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- Former Ravens quarterback Troy Smith, a 2007 fifth-round draft choice after winning the Heisman Trophy at Ohio State, was arrested early this morning outside of Columbus, Ohio, on drunken driving and marijuana possession charges.
- Damion Cook, an NFL veteran and head Atholton football coach in 2014, died at age 36 after a heart attack on Friday.
- Thomas worked one of the Ravens' preseason games last year and acquitted herself well, according to coach John Harbaugh.
- The NFL has announced that Sarah Thomas has been hired as its first permanent female official. Thomas joins the NFL as a line judge, along with eight other first-time officials who are all graduates of the league's officiating development program.
- In a groundbreaking move, the NFL is hiring Sarah Thomas as its first female permanent official for regular-season games, according to sources.
- Several top kickers have come through Baltimore, but Steven Hauschka had to leave the Ravens to join the game's best.
- There was something different about the 2013 Maryland high school football state championships. For the first time since 2009, Howard County did not have a team at M&T Bank Stadium competing for a state title. It was not an acceptable outcome for local football fans, players or coaches, but 2014 brings new opportunities, and hopes are high that a local team will be playing for a championship in early December. "Howard County is traditionally a well-coached league with talented athletes," said Howard coach Bruce Strunk, whose Lions became the first Howard County team to compete in the 4A classification last fall, qualifying for the playoffs. "The league this year will continue this trend, with more parity than in the past."
- It took a few years for him to find himself, but former Ravens kicker Steven Hauschka, the young man who faced the daunting task of filling the cleats of Baltimore legend Matt Stover, is going to the Super Bowl.
- Troy Smith, 29 was drafted in the fifth round by the Ravens in 2007 and played for the team for three seasons.
- Former Ravens quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Troy Smith has been released by the Pittsburgh Steