baltimoresun.com - Rick Maese

Fans, players honor Adenhart's memory

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Angels pitcher from Western Md. celebrated at Camden Yards

T hey had been planning the trip for a couple of months now, since they saw the Los Angeles Angels' schedule. On Tuesday, April 28, Nick was supposed to come home. Ask anyone around Williamsport and Hagerstown: They had been gearing up for the hour-plus drive to Baltimore for months now.

Oher's story 'a miracle'

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 11:29:00 -0400

The storyteller always knew he had the makings of a good tale. He was writing about a good kid, a promising football player and an unbelievable back story. In many ways, he had found the perfect character.

Time to shine for Ravens' star executive DeCosta

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400

After long preparations, player personnel director ready for draft

M iss USA was soooo earlier this week. Our collective attention turns to Mr. NFL, and the American work force slows considerably as we fill out our mock drafts and channel our inner Mel Kiper Jr.

Time to stop carding: Let young guys into O's club

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400

B rad Bergesen probably should've been with the big league team since Day One, but he finally took the mound wearing an Orioles uniform Tuesday night. His first inning as a major leaguer consisted of a couple of groundouts followed by a 12-pitch duel with Carlos Quentin.

Ravens should go for the missing piece: Boldin

Sun, 19 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Team well positioned to acquire wide receiver

O ne week from now, we'll have a much better understanding of what the Ravens' roster will look like next season. But you don't have to wait for the first couple of rounds of the NFL draft to see how the Ravens could make the biggest upgrade, how they could take a pretty good team and immediately make it one of the league's very best.

'Madden is football ... football is Madden'

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Game broadcasts won't sound the same

L ike a carnival barker on the NFL's never-ending boardwalk, I can guess your age if you just tell me what John Madden means to you.

Back home, there's no letting go of Adenhart

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400

T he next day, it still didn't make sense. They thought they would wake up to something different. They thought if they kept talking about it, if they kept reading news articles on their computers, it would help them understand.

Terps team playing now a different one from earlier in season

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400

In a tournament in which the giants and the giant-slayers are separated by just a hallway in an arena, just a few points on the scoreboard or just a couple of seconds on the clock, the Maryland men's basketball team isn't a group struggling through an identity crisis.

Bozeman bounces back with Bears

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 09:41:00 -0400

Morgan coach finds redemption from past sins

Of the eight coaches who took the podium to talk basketball, none put on a show quite like Todd Bozeman. One minute, it was a confessional, and the next a standup routine. One minute a motivational speech, and the next, an elegy for his father.

Ex-Colt Moore's 'real story' grabs students' attention

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500

H e's 75 years old, so his gait is understandably slowed. His energy and his message are not. Lenny Moore held the microphone a bit too close to his mouth as he began: "I'm very pleased I've been given the invite to come here. You need to know the real story."