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- Loyola Blakefield graduate Terence Garvin was signed by the San Francisco 49ers to bolster their linebacking corps. The five-year NFL veteran made three starts
- As general manager Eric DeCosta predicted, the class includes three running backs with Rutgers' Gus Edwards, Florida's Mark Thompson and Alcorn State's De'Lance Turner.
- Team-by-team selections in the 2018 NFL draft that ended Saturday.
- Alabama wide receiver Calvin Ridley is the most popular name connected to the Ravens in the most recent mock drafts.
- Depth is the operative word as the Ravens get the most extensive glimpse at the 2018 draft class at this week's NFL scouting combine.
- "I'm in shock myself," his mother said. "I'm just numb. It's such a freak accident."
- The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award will be presented in December in Baltimore. Check out 47 candidates for the honor.
- The sixth of 10 siblings in a blended family, Ravens outside linebacker Matthew Judon said Saturday that he is used to competition and loves to prove people wrong. Judon has carried a chip on his shoulder pad — maybe both of them — ever since being bypassed by most Division I schools.
- Shaquil Barrett left Baltimore as a 15-year-old, seeking structure and motivation, and wanting to avoid getting caught in a trap that had ensnared so many teenagers around him. He has since been to many places in between. His latest stop might be the most improbable one of them all. Barrett, a reserve outside linebacker and special teams standout for the Denver Broncos, will play in Super Bowl 50 on Sunday.
- The allegiance of Bob Turgeon and others connected to Mark Turgeon, the fifth-year Maryland men's basketball coach, and his team won't be questioned when they gather at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Wednesday for a second straight year, many of them putting aside their normal rooting interests to cheer for the fourth-ranked Terps.
- The Ravens defense has a lot to fix but somewhat amazingly, it ranks 10th in the NFL.
- It was the fourth straight win for the Mids (4-2), who will play two more games in the tournament this weekend.
- With more size and strength Crockett Gillmore hopes it allows him to carve out a significant role on offense after the Ravens drafted two tight ends this year.
- The Ravens have invested heavily in the cornerback position this offseason, signing Jimmy Smith to a four-year, $48 million extension. The Ravens also restructured cornerback Lardarius Webb's contract. They didn't draft a cornerback until the fourth round.
- Maxx Williams was effective but not spectacular for the Gophers, catching 36 passes for 569 yards and eight touchdowns last season. But his new team has a darn-good track record when it comes to selecting tight ends high in the draft.
- The Ravens believe they have bolstered their backfield by adding Javorius "Buck" Allen in the fourth round to work in tandem with Justin Forsett.
- It is important to know the outcome of the NFL's investigation because it might involve draft picks. If the league is heavy handed, maybe they will fine the team and take a way a top draft pick or two from New England, which has nine overall selections.
- C.J. Keyser of Sunrise Christian Academy will play basketball for the Colorado State Rams.
- The group that puts on the Holiday and Poinsettia Bowls wants Navy to return to San Diego, this time with Notre Dame as its opponent.
- With the regular season winding down, Tuesday night's home game against Wisconsin will be one of Maryland's last chances to add a signature win to its resume before tournament time.
- Three Maryland natives will have an opportunity to impress NFL teams next week at the College Gridiron Showcase in Arlington, Texas, an all-star game that features prominent players from programs such as Alabama, Auburn and Texas.
- A list of every Division I men's basketball player from the Baltimore, Maryland area for the 2014-15 college season.
- Ravens veteran tight end Owen Daniels underwent arthroscopic knee surgery after his injury didn't improve this week and has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Cincinnati Bengals, according to coach John Harbaugh
- As a rookie, Ravens backup tight end Crockett Gillmore is getting the drill down as far as what's expected from him.
- The Ravens have cut veteran offensive guard A.Q. Shipley and second-year offensive guard Ryan Jensen
- When the Ravens drafted tight end Crockett Gillmore in the third round, they did so with the hope that he would provide a strong blocking presence.
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- Growing up in Texas, Crockett Gillmore was a highly-decorated athlete as an all-state defensive end and wide receiver who was also the district high jump champion.
- When Ravens rookie defensive tackle Timmy Jernigan arrived in the media room at the Under Armour Performance Center, one of the sleeves of his team-issued shirt and part of his shorts were rolled up.
- When the Ravens came within striking distance of picking a viable offensive tackle during the NFL draft, the options disappeared.
- When the three-day draft ended and the Ravens had made the last of their nine selections, there was just as much talk about what needs they didn't address as those they did.
- It is pure folly trying to predict exactly what Ozzie Newsome and the Ravens braintrust will do in the draft, and that remained true while they were mocking the mock drafts for the past three days.
- Horace Miller, Texas-El Paso outside linebacker-defensive end, is hoping to become a late-round draft pick today during the final day of the NFL draft.
- The Ravens drafted Florida State defensive tackle Timmy Jernigan with their second-round draft pick. He was picked 48th overall.
- The Ravens drafted Colorado State tight end Crockett Gilmore in the third round with the 99th overall pick.
- Writers from across the internet have taken stabs at projecting who the Ravens will choose with their first-round pick, No. 17, including Michigan offensive tackle Taylor Lewan, Notre Dame offensive lineman Zach Martin, and Louisville safety Calvin Prior
- Colorado State linebacker Shaquil Barrett participated in the Ravens' local prospect day Monday, according to a league source.
- Going into his seventh season as head coach, Ken Niumatalolo knows that this year's team could be even better than the one that finished 9-4 last fall by sweeping its fellow service academies and topping off the season with a contentious bowl victory over Middle Tennessee State.
- Navy safety George Jamison didn't figure to be a factor on defense in the Armed Forces Bowl.
- The roots of Navy quarterback Keenan Reynolds' development in running out of his team's triple-option offense go back to his own roots outside Nashville, Tenn.
- Sonia Seremet, the wife of Air Force men's lacrosse coach Eric Seremet, was killed in a car accident in Colorado on Sunday, multiple outlets reported.
- Penn State has announced that men's lacrosse volunteer assistant coach David Shriver (Boys' Latin) will serve as director of operations for the 2014 season.
- Baltimore Sun reporters Jeff Barker and Don Markus and editor Matt Bracken weigh in on the three biggest topics of the past week in Maryland sports.
- Stanton Kidd chose Colorado State over Kent State, Mercer, Rhode Island, Towson and Utah State.
- The Ravens drafted 10 players, a rookie class headlined by first-round safety Arthur Brown and second-round middle linebacker Arthur Brown.