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• Sports

Former Ravens quarterback Anthony Wright hospitalized after shooting

Witnesses told police in Concord, N.C., that Wright was shot after an argument with his girlfriend's ex-boyfriend Monday afternoon.

By Jonas Shaffer

Jul 2, 2019

• Sports

Ravens, top pick Marquise Brown agree to rookie contract; Miles Boykin still unsigned

Marquise Brown, one of the nation’s top wide receivers at Oklahoma last season, has yet to practice during the Ravens’ organized team activities.

By Jonas Shaffer

Jun 5, 2019

• Sports

Ravens notes: LB Patrick Onwuasor knows a 'good defense is a loud defense'

The soft-spoken Onwuasor will not have to talk like Steve Smith Sr. to command the defense from the middle of the field.

By Jonas Shaffer

Jun 4, 2019

• Sports

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

Former Bengals coach Marvin Lewis joins Arizona State football staff as adviser

Former Bengals coach Marvin Lewis is joining Arizona State coach Herm Edwards' staff as a special adviser.

• Sports

Upgrade or downgrade? Reviewing the Ravens' offseason moves on defense

The Ravens should have an improved offense as they seek their second straight AFC North title, but how will they fare on the other side of the ball?

By Jonas Shaffer

May 23, 2019

• Sports

Ravens sign former Steelers practice squad member, cut two of their own

R.J. Prince, an undrafted free agent in 2018, spent last season on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ practice squad and was cut Monday.

By Jonas Shaffer

May 16, 2019

• Sports

Schmuck Stops Here: Some Kentucky Derby wagering wisdom and notes from the wider world of sports

Peter Schmuck's light-hearted predictions for the Kentucky Derby, Orioles and Ravens notes and few other items.

By Peter Schmuck

May 3, 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

After trading down, Ravens select Oklahoma WR Marquise Brown at No. 25 overall in NFL draft

After trading their No. 22 overall pick in the 2019 NFL draft to the Philadelphia Eagles, the Ravens selected Oklahoma wide receiver Marquise Brown at No. 25 overall on Thursday night.

By Jonas Shaffer

Apr 26, 2019

• Sports

NFL draft rewind: Redskins, Giants take QBs; Steelers trade up for LB; Terp completes rise

Check back here throughout the 2019 NFL draft for news and analysis as teams make their selections in Nashville, Tenn.

By Childs Walker

Apr 25, 2019

• Sports

Master of past and present: Ozzie Newsome's draft legacy with the Ravens carries on

For the first time in Ravens history, Ozzie Newsome won't run the team's draft room this year. But his picks have been essential to the team's identity, and his counsel will continue to inform the moves of current general manager Eric DeCosta.

By Childs Walker

Apr 19, 2019

• Sports

Degrees of difficulty: Ranking the Ravens' 16 games in 2019, from easiest to hardest

The Ravens' 2019 schedule starts off relatively easy. Then it gets difficult, and fast.

By Jonas Shaffer

Apr 17, 2019

• Sports

Three prime-time games highlight Ravens' 2019 schedule, including home matchup vs. Patriots

The Ravens will play in three prime-time games and face five teams that advanced to the playoffs last season.

By Jonas Shaffer

Apr 17, 2019

• Sports

Ravens single-game tickets to go on sale minutes after NFL releases schedule Wednesday

The NFL will release the upcoming season schedule at 8 p.m. Wednesday.

• Opinion

The 'iron man and woman' of Orioles' home openers

As the Iron Man and Woman of Orioles' Opening Day, we are hoping to throw out the first pitch when we hit 50 years of annual attendance and take  a victory lap around the stadium. Then we’ll come back for 51, and hope some good seats come our way.

• Opinion

Here's to Ordell Braase, one of the Colts' greats

Baltimore Colts lineman Braase is gone but memories of his heroics, on the field and off, live on.

• Sports

Preston: AFC North hierarchy might be shifting, but don't count out Ravens and Steelers just yet

Mike Tomlin and John Harbaugh have been in this game for a long time, and they know how to win, but more importantly, how to survive.

By Mike Preston

Mar 26, 2019

• Sports

Preston: Browns might look like dream team, but this could still be a nightmare for Cleveland

The Browns appear to have loaded up for the 2019 season with their own dream team, but if there is one franchise that could turn this into a nightmare, it’s Cleveland.

