NaVorro Bowman

For NFL's Western teams, a change in direction

2012-09-24 00:00:00

After the first two weeks of the NFL season, we could have surmised: The San Francisco 49ers and San Diego Chargers were very good. The Oakland Raiders were very bad. The Arizona Cardinals were very lucky. But Sunday, oh, how the West was spun....

Hodges, Mauti reunited in Minnesota

2013-04-28 07:34:02

The wait, Gerald Hodges said, was getting a little frustrating. That held true for all of Penn State's seniors on Saturday. But at the end of the final day of the 2013 NFL Draft, Hodges was reunited with Michael Mauti, as both linebackers were...

Ravens trade up to draft Kansas State linebacker Arthur Brown

2013-04-26 19:23:00

Ray Lewis' retirement created a void in the middle of the Ravens' defense, motivating the team to leave nothing to chance when acquiring his potential replacement. So, the Ravens traded three draft picks to make sure they acquired athletic, undersized...

Will the Big Ten be shut out of the NFL draft's first round?

2013-04-24 13:05:44

The 2013 NFL Draft is setting up as one of the most unpredictable in years. It's the byproduct of a class minus a megastar or franchise-caliber quarterback. But it won't be a draft without drama. NFLDraftScout.com goes beyond the regular mock draft with...

49ers' NaVorro Bowman is the best linebacker in the NFL, Matt Millen says

2013-02-01 16:28:51

Bowman continues Penn State's Super Bowl tradition

2013-01-21 16:26:16

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...

Four Ravens predictions sure to go wrong in the Super Bowl

2013-02-03 05:30:00

In this game-day staple, blogger Matt Vensel makes four sometimes-courageous predictions for the game. All he asks is that you don’t hold it against him whenever those predictions end up being embarrassingly wrong. In a matter of hours, the Ravens...

Calm and quiet in Mercedes-Benz Superdome hours before kickoff

2013-02-03 13:12:00

It's a quiet, chilly scene inside the Mercedes-Benz Superdome as the Ravens and San Francisco 49ers prepare for tonight's Super Bowl. Arriving at the stadium hours before kickoff along with Baltimore Sun colleagues Jeff Zrebiec, Peter Schmuck, Monique...

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...

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--...

Here are 47 numbers that define Super Bowl XLVII

2013-02-01 12:19:00

In anticipation of Sunday’s Super Bowl XLVII, Matt Vensel looks at 47 stats that define Sunday’s game. 1. Joe Flacco hasn’t thrown a single interception during these playoffs. 2. The Ravens are 7-0 when Flacco doesn’t throw a...

' talented inside linebackers. Leach consistently won his matchups against them when the teams met last year. Over the past two seasons, nobody has stopped the run better than the 49ers. They allowed the fourth fewest rushing yards per game this season and the fewest last year, surrendering just 85.

2013-02-01 09:46:52

Bears quarterback Jason Campbell walks off the field beside a smiling 49ers linebacker NaVorro Bowman.

2012-11-19 22:22:00

If Willis and Bowman aren't the best inside tandem in the league, then they certainly are the hottest. They are the top two tacklers on the No.

2011-11-23 11:56:20