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- The Ravens used a familiar formula to beat the Cleveland Browns and remain in strong position to claim a wild-card spot. But the best news is they're hammering poor and mediocre opponents.
- The 6-foot-3, 225-pound Gordon is “a big-play threat” who demands attention, according to Ravens coach John Harbaugh.
- The Ravens look to avoid becoming the first team to lose to the Browns this season.
- Ravens offensive tackle Eugene Monroe was scratched due to an ankle injury for Sunday's regular-season finale against the Cleveland Browns.
- The Cleveland Browns have suspended star wide receiver Josh Gordon for their regular-season finale Sunday against the Ravens for violating team rules.
- Star wide receiver Josh Gordon is back from his 10-game suspension for violating the NFL's substance-abuse policy and will play Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons.
- When scouts came looking at Clemson teammate Sammy Watkins, Martavis Bryant made sure they knew who he was.
- On the field, the Bengals are undefeated; off the field, support grows for Devon Still and his daughter
- The NFL and NFL Players Association announced sweeping changes to their substance-abuse and performance-enhancing drug policies today in a joint statement.
- Johnny Manziel, the Cleveland Browns' polarizing rookie quarterback begins season No. 2 on the depth chart.
- The Ravens' defense won't be competing against Cleveland Browns star wide receiver Josh Gordon this season.
- The seemingly light punishment Raven running back Ray Rice received from the NFL for knocking his wife out highlights what critics say is a flawed league disciplinary system. Players found to have used marijuana, for example, often get more than Rice's two-week suspension.
- Star wide receiver Josh Gordon could be facing a season-long suspension after testing positive for marijuana, according to ESPN.
- Ravens running back Ray Rice is the last player the Ravens drafted that made a Pro Bowl. Only the Jacksonville Jaguars, Oakland Raiders and New York Jets have gone through a longer drought.
- Now, Smith is honoring his late brother, Tevin Jones, by announcing a scholarship fund in his name Saturday during halftime of a Battle of the Beltway charity basketball game at Comcast Center on the University of Maryland campus.
- Anquan Boldin seemed hellbent this season to prove that the Ravens gave up on him too soon. And after he led the San Francisco 49ers with 85 catches for 1,179 yards and seven touchdowns, there is reason to believe the Ravens might have let him go too early.
- The confidence of star Cleveland Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon has kept pace with his rapidly increasing production this year. Gordon has overcome persistent early-season trade rumors, a two-game suspension for violating the NFL's substance-abuse policy and a revolving door at quarterback to emerge as one of the top receivers in the league.
- But after two forgettable seasons to start his NFL career and a pair of poor performances in the first month of 2013, Smith has been one of the NFL¿s stingiest cornerbacks over the past couple of months. Since the Wee
- Ravens offensive coordinator Jim Caldwell has embraced a pass-centric approach, transitioning firmly to spread looks as the base offense.
- The Cincinnati Bengals lost Geno Atkins, the Cleveland Browns are enjoying the contributions of Josh Gordon and the Pittsburgh Steelers' Ben Roethlisberger is on pace to be sacked 59 times.
- The Ravens weren't the only ones who needed a break. While I am 5-2 at guessing the outcomes of their games, my ability to nail these predictions has waned in recent weeks.
- Joe Flacco has gone two games without an interception after being picked off six times the previous two games.
- When Dean Pees and the Ravens defense watched tape of their Week 2 win over the Cleveland Browns, they saw Brandon Weeden at quarterback and Trent Richardson carrying the load at running back. Wide receiver Josh Gordon was nowhere to be found as he was serving his four-game league suspension.
- Desperate times apparently call for harsh measures inside the Pittsburgh Steelers' locker room, a once-vibrant place where fun and games not involving football have now been outlawed.
- Cleveland Browns management had supposedly given up on this season three weeks ago when they traded running back Trent Richardson to the Indianapolis Colts in exchange for a first-round draft pick.
- The Cleveland Browns sent shock waves through the NFL when they traded running back Trent Richardson to the Indianapolis Colts for a 2014 first-round draft pick Wednesday.
- The Ravens are well-rested, motivated and ticked off, not a good combination if you are a Browns team that is looking for its first win in the series since 2007. Cleveland is an improving team and they will pose problems for the Ravens in several areas.
- With a new head coach in Rob Chudzinski and new coordinators in Norv Turner and Ray Horton, the Browns will look a little different than they did a year ago.
- 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.
- Outside linebacker Terrell Suggs suspects that his yapping at official earned head coach John Harbaugh an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty in Sunday's win vs. Browns
- As the primary backup to Pro Bowl running back Ray Rice, Bernard Pierce is known more for his power at 6-foot, 218 pounds. But yesterday, he also showed a burst of speed to get around the perimeter for the touchdown.