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Former coach Brian Billick, defensive tackle Haloti Ngata to be inducted into Ravens' Ring of Honor

Brian Billick and Haloti Ngata are the 19th and 20th individuals honored as noteworthy contributors to the franchise.

By Jonas Shaffer

May 29, 2019

• Sports

Haloti Ngata will officially retire as a Raven; RB Buck Allen signs with Saints

Haloti Ngata will be back in Baltimore to officially retire as a Raven.

• Sports

As free agency picks back up, Ravens have money to spend. But is a big bidding war coming — or advisable?

The NFL’s mostly frozen free-agent market is set to thaw out soon.

By Jonas Shaffer

May 8, 2019

• Sports

Former Maryland football players Byron Cowart, Ty Johnson, Derwin Gray taken on third day of NFL draft

Former Maryland players Byron Cowart, Ty Johnson and Derwin Gray were taken in the final three rounds of the NFL draft.

By Don Markus

Apr 27, 2019

• Sports

Before being picked by Packers in NFL draft, former Maryland coaches saw Darnell Savage as future pro

The former Maryland assistant coaches who recruited and coached Darnell Savage Jr. saw qualities in him that led to his being picked No, 21 overall by the Green Bay Packers in the first round of the NFL draft Thursday.

By Don Markus

Apr 26, 2019

• Sports

NFLPA head DeMaurice Smith enjoying son Alex’s lacrosse career at Maryland

Alex Smith, a starting short-stick defensive midfielder for the No. 3 Terps, has played in all 10 games this spring, and his father has attended all but one because of a little something called Super Bowl LIII.

By Edward Lee

Apr 5, 2019

• Sports

Preston: Former Ravens DT Haloti Ngata was the toughest of the tough guys

Maybe no player in Ravens history symbolized the toughness of the organization more than former defensive tackle Haloti Ngata, who announced his retirement Monday after 13 seasons in the NFL, including nine in Baltimore.

By Mike Preston

Mar 18, 2019

• Sports

Former Raven Haloti Ngata retiring 'on top'

Former Raven Haloti Ngata announces retirement after 13 seasons in the NFL.

• Sports

Before becoming a star receiver at Iowa State, Hakeem Butler learned to 'be a dog' in Baltimore

Few receivers in this year’s draft class have improved as much as Butler, who could be a first-round target after finishing with 1,318 receiving yards.

• Sports

Digest (Feb. 25): Mike Kozlowski to coach CCBC Catonsville men's soccer

CCBC Catonsville named Mike Kozlowski its men’s soccer coach Monday.

• Sports

Preston: The gap between Bill Belichick and the rest of the NFL's head coaches keeps getting wider

Each year the NFL becomes even more average and that forces the coaching gap between Bill Belichick and the other coaches to become greater.

By Mike Preston

Feb 4, 2019

• Opinion

Ravens fans have become 'soured, cynical and ungrateful'

There is a canonical list of clichés about how and why Ravens fans should be positive after this season. It was apparent during their Jan. 6th game, in which the team lost to the Los Angeles Chargers, that the supporters of the Purple and Black have become soured, cynical and ungrateful.

• Sports

Ravens notes: Gains, near-loss mark Kenneth Dixon’s first game in 11 weeks

Ravens running back Kenneth Dixon is hoping to build on last week’s 17 snaps, but understands that Gus Edwards and Ty Montgomery are ahead of him.

By Edward Lee

Dec 5, 2018

• Sports

Ravens notes: RT James Hurst could play next week; RB Kenneth Dixon an 'option' Sunday

Injured Ravens right tackle James Hurst will be unavailable for Sunday’s game against the Atlanta Falcons but could play in Week 14, coach John Harbaugh said Friday.

By Jonas Shaffer

Nov 30, 2018

• Sports

After two wins in Baltimore, Lamar Jackson ready to take the Ravens' show on the road

John Harbaugh declined to say whether Joe Flacco has been cleared to practice, offering only that the longtime starter is "progressing very well."

By Jonas Shaffer

Nov 28, 2018

• Maryland

Football: Westminster's Tavian Montgomery thriving in famous father's footsteps

Westminster senior Tavian Montgomery comes from a football family. His father Wilbert Montgomery played in the NFL from 1977-85, and is a member of the Philadelphia Eagles Hall of Fame.

