<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - art-modell</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/art-modell</link><description>Newsvine - art-modell</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 14:43:12 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 18:02:01 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Catalpa Grove: NFL Ref Lockout Ends and Art Modell Smiles From Heavenly Box Seat </title>
<description><![CDATA[It is only fitting that the first NFL game since the ref strike is played in Baltimore.&nbsp; The late Art Modell would have to be smiling as well as all working class men and women who believe in unions.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[tom1205]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[tom1205]]></source><link>http://tom1205.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/27/14124582-catalpa-grove-nfl-ref-lockout-ends-and-art-modell-smiles-from-heavenly-box-seat</link><guid>http://tom1205.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/27/14124582-catalpa-grove-nfl-ref-lockout-ends-and-art-modell-smiles-from-heavenly-box-seat</guid><category>sports</category><category>baltimore-ravens</category><category>art-modell</category><category>nfl-commissioner-roger-goodell</category><pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 14:43:11 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=tom12050D006CF2-7F30-3BA6-51EB-9C28909F9FF5.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="250" width="306" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=tom12050D006CF2-7F30-3BA6-51EB-9C28909F9FF5.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="99" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Browns cancel Modell tribute after family request</title>
<description><![CDATA[Avoiding a negative reaction and potentially ugly scene, the Cleveland Browns will honor a request by Art Modell's family and not acknowledge the former owner's death before Sunday's season opener.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Withers]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Tom Withers]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/08/13752214-browns-cancel-modell-tribute-after-family-request</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/08/13752214-browns-cancel-modell-tribute-after-family-request</guid><category>nfl</category><category>browns</category><category>cleveland-browns</category><category>us-news</category><category>modell</category><category>art-modell</category><pubDate>Sat, 8 Sep 2012 23:29:37 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e87c969d-4fb7-410c-a2ab-421a54c6fa72.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="265" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e87c969d-4fb7-410c-a2ab-421a54c6fa72.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This Nov. 26, 1995 file photo shows fans holding signs during a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Stadium in Cleveland. 1995 file photo. Former Baltimore Ravens owner Art Modell has died. He was 87. The team said Modell died of natural causes early Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012, at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he had been admitted Wednesday. Modell was among the most important figures in the NFL as owner of the Cleveland Browns, who became the Ravens after he took the team to Baltimore in 1996 &amp;#8212; a move that hounded him the rest of his life. (AP Photo/The Repository, Scott Heckel) MANDATORY CREDIT  &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e4570dc5-3da7-4d9d-a8ad-7170132550e5.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="261" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e4570dc5-3da7-4d9d-a8ad-7170132550e5.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Football fans form a line during a public viewing of former Baltimore Ravens owner Art Modell's casket at M&amp;T Bank Stadium in Baltimore,  Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012. Modell died Sept. 6. He was 87. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c8df52af-bf10-455b-b91a-d31533d30084.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="240" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c8df52af-bf10-455b-b91a-d31533d30084.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="72" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Football fans file past the casket of former Baltimore Ravens owner Art Modell during a public viewing at M&amp;T Bank Stadium in Baltimore,  Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012. Modell died Sept. 6. He was 87.  (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Ravens, Modell family paying tribute to late owner</title>
<description><![CDATA[The family of Art Modell and the Baltimore Ravens are planning a tribute to the team's late owner.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/08/13746488-ravens-modell-family-paying-tribute-to-late-owner</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/08/13746488-ravens-modell-family-paying-tribute-to-late-owner</guid><category>nfl</category><category>ravens</category><category>baltimore-ravens</category><category>us-news</category><category>modell</category><category>art-modell</category><pubDate>Sat, 8 Sep 2012 13:52:33 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Art Modell, influential owner of NFL teams, dies at 87 </title>
<description><![CDATA[Art Modell, a longtime professional football team owner who engineered many of the NFL&rsquo;s lucrative television contracts, including &ldquo;Monday Night Football,&rdquo; and who angered one city and thrilled another in 1996, when he moved the Cleveland Browns to Baltimore, di&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[SuperSaiyan]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[SuperSaiyan]]></source><link>http://supersaiyan.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/07/13716354-art-modell-influential-owner-of-nfl-teams-dies-at-87</link><guid>http://supersaiyan.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/07/13716354-art-modell-influential-owner-of-nfl-teams-dies-at-87</guid><category>football</category><category>sports</category><category>art-modell</category><category>art-modell-passing-away-at-87</category><pubDate>Fri, 7 Sep 2012 04:05:42 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=SuperSaiyan27A921F5-1BD5-BF1A-A971-69AC7B79D0FD.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="60" width="90" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=SuperSaiyan27A921F5-1BD5-BF1A-A971-69AC7B79D0FD.jpg&amp;width=120" width="90" height="60" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Despite legacy, Modell still isn't in Hall of Fame</title>
<description><![CDATA[Art Modell died without gaining induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, presumably because one perceived misdeed overshadowed his numerous contributions to the NFL.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Ginsburg]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[David Ginsburg]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/06/13708207-despite-legacy-modell-still-isnt-in-hall-of-fame</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/06/13708207-despite-legacy-modell-still-isnt-in-hall-of-fame</guid><category>nfl</category><category>sports</category><category>hall</category><category>pro-football-hall</category><category>snub</category><category>modell</category><category>art-modell</category><pubDate>Thu, 6 Sep 2012 18:07:55 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=9ecc6f8d-3bd0-423f-af15-2c1895842c0a.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="283" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=9ecc6f8d-3bd0-423f-af15-2c1895842c0a.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This Jan. 30, 2001 file photo shows Baltimore Ravens owner Art Modell, right, dancing with Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Ray Lewis, left foreground, as members of the team react during the celebration following the Ravens Super Bowl victory parade at City Hall in Baltimore. Former Ravens owner Modell has died. He was 87. The team said Modell died of natural causes early Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012, at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he had been admitted Wednesday.(AP Photo/Chris Gardner, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e87c969d-4fb7-410c-a2ab-421a54c6fa72.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="265" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e87c969d-4fb7-410c-a2ab-421a54c6fa72.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This Nov. 26, 1995 file photo shows fans holding signs during a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Stadium in Cleveland. 1995 file photo. Former Baltimore Ravens owner Art Modell has died. He was 87. The team said Modell died of natural causes early Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012, at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he had been admitted Wednesday. Modell was among the most important figures in the NFL as owner of the Cleveland Browns, who became the Ravens after he took the team to Baltimore in 1996 &amp;#8212; a move that hounded him the rest of his life. (AP Photo/The Repository, Scott Heckel) MANDATORY CREDIT  &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b4b25fb3-2179-4c88-9ee0-41924f542bfb.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="372" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b4b25fb3-2179-4c88-9ee0-41924f542bfb.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="112" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This Dec. 28, 1998 file photo shows Baltimore Ravens owner Art Modell listening to a reporters question during a news conference at the Ravens training facility in Owings Mills, Md. Former Ravens owner Modell has died. He was 87. The team said Modell died of natural causes early Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012, at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he had been admitted Wednesday. (AP Photo/John Gillis, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Modell did his part to lift NFL into prominence</title>
<description><![CDATA[The NFL became America's game under a collection of shrewd businessmen that included some of the biggest names in league history: Pete Rozelle, Vince Lombardi, Dan Rooney and arguably the most influential of all &#8212; Art Modell.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Ginsburg]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[David Ginsburg]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/06/13701683-modell-did-his-part-to-lift-nfl-into-prominence</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/06/13701683-modell-did-his-part-to-lift-nfl-into-prominence</guid><category>nfl</category><category>sports</category><category>obituaries</category><category>us-news</category><category>modell</category><category>dan-rooney</category><category>art-modell</category><category>former-baltimore-ravens</category><pubDate>Thu, 6 Sep 2012 11:21:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=54030957-46e3-4017-ba0e-dd4702edf25d.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="456" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=54030957-46e3-4017-ba0e-dd4702edf25d.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="137" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - Baltimore Ravens owner Art Modell is seen with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the Ravens beat the New York Giants 34-7 in  Super Bowl XXXV in this Jan. 28, 2001 file photo taken in Tampa, Fla. Modell is hospitalized in Baltimore. The team said Wednesday Sept. 5, 2012 the 87-year-old Modell is at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Cleveland television station WKYC reported that Modell's vital organs are failing. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=79a7d955-6c84-416f-8770-c40d9a24d049.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="222" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=79a7d955-6c84-416f-8770-c40d9a24d049.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="67" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - Baltimore Ravens owner Art Modell is seen with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the Ravens beat the New York Giants 34-7 in  Super Bowl XXXV in this Jan. 28, 2001 file photo taken in Tampa, Fla. Modell is hospitalized in Baltimore. The team said Wednesday Sept. 5, 2012 the 87-year-old Modell is at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Cleveland television station WKYC reported that Modell's vital organs are failing. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=734e54fb-5756-495f-a650-c13ca953891a.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="261" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=734e54fb-5756-495f-a650-c13ca953891a.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - Cleveland Browns owner Art Modell answers questions during a news conference on the NFL players strike in Cleveland in this Sept. 21, 1982 file photo. The Baltimore Ravens  said Modell died early Thursday Sept. 6, 2012 at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he had been admitted Wednesday. A cause of death was not given.  (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=854200d3-2464-4ef1-981b-68453d107205.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="372" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=854200d3-2464-4ef1-981b-68453d107205.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="165" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - Baltimore Ravens owner Art Modell talks with reporters at the team's training camp in Westminster, Md. in this Aug. 6, 2002 file photo. The Baltimore Ravens  said Modell died early Thursday Sept. 6, 2012 at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he had been admitted Wednesday. A cause of death was not given. (AP Photo/Roberto Borea, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=05e31150-ac77-466b-b8d0-956b82d33a67.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="336" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=05e31150-ac77-466b-b8d0-956b82d33a67.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="183" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - Baltimore Ravens owner Art Modell waves with the Vince Lombardi trophy after defeating the New York Giants 34-7 in Super Bowl XXXV in this Jan. 28, 2001 file photo taken in Tampa, Fla. The Baltimore Ravens  said Modell died early Thursday Sept. 6, 2012 at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he had been admitted Wednesday. A cause of death was not given.  (AP Photo/Laura Rauch, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cf8cd4ba-d0c3-490b-bd1c-175b6484bf32.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="265" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cf8cd4ba-d0c3-490b-bd1c-175b6484bf32.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - Actor Gene Hackman, left, watches the Baltimore Ravens' morning workout along with Ravens owner Art Modell on in this July 30, 1999 file photo taken at Westminster College in Westminster, Md. The Baltimore Ravens  said Modell died early Thursday Sept. 6, 2012 at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he had been admitted Wednesday. A cause of death was not given.   (AP Photo/Dave Hammond, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=fec454cb-71c1-4347-be7f-28c56608881f.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="222" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=fec454cb-71c1-4347-be7f-28c56608881f.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="67" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - Baltimore Ravens owner Art Modell is seen with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the Ravens beat the New York Giants 34-7 in  Super Bowl XXXV in this Jan. 28, 2001 file photo taken in Tampa, Fla. The Baltimore Ravens  said Modell died early Thursday Sept. 6, 2012 at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he had been admitted Wednesday. A cause of death was not given. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=78caa134-3e14-47f2-8e57-cc039b7c8544.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="456" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=78caa134-3e14-47f2-8e57-cc039b7c8544.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="137" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - Baltimore Ravens owner Art Modell is seen with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the Ravens beat the New York Giants 34-7 in  Super Bowl XXXV in this Jan. 28, 2001 file photo taken in Tampa, Fla. The Baltimore Ravens  said Modell died early Thursday Sept. 6, 2012 at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he had been admitted Wednesday. A cause of death was not given. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=12d4bd3d-ed0f-4a42-897d-2d3276c7e7c0.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="456" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=12d4bd3d-ed0f-4a42-897d-2d3276c7e7c0.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="137" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2001 file photo, Baltimore Ravens owner Art Modell celebrates with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the Ravens beat the New York Giants 34-7 in Super Bowl XXXV in Tampa, Fla. The Ravens said Modell died early Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012 at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he had been admitted Wednesday. He was 87. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=9ecc6f8d-3bd0-423f-af15-2c1895842c0a.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="283" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=9ecc6f8d-3bd0-423f-af15-2c1895842c0a.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This Jan. 30, 2001 file photo shows Baltimore Ravens owner Art Modell, right, dancing with Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Ray Lewis, left foreground, as members of the team react during the celebration following the Ravens Super Bowl victory parade at City Hall in Baltimore. Former Ravens owner Modell has died. He was 87. The team said Modell died of natural causes early Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012, at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he had been admitted Wednesday.(AP Photo/Chris Gardner, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e87c969d-4fb7-410c-a2ab-421a54c6fa72.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="265" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e87c969d-4fb7-410c-a2ab-421a54c6fa72.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This Nov. 26, 1995 file photo shows fans holding signs during a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Stadium in Cleveland. 