As of Tuesday, it’s official: Ravens training camp opens in Westminster, and with it comes the start of football season. At least around here where, with the Orioles struggling badly yet again, the sports focus of all but the most devoted O’s fans will shift to all football, all the time. The Ravens and the [...]

How’d your weekend go? Here’s hoping you filled it with the things that matter, whatever they may be to you. The Orioles filled it with, mostly, losses. No surprise there. Two down at Boston, one down Monday at Detroit. That last one in particular is troubling. Eye up Kevin Millwood‘s line: 1 IP, 4 hits, [...]

The USA attempts to do just that this Saturday at 2:30 EST in South Africa against the ever ballyhooed English side, who is again favored to make a deep run in the tournament. What’s most fun about England is watching the birth of national pariahs as they inevitably go crashing out every four years (providing [...]

Tonight the Orioles pull into Boston for the first of three in Fenway and, more broadly, the first game in a twelve-game run against Boston and New York. It’s a stretch that will either reinvigorate their faded hopes or bury this season for good (some might argue the verdict is already in on that). At [...]

Wild first round for the NFL Draft tonight with trades and head-scratchers aplenty after the first handful of picks went pretty close to chalk. The Ravens watched it all unfold before pulling the trigger on a move that dropped them out of the first round and restocked them for the longer haul. Division-wise, the Browns [...]

1. ST. LOUIS RAMS – Sam Bradford, QB, Oklahoma: Meh. I guess it’s a more hopeful option than Boller. 2. DETROIT LIONS – Ndamukong Suh, DT, Nebraska: The Lions make their SECOND defensive first round pick in a decade…A DECADE. If Detroit didn’t have the Red Wings and Faygo brand soft drinks, I’d feel really [...]

Two quick hits: First, I’ll be posting our annual Official Loss Column Mock Draft tomorrow. It comes to you, as always, courtesy of semi-regular commenter and infrequent but valued contributor Chris. I’ve seen it and it’s a winner. Stay tuned. Second, David Hernandez takes the hill tonight out in Seattle. And Bergesen has been sent [...]

I woke this morning to a text message from one of my sports media friends that contained the promise of tantalizing news. A follow-up phone call delivered the goods. The Ravens are poised to unveil new uniforms later this spring. Most things (including the logo) figure to remain as they are, but there’s one huge [...]