endearment”
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Strange, nostalgic day to be in Dallas
It’s a crazy day to be in Dallas. They’re shutting their stadium tonight amidst a potential season-wrecker if Joe Flacco,
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Does Joe Flacco have “that fire”?
In this new era of the Ravens media access under John Harbaugh, there have been many changes. Some subtle and