1995 file photo. Former Baltimore Ravens owner Art Modell has died. He was 87. The team said Modell died of natural causes early Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012, at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he had been admitted Wednesday. Modell was among the most important figures in the NFL as owner of the Cleveland Browns, who became the Ravens after he took the team to Baltimore in 1996 &amp;#8212; a move that hounded him the rest of his life. (AP Photo/The Repository, Scott Heckel) MANDATORY CREDIT  &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b4b25fb3-2179-4c88-9ee0-41924f542bfb.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="372" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b4b25fb3-2179-4c88-9ee0-41924f542bfb.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="112" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This Dec. 28, 1998 file photo shows Baltimore Ravens owner Art Modell listening to a reporters question during a news conference at the Ravens training facility in Owings Mills, Md. Former Ravens owner Modell has died. He was 87. The team said Modell died of natural causes early Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012, at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he had been admitted Wednesday. (AP Photo/John Gillis, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c602f6af-193b-474a-a35b-7dc2c602e721.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="502" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c602f6af-193b-474a-a35b-7dc2c602e721.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="151" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This May 6, 2003 file photo shows Baltimore Ravens owner Art Modell, left, and team President David Modell,  sitting together at a news conference at the newly named M&amp;T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Md. One of the most influential owners in the history of the NFL, Art Modell helped mold the foundation of the league.  The innovative Modell, whose reputation was forever tainted when he moved his franchise from Cleveland to Baltimore, died early Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012. He was 87. David Modell said he and his brother, John, were at their father's side when he &quot;died peacefully of natural causes.&quot; (AP Photo/ Matt Houston, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1f285770-56c2-4f90-a05e-339152464ff1.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="243" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1f285770-56c2-4f90-a05e-339152464ff1.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="73" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This Sept. 21, 1982 file photo shows Cleveland Browns owner Art Modell gesturing during a news conference about the strike by NFL players, in Cleveland.  One of the most influential owners in the history of the NFL, Modell helped mold the foundation of the league.  The innovative Modell, whose reputation was forever tainted when he moved his franchise from Cleveland to Baltimore, died early Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012 in Baltimore. He was 87. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a7ba6c5b-2c6e-47ea-b5bb-8123abd7a97d.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="456" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a7ba6c5b-2c6e-47ea-b5bb-8123abd7a97d.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="137" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;El dueño de los Ravens de Baltimore, Art Modell, posa con el trofeo Vince Lombardi tras ganar el Super Bowl el 28 de enero de 2011 en Tampa, Florida. Modell falleció el jueves, 26 de septiembre de 2012. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=441cb7c6-c74d-4975-aae7-b286750819c7.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="268" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=441cb7c6-c74d-4975-aae7-b286750819c7.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - Owner and CEO of the Baltimore Ravens Art Modell talks with reporters at the newly named M&amp;T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Md. in this May 6, 2003 file photo. The Baltimore Ravens  said Modell died early Thursday Sept. 6, 2012 at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he had been admitted Wednesday. A cause of death was not given. (AP Photo/ Matt Houston, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1496106e-4dbc-4a31-85ae-d8d95d08fe4e.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1496106e-4dbc-4a31-85ae-d8d95d08fe4e.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="154" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In a Jan. 29, 2001 file photo Baltimore Ravens Michael McCrary (99) hugs owner Art Modell after the Ravens won Super Bowl XXXV in Tampa, Fla.  Former Baltimore Ravens owner Art Modell has died Thursday Sept. 6, 2012. He was 87.   (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta, file)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b9663317-0241-46dd-8b27-1ac40fe026c2.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="265" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b9663317-0241-46dd-8b27-1ac40fe026c2.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This Sept. 21, 1982 file photo shows Cleveland Browns owner Art Modell answering questions about the NFL strike, during a news conference in Cleveland. Former Baltimore Ravens and Browns owner Modell has died. He was 87. The Ravens said Modell died of natural causes early Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012, at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he had been admitted Wednesday.  (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=430663de-40dd-411b-8475-20d305379a74.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="385" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=430663de-40dd-411b-8475-20d305379a74.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="160" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - Former Baltimore Ravens owner Art Modell applauds during a ceremony at half time honoring former Ravens Jonathan Ogden  in this Oct. 26, 2008 file photo taken in Baltimore.The Baltimore Ravens  said Modell died early Thursday Sept. 6, 2012 at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he had been admitted Wednesday. A cause of death was not given. (AP Photo/Gail Burton, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Former Ravens owner Art Modell hospitalized</title>
<description><![CDATA[Former Baltimore Ravens owner Art Modell was admitted to Johns Hopkins Hospital on Wednesday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Ginsburg]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[David Ginsburg]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/06/13694204-former-ravens-owner-art-modell-hospitalized</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/06/13694204-former-ravens-owner-art-modell-hospitalized</guid><category>nfl</category><category>hospitalized</category><category>us-news</category><category>johns-hopkins-hospital</category><category>modell</category><category>art-modell</category><category>former-baltimore-ravens</category><pubDate>Thu, 6 Sep 2012 05:36:36 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=54030957-46e3-4017-ba0e-dd4702edf25d.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="456" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=54030957-46e3-4017-ba0e-dd4702edf25d.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="137" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - Baltimore Ravens owner Art Modell is seen with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the Ravens beat the New York Giants 34-7 in  Super Bowl XXXV in this Jan. 28, 2001 file photo taken in Tampa, Fla. Modell is hospitalized in Baltimore. The team said Wednesday Sept. 5, 2012 the 87-year-old Modell is at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Cleveland television station WKYC reported that Modell's vital organs are failing. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=79a7d955-6c84-416f-8770-c40d9a24d049.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="222" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=79a7d955-6c84-416f-8770-c40d9a24d049.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="67" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - Baltimore Ravens owner Art Modell is seen with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the Ravens beat the New York Giants 34-7 in  Super Bowl XXXV in this Jan. 28, 2001 file photo taken in Tampa, Fla. Modell is hospitalized in Baltimore. The team said Wednesday Sept. 5, 2012 the 87-year-old Modell is at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Cleveland television station WKYC reported that Modell's vital organs are failing. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Pat Modell, actress and wife of Art Modell, dies</title>
<description><![CDATA[Patricia Modell, the wife of former NFL team owner Art Modell and a longtime television actress, has died. She was 80.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Ginsburg]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[David Ginsburg]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/12/8301070-pat-modell-actress-and-wife-of-art-modell-dies</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/12/8301070-pat-modell-actress-and-wife-of-art-modell-dies</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>nfl</category><category>obituaries</category><category>modell</category><category>art-modell</category><category>patricia-modell</category><pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:04:55 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/f7063180-3281-4988-bd51-37faff387e3d.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="476" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/f7063180-3281-4988-bd51-37faff387e3d.jpg" width="120" height="143" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this July, 1969 file photo, the NFL president and Cleveland Browns owner Art Modell and his wife Patricia are shown in Las Vegas. Patricia Modell, a longtime television actress and wife of former NFL team owner Art Modell, died Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011, the Baltimore Ravens announced. She was 80. (AP Photo/File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/39c7e076-8c77-4e4b-b45d-2aca28fe1809.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="287" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/39c7e076-8c77-4e4b-b45d-2aca28fe1809.jpg" width="120" height="87" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this undated photo provided by the Baltimore Ravens, Art Modell is shown with his wife Patricia. Patricia Modell, a longtime television actress and wife of former NFL team owner Art Modell, died Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011, the Baltimore Ravens announced. She was 80. (AP Photo/Baltimore Ravens)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/70b08059-f86b-4522-aaaf-a65c7fc41789.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="309" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/70b08059-f86b-4522-aaaf-a65c7fc41789.jpg" width="120" height="199" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this undated photo provided by the Baltimore Ravens, Patricia Modell is shown. Patricia Modell, a longtime television actress and wife of former NFL team owner Art Modell, died Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011, the Baltimore Ravens announced. She was 80. (AP Photo/Baltimore Ravens)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/8368a596-311e-479e-b0d5-87dc6f8a6b67.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="389" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/8368a596-311e-479e-b0d5-87dc6f8a6b67.jpg" width="120" height="158" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this undated photo provided by the Baltimore Ravens, Patricia Modell is shown. Patricia Modell, a longtime television actress and wife of former NFL team owner Art Modell, died Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011, the Baltimore Ravens announced. She was 80. (AP Photo/Baltimore Ravens)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Rice (not Jerry) visits struggling Browns</title>
<description><![CDATA[When Cleveland Browns owner Art Modell fired legendary coach Paul Brown in 1963, little Condoleezza Rice, growing up in the segregated South, threw a fit.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Withers]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Tom Withers]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/21/5330659-rice-not-jerry-visits-struggling-browns</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/21/5330659-rice-not-jerry-visits-struggling-browns</guid><category>nfl</category><category>sports</category><category>rice</category><category>browns</category><category>state-condoleezza-rice</category><category>condoleezza-rice</category><category>art-modell</category><category>paul-brown</category><category>when-cleveland-browns</category><pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 21:03:23 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/d5fe3396-4de6-4390-8723-a29d31200d42.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="377" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/d5fe3396-4de6-4390-8723-a29d31200d42.jpg" width="120" height="163" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice laughs after autographing a football following her visit with the Cleveland Browns coaches and players at the Browns training facility in Berea, Ohio on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2010. Rice is a long-time Browns fan. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/749d8b68-1f89-4041-a3a4-ff673de260c6.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="414" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/749d8b68-1f89-4041-a3a4-ff673de260c6.jpg" width="120" height="124" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Former Secretary of State Condoleezza  Rice talks with Cleveland Browns equipment manager Brad Mellon before visiting with Browns coaches and players at the team's  training facility in Berea, Ohio on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2010. Rice is a long-time Browns fan. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/bfb055ee-776e-40e8-bfe0-b7181a67b5fb.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="374" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/bfb055ee-776e-40e8-bfe0-b7181a67b5fb.jpg" width="120" height="113" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Former Secretary of State Condoleezza  Rice talks with the media after visiting with the Cleveland Browns coaches and players at the Browns training facility in Berea, Ohio on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2010. Rice is a long-time Browns fan. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Cleveland fans humiliated by LeBron's decision</title>
<description><![CDATA[Humiliated and heartbroken, the fans in Cleveland turned their backs on LeBron James as suddenly as he had abandoned them for the Miami Heat on national television.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[NBCSports]]></source><link>http://nbcsports.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/08/4641830-cleveland-fans-humiliated-by-lebrons-decision</link><guid>http://nbcsports.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/08/4641830-cleveland-fans-humiliated-by-lebrons-decision</guid><category>nba</category><category>football</category><category>sports</category><category>economy</category><category>basketball</category><category>lebron-james</category><category>mens-basketball</category><category>industries</category><category>financial-markets</category><category>sports-business</category><category>sports-apparel</category><category>dan-gilbert</category><category>art-modell</category><category>media-and-entertainment</category><pubDate>Fri, 9 Jul 2010 01:58:57 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>LeBron's image taking shots as free agency looms</title>
<description><![CDATA[LeBron shames.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[NBCSports]]></source><link>http://nbcsports.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/02/4453213-lebrons-image-taking-shots-as-free-agency-looms</link><guid>http://nbcsports.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/02/4453213-lebrons-image-taking-shots-as-free-agency-looms</guid><category>nba</category><category>sports</category><category>basketball</category><category>lebron-james</category><category>tiger-woods</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>larry-king</category><category>shaquille-oneal</category><category>mens-basketball</category><category>sports-business</category><category>dan-gilbert</category><category>art-modell</category><pubDate>Wed, 2 Jun 2010 20:29:14 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>LeBron's image taking shots as free agency looms</title>
<description><![CDATA[LeBron shames.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[NBCSports]]></source><link>http://nbcsports.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/02/4450837-lebrons-image-taking-shots-as-free-agency-looms</link><guid>http://nbcsports.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/02/4450837-lebrons-image-taking-shots-as-free-agency-looms</guid><category>nba</category><category>sports</category><category>basketball</category><category>lebron-james</category><category>tiger-woods</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>larry-king</category><category>shaquille-oneal</category><category>mens-basketball</category><category>sports-business</category><category>dan-gilbert</category><category>art-modell</category><pubDate>Wed, 2 Jun 2010 12:14:40 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>To Understand Belichick, Look What He Did With the Cleveland Browns </title>
<description><![CDATA[PHOENIX -- For the fourth time in seven years, Baltimore Ravens head coach Bill Belichick triumphantly raised the sterling silver Lombardi Trophy over his head and declared his franchise the equal or better of the great dynasties -- Ming, Packer, Steeler, Cowboy or Niner.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Pete ZaHutt]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Pete ZaHutt]]></source><link>http://petezahutt.newsvine.com/_news/2008/01/29/1263579-to-understand-belichick-look-what-he-did-with-the-cleveland-browns</link><guid>http://petezahutt.newsvine.com/_news/2008/01/29/1263579-to-understand-belichick-look-what-he-did-with-the-cleveland-browns</guid><category>nfl</category><category>sports</category><category>new-england-patriots</category><category>cleveland-browns</category><category>baltimore-ravens</category><category>bill-belichick</category><category>art-modell</category><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:59:43 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>