• Sports

Assessing the AFC wild-card field as the Ravens try to resurrect their season

Despite a three-game losing streak, the Ravens remain in the thick of the AFC wild-card race. Here's a look at their competition.

By Childs Walker

Nov 13, 2018

• Sports

Preston: Marvin Lewis will focus on fixing the Bengals, and not as much on who will be the Ravens QB

The Bengals have owned Joe Flacco throughout the years and even if Lamar Jackson starts, it’s not like the Ravens will have a total overhaul of their offense.

By Mike Preston

Nov 13, 2018

• Sports

Reeling Bengals fire defensive coordinator ahead of crucial game vs. Ravens

Cincinnati just became the first team in NFL history to allow more than 500 yards in three straight games.

By Jonas Shaffer

Nov 12, 2018

• Sports

Preston: Firing Ravens coach John Harbaugh at this time would make no sense

Firing Ravens coach John Harbaugh now wouldn't make any sense and don't expect team owner Steve Bisciotti to do it, columnist Mike Preston writes.

By Mike Preston

Nov 4, 2018

• Sports

Preston: If the Ravens narrowly miss the playoffs again, they'll rue Sunday's loss to the Browns

Losing games they should have won cost the Ravens the past couple of seasons. If they miss the playoffs again in 2018, they'll look back at Sunday's loss in Cleveland as an unforgivable missed opportunity.

By Mike Preston

Oct 9, 2018

• Sports

John Harbaugh expects Ravens CB Jimmy Smith to return Sunday, and play well

“I'm feeling good about where he's at and anticipate him playing on Sunday and playing well,” Harbaugh said.

By Jonas Shaffer

Oct 5, 2018

• Sports

Ravens notes: Jimmy Smith returns to team Monday after suspension

The defense’s top cornerback returned to the team’s headquarters in Owings Mills one day after his four-game suspension for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy ended.

By Edward Lee

Oct 1, 2018

• Sports

Preston: Ravens enter pivotal stretch of schedule needing to show their act plays on the road

Four of the Ravens' next five games are on the road. If they can win three of those games and enter the midseason at 5-3, they would be in pretty good shape to make the playoffs for the first time in four years.

By Mike Preston

Sep 25, 2018

• Sports

AFC North presents an unsettled picture as Ravens prepare for Broncos in Week 3

Ravens coach John Harbaugh says there aren't any good teams in the NFL after two weeks. A look at the rising and falling tides in the AFC North suggests he might have a point.

By Childs Walker

Sep 19, 2018

• Sports

The Ravens won big vs. the Bills. Can they keep momentum going in Cincinnati?

Style points might count for something in college football, but not in the NFL.

By Jonas Shaffer

Sep 10, 2018

• Sports

With cornerback Jimmy Smith out, Ravens defense knows it must replace the irreplaceable

There is only so much the Ravens can know about how they will hold up without Smith and defensive tackle Willie Henry.

By Jonas Shaffer

Sep 9, 2018

• Maryland

Glenelg football hammers Howard, 42-14, to win Elgard Trophy

The Gladiators crushed the Lions in the 61st Elgard Trophy game on Friday night.

By Tim Schwartz

Sep 8, 2018

• Sports

With Ravens drafting Jackson as successor to Flacco, a recent history of teams drafting their future QBs

When Lamar Jackson was taken No. 32 overall in the draft this year, Ozzie Newsome acknowledged they were “building for the future” with the Heisman Trophy winner. But, he added, “In order for us to win this year, we need Joe Flacco.”

By Jonas Shaffer

Sep 7, 2018

• Sports

Sports Digest (Sept.2): No. 4 Terps edge No. 3 Duke in field hockey

Colleges

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The Sun Remembers: This Week in Maryland Sports History for Sept. 2-8

Remember when Ted Hendricks, Mike Flanagan and Lenny Moore were in the news?

By Mike Klingaman

Sep 2, 2018

• Sports

Ravens corner Stanley Jean-Baptiste hopes to find a stable home after years of NFL drifting

As the Ravens prepare to trim their roster to 53 players, cornerback Stanley Jean-Baptiste hopes to take advantage of Jimmy Smith's impending absence.

By Childs Walker

Aug 28, 2018

• Sports

Back from suspension and another injury, Ravens cornerback Jimmy Smith counts the steps to his return

In Smith's first interview with reporters since December, the Ravens’ top corner was frank about his injury history.

