Shawn Springs

83-yard Rice run set the tone for Ravens to beat Pats two years ago

2012-01-20 17:39:00

Many players on the Ravens roster are saying the right things heading into Sunday's AFC championship in New England, insisting that they aren't leaning on the team's convincing victory over the Patriots in an AFC wild-card playoff game in 2010. But for...

Hampton Roads African American Hall of Fame to induct 13, including Mourning

2011-08-02 20:23:00

Alonzo Mourning, a 2000 Olympic gold medalist, seven �time NBA All-Star and a member of the 2006 NBA champion Miami Heat, and five athletes from the peninsula Terry Kirby, Lisa Rice, Chris Slade, Ron Springs, and Walt "Fuzzy" Ward headline the list of...

Former Cowboy Ron Springs dies after 4 years in coma

2011-05-12 20:03:00

Ron Springs, one of the Peninsula's most renowned football players, has died at age 54. The former Dallas Cowboys and Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back, who spent the past four years in a coma after losing oxygen during a 2007 operation, died without...

Former NFL, Lafayette High running back Ron Springs dies

2011-05-12 20:03:00

DeAngelo Hall feels at home with Redskins

2009-08-10 00:00:00

Having been to the Pro Bowl twice, saddled with the nickname "MeAngelo" along the way, DeAngelo Hall is taking a more mature approach as he plans his next trip to Hawaii. The cornerback who in 2005 hoisted a sign that read, "Aloha, see you in Hawaii,"...

Patriots beat Redskins on late field goal

2009-08-28 20:45:00

Officially, Tom Brady has a "sore shoulder," the result of being crushed to the turf by massive Albert Haynesworth. It caused enough discomfort for him to spend quite a while on the bench flexing and rotating his throwing arm, trying to work out...

AFC East

2009-04-19 00:00:00

AFC EAST Buffalo Bills Off-season newsmakers: Terrell Owens, cut by Dallas, will commence poisoning his fourth team in six seasons as a member of the Bills. The team traded OT Jason Peters to Philly for an extra first-round draft pick. Needs: DE and...

Surviving in Seattle

2008-11-24 00:00:00

Curious about the mood of the Washington Redskins as they faced another tense situation, coach Jim Zorn surveyed the sideline late Sunday afternoon at Qwest Field. Consecutive losses had made things more difficult for them to earn an NFC playoff berth,...

Brown out

2008-10-20 00:00:00

— It's easy to focus on talkative rookie coach Jim Zorn, whose West Coast offense surprisingly comes with a heavy dose of smashmouth. Or on Clinton Portis, who had a 175-yard game and is running better than ever. Or on Santana Moss, whose three...

Skins feeling blue

2008-09-05 00:00:00

The regular-season coaching debut of Jim Zorn wasn't the elixir that the Washington Redskins sought against a Super Bowl-winning defense. Playing without Pro Bowl linemen Michael Strahan and Osi Umenyiora, the New York Giants limited the new-look...

Redskins knock out Bears

2007-12-06 22:56:00

Never mind that Rex Grossman had been knocked out of the game in the first quarter with a serious injury to his left leg. The Bears needed all of 1 yard to alter the outcome of Thursday night's 24-16 loss to the Redskins at FedEx Field. Instead, they...

Beasts of East

2008-10-06 00:00:00

With the Philadelphia Eagles off to a fast start and the crowd at Lincoln Financial Field having much to celebrate early Sunday afternoon, the Washington Redskins continued to follow the lead of even-keeled Coach Jim Zorn. Even as Washington's deficit...

Ravens wide receiver Derrick Mason (top) absorbs the hit from the Patriots ' Jonathan Wilhite and hangs on for a 20-yard touchdown in the first quarter.

2009-10-04 00:00:00

Ravens wide receiver Kelley Washington (15) pulls in a pass reception over New England Patriots cornerback Shawn Springs (29) during the first half.

2009-10-04 00:00:00

Ravens wide receiver Derrick Mason , left, gets in front of New England Patriots defensive back Shawn Springs for a first down in the first quarter.

2009-10-04 00:00:00