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- When Steve Smith added a suffix to his Ravens jersey, he went a step too far
- Quarterbacks Joe Flacco and Matt Ryan, taken in first round in 2008, have helped make their franchises winning ones
- Here's one man's scheme for running in Saturday's Baltimore marathon: strap an iPad to your back, show highlights of the Orioles' three world championships and hope other runners hang back to watch it.
- As he does each week, Childs Walker shares five takeaways from the Ravens' Week 6 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday.
- After rushing the ball just 15 times in loss last game, Ravens vow to have better balance on offense
- "C.J. understands what the linebacker position is about," Ray Lewis says of Ravens rookie linebacker C.J. Mosley.
- Showalter has provided the Orioles and Baltimore with exactly what was needed — a winner's attitude and a bit of baseball magic
- After three straight games without giving up a sack, Ravens surrender four to Colts
- Now that the trip down Memory Lane is over, Johnny Manziel is back to his reality as backup to veteran starter Brian Hoyer.
- Baseball's major league playoffs start this week, and for local sports fans, it couldn't come at a better time.
- Former Dunbar standout outside linebacker Horace Miller has signed with the Carolina Panthers' practice squad.
- Baltimore Sun columnist Mike Preston answers readers' questions on the Ravens' win over the Cleveland Browns and other topics about the team.
- As Ravens prepare to play in Cleveland, they know the road has not been kind to them lately.
- Baltimore's first-round pick in the 1966 NFL draft, Ball helped anchor the offensive line for four years, during which the Colts (43-9-4) won two conference and three division titles. Knees shot, he bowed out following the Super Bowl victory over the Dallas Cowboys and took up a career in agribusiness.
- Three weeks after receiving a kidney transplant from his brother, a former Ravens' player, Chris Kemoeatu has heard all of the wisecracks. "Everyone jokes about me having a Ravens' kidney," he says. His brother, Ma'ake, gave it to him.
- Ravens coach John Harbaugh joined the flood of congratulatory text messages delivered to Orioles manager Buck Showalter.
- It may not have been the rush like when the Ravens won the Super Bowl in 2013, but Orioles fans were out in force in Harford County Wednesday buying gear to celebrate the Birds' 2014 American League East division title.
- News media loath to accept disruptive competitor as a peer
- Former Ravens running back greeted warmly on return to New Rochelle, N.Y.,
- Since the Ravens won the Super Bowl in February 2013, the franchise has endured numerous missteps on and off the field. On the field, they missed the playoffs for the first time under coach John Harbaugh in 2013 and lost their first game this season. Off the field they have seen one of their star players run out of the league for punching his fiancee and numerous others arrested.
- Archbishop Curley coach Sean Murphy named to head Team Maryland in the Big 33 Classic all-star football game vs. Pennsylvania in June 2015.
- A newly circulated video showing Ray Rice knocking out his then fiancee drew heightened and widespread outrage Monday, prompting the Ravens to fire the player whose dazzling runs on the field and anti-bullying efforts off of it had endeared him to Ravens Nation.
- The ring is something that separates the Ravens quarterback from Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton heading into Sunday¿s season-opener between the AFC North rivals at M&T Bank Stadium.
- On the eve of the season, Ravens third-year strong-side linebacker Courtney Upshaw feels like both he and the team are primed for a big year.
- After ranking in the top 10 in the NFL in total defense for nine consecutive years, the Ravens fell off dramatically during the past two years when they became uncharacteristically vulnerable.
- CBS is partnering with the NFL Network to do 16 games on Thursday nights, but the first eight on CBS are the game changers. Getting the rights to the Thursday night games didn't change everything for the network's sports division.
- The vacation was a long time coming, a much-needed respite after a difficult couple of months. But not long after Gary and Rhonda Kubiak arrived at their destination, they were interrupted by the buzz of Gary's phone.
- The Ravens have overhauled their coaching staff after a disappointing 2013 NFL season during which they failed to make the playoffs.
- Steelers offensive coordinator Todd Haley knows all about quarterback Ben Roethlisberger making something out of nothing.
- Johnny Manziel, the Cleveland Browns' polarizing rookie quarterback begins season No. 2 on the depth chart.
- After missing the playoffs for the first time under John Harbaugh, the Ravens say they are ready for another Super Bowl run
- The process of fixing what ailed Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco didn't start with his right arm, his eyes or what's between his ears. It began with his feet.
- In his first three NFL seasons, the 2011 first-round draft pick fought injuries and inconsistency, but it was his defense in the end zone on San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree that helped preserve the Ravens' victory in Super Bowl XLVII.
- Justin Tucker's explosion onto the NFL kicking scene has cemented him among the most reliable field-goal kickers in the game.
- Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti made one thing fairly clear on the afternoon of the State of the Ravens news conference eight months ago.
- The statue of Ray Lewis was unveiled outside M&T Bank Stadium on Thursday morning, immortalizing the former linebacker in the midst of his famous entrance dance.
- With the Orioles flying high and the Ravens poised to do the same, Baltimore sports fans can rejoice in their good fortune
- Despite going by the same name, American football and what the rest of the world considers football are completely different games. They have a different level of physicality as well as an entirely different pace. Part of this difference in the pace of the game comes from the way the organizations that oversee these two sports, FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) and the NFL (National Football League), choose to monetize their games.
- Terrell Suggs was hardly making an excuse, not for last year's regular-season opening, 49-27, loss to the Denver Broncos or an 8-8 campaign that left the Ravens out of the playoffs for the first time since 2007.
- A statue of middle linebacker Ray Lewis will be erected tomorrow at a ceremony scheduled for 11 a.m. in Unitas Plaza.
- With nine players on their practice squad, the Ravens are one shy of the 10-player limit under expanded practice squad rules jointly approved this summer by the NFL and the NFL Players Association.
- The Cleveland Browns' backfield is taking on a Baltimore flavor after the team signed former Cardinal Gibbons and Arkansas fullback Kiero Small on Sunday, according to a league source.
- The Seattle Seahawks have cut former Cardinal Gibbons and Arkansas fullback Kiero Small, according to a league source.
- Former Dunbar standout Horace Miller was waived-injured today by the Seattle Seahawks.
- The Ravens have cut veteran middle linebacker Austin Spitler and offensive tackle David Mims, according to sources.
- In the midst of an impressive comeback from season-ending back surgery last November, Ravens left guard Kelechi Osemele has set his ambitions on joining Yanda in the Pro Bowl.
- Kamar Aiken has been in four NFL organizations in three years. He's been cut at the end of training camp and again during the regular season.
- Juan Castillo endured awkward circumstances and heavy resistance to his blocking techniques and coaching methods during a rough season last year as the Ravens' run-game coordinator.