By Jonas Shaffer

Jul 24, 2018

• Sports

After mentoring Michael Vick, new Ravens quarterbacks coach James Urban getting Lamar Jackson up to speed

On James Urban, the Ravens' new quarterbacks coach, from some who knew him.

By Katherine Fominykh

Jul 13, 2018

• Sports

'Wolverine'-like cornerback Jimmy Smith returns to practice, with recovery on schedule

The Ravens' top cornerback, Jimmy Smith, who tore his Achilles tendon Dec. 3, returned to the practice field at minicamp Wednesday.

• Sports

Ravens' John Harbaugh is one of the NFL's longest-tenured coaches — and also one of its most penalized

Harbaugh is up to three infractions in his NFL career, but he's still not at Pete Carroll's level.

By Jonas Shaffer

Jun 9, 2018

• Sports

Ravens news, notes and opinions on right tackle competition, Crockett Gillmore, next week's OTAs

It shouldn't be assumed at all that rookie third-round pick Orlando Brown Jr. will beat out veteran James Hurst for the starting right tackle job.

By Jeff Zrebiec

May 15, 2018

• Sports

For Brigade star QB Randy Hippeard, a long, strange trip through football's farthest reaches

Brigade quarterback Randy Hippeard: "There's always a story, and I think everybody that plays in these smaller leagues are hoping they're that next story.”

By Jonas Shaffer

May 3, 2018

• Sports

Digest: Five-time Olympic swimming champ Katie Ledecky will turn pro

Katie Ledecky's short but spectacular college swimming career is finished.

• Sports

Former Ravens receiver Boldin weighs in on new Ravens wideout, former teammate Crabtree

“I think he’ll be a reliable receiver for Joe,” Anquan Boldin said of new Ravens receiver Michael Crabtree before Saturday night’s Torrey Smith Family Fund Charity Basketball Game at Royal Farms Arena.

By Jeff Zrebiec

Mar 18, 2018

• Sports

Ravens mailbag: the search for WRs, possible trade for Landry, free agency, timing of cuts

It's been relatively quiet on the Ravens front, but that will change over the next couple of weeks with the NFL scouting combine and the start of free agency.

By Jeff Zrebiec

Feb 26, 2018

• Sports

Regardless of what the numbers say, the Ravens' 2018 schedule figures to be difficult

The Ravens will play eight of their 16 regular-season games in 2018 against teams that made the postseason in 2017.

By Jeff Zrebiec

Feb 16, 2018

• Sports

Eagles OC and former Terp Frank Reich hired as coach of Colts

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.

• Sports

Ravens are getting 40-1 odds to win Super Bowl 53 as focus shifts to 2018 season

Only 10 teams are considered longer shots to win the next Super Bowl than John Harbaugh's Ravens.

By Jeff Zrebiec

Feb 5, 2018

• Sports

Former Ravens MLB Ray Lewis elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in first year of eligibility

Exactly five years after he played his last game and went out as a Super Bowl champion, former Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis was elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.

By Jeff Zrebiec

Feb 3, 2018

• Sports

With Hall of Fame on Ray Lewis' horizon, linebacker's influence still felt by Ravens, NFL

The longtime Ravens middle linebacker is considered a near lock to be part of the 2018 class.

• NBA

Digest (Jan. 15): Otto Porter Jr. draws criticism after Wizards' home loss to Bucks

John Wall, peering over the heads of reporters, checked to see whether his teammate Otto Porter Jr. was across the locker room.

• Sports

Three Ravens selected to All-AFC team in voting by Pro Football Writers of America

Safety Eric Weddle, kicker Justin Tucker and punt returner Michael Campanaro were named to the All-AFC team by the PFWA.

By Jeff Zrebiec

Jan 15, 2018

• Sports

Ravens opt for continuity at time when other perennial playoff teams are making big changes

The Panthers, Seahawks and Packers all have major shake-ups on their coaching staffs after disappointing seasons.

By Jeff Zrebiec

Jan 12, 2018

• Sports

Former Ravens assistant Teryl Austin hired by Marvin Lewis to run Bengals defense

Austin, the secondary coach on the Ravens' 2012 Super Bowl-winning team, returns to the AFC North as Bengals defensive coordinator.

By Jeff Zrebiec

Jan 9, 2018