Art Modell

Bill Parcells, six others elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame

2013-02-02 16:00:00

Former coach Bill Parcells, defensive tackle Warren Sapp,�offensive tackle Jonathan Ogden and four others�were elected�to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday. Sapp, who played with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Oakland Raiders, and Odgen, an All-...

Michael Strahan, Warren Sapp among NFL's Hall of Fame finalists

2013-01-11 10:48:00

The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced its modern-era nominees on Friday, a group of 15 that includes first-year candidates Michael Strahan, Warren Sapp, Larry Allen and Jonathan Ogden. Three wide receivers are once again among the finalists -- Tim...

Art Modell, former Ravens owner who moved team from Cleveland, dies at 87

2012-09-06 04:46:00

Former Baltimore Ravens owner Art Modell has died. He was 87. The team said Modell died early Thursday at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he had been admitted Wednesday. A cause of death was not given. Modell was among the most important figures in the...

Art Modell dies at 87; Cleveland Browns owner enraged fans with move to Baltimore

2012-09-07 00:00:00

Art Modell, a marketing executive who helped negotiate the NFL's first television contract and later enraged fans when he moved the Cleveland Browns franchise to Baltimore, has died. He was 87. Modell died Thursday of natural causes at Johns Hopkins...

Were the Cleveland Browns named after boxer Joe Louis?

2011-12-07 16:33:29

New NFL TV deals will mean bigger bills for consumers

2011-12-06 21:33:39

PASSINGS: Robert Galvin, Patricia Breslin Modell

2011-10-13 00:00:00

Robert Galvin Motorola chief transformed company Robert Galvin, 89, who over nearly three decades as Motorola's chief executive transformed the maker of police radios and TVs into one of the world's leading electronics companies, died in his sleep...

PASSINGS: Howard H 'Tim' Hays

2011-10-16 00:00:00

Howard H 'Tim' Hays Former Press-Enterprise editor, publisher Howard H "Tim" Hays, 94, a former editor and publisher of the Press-Enterprise who led the Riverside newspaper when it won a Pulitzer Prize for an expose in the 1960s and won two landmark U....

ESPN cuts new football deal as sports rights fees keep rising

2011-09-08 16:33:46

18 Excellent NFL Teams Fighting for First Place

1999-11-08 00:00:00

Among the 18 or 20 NFL teams at or near the top of a 31-team league after the first half of the season, there is a balance of either mutual mediocrity or mutual excellence. If you agree with me, it's a balance of excellence. Pro football players all...

Mike Preston: Ravens never should have signed Rolando McClain

2013-05-15 11:16:00

Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome was having a great offseason as far as acquisitions and building the team, but the Ravens are embarrassed by linebacker Rolando McClain's announced�retirement. The old mantra about "In Ozzie We Trust" should be...

The Loop Ten: Cleveland Edition

2013-05-09 01:04:02

Occasionally, our daily countdown of the top newsmakers, groundbreakers and world-class fakers gets taken over by a single subject. Today, we take a closer look at the city that this week gave us the missing persons case that has captivated the nation....

moved his victory cigar to his left hand from his right. The self-made Anne Arundel County businessman and billionaire, a fixture on Forbes' annual list of the richest Americans, needed his right hand free to shake hands and high-five players.

2013-02-03 00:00:00

Street artist Sorta has pasted these images of Ray Lewis and Art Modell around town.

2013-02-01 00:00:00

After Art Modell relocated his team from Cleveland to Baltimore, a fan contest was held to determine the team's new name, according to the Pro Football Hall of Fame's website. The chosen name, "Ravens," alludes to Edgar Allen Poe's famous 1845 poem.

2013-01-28 00:00:00