by Paul Apple | Sep 29, 2020 | Sports
For a team with Super Bowl aspirations, this embarrassing showing on the largest stage by the Baltimore Ravens has to be concerning. This was a game that had all of the hype and buildup. It was a chance at home for the Ravens to exorcise their demons of the past; to...
by Paul Apple | Sep 21, 2020 | Sports
Another dominating performance by the Ravens on Sunday against the Houston Texans. I was able to “put the hay in the barn” early in the second half. (My wife hates for me to do that … but it is a game I play as to when to declare the game irrevocably won – trying to...
by Paul Apple | Sep 8, 2020 | Sports
It is a good time to evaluate the Orioles with the truncated season already 2/3 completed. The record for the Baltimore Orioles stands at a surprising 19-21 (including an impressive 9-6 away record), despite most pundits picking them to be one of the worst teams in...
by Paul Apple | Apr 25, 2020 | Sports
In the midst of this pandemic, the NFL Draft was a nice diversion — our only taste of normal sports activity in the past month. I thought I would give Matt Miller some props for his mock draft analysis as it pertains to the selections made by the Baltimore Ravens. (He...
by Paul Apple | Mar 11, 2020 | Bible-OT, Sports
The thrill of fantasy football is sweeping the nation. Fans have found renewed interest in games not involving their home team as they root for the stats of the players they have drafted. Everybody wants the best performers for that week to be listed on their lineup...
by Paul Apple | Mar 4, 2020 | Sports
[Originally posted Jan. 30, 2020]I love my Maryland Terps, but Eric Ayala at point guard makes me nervous with his ball handling skills. He has a bad habit of carrying the ball constantly when he is dribbling up court even when he is not under any defensive pressure....
by Paul Apple | Mar 4, 2020 | Sports
[Originally posted Jan. 26, 2020]As a former sports editor for the Lower Merion High School paper, I must take this moment to acknowledge the sad passing of basketball legend Kobe Bryant who died today in a helicopter crash in California. I predated Kobe’s playing...
by Paul Apple | Mar 4, 2020 | Sports
[Originally posted Dec. 12, 2018]I just wanted to give a quick shout-out to the Maryland Terps Mens Championship Soccer Team who defeated Akron 1-0 on Sunday for their third NCAA crown under the direction of Coach Sasho Cirovski. This accomplishment is astounding —...
by Paul Apple | Mar 4, 2020 | Sports
[Originally posted May 11, 2017]This picture of Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin in a defensive trailing position — unable to stop the first goal scored in the decisive seventh game last night by Bryan Rust — says it all. When the chips have been down in the...
by Paul Apple | Mar 4, 2020 | Sports
[Originally posted Jan. 22, 2012]This loss against the Patriots is too painful for much comment. [However, I need to moderate the strident initial tone here as I edit this after a day’s cooling off period!] As always the play calling was too conservative and Cam did...
by Paul Apple | Mar 4, 2020 | Sports
That’s the only explanation I can come up with. Apparently right after I preached last Sunday on the “Shovel and the Sword” passage in Nehemiah, Coach Harbaugh reviewed the same theme with the Ravens that Sunday night after their playoff clinching victory over the...
by Paul Apple | Mar 4, 2020 | Sports
[Originally posted 9/27/2009]Chargers Overall Record: 4 Wins – 6 Losses – 1 TieI had the opportunity to coach this group of high school homeschoolers when I was between jobs. AlbanCat had let me go and my new job at Johnson & Towers started up right...
by Paul Apple | Mar 4, 2020 | Sports
[Originally posted Aug. 21, 2008]The US overcame the loss of their lead scorer Abby Wambach and a slow start to the Olympic tournament to finish with a strong gold medal performance against the offensively talented Brazil women. The U.S. Women’s Olympic Soccer Team...
by Paul Apple | Mar 4, 2020 | Sports
[Originally posted July 9, 2008]This novelty sport was certainly a surprise to me — athletes who compete in alternating rounds of chess and boxing. For all of the years I have been in contact with the chess community, this is the first I have heard of this strange...
by Paul Apple | Mar 4, 2020 | Sports
[Originally posted 6/18/2008]Question:What former Lower Merion High School championship athlete recently lost a huge basketball tournament game? HInt: He grew up outside of Philadelphia and did not even play basketball in college.Drum roll please…Surprise! The answer...
by Paul Apple | Mar 4, 2020 | Sports
[Originally posted Jan. 20, 2008]I thought I would provide a quick link to one interesting background story I found on our new Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh. Ravens fans should be delighted to get an emerging leadership talent who comes from an experienced...
by Paul Apple | Mar 4, 2020 | Sports
Ravens: 6 Colts: 15 The Colts came into a hostile stadium (Manning commented on the number of middle fingers flashed at their team bus) and beat the Ravens at their own game. It was a crushing end to such a promising postseason. It wasn’t a case of Peyton shaking off...
by Paul Apple | Mar 4, 2020 | Sports
Governor-elect Martin O’Malley tried to impress the Ravens players with this 15 yard field goal at the Owings Mills complex. But there can be no doubt that his feeble effort could not compete with the earlier 25-yard gem from the webmaster. I am flattered by the...
by Paul Apple | Mar 4, 2020 | Sports
[Originally posted Dec 4, 2006]I am a huge fan of Matt Stover’s (appreciate his testimony for the Lord as well) — but in this game you are only one play away from potential disaster. So I thought it prudent to take the opportunity on Saturday to audition for the role...
by Paul Apple | Mar 4, 2020 | Sports
[Originally posted Oct. 17, 2006]With the firing today of Jim Fassel, the door is now open for me to step into my dream job. Most sports fanatics would probably covet the Head Coach position — but not me. Coach Billick you have nothing to fear from bringing me onto...