By Mike Preston

Mar 22, 2019

• Sports

With signings of Earl Thomas and Mark Ingram, Ravens boldly change offseason's direction

Earl Thomas signed a four-year deal with the Ravens worth a reported $55 million, another expensive but impressive piece in the team’s defensive backfield.

By Jonas Shaffer

Mar 13, 2019

• Sports

Dashing dreams in Baltimore again, Le'Veon Bell agrees to deal with Jets

Former Steelers tar Le'Veon Bell had been atop the wish list for many in Baltimore.

By Jonas Shaffer

Mar 13, 2019

• Sports

Mike Preston's observations on Terrell Suggs' time with Ravens and future in NFL

Outside linebacker Terrell Suggs’ best chance of returning to the Ravens might have ended when Ozzie Newsome stepped down as general manager this offseason and was replaced by Eric DeCosta.

By Mike Preston

Mar 12, 2019

• Sports

With Le'Veon Bell set to leave, Steelers turn attention toward possible Antonio Brown trade

Le'Veon Bell is free to go. Antonio Brown, maybe not so much.

• Sports

Ravens positional review: Running back

It was a good year to be a Ravens running back — that is, if you were playing with Lamar Jackson.

By Jonas Shaffer

Feb 15, 2019

• Sports

Joe Flacco's five most memorable games as Ravens quarterback

Now that he's reportedly headed to the Denver Broncos in a trade, here's a look at Joe Flacco's five most memorable games as Ravens quarterback.

By Childs Walker

Feb 14, 2019

• Sports

Mike Preston's observations: Will Kareem Hunt be on the field for the rejuvenated Browns when they face the Ravens?

The assumption is that newly signed Cleveland running back Kareem Hunt will most likely be suspended for at least the first four games of the season for a physical altercation with a woman last February in a Cleveland hotel.

By Mike Preston

Feb 13, 2019

• Sports

As Lamar Jackson, Le'Veon Bell connect on social media, an NFL pairing with Ravens remains unlikely

The chaos and frenzy of the NBA’s trade deadline appeared to bleed into the NFL offseason Friday, as a seemingly throwaway answer about Le’Veon Bell on an NFL Network show sparked a social media connection that raised hopes (and questions) for Ravens fans.

By Jonas Shaffer

Feb 8, 2019

• 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

• Sports

Ravens' opening Super Bowl LIV odds are team's highest since last NFL title

The Ravens' odds to win the next Super Bowl are the 11th-best.

By Jonas Shaffer

Feb 4, 2019

• Commentary

Carter: Rooting guide for Super Bowl LIII

Let’s be honest, you’re going to watch the Super Bowl tonight. You might feel indifferent about the two teams playing if you’re one of the many who will tune into the Super Bowl so you have something to talk about at the office tomorrow morning, so I've put together this rooting guide.

• Sports

Ed Reed to learn Saturday if he's the third Ravens draftee to become a first-ballot Pro Football Hall of Famer

Ed Reed left a unique mark on the Ravens and the NFL in his 12 years as a big-play safety. On Saturday, Reed could become the third homegrown Raven, after Jonathan Ogden and Ray Lewis, to make the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.

By Childs Walker

Feb 2, 2019

• Sports

Ravens receivers coach David Culley will be John Harbaugh's first passing coordinator

David Culley, 63, who also was named the Ravens assistant head coach, spent the past two seasons as the Buffalo Bills’ quarterbacks coach.

By Jonas Shaffer

Jan 29, 2019

• Sports

Ravens coach John Harbaugh signs new four-year deal through 2022

Under Harbaugh’s previous contract, he was set to become a highly coveted coaching free agent after the 2019 season.

By Jonas Shaffer

Jan 24, 2019

• Sports

The Sun Remembers: This Week in Maryland Sports History for Jan. 20-26

Remember when Elvis Grbac, Marvin Webster and Wes Unseld were in the news?

By Mike Klingaman

Jan 20, 2019

• Sports

Ravens coach John Harbaugh reportedly nearing contract extension

Ravens coach John Harbaugh became the subject of possible trade speculation as his team made a playoff push before reportedly nearing a contract extension Saturday.

