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The first wave of free agency is over and much of the Ravens' salary cap space is taken. But they have a few free agent moves to make. - Players from both teams surrounded Steve Smith Sr. and knelt in prayer when he went down with a season-ending Achilles injury.
- Analysis of the Ravens and San Diego Chargers' offense, defense, special teams and intangibles heading into Sunday's 1 p.m. kickoff.
- The Baltimore area's summer concerts, with a steady flow of rock legends, rap and R&B stars and buzzy new acts, appeal to every type of music fan.
- Signing Jimmy Smith to a contract extension was a risk worth taking for Ravens.
- As many free agents selected a new home or agreed to stay at their old one, the Ravens didn't resolve any of their key questions over the weekend.
- Annually lacking the salary cap space to make major outside additions and content to reward their own players while building through the draft, the Ravens traditionally stay quiet through the first couple days of free agency when money changes hands at an eye-popping rate.
- The market ceiling will probably be established by Seattle Seahawks cornerback Byron Maxwell, with an annual average compensation of $9 million to $10 million predicted.
- After getting into the second round of the NFL playoffs, the Ravens need to address some key questions to get back to the Super Bowl.
- With four games remaining, the Ravens still are in relatively decent shape for a postseason berth, but they can pretty much forget the playoffs if they lose to the Miami Dolphins on Sunday.
- Childs Walker shares his five biggest takeaways from the Ravens' 34-33 loss to the San Diego Chargers on Sunday at M&T Bank Stadium.
- As the Ravens (7-4) square off with the San Diego Chargers (7-4) on Sunday at M&T Bank Stadium, here¿s Baltimore Sun reporter Aaron Wilson¿s checklist of things to keep an eye on:
- Jeff Zrebiec breaks down what to look for when the Ravens play the San Diego Chargers at M&T Bank Stadium.
- The Ravens had some interest in Brandon Flowers but not enough to make a serious bid for the cornerback who agreed to a 1-year deal today with the San Diego Chargers.
- The bond between Ravens wide receiver Jacoby Jones and offensive coordinator Gary Kubiak is deep enough that the former Pro Bowl kick returner jokes frequently that Kubiak is his real biological father.
- The Ravens continue to monitor the veteran cornerback market and are among the teams that have reached out to former Pro Bowl selection Brandon Flowers since he was cut by the Kansas City Chiefs on Friday, according to a source.
- The cornerback position was expected to be a strength for the Ravens this season, but they have gotten inconsistent performances from that group, Lardarius Webb and Corey Graham, in particular.
- The Baltimore Ravens see that Jimmy Smith can be a quality starting cornerback. They say he flashes that kind of ability every game. But they also see the moments when he gets caught out of place and gets stuck on somebody else's highlight reel. That inconsistency could drive you crazy, but the Ravens feel Smith is on the right track.
- Stats put Ravens' Corey Graham among NFL's top cornerbacks last season
- The Florida pop-rocker and former front woman of the band Hey Monday, won the title of "the voice," and the accolades that entails -- and no one was surprised.
- For Baltimore to move the ball through the air against a top-ranked Dallas pass defense, Ravens wide receivers must shake free of physical Cowboys cornerbacks Brandon Carr and Morris Claiborne, who excel at bumping receivers out of their routes at the line of scrimmage.
- Anticipating a quarterback sneak, Reed pounced on the fumbled exchange between center Ryan Lilja and Cassel and advanced the recovery out of the end zone to the Ravens' 12-yard line.
- Chiefs' cornerbacks Stanford Routt and Brandon Flowers have aggressive style
- The Ravens are in good health heading into Sunday's kickoff against the Kansas City Chiefs.
- Every morning, Monday through Friday, blogger Matt Vensel will hook you up with reading material -- mostly on the Ravens but with some other Baltimore sports stuff, too -- to skim through as you slug down coffee and slack off at the start of your workday. That way he'll have an excuse to do the same to start his workday, too.
- The pass-rushing prowess of Kansas City Chiefs Pro Bowl outside linebacker Tamba Hali tends to put an offense on high alert.
- It appears that the Ravens will be at full strength Sunday when they play the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium.
- Every morning, Monday through Friday, blogger Matt Vensel will hook you up with reading material -- mostly on the Ravens but with some other Baltimore sports stuff, too -- to skim through as you slug down coffee and slack off at the start of your workday. That way he'll have an excuse to do the same to start his workday, too.
- On Sunday, it appeared the Chiefs¿ offensive strategy was to shoot themselves in the foot. They turned the ball over six times, including four times in the first half. Despite falling behind early, they were relatively balanced, giving the ball to speedy running back Jamaal Charles and throwing the ball all over the field, often times to physical wideout Dwayne Bowe.
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