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Legendary Colts tight end John Mackey dies at 69
Baltimore Sun reporterJohn Mackey changed the game of football on and off the field. The former Baltimore Colt brought grace to a position that had been known for its brutality, and he made the first real headway in the NFL players' fight to earn a more equal share of the pie....Tags: San Diego Chargers, Elections, Obituaries, Unions, New Orleans Saints
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John Mackey dies at 69; NFL Hall of Famer revolutionized tight end position
John Mackey, who helped revolutionize the NFL's tight end position and whose post-football struggles with dementia became emblematic of the brutality of the game, has died. He was 69. Mackey died Wednesday in Baltimore after a 10-year battle with frontal...Tags: Athletes, Alzheimer's Disease, San Diego Chargers, Elections, John Mackey
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Uniform changes will make Maryland a truly new-look football team
When Maryland's new football uniforms are unveiled later this month, they will be as conspicuous for what doesn't appear on the jerseys as what does.
Gone will be the players' names — an equipment decision that figures prominently in what might...Tags: High School Sports, Athletes, San Diego Chargers, Human Accomplishments, Achievement Records
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Robinson to join Johnny U, the Babe with statue near stadiums
![As artist Joseph Sheppard pondered creating a statue of one of baseball's icons, one image of <a href="/bal-brooksstories,0,1089790.storygallery">Brooks Robinson</a> kept flashing through his mind: having stabbed a scorching grounder, the Orioles' third baseman readies to throw out the runner at first.](http://www.baltimoresun.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-08/63778174-05155046.jpg "As artist Joseph Sheppard pondered creating a statue of one of baseball's icons, one image of <a href="/bal-brooksstories,0,1089790.storygallery\">Brooks Robinson</a> kept flashing through his mind: having stabbed a scorching grounder, the Orioles' third baseman readies to throw out the runner at first.")
As artist Joseph Sheppard pondered creating a statue of one of baseball's icons, one image of Brooks Robinson kept flashing through his mind: having stabbed a scorching grounder, the Orioles' third baseman readies to throw out the runner at first.
Eyes...Tags: Athletes, Brooks Robinson, Sculpture, Baltimore Colts, Babe Ruth
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Stover stands toe-to-toe with greatest Ravens of all time
Matt Stover retiring? At the tender age of 43? What's he going to do, sit home all day and wait for the mailman to show up, like lots of other retirees we know?
Me, I still picture Stover working out on a dusty high school field, a couple of kids...Tags: New York Giants, Michael McCrary, Adam Vinatieri, Minnesota Vikings, Athletes
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From Sun Magazine: The Burger King
![<a href="/bal-ginomarchetti,0,3921598.storygallery">Gino Marchetti</a>, the Hall of Fame defensive end for the Baltimore Colts, is bringing his beloved burgers back to Baltimore after a 20-year hiatus. Marchetti, 84, opened his first fast-food joint on North Point Road in 1959, at the height of his football career.](http://www.baltimoresun.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-03/60171334-16122508.jpg "<a href="/bal-ginomarchetti,0,3921598.storygallery\">Gino Marchetti</a>, the Hall of Fame defensive end for the Baltimore Colts, is bringing his beloved burgers back to Baltimore after a 20-year hiatus. Marchetti, 84, opened his first fast-food joint on North Point Road in 1959, at the height of his football career.")
Gino Marchetti, the Hall of Fame defensive end for the Baltimore Colts, is bringing his beloved burgers back to Baltimore after a 20-year hiatus. Marchetti, 84, opened his first fast-food joint on North Point Road in 1959, at the height of his football...Tags: Companies and Corporations, High School Sports, Athletes, Lifestyle and Leisure, Gino Marchetti
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Coffee Companion -- 2/10
Each morning, Monday through Friday, I'll hook you up with some reading material to skim through as you slug down coffee and slack off at the start of your workday -- that way I'll have an excuse to do the same at the start of mine.
Running it back:...Tags: Comcast Center (arena), Gary Williams, YouTube, John Wooden, Athletes
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Ravens Q&A with Mike Preston
Baltimore Sun reporterEach week, Baltimore Sun columnist Mike Preston answers questions about the Ravens' game. This week, Preston discusses the success of the run game and what's produced the change, the passing game, Ed Reed and whether he's injured and whether the Ravens...Tags: AFC North, Anquan Boldin, Athletes, National Football League, Cam Cameron
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Gangster Killed in Ambush
The Daily MirrorGov. Brown cites a projected $70-million surplus, says he'll propose no new taxes. Fred Whalen admits hitting Tony Reno, who was sitting with Mickey Cohen at Rondelli's restaurant when Whalen's son, Jack, was killed. Dean “The Love Bug” Jones in “... -
For many, a decade to forget. In Baltimore, moments to remember.
![What do we call this decade? The Ohs? If you say that out loud it sounds like a certain baseball team. The Aughts? What's an aught? In a practical but infinitely more gloomy choice, Time magazine settled on "The Decade from Hell."](http://www.baltimoresun.com/media/alternatethumbnails/story/2009-12/51297754-27035204.jpg "What do we call this decade? The Ohs? If you say that out loud it sounds like a certain baseball team. The Aughts? What's an aught? In a practical but infinitely more gloomy choice, Time magazine settled on "The Decade from Hell.\"")
Baltimore Sun reporterWhat do we call this decade? The Ohs? If you say that out loud it sounds like a certain baseball team. The Aughts? What's an aught? In a practical but infinitely more gloomy choice, Time magazine settled on "The Decade from Hell." And maybe it was. A new...Tags: Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., General Motors Corp., Disasters and Accidents, Elections, David Simon
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Changing of the sports hero guard
As fireworks erupted, we stood with tears of pride as Baltimore's blue-eyed home-run hitter took his last lap around the bases. Cal Ripken Jr. retired from baseball in the autumn of 2001, after 21 seasons and 3,001 games. With his charming combination of...Tags: Cal Ripken, Jr., 2016 Olympic Games, Sports, Heart Attack, Football
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Ranking the top 10 sports stories of the past decade
Did the past decade really go by this fast? Wasn't it just yesterday when the parade celebrating the Ravens' Super Bowl victory rolled through downtown with 200,000 packed in along the route? Maybe it just seems like it because the Ravens teased us last...Tags: Lennox Lewis, Len Bias, Brian Billick, College Basketball, 2016 Olympic Games
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