Donte Whitner

Allen Iverson turns down offer to play in NBA's D-League

2013-01-29 10:56:00

Allen Iverson wants to play in the NBA again -- but not the NBA Development League. The former league MVP and 11-time All-Star took to Twitter on Tuesday to announce that he will not be accepting an offer to play for the Texas Legends, the Dallas...

Jets had 'very exploratory' talks about JaMarcus Russell, report says

2013-01-29 09:42:00

JaMarcus Russell wants to return to the NFL. The New York Jets want a quarterback to challenge starter Mark Sanchez. You know where this is going, right? According to NewJersey.com, members of the Jets organization recently had "some very exploratory,...

San Francisco 49ers, Atlanta Falcons loaded with offensive weapons

2013-01-19 18:59:00

ATLANTA — Twenty years ago, Jerry Glanville, then the goofball coach of the Atlanta Falcons, concocted a way to get under the skin of the San Francisco 49ers. Seeing as his team the year before had swept the 49ers and Los Angeles Rams, along...

By and bye, Adrian Peterson, others in NFL come tantalizingly close

2012-12-31 00:00:00

Two thousand steps forward. Two big steps back. On a Sunday when Minnesota's Adrian Peterson became the seventh NFL player to run for 2,000 yards — coming within nine of breaking Eric Dickerson's season rushing record — two teams backpedaled...

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...

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...

Fast times for DBs Dee Milliner, Matt Elam and Tyrann Mathieu

2013-02-26 09:27:00

It was a cluster of fast times�this morning at the NFL scouting combine with the defensive backs hiting the field. Some of the times at Lucas Oil Stadium were even faster than anticipated, especially Alabama cornerback Dee Milliner. Millliner...

Anquan Boldin has stepped up big time for Ravens in postseason

2013-02-01 16:28:00

When Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome considers whether to bring back veteran wide receiver Anquan Boldin and his $6 million salary for another season, maybe he should rewind the game film of the Ravens' 28-13 win over New England in the AFC...

We've seen this matchup before, and Ravens will win again

2013-02-02 18:13:00

NEW ORLEANS -- The older brother will beat the younger brother again. Super Bowl XLVII will be nothing more than a repeat, at least victory wise, of the 2011 Thanksgiving Day game between the two teams when John Harbaugh's Ravens beat Jim Harbaugh's San...

The gay-rights Bowl

2013-01-30 08:45:00

Super Bowl XLVII is being billed as the Harbaugh Bowl: the battle between brothers Jim and John Harbaugh, head coaches, respectively, of the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens. It also pits two NFL teams connected directly and indirectly to...

Coffee Companion (1/28): your daily Super Bowl fix

2013-01-28 06:00:00

Every morning, Monday through Friday, blogger Matt Vensel will hook you up with reading material -- mostly on the Ravens but with some other Baltimore sports stuff, too -- to skim through as you slug down coffee and slack off at the start of your workday....

Scoreboard -- Jan. 21, 2013

2013-01-21 23:12:00

|TV SPORTS| Tennis--Australian Open, same-day tape, 1 p.m. (ESPN2), 8 and 2:30 a.m. (ESPN2) Cycling--Tour Down Under, Stage 1, same-day tape, 2:30 p.m. (NBCSN) Men’s College Basketball--Iowa at Ohio State, 5:30 p.m. (Big 10 Network);...

Ravens tight end Dennis Pitta (88) hauls in a touchdown catch against the 49ers' Donte Whitner and Patrick Willis (52) in the second quarter Sunday.

2013-02-03 00:00:00

Ravens receiver Torrey Smith leaps to make a catch against 49ers safety Donte Whitner in the first half Sunday.

2013-02-03 00:00:00

Ravens receiver Anquan Boldin catches a 13-yard touchdown pass from Joe Flacco against 49ers defensive back Donte Whitner in the first quarter Sunday.

2013-02-03 00:00:00