Justin Smith

Talking Ravens with Gordon McGuinness of Pro Football Focus

2013-04-30 04:00:00

The Baltimore sports scene is blessed with a bunch of talented bloggers who bring their unique perspective to the conversation. Each week, I hope to chat with one of them in a regular feature called Blogger on Blogger. This week, I exchanged emails with...

North Harford baseball holds on for two-run victory over Fallston

2013-04-22 20:50:05

After suffering a double-digit loss to C. Milton Wright on Thursday night, the North Harford baseball squad regrouped Monday afternoon for a Chesapeake (upper) Division road victory, beating Fallston, 4-2. With the win, North Harford improved to 9-6...

Bel Air drops C. Milton Wright 18-10 in Monday baseball matchup

2013-04-09 06:40:41

After being involved in a pair of one-run ball games on Friday, the Bel Air and C. Milton Wright baseball teams unloaded in their Monday matchup, with the Bobcats taking an 18-10 victory over host CMW. "We got shellacked pretty good," Mustangs head...

CMW takes 2-1 win over North Harford in baseball thriller

2013-04-02 06:56:54

Year in and year out, the UCBAC's Chesapeake (upper) Division baseball race is a dogfight, and if Monday's game between the host-team C. Milton Wright Mustangs and defending Class 3A state finalists the North Harford Hawks was any indicator of things to...

Harford Tech tops Edgewood in Wednesday baseball matchup

2013-03-28 05:49:44

Playing a Wednesday home contest with the visiting Edgewood Rams, the Harford Tech Cobras powered their way to an 11-1 victory in five innings. The game was halted after the top of the fifth by the 10-run mercy rule. Harford Tech jumped out to a 5-0...

Catonsville, Mount St. Joe, Lansdowne, Western Tech start boys lacrosse season with high hopes

2013-03-21 11:50:00

Getting everyone on the same page and playing as one, focused is the goal at Catonsville and Mount St. Joseph, as both boys lacrosse teams try to build on last season. The squads will see how they are meshing when they tangle at Mount St. Joe on Friday,...

Ravens, 49ers share practice digs at Saints' facility

2013-01-31 16:12:00

The Harbaugh brothers always shared a bedroom growing up. Now, their football teams are dividing up usage of the New Orleans Saints' practice facility. After the Ravens expressed concerns about the hard surface of an artificial turf practice field...

Breaking down Sunday night's Super Bowl XLVII with San Francisco 49ers reporter Jerry McDonald

2013-01-31 12:24:00

Every week, I hope to bring you a quick Q&A with someone who covers the Ravens’ opponent that week. This week, I chatted with Jerry McDonald, who covers the 49ers and Raiders for The Bay Area Newspaper Group. MV: How was the midseason...

Here's why one man thinks the 49ers will win

2013-02-02 16:45:00

The San Francisco 49ers will win the Super Bowl, and here’s why: They have better players. It’s a game of speed and skill, and the 49ers feature both in abundance. The Ravens are riding a wave of emotion, courtesy of the Ray Lewis goodbye...

Ravens line has been — and will need to be — key to offensive success

2013-02-01 15:53:00

NEW ORLEANS — Soaking up the Super Bowl experience, Ravens left guard Kelechi Osemele spent Tuesday's Media Day, joking around with current teammates and hanging out with former NFL offensive lineman and fellow Iowa State alum Keith Sims. A...

Here are 47 numbers that define Super Bowl XLVII

2013-02-01 12:19:00

In anticipation of Sunday’s Super Bowl XLVII, Matt Vensel looks at 47 stats that define Sunday’s game. 1. Joe Flacco hasn’t thrown a single interception during these playoffs. 2. The Ravens are 7-0 when Flacco doesn’t throw a...

Who wins AFC, NFC championship games?

2013-01-17 16:20:00

Ravens and 49ers Sam Farmer Los Angeles Times In the NFC, I like the 49ers beating the Falcons. Atlanta couldn't stop Russell Wilson in the second half against the Seahawks, and Colin Kaepernick won't be any easier. Even with Justin Smith playing...

49ers coach Jim Harbaugh talks to Justin Smith prior to Super Bowl XLVII.

2013-02-03 00:00:00

' talented inside linebackers. Leach consistently won his matchups against them when the teams met last year. Over the past two seasons, nobody has stopped the run better than the 49ers. They allowed the fourth fewest rushing yards per game this season and the fewest last year, surrendering just 85.

2013-02-01 09:46:52

Justin Carey, Hammond's new head football coach, can't wait for kickoff. The former Reservoir High and Bowie State standout linebacker, and diehard Ravens fan, has 10 keys to victory for Baltimore.

2013-01-18 00:00:00