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• Sports

Preston: Rebuilding Jets have a Ravens flavor, and GM Eric DeCosta has taken notice

Ravens GM Eric DeCosta said the Jets have added "exceptional football guys" in former Ravens assistants Joe Douglas, Chad Alexander and Phil Savage.

By Mike Preston

Jun 25, 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

Schmuck: Brian Billick's career already had a nice ring to it, and soon he'll be in Ravens' Ring of Honor

Brian Billick already had a Super Bowl ring. Now he'll be enshrined in the Ravens Ring of Honor, owner Steve Bisciotti announced on Wednesday.

By Peter Schmuck

May 29, 2019

• Maryland

In 12 years with ALS, former Baltimore Raven O.J. Brigance finds 'way to be part of the solution'

About 1,000 people ran, jogged or walked to support the Brigance Brigade Foundation. Former Baltimore Raven O.J. Brigance hosts the annual fundraiser, which raises money for grants to families of people with Lou Gehrig's disease, also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

By Scott Dance

Apr 28, 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

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

Stanley Cup champion Capitals to visit Trump at White House on Monday

Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals will get a chance to celebrate their Stanley Cup championship with President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday.

• Sports

With new moves finalized, Ravens say goodbye to Joe Flacco, Terrell Suggs and C.J. Mosley

Ravens officials bid farewell Wednesday to longtime quarterback Joe Flacco and linebackers C.J. Mosley and Terrell Suggs.

By Jonas Shaffer

Mar 13, 2019

• Maryland

Bird Brown: Coaches know that Super Bowl hangover feeling

Establishing a national holiday on the day after these events would not eliminate all workplace inefficiency on those days, but it would significantly reduce the amount of hours lost in missed work and low productivity of the post-event Walking Dead.

• Sports

Preston: With all the right moves this offseason, can the Ravens woo back their fickle fans?

There was a wave of purple optimism throughout the stadium in the team’s final regular season win against Cleveland and sellout crowd for the wild-card game against the Chargers.

By Mike Preston

Mar 5, 2019

• Sports

The Sun Remembers: This Week in Maryland Sports History for Feb. 17-23

Remember when Brian Billick, Juan Dixon and Art Donovan were on the sports pages?

By Mike Klingaman

Feb 17, 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

After 11 years together, Ravens reportedly agree to trade Joe Flacco to Broncos for draft pick

The Ravens have reportedly agreed in principle to trade longtime starting quarterback Joe Flacco to the Denver Broncos, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

By Jonas Shaffer

Feb 13, 2019

• Sports

The Ravens can't duplicate the Patriots' dynasty, but they can learn from it. Here's how.

If the Ravens want to build on last season’s playoff run, they can look to the Patriots for blueprints.

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

• Sports

Watch Ed Reed crash the party in NFL's star-studded Super Bowl commercial

Former Ravens safety Ed Reed joins league greats past and present at a gala that goes a little haywire in the Super Bowl ad.

By Jonas Shaffer

Feb 4, 2019

• Sports

Digest (Feb. 3): Correjon sets track record in Laurel Park win

FTF Racing’s Correjon continued his winter hot streak at Laurel Park, earning his third straight win over its main track with a record-setting half-length triumph in Sunday’s featured Super Bowl Starter Handicap.

• Maryland

Robots 'roar' into 10th year of Carroll County competition

The Roar of the Robots, a multi-grade level local competition, brought out teams that demonstrated their STEM skills and teamwork with homemade robots that solved problems of an extraterrestrial scale.

• 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

Guided by his Gilman lessons, Rams rookie Micah Kiser is just getting 'better and better'

The Woodlawn native and Super Bowl-bound linbacker has emerged as a special teams contributor for the Rams.

• Sports

After decades under Ozzie Newsome's wing, Eric DeCosta happy he never left Ravens' nest

“I think sometimes people would think that maybe I’d be embarrassed that I started off as an intern now that I’m a GM, that I want to forget that,” Eric DeCosta said. “To be honest with you, I cherish that."

By Jonas Shaffer

Jan 30, 2019

• Sports

Schmuck: NFL is getting what it deserves for massive screwup in NFC title game

The lawsuit filed in New Orleans over the terrible officiating error in the NFC title game isn't going to cancel the Super Bowl, but it is going to shame the league into fixing the holes in its inadequate replay system.

By Peter Schmuck

Jan 30, 2019

• Sports

Schmuck: The NFL almost certainly sent the wrong team to the Super Bowl. Now will it expand replay?

The blown pass interference call in last night's NFC championship game not only embarrassed the league, it almost certainly sent the wrong team to the Super Bowl. That was entirely preventable.

By Peter Schmuck

Jan 21, 2019

• Sports

Trent Dilfer, QB of Super Bowl XXXV champion Ravens, hired as football coach in Tennessee

Trent Dilfer, the former NFL quarterback who won Super Bowl XXXV with the Ravens, has been hired as head football coach at a Tennessee high school.

• Sports

Mike Preston's observations on Andy Reid's moment, Ravens' decisions on Suggs and Weddle, and more

Regardless if he ever wins a Super Bowl, Andy Reid has been successful and is one of the most respected coaches in the NFL. But if he gets to the summit, it will be special.

