Nate Solder

Naturally, Virginia Tech’s introduction last week of three new football staff members centered on football philosophy, background and impressions of Hokies personnel. Words and phrases such as “toughness” and “nickel packages&...

|TV SPORTS| |SATURDAY| Soccer--Premier League, Manchester City at Newcastle, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN2); Women’s National Teams, Exhibition, United States vs. China, 6 p.m. (NBCSN) Men’s College Basketball--East Carolina at North Carolina, 11 a....

|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| NFL Football--Minnesota Vikings at Houston Texas, Noon (FOX); Cleveland Browns at Denver Broncos, 3 p.m. (CBS); Chicago Bears at Arizona Cardinals, 3:25 p.m. (FOX); San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks, 7:20 p.m. (NBC) Men&...

|TV SPORTS| |SATURDAY| Soccer--Premier League, Arsenal at Wigan, 6:30 a.m. (ESPN2) College Football--New Orleans Bowl, East Carolina vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, 11 a.m. (ESPN); Las Vegas Bowl, Washington vs. Boise State, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) Men’...

Matchup microscope The Seahawks’ No. 1-ranked defense vs. the Patriots’ No. 1-ranked offense: Does it get any better than this? The Seahawks’ defense is allowing averages of 10.8 points and 258.6 yards – and has yielded 19...

Every Tuesday, blogger Matt Vensel breaks down a critical play, sometimes with the help of Ravens players, from that week’s game. Today he looks at the critical fourth-quarter sack of Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. For much of Sunday night’s...

The inactives list for Sunday’s AFC championship game is out, and there were no shocking developments from the Ravens. Free safety Ed Reed, the team’s lone injury concern, is active and expected to make his customary start. Reed had been...

It took Ray Lewis a long time to put his suit on after the AFC championship was over on Sunday. He got dressed in silence, he made sure his tie was straight and his jacket wasn't wrinkled. Then, he stood in the eye of a small media storm, smiled into...

TV SPORTS SATURDAY Soccer-Premier League, Chelsea at Norwich City, 6:30 a.m. (ESPN2) High School Hockey-Grand Rapids vs. White Bear Lake, 10 a.m. (FXSP); Duluth East vs. Minnetonka, 1:30 p.m. (FXSP) Men's College Basketball-Maryland at Temple,...

TV SPORTS Major League Baseball-Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs, 1:10 p.m. (WGN); Chicago White Sox at Minnesota Twins, 7 p.m. (FXSP) Tennis-ATP Legg Mason Classic, 4 p.m. (ESPN2); WTA Tour, Mercury Insurance Open, 10 p.m. (ESPN2) Boxing-Junior...

The NFL’s annual meat market has come and gone, leaving fans of watching grown men running around in spandex on an obstacle course channel-surfing for "American Gladiator" reruns. Thanks to the non-stop coverage of the combine, we have a ton of...

The 2010 NFL season is over and it's unclear if and when the 2011 season will start, but I have good news for Ravens fans (well, besides the Steelers losing to the Packers in the Super Bowl). That's right, it's mock draft season, which means we'll be...