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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.”

Colleges

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.”

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

“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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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?