Ahmad Brooks

NFL powers, and underdogs, rain on playoff aspirants' parade

2012-11-25 20:20:00

On a Sunday when the sprinklers accidentally went off at Sun Life Stadium, dousing the Seattle Seahawks and Miami Dolphins, playoff-minded teams all over the NFL were treated to a cold, harsh splash of reality. The New Orleans Saints, who had clawed...

49ers draft DE Carradine, OLB Lemonier

2013-04-27 02:44:01

The 49ers are rolling in reinforcements for a pass rush that sagged at the end of the 2012 season. The team used the first of two second-round picks Friday on Florida State defensive lineman Cornellius Carradine and a third-round pick on Auburn's...

NFL mock drafts all over the board with San Francisco 49ers

2013-04-25 09:34:02

The 49ers will take a defensive lineman. No, a safety. Wait, it's a tight end. Oh, a cornerback? Nah, it's a wide receiver. Predictions vary on the 49ers' potential first pick heading into Thursday night's first round of the NFL draft. Some 24 hours...

Ravens, Ray Lewis conduct final full-scale practice before Super Bowl, everyone listed as probable for both teams

2013-02-02 09:39:00

The Ravens conducted a final full-scale�practice before Sunday night's Super Bowl at the New Orleans Saints' outdoor practice facility Friday. The Ravens will have a walkthrough Saturday at the Saints' headquarters. This marked retiring inside...

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...

All regular Ravens starters are active for Super Bowl

2013-02-03 14:27:00

The Ravens are relatively healthy for tonight's Super Bowl, with no surprises among the inactives announced for this game against the San Francisco 49ers at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. The Ravens scratched rookie cornerback Asa Jackson,�safety Omar...

After boasts, Randy Moss proves a bust for San Francisco

2013-02-03 21:15:00

Randy Moss returned to the NFL for games like this, not performances like Sunday night's. Five days after Moss proclaimed himself the best wide receiver of all time, he spent most of Super Bowl XLVII as an on-field spectator for the San Francisco 49ers,...

Notebook: 'This is not it. I'm not done,' Ed Reed says of future

2013-02-03 22:27:00

Ravens veteran free safety Ed Reed has never embraced a conventional approach. So the Louisiana native wasn't keen on the idea of retiring after a Super Bowl victory in front of his family and friends. Following the Ravens' 34-31 victory over the...

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...

Scoreboard -- Feb. 2, 2013

2013-02-02 22:18:00

|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| NHL Hockey--Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals, 11:30 a.m. (NBC) Women’s College Basketball--Oklahoma at West Virginia, Noon (FXSP); Arkansas at Mississippi State, 2 p.m. (FXSP) Men’s College Basketball--...

Scoreboard -- Jan. 31, 2013

2013-01-31 22:22:00

|TV SPORTS| NBA Basketball--Miami Heat at Indiana Pacers, 6 p.m. (ESPN); Los Angeles Lakers at Minnesota Timberwolves, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Men’s College Basketball--Manhattan at Siena, 6 p.m. (ESPNU); Youngstown State at Detroit, 8 p.m. (ESPNU)...

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...

Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco tries to evade the rush of 49ers linebacker Ahmad Brooks in the first quarter Sunday.

2013-02-03 00:00:00

Joe Flacco of the Baltimore Ravens is pressured and grabbed by Ahmad Brooks of the San Francisco 49ers.

2013-02-03 00:00:00

Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco is forced to scramble by 49ers linebacker Ahmad Brooks in the second half Sunday.

2013-02-03 00:00:00