I write sports columns and blog about sports for The Baltimore Sun and baltimoresun.com. The Ravens, Orioles, and the University of Maryland football and men's basketball teams are among the teams in our area that I cover.

I moved back to the Sun's sports section in April of 2009 after 22 years as a humor columnist and features writer with the newspaper. During my first stint as a sports columnist (1981-1987)with the Baltimore Evening Sun, I also covered the Baltimore Colts and reported from their team headquarters on the snowy night that owner Robert Iray summoned the Mayflower vans and moved the team to Indianapolis, perhaps the darkest day in the history of sports in Baltimore.

Hiking, golf (played with varying degrees of effectiveness), beer-drinking (especially imported and craft brews, although I'll swill anything made from barley, water, yeast and hops), travel (recently spent two weeks in Ireland) and novel-writing.

Cowherd: Dumervil should prepare to be a leader on the Ravens' defense 5/22/2013
Elvis Dumervil had just settled in to meet the media after the Ravens' workout Wednesday when a voice rang out behind the semi-circle of TV cameras, tape recorders and notebooks.

The Ravens' defense will benefit from leadership of Dumervil 5/22/2013
Elvis Dumervil had just settled in to meet the media after the Ravens' workout Wednesday when a voice rang out behind the semi-circle of TV cameras, tape recorders and notebooks.

Orioles-Rays game demonstrates need for expanded instant replay 5/19/2013
Matt Joyce's fly ball in sixth inning brought game to standstill In the end, the umpires got the call right.

Fun-loving Team O'Neill experiencing a 'different vibe' at this year's Preakness 5/16/2013
Trainer Doug O'Neill was the talk of the town with I'll Have Another, but an underdog with Goldencents The one-liners never stop when you're around Team O'Neill. Sometimes all that's missing is a brick wall, a stool and a microphone stand.

Even in an unimpressive loss, Manny Machado is fun to watch 5/15/2013
Orioles' 20-year-old third baseman continues his tear with 4-for-5 day and three doubles The question came at Buck Showalter a few minutes after the Orioles' shaky 8-4 loss to the San Diego Padres on Wednesday, when it seemed the only bright spot at Camden Yards all afternoon was the white-hot bat of Manny Machado.