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• Caldwell staying with Baltimore

  January 22, 2013 in Sports on Page B3 Jim Caldwell will remain the Baltimore Ravens’ offensive coordinator next season. Caldwell moved from quarterbacks coach to offensive coordinator on Dec. 9 after coach John Harbaugh fired Cam Cameron.

• Carroll says team handled blowout properly

  December 11, 2012 in Sports on Page B3 RENTON, Wash. – One thing Pete Carroll learned in his nine years at Southern California was how to handle blowouts. Once the Trojans got rolling in the middle of the …

• Manning visits with Cardinals

  March 12, 2012 in Sports on Page B3 TEMPE, Ariz. – Peyton Manning arrived at the Arizona Cardinals’ headquarters Sunday, the second stop for the star free agent in his search for a new team. Manning waved and …

• Seahawks feeling good about future

  January 2, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 GLENDALE, Ariz. – The Seattle Seahawks are 7-9 again after a heartbreaker in the desert. Last year, that record was good enough to win the weak NFC West. This year, …

• Finishing 8-8 a big deal for Seahawks, Cardinals

  January 1, 2012 in Sports on Page C4 RENTON, Wash. – Pete Carroll has coached 31 regular-season games as Seattle’s head coach. Today’s will be the first one that is completely devoid of playoff implications. Do not, however, …

• Defense wins day for Seahawks

  September 26, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 SEATTLE — As Kam Chancellor described the interception that helped the Seahawks secure their first victory of the season, Earl Thomas couldn’t let his fellow safety simply enjoy the moment …

• Seahawks’ home opener a chance to atone

  September 25, 2011 in Sports on Page C4 RENTON, Wash. – The Seahawks know their home opener against Arizona isn’t just another game on the schedule. Pete Carroll and his players know no one will buy the every-game-is-equally- …

• Seahawks atop NFC West

  October 25, 2010 in Sports on Page B1 SEATTLE – Olindo Mare has made his last 30 field goal attempts, dating back 13 months. Or is that 33 straight?

• Blanchette: Williams, Seahawks revived together

  October 25, 2010 in Sports on Page B1 SEATTLE – Not to put an indelicate spin on it, but the Seattle Seahawks are the Farmer Ted of the National Football League. Remember him? From “Sixteen Candles”? He crowned …

• Seahawks sign RB Henry

  October 24, 2010 in Sports on Page C10 The Seattle Seahawks have signed running back Chris Henry from the practice squad and released offensive tackle Breno Giacomini. The Seahawks made the moves Saturday, one day before hosting Arizona …

• Seahawks rookie faces wily Arizona receiver

  October 24, 2010 in Sports on Page C10 RENTON, Wash. – The introduction will be courteous. At least that’s what rookie cornerback Walter Thurmond has been told to expect if he finds himself facing Arizona’s Larry Fitzgerald.

• Idaho receiver makes Arizona’s roster as free agent

  September 12, 2010 in Sports on Page C11 Max Komar figured good news was on the way when the Arizona Cardinals gathered for a team meeting 10 days ago. It was cut-down day across the NFL and Komar …

• NFL briefs: Cardinals hand Anderson start

  September 1, 2010 in Sports on Page B3 Derek Anderson will start at quarterback again for Arizona when the Cardinals play Washington on Thursday night in their final preseason game. Coach Ken Whisenhunt said he will use the …

• Warner signs two-year deal with Cardinals

  March 5, 2009 in Sports on Page B2 One month after Kurt Warner nearly led the Cardinals to a comeback win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Super Bowl, he decided to remain with Arizona. The 37-year-old quarterback …

• Amazing battle of big plays

  February 2, 2009 in Sports on Page B3 TAMPA, Fla. – Within seconds everything kept changing. This is how it is in today’s NFL. The greatness doesn’t come over long drives with plenty of grinding and banging by …

• Pittsburgh sets black-and-gold NFL standard

  February 2, 2009 in Sports on Page B1 TAMPA, Fla. – They stand alone now, as true royalty must. The Pittsburgh Steelers are the Yankees. Without the tabloid headlines.

• Norman Chad: Team of Destiny reaches end of run in Tampa

  February 2, 2009 in Sports on Page B4 On this day of destiny, the Team of Destiny had a date with destiny. Alas, the Pittsburgh Steelers spit in destiny’s face and chewed up destiny’s darlings. And, so, my …

• Steely determination

  February 2, 2009 in Sports on Page B1 TAMPA, Fla. – When the Pittsburgh Steelers won their fifth Super Bowl three years ago, the franchise dubbed it “one for the thumb.” Sunday night’s 27-23 victory over the Arizona …

• Title contest features contrasts

  February 1, 2009 in Sports on Page C1 TAMPA, Fla. – Dynasty vs. doormat. The Pittsburgh Steelers have signified success in the Super Bowl era with their stable ownership, brilliant coaching and throwback style. A victory today would …

• Rush toward the title

  February 1, 2009 in Sports on Page C7 TAMPA, Fla. – For the Arizona Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers, today’s Super Bowl is about the rush. For Arizona, it will be rushing the ball to give quarterback Kurt Warner …

• Coaches still partners, with less sparring

  January 31, 2009 in Sports on Page C3 TEMPE, Ariz. – Arizona Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt and offensive coordinator Todd Haley shared a closet-sized office as assistant coaches with the New York Jets in 2000. They swapped …

• Hair-raising tales expected in Tampa

  January 30, 2009 in Sports on Page B1 TAMPA, Fla. – Try this in high school or at the mall, and you’d have an all-out brawl. But at the Super Bowl, it’s perfectly OK: Go ahead and grab …

• Steelers, Cards not above trick plays

  January 29, 2009 in Sports on Page B1 TAMPA, Fla. – Trickery has a place at the Super Bowl, and the Steelers and Cardinals aren’t above using it to win. Yes, both teams’ repertoires are spiced with shenanigans. …

• Harrison lets play do talking

  January 28, 2009 in Sports on Page B1 TAMPA, Fla. – Troy Polamalu looked down from his podium at a 10-deep crush of media. Well, at least some of the questioners were actually reporters. Ben Roethlisberger’s audience was …

• Cardinals, Steelers hit Tampa

  January 27, 2009 in Sports on Page B1 TAMPA, Fla. – The pilot of their airplane stuck a team flag out the cockpit window as the Arizona Cardinals landed in a place few could have imagined. Ever.

• Cards live Chad’s dream

  January 27, 2009 in Sports on Page B1 In James Brooks’ fabulous 1987 film, “Broadcast News,” William Hurt’s character asks, “What do you do when your real life exceeds your dreams?” To which Albert Brooks’ character responds, “Keep …

• Foes once joined forces

  January 26, 2009 in Sports on Page B3 TAMPA, Fla. – They wore hand-me-down jerseys, the little rips and tears widening with every loss. The holes at quarterback and kicker were more obvious. The brief World War II …

• Familiarity shouldn’t provide edge

  January 26, 2009 in Sports on Page B1 TAMPA, Fla. – Yes, Arizona coach Ken Whisenhunt knows the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offense like no one else from another team. He helped design it. He taught Ben Roethlisberger to run …

• Destiny leads Cardinals to Super Bowl 43

  January 20, 2009 in Sports on Page B1 In a 48-hour period that will change America forever, the Arizona Cardinals are going to the Super Bowl and Barack Obama is going to the White House. What price would …

• Cardinals continue their run as Team of Destiny

  January 13, 2009 in Sports on Page B1 The first part of this column will be a celebration of my Team of Destiny, the improbable, incorrigible Arizona Cardinals. The second part of this column will be a concession …

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