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- FTF Racing’s Correjon continued his winter hot streak at Laurel Park, earning his third straight win over its main track with a record-setting half-length triumph in Sunday’s featured Super Bowl Starter Handicap.
- Coach John Harbaugh deserves a lot of credit for getting the Ravens back into the postseason, columnist Mike Preston writes.
- In his first year as defensive coordinator of the Ravens, Wink Martindale is looking to learn from his first experience in that job with Denver in 2010 and put his aggressive coaching style to work.
- Ray Lewis helped form the greatest defenses in Ravens history — and some of the best in the history of the NFL.
- If Ozzie Newsome’s contract had ended this past season, the Ravens would be undergoing a major face lift.
- Known as a player for engineering record-setting comebacks and now as a Super Bowl-winning offensive coordinator, the Maryland alumnus is about to get his first head coaching job.
- Former Ravens defensive coordinator reunites with Mike Vrabel in Tennessee and gets opportunity to work with his son, Matt.
- Martindale acknowledges that some things will stay the same, but there might be situations in which he's more aggressive than his predecessor, Dean Pees.
- Ravens defensive coordinator used to be one of the best assistant coaching positions in the NFL, but the luster is gone.
- Fan discontent over the lack of changes on John Harbaugh's coaching staff is understandable. But that doesn't mean Don "Wink" Martindale shouldn't get a clean slate.
- The Ravens linebackers coach for the past six years will succeed Dean Pees.
- Austin, the secondary coach on the Ravens' 2012 Super Bowl-winning team, returns to the AFC North as Bengals defensive coordinator.
- Fan discontent, an absence of playmakers and very little salary-cap space are all issues the Ravens front office will have to confront this offseason.
- Unfilled seats at M&T Bank Stadium are a sign that fans are not happy with the current state of the team. So why is the team seemingly willing to maintain the status quo?
- The Ravens head coach said he does not plan to hire someone who will “flip the whole system around and do something completely different.”
- The Ravens have typically filled the post by promoting a position coach already on staff, and that's still a possibility this time, but they might instead bring back a familiar face from the outside.
- After two straight late season meltdowns, the Ravens need a fresh approach on defense.
- The retirement of defensive coordinator Dean Pees likely won't be the only change as the Ravens miss the playoffs for the third consecutive year.
- Three former Ravens assistant coaches, including two former coordinators, who became head coaches were fired by their teams Monday.
- Long-time defensive coordinator Dean Pees just finished his sixth season in charge of a proud Ravens defense.
- The Ravens face a painful offseason of self-examination after a dispiriting loss to the Bengals.
- The defensive coordinator reportedly plans to retire, but several several players said they were uncertain the 68-year-old would step away.
- Seventh-year Ravens defensive coordinator Dean Pees is again contemplating retirement at the conclusion of the team's season.
- The decision did not damage the Ravens’ postseason hopes, but Harbaugh said, “It was just a bad call by me.”
- The Ravens never took complete control against the Colts, but managed to earn their fifth win in six games to aid their postseason hopes.
- Special teams coordinator Jerry Rosburg and practice squad running back John Crockett have a rooting interest in the Bison's game against James Madison for the FCS championship on Jan. 6.
- “I hope I can keep it going so I could be like Jonathan Ogden and have every year, I’m in," the middle linebacker said.
- When the Ravens host the Colts on Saturday, the matchup will pit the face of one generation of NFL kickers, Adam Vinatieri, against the face of the next, Justin Tucker.
- See who the Baltimore Sun reporters/editors are picking in Saturday's Ravens-Colts game.
- The unit ranks second in the NFL in fewest quarterback hits and ninth in fewest sacks this season.
- The team is represented by at least three players for the 12th consecutive year.
- The Ravens' schedule works in their favor as they play the last two games at home against terrible teams, Mike Preston writes.
- The loss of the standout cornerback obviously hurts the Ravens, but it could affect the team next year, too.
- Terrell Suggs' leadership is key for young players.
- Austin Howard makes Ravens' preseason debut; Matt Skura, Jarrod Pughsley get starting nod.
- The Monday matchup with the reigning AFC South-winning Texans is one of three prime-time games scheduled for the Ravens.
- The Ravens have lost their swag and fans have lost some excitement.
- Maybe Bill Belichick and Tom Brady will become bored and get tired of winning. That's the only way other teams will have a chance against the Patriots.
- Ravens assistant general manager Eric DeCosta is reportedly a candidate for the Indianapolis Colts general manager opening.
- Scrutiny on Ravens coach John Harbaugh, regarded by many around the league as one of the NFL's best, is as high as it has been in years.
- On Christmas Day, the Ravens will attempt to take one step closer to capturing the AFC North title by defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field. And to do that, the unit must concentrate on stopping running back Le'Veon Bell.
- In a phone interview with The Sun, Jon Gruden talks about tonight's Ravens-Patriots matchup at Gillette Stadium.
- The Patriots have not been able to win by more than six points in any of their past six games against the Ravens at Gillette Stadium.
- More often than not this season, Dean Pees' vision for his defense has been realized. The Ravens have confused quarterbacks, overwhelmed opposing running backs and forced turnovers. They have the No.1-ranked defense in the NFL and players say their veteran defensive coordinator's game plans are a major reason why.
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There was no mention of Spygate, Deflategate or any other "gate." Nobody challenged the other side's formations or advised them to "study the rule book and
- On Sunday, the Ravens will finally play against a top offensive team when they host the Oakland Raiders at M&T Bank Stadium.
- Arthur Jones' struggles since leaving the Ravens continued as the Indianapolis Colts defensive end was suspended for the first four games of the 2016 season.
- At some point this summer, Ravens defensive coordinator Dean Pees figures to have a better idea of how all the pieces will fit together.
- Colts coach Chuck Pagano, a former Ravens defensive coordinator, has raided his former team for his new defensive coordinator. Ted Monachino, who has coached the Ravens¿ linebackers since 2010, was hired to oversee the Colts¿ defense, Ravens coach John Harbaugh said today in the ¿State of the Ravens¿ news conference.
- When owner Steve Bisciotti last spoke publicly about the state of his team, the Ravens were about seven weeks removed from the conclusion of a 10-6 season and a berth in the AFC divisional playoffs. Bisciotti graded the 2014 Ravens' performance as an "A," saying that the only thing preventing him from adding a plus to the grade was falling short of the Super Bowl. The owner's tone will probably be far different Thursday afternoon at the "State of the Ravens" address.