By Jonas Shaffer

Jan 19, 2019

• Sports

Schmuck: Why Ravens fans should root for Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs in AFC title game

Most Ravens fans hate Tom Brady and the entitled New England Patriots anyway, but they have other reasons for rooting for Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs. He is the embodiment of their hopes for Lamar Jackson.

By Peter Schmuck

Jan 19, 2019

• Opinion

A tough day at the office for Lamar Jackson, but Ravens fans shouldn't despair

A rookie quarterback gets a tough lesson in the uncertainties of football and its fans.

• Sports

After playoff loss, Ravens have No. 22 overall pick in NFL draft

The Ravens will have the No. 22 overall pick in the 2019 NFL draft. They had the No. 16 overall pick last year before trading down to the No. 22 slot and then No. 25.

By Jonas Shaffer

Jan 7, 2019

• Sports

Schmuck: If the Ravens' Joe Flacco era is over, let's not forget why we've been calling it that

Joe Flacco likely will spend his final home game at M&T Bank Stadium on the sidelines, but no one should ever forget what he has done for the Ravens franchise.

By Peter Schmuck

Jan 5, 2019

• Sports

Hopping aboard the Ravens' bandwagon? Here's what you need to know.

If you just want to know enough to get by, you've come to the right place.

By Jonas Shaffer

Jan 4, 2019

• Sports

Lamar Jackson will be the youngest QB to start a playoff game, and that's not a bad thing

While fresh-faced quarterbacks have struggled in postseason play, it hasn’t exactly been a case of the young and the feckless.

By Jonas Shaffer

Jan 1, 2019

• Sports

Ravens fans scramble to snag tickets for playoff game many didn't foresee for up-and-down team

After an up-and-down season for the Baltimore Ravens, fans are scrambling to attend a playoff game many didn't think was possible. The Ravens sold out of a batch of playoff tickets they put on sale last week. The team is now selling tickets again for Sunday's home game against the Chargers.

By Doug Donovan

Dec 31, 2018

• Sports

Eric Weddle helped the Ravens win the AFC North. Now he wants his ice cream truck.

Two weeks ago, an Annapolis native and Ravens fan promised him: "Eric I’ll buy you an ice cream truck if we win the division."

By Jonas Shaffer

Dec 31, 2018

• Sports

The best Twitter reactions to the Ravens' nail-biting, playoff-clinching win over the Browns

Fans, celebrities and even former and current Ravens celebrated the moment on Twitter.

• Sports

'Would it not be us if we didn’t end it that way?' Ravens hold off Browns to advance to playoffs

The Ravens' 26-24 win secured the AFC’s No. 4 seed. They’ll face the fifth-seeded Los Angeles Chargers again next weekend, this time in Baltimore.

By Jonas Shaffer

Dec 31, 2018

• Sports

Preston: Ravens coach John Harbaugh delivered on major goal of 2018

Coach John Harbaugh deserves a lot of credit for getting the Ravens back into the postseason, columnist Mike Preston writes.

By Mike Preston

Dec 30, 2018

• Sports

Ravens will host Chargers in wild-card game at 1:05 p.m. next Sunday; more tickets put on sale

The Ravens-Chargers wild-card game will be broadcast on CBS. The Ravens last hosted a playoff game in 2012.

By Jonas Shaffer

Dec 30, 2018

• Sports

Ravens clinch first playoff berth since 2014 in high-stakes season finale against Browns

Led by quarterback Lamar Jackson, the Ravens beat the Browns, 26-24, on Sunday to return to the NFL playoffs for the first time since 2014.

• Sports

Ravens implore fans to fill M&T Bank Stadium as they prepare to play for AFC North title

The Ravens will play for the AFC North title Sunday, but they find themselves in the odd position of wooing their own fans back to M&T Bank Stadium. Home games have been sold out this year, but the stands have not generally been full, and the team is searching for ways to excite its audience.

By Childs Walker

Dec 27, 2018

• Sports

Ravens' top-ranked defense is on verge of history, both good and bad

Only one Ravens team has finished No. 1 in scoring defense and total defense. And only one NFL team hasn't made the playoffs with both top-ranked units.

By Jonas Shaffer

Dec 27, 2018