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Purpose of suit remains unclear but could be related to $50 million exit fee

Baltimore Ravens linebacker Sergio Kindle would like nothing more than to play against his hometown team Sunday at M&T Bank Stadium.

Justin Tucker has a chance to unseat incumbent Billy Cundiff as the Ravens' starting kicker. Tucker has been spectacular throughout training camp, converting 35-of-37 field-goal attempts. Cundiff, meanwhile, has followed up his season-ending miss in the AFC Championship game, converting 29-of-35 .

In just his second full training camp, Kindle has plenty of ground to make up. But with each bull rush of an offensive lineman, each burst off the edge toward the quarterback, the outside linebacker gains some traction in his long road back.

Michigan transfer Evan Smotrycz has committed to Maryland over Colorado and Providence.

Army and Navy, which will play for the 112th time, believe that their annual game will survive regardless of whether the Midshipmen move into the Big East Conference in the future. Unlike other rivalries that have recently ended, including Texas-Texas A&M, Army-Navy will continue ad infinitum.

The 2011 NCAA tournament officially tips off tonight with a pair of play-in games -- I'm still scratching my head at UAB and Clemson playing for a No. 12 seed -- but the bracket bonanza for most pools begins Thursday afternoon with the Round of 64. That means we have approximately 48 hours to sort through statistics, break down matchups and finalize our brackets.