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By David Zurawik | May 8, 2008
Baltimore-born R&B singer Mario lost out on one of the biggest stages in show business when he was voted off ABC's Dancing with the Stars this week. But his impressive run on the hit TV series has given the 21-year-old performer a shot at reaching new audiences - not just as a musician but also as an actor, industry analysts said yesterday. The question now is what use he makes of the newfound momentum. "Being on Dancing with the Stars opened up Mario to a whole different audience who didn't know of his talent and personality - and they got to see him in a different light than your usual R&B singer," says Biff Warren, president of The Agency, a multicultural marketing and media company that includes such clients as Alicia Keys and Jamie Hector.
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By DAVID STEELE | May 31, 2005
BEWARE THE TAINTED legacy. It can come from nowhere, and it's impossible to scrub clean. Or so some would have you believe. The latest to slap a permanent smudge to our pristine memories is Jerry Rice. He hasn't even put on a Denver Broncos uniform yet, and to hear some talk, they'll never be able to erase the image from their minds, that it will blot out everything he did in his prime. Will we ever again be able to recall his greatness? Uh, yeah. Proof, and lots of it, resides right here in town, a short walk from Oriole Park: the Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum and the new Sports Legends at Camden Yards.
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By Comments by Bob Glauber, Newsday | October 24, 2004
Rankings are a compilation of opinions of eight NFL writers from Tribune Publishing papers across the country (last week's ranking in parentheses): 1. Patriots (1) Offensive coordinator Charlie Weis also deserves credit. 2. Eagles (2) Bet you didn't think the defense would be this good. 3. Colts (3) Look for Peyton Manning to pick up where he left off. 4. Vikings (4) Five more TD passes for Daunte Culpepper. Can you say MVP? 5. Jets (5) Jets don't play as well as their record. 6. Broncos (7)
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By Brent Jones | December 13, 2003
Since the first few practices of training camp, coaches have been impressed with sixth-round pick Gerome Sapp. Sapp has made his mark the way someone of his draft status has to --- on special teams - and is set to become a leader of that unit with the season-ending loss of Adalius Thomas (fractured elbow) starting tomorrow against Oakland. The rookie safety is third on the Ravens with 13 special teams tackles and a fumble recovery. "I didn't want to be any dead weight," Sapp said. "Right now I think I am producing, but I can always do more.
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By Edward Lee | October 14, 2003
ASHBURN, Va. - The Washington Redskins' run of good health took a drastic turn one day after absorbing their worst loss of the season. Relatively injury-free for the first five games, the Redskins (3-3) learned yesterday that as many as three starters could join starting left guard Dave Fiore on the sideline for Sunday's game against the Buffalo Bills at Ralph Wilson Stadium. Running back Trung Canidate is dealing with a high right ankle sprain, and cornerback Fred Smoot has a sprained clavicle.
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By MIKE PRESTON | September 23, 2003
IF YOU WANT style points or finesse, then cheer for the Kansas City Chiefs or the St. Louis Rams. If you want ugly, scrappy, hustling football, then here come the Ravens. The Ravens' 24-10 win against the San Diego Chargers on Sunday was hard on the eyes, but it doesn't matter at this point in the season. All that counts is that they came away with the win. The Ravens allowed the Chargers nearly 400 yards of total offense, and they've won two games against teams that have a combined 1-5 record, but this team is right where it should be at 2-1, and looking awfully mediocre.
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By Ken Murray and Jamison Hensley | January 24, 2003
SAN DIEGO - Bill Callahan has it. Jon Gruden doesn't. If Super Bowl experience becomes a factor on Sunday, it will be an advantage for Callahan's Oakland Raiders. That's because Gruden's Tampa Bay Buccaneers have precious little of it. Of the five Bucs with Super Bowl experience, three of them (tackle Lomas Brown, wide receiver Joe Jurevicius and special teamer Jack Golden) played for the New York Giants two years ago in a blowout loss to the Ravens. Punter Tom Tupa kicked for the New England Patriots in the January 1997 loss, and wide receiver Keenan McCardell was on injured reserve in January 1992 when the Washington Redskins won. The Raiders have Super Bowl winners in wide receiver Jerry Rice, safety Rod Woodson, linebacker Bill Romanowski, defensive tackle Sam Adams and cornerback Terrance Shaw.
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By MIKE PRESTON | January 23, 2003
SAN DIEGO - Chuck Noll won four Super Bowls. Don Shula had the perfect season. Vince Lombardi seemed to set the standard for every NFL coach, and Bill Walsh was the first modern-day "genius." But none of them achieved what the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Jon Gruden did this season. He became the first coach to get two teams to the Super Bowl in the same season. Call the folks at Ripley's. In four years in Oakland, Gruden ticked off the Raiders so much that they wanted to prove he was the reason they didn't win a Super Bowl.
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By Jamison Hensley | January 23, 2003
SAN DIEGO - His helmet hides the receding hairline. His knowledge of the game offsets declining speed. But Jerry Rice's hands - although still reliable - betray him all the time. His rough, battle-scarred mitts show the wear and tear of a 40-year-old body while revealing a tale about the ageless Oakland Raiders receiver. As a teenager in Mississippi, Rice spent the sweltering summers helping his brick-laying father. He worked tirelessly eight hours a day, busting up his hands to build a chimney or a building.
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By Edward Lee | October 25, 2002
ASHBURN, Va. - At 6 feet 5 and 303 pounds, Chris Samuels is not your prototypical wide receiver. But that's what the burly Washington Redskins offensive tackle was - back in the eighth grade. About five inches and 150 pounds ago, Samuels was a wide receiver for his middle school team. The next year at John Shaw High School in Mobile, Ala., he switched to tight end, backup quarterback and finally tackle. Samuels is still such a fan of the wide receiver position that his role model is a certain Oakland Raider.