Lynn Swann

Boy Scouts' opposition to background checks let pedophiles in

2012-12-02 00:00:00

Amid reports of widespread sexual abuse of children in the late 1980s, several leading youth organizations began conducting criminal background checks of volunteers and staff members. Big Brothers Big Sisters ordered the checks for all volunteers...

Times guest blogger Hines Ward discusses Week 7 on 'Dancing With the Stars'

2011-05-04 16:33:35

'30 Rock' recap: 'No one can escape the horror of Christmas'

2010-12-10 16:34:10

Sports Legend Revealed: Was Jack Lambert ejected from a game for hitting a quarterback too hard?

2011-02-01 16:33:31

Weekend TV Talk Shows for Feb. 5th â€“ 6th

2011-02-04 21:36:13

Sunday shows: Roger Goodell, Kerry, ElBaradei

2011-02-05 16:34:51

Book review: 'Badasses: The Legend of Snake, Foo, Dr. Death and John Madden's Oakland Raiders' by Peter Richmond

2010-11-08 00:00:00

One of the most enjoyable experiences for many sports fans is to spend time with a former player or coach and listen to war stories — particularly if the tales involve some of the lesser-publicized shenanigans that occurred off the court or...

Newest member of bowling hall of fame: Taylor Swift?

2010-08-11 16:33:11

What state has hosted the most Super Bowls? That would be Florida

2013-02-02 21:01:00

Just call us the Super Bowl State. Florida has hosted more Super Bowls than any other state. The NFL’s championship game has been here 15 times, in three cities: Miami, Tampa and Jacksonville. Miami has hosted the Super Bowl more than any...

Teel Time: Will Virginia Tech, ACC reverse recent bowl fortunes?

2012-12-17 09:59:00

From 2001-06, ACC football teams won 25 of their 41 bowls. They went a sterling 8-2 against the Big Ten, Pacific 12 and Big 12 combined, a respectable 4-6 versus the Southeastern Conference. Seems like a lifetime ago, doesn’t it? The...

'Billy Elliot' resonates with boys in Peabody's dance program

2012-12-15 00:00:00

In 2000, the British film "Billy Elliot" generated a flurry of admiration on both sides of the Atlantic. Something about this story of an 11-year-old boy, who decides to study ballet even as it makes him a major oddity in his northern England mining town,...

Ravens notebook: Jacoby Jones gets third return TD of season

2012-11-19 00:00:00

-- The latest star turn in Ravens return specialist Jacoby Jones' stellar season unfolded Sunday night as he bolted into the end zone on a punt return for a touchdown. Jones' 63-yard first-quarter score during a pivotal 13-10 AFC North victory over the...

Orlando Predators owner Brett Bouchy, left, is shown with Pittsburgh Power owners Lynn Swann and Matt Shaner, 2nd and 3rd from left, and Arena Football League Commissioner Jerry Kurz, right, earlier this year. A deal is close between the AFL and its players union. (Joshua C. Cruey, Orlando Sentinel)

2012-06-17 09:29:07

record with 161 yards receiving on four catches, including the deciding 64-yard reception with 3:02 left. (In the second quarter, Swann had made one of the most famous catches of the Super Bowl, a juggling, tumbling 53-yarder.

2012-01-31 18:05:59

titles. Webster played in 177 consecutive games and made every snap for six straight seasons.

2011-05-04 16:51:21

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