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Former Ravens running back Ray Rice's wrongful termination grievance hearing against the Ravens has been set for the middle of January, according to sources with knowledge of the situation.

The lawyer for former Ravens running back Ray Rice has issued a lengthy statement that was highly critical of NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.

Ray Rice now has officially filed a formal grievance against the Ravens for wrongful termination of his $35 million contract, according to sources with knowledge of the situation.

Indefinitely suspended former Ravens Pro Bowl running back along with his wife, Janay, and his defense attorney, Michael Diamondstein, will meet with both NFL investigator Robert Mueller III and NFL Players Association investigator Richard Craig Smith, according to sources with knowledge of the situation.

Peter Ginsberg, the attorney for Ravens running back Ray Rice, praised former U.S. District Court Judge Barbara S. Jones, the hearing officer for Rice's appeal of an indefinite NFL suspension.

In the latest twist to the Ray Rice situation, a law enforcement official claims he sent a video of the indefinitely suspended former Ravens running back punching his then-fiancee in April to NFL chief security officer Jeffrey Miller.

Ravens officials were asked Wednesday "to save any documents, texts, e-mails relating to Ray Rice" in preparation for the NFL's investigation being conducted by former FBI director Robert S. Mueller III, a team spokesman said.

Veteran attorney Peter Ginsberg has been retained to represent former Ravens running back Ray Rice in his legal matters involving the NFL, according to a source.

Wide receiver Torrey Smith blogged his support for University of Missouri defensive end Michael Sam, who came out as gay Sunday.

The significance of Missouri defensive end and NFL draft prospect Michael Sam's ground-breaking announcement that he's gay immediately struck a chord with former Ravens linebacker and special-teams ace Brendon Ayanbadejo.

University of Missouri defensive end Michael Sam said tonight that he's gay, a landmark announcement that sets a course for him to become the first openly gay current NFL player.

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.

Peter Ginsberg filed suit Tuesday in Cincinnati's Southern District Court of Ohio on Dez Wells' behalf, claiming that his client's expulsion from the school last summer for violating the school's student conduct code damaged his reputation.

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.