By Mike Preston

Jan 16, 2019

• Sports

Ravens' Lamar Jackson to Ray Lewis: 'I want to be the Brady' of Baltimore

Lamar Jackson has long admired New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. "I want to bring the Super Bowl here," the young Raven said. "I want to be the [Tom] Brady [of Baltimore]. I want to be the Brady. Bring multiple, if I could."

By Jonas Shaffer

Jan 15, 2019

• Sports

After promising year, Ravens clean out lockers knowing 'it’s never going to be the same'

“Knowing the business side of this league, it can be like the Wild West out there come March, and free agency and the draft,” Justin Tucker said.

By Jonas Shaffer

Jan 7, 2019

• Sports

At the end of a breakthrough rookie season, quarterback Lamar Jackson leaves Ravens needing more

At the last postgame news conference of the Ravens’ season, the first player to offer a postmortem was Lamar Jackson.

By Jonas Shaffer

Jan 6, 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

For Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco, it's 'not the most fun' to enter playoffs as backup

Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco still feels strange running onto the field as a back-up as his team prepares for its playoff opener.

By Childs Walker

Jan 4, 2019

• Sports

Here's why the Ravens won't win the Super Bowl (and why every other team won't either)

Here are the fatal flaws for the entire NFL playoff field.

• Maryland

Harford County businesses look forward to Ravens playoff game on Sunday

Harford County businesses prepare for Sunday, when the Baltimore Ravens play for the wild card berth in the 2019 NFL playoffs, starting a possible trek to the Super Bowl.

By David Anderson

Jan 3, 2019

• Sports

Schmuck: With help from Steelers, Ravens ring in the holiday season and give hungry fans visions of a deep playoff run

The Ravens looked like every bit a Super Bowl contender with their 22-10 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers on Saturday night. Now, just one more obstacle remains before they reach the playoffs.

By Peter Schmuck

Dec 23, 2018

• Sports

Youngsters Lamar Jackson, Marlon Humphrey moving Ravens forward in playoff push

But after Sunday's win vs. Tampa Bay, there is only so much the Ravens can control in the AFC playoff picture.

By Jonas Shaffer

Dec 16, 2018

• Sports

How Ravens coach John Harbaugh got from 'Flacco is our quarterback' to 'Joe will be the No. 2'

A lot has changed in nine months for the Ravens, as they've transitioned from Joe Flacco to Lamar Jackson at quarterback.

By Jonas Shaffer

Dec 13, 2018

• Maryland

Rec Sports Spotlight: Westminster Wildcats 13-U football team gearing up for another Super Bowl run

Rec Sports Spotlight for Oct. 28, 2018.

• Maryland

Carrie's Kitchen: Football season means time for tailgating recipes

I looked up tailgating recipes because I think that seems like it would be a really fun activity, if that’s your thing. I don’t think it will ever be my thing, but I could always make these foods at home.

• Commentary

Carter: Football is back, baby

For all the nonsense surrounding new rules designed to make the game safer, an inability to determine what is and is not a catch, and controversy regarding kneeling during the national anthem, for my money, there is not a better spectator sport than professional football.

• Business

Why Under Armour couldn’t ‘just do' a deal like Nike and Kaepernick

Nike’s decision to partner with activist and former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick in marketing campaigns points to differences between the athletic brand and Under Armour, its Baltimore-based rival, analysts say.

By Jeff Barker

Sep 6, 2018

• Sports

Staff predictions for the NFL season: Division winners, Super Bowl champ, MVP and more

The Baltimore Sun staff offers predictions for the NFL season.

• Sports

Preston: For a Ravens team in transition to be a contender, Joe Flacco needs to lead it

After four weeks of practice, there is still one major question that remains: Who is the “alpha dog” who can carry the Ravens to a Super Bowl title or deep into the playoffs?

By Mike Preston

Aug 16, 2018

• Sports

As Ray Lewis enters Hall of Fame, family in 2000 killings still mourns

Murder charges against the Ravens star were dropped, but one family still grieves the loss of their loved one.

• Sports

A look back at Ray Lewis' final game

There was a power outage at Super Bowl XLVII, and not just when the Louisiana Superdome’s lights blacked out for 30 minutes shortly after halftime.

By Katherine Fominykh

Jul 27, 2018

• Sports

Ray Lewis by the numbers

In 17 seasons with the Ravens, the Hall of Fame middle linebacker amassed quite the collection of statistics and honors.

• Sports

Impressions Ray Lewis left on teammates and team officials

Former teammates and fans talk about what they remember about Ray Lewis and his Hall of Fame career.

• Sports

No Ravens among NFL's top 50 sellers in player merchandise

The Ravens were one of eight teams without a single player in the NFLPA's top 50 for player sales from March 1 to May 31.

By Katherine Fominykh

Jul 20, 2018

• Opinion

A 'choice to chase away the darkness' in Baltimore

Ceasefire represents a conscious choice to chase away the darkness with light and positive energy; to celebrate life even — and especially — when it feels like death surrounds us. We do this in part, by embracing the artists in Baltimore working against violence, like Lor Scoota was.

• Sports

Former Raven Courtney Upshaw signs with Jets after tryout

Courtney Upshaw has a new NFL home. The former Ravens linebacker is joining the New York Jets.

• Sports

Baltimore and Maryland sports teams congratulate Caps on first Stanley Cup

It hasn't been that long since a championship parade was held in Baltimore, but it's been more than 25 years for D.C. Maryland teams and schools hit social media to congratulate the Caps on their first Stanley Cup.