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Freshman guard hits both attempts with 2.8 seconds remaining to give Maryland victory over Blue Devils at Comcast Center

CBS broadcaster Phil Simms can't deviate from the script

It almost seems wrong to complain about the telecast of a game that ended as happily as Sunday¿s AFC championship victory by the Baltimore Ravens 28-13 over the New England Patriots.Almost.

Davey Johnson, Boomer Esiason and Seabiscuit are part of The Sun Remembers This Week in Sports for October 28 to November 3

Instead of receiving the usual jeers that go with their profession, NFL referee Gene Steratore and his crew were treated like conquering heroes Thursday night at M&T Bank Stadium.

After working many years with Peyton Manning in Indianapolis, Ravens quarterbacks coach Jim Caldwell hopes to raise Joe Flacco's game to a more consistent level.

Just when you thought you couldn¿t possibly hate CBS Sports coverage of the Baltimore Ravens more, along come Dan Marino and Boomer Esiason with their ignorant pre-game predictions Sunday.

The Orioles lost to the Red Sox, 8-7, on Tuesday night, but they have a chance to keep them out of the playoffs in Wednesday night's season finale. "You already know we ain't going to quit," Adam Jones said. ... Mark Reynolds apparently will break his string of three straight seasons with 200 strikeouts or more. ... Joe Flacco was nominated for the FedEx Air NFL Player of the Week award for the first time this season. ... Randy Edsall said he is trying to instill a new culture while addressing leftover "issues" from the Ralph Friedgen era. ... Maryland Madness has been scheduled for Friday, Oct. 14 at Comcast Center.

Maryland said Tuesday that it will name the Comcast Center basketball court for former men's coach Gary Williams. ... Running back D.J. Adams, who was suspended for Maryland's opening game, is back in the mix for Saturday's game against West Virginia. ... Ravens coach John Harbaugh said that Sergio Kindle will be active soon. ... Ravens rookie cornerback Jimmy Smith has officially been diagnosed with a high ankle sprain and will be out a "few weeks." ... The Ravens will be on the cover of Sports Illustrated this week. ... Matt Wieters slammed a two-run home run with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning on Tuesday night to give the Orioles a 4-2 win over the Rays. ... Adam Jones missed his fourth straight start.

But I also can't let the CBS pre-game gang off without pointing out what an act-like-you-know bunch of hotdogs they were in their unanimous picks of the Steelers to beat the Ravens.

Ravens fans won¿t soon forget Ray Rice¿s fumble against the Steelers in the AFC Divisional Round. The loss can¿t be blamed on Rice, but his fumble early in the third quarter was the turning point as the Steelers overcame a 14-point halftime deficit to beat the Ravens, 31-24, in a game the Ravens feel they gave away.

Orioles legend Cal Ripken Jr. was a guest on "Boomer & Carton" on WFAN in New York this week. Asked about Yankee Stadium, he said "This is the coolest place ever."