"Dude! Why didn't I think of that?" If only Steve Troutman and his buddies had a dime for every time they've heard a drunken football fan say that. Troutman and other Baltimore natives—brothers Brett...
The Charm City Roller Girls on are on the rink, on a roll, and in your face.
A derby girl collision makes an unforgettable sound. There’s the slap of flesh on laminated wood, punctuated by the jangly click of hundreds of ball bearings rattling inside urethane skate wheels...
The North Baltimore Aquatic Club has produced champions—and they've done it their own way.
On an early Monday afternoon in mid-April, Paul Yetter strips naked, showers, and then lies on his back, floating like a cork in the pitch dark atop four feet of heavily salted water heated to skin...
A new documentary chronicles Cal Ripken Jr.'s mission to introduce baseball to China.
In America, Little Leaguers would be ecstatic to get a clinic from Cal Ripken Jr. In China, they don't even know who he is. So when Ripken went to the country last fall to conduct baseball clinics...
A decade of losing hurts. We asked experts, fans, and other passionate observers how the Birds should get themselves out of this mess.
As Joe Angel, voice of the Orioles, might say, "Here are the not so lovely totals": Ten straight losing seasons, 25 years since our last World Series win, attendance down by 1.5 million over the...
Joe Traill is the eponymous owner of Joe's Bike Shop—formerly (and currently for some loyal customers) Mt. Washington Bike Shop. "I first fell in love with cycling when I was about 14," he says. "I...
In an age of athletic steroid scandals, white-collar bodybuilders are giving the sport a good name.
Dr. Lisa Auckland, a 14-year veteran of the Maryland Poison Center, spends her workdays helping save lives and avert disaster. But the most remarkable aspect of Aukland's life isn't her day job,...
Since Tony "Goose" Siragusa peeled off his ample No. 98 purple jersey for good after the 2001 season, the former Ravens defensive stalwart, who now lives in New Jersey, has become a TV regular. On...
Even pacemakers and bad knees can't bench the die-hard players in Baltimore's adult hockey leagues.
With 10 seconds left in the shift, Tim Fowler, 52, controls the bouncing puck near his own net, wheels around, and sprints toward the other end of the rink. As the clock ticks down, he zooms past...
With the 2007 Baltimore Ravens' offense stuck in a rut, and the normally stout defense looking surprisingly mortal, rookie return man/wide receiver Yamon Figurs has quickly made kickoff and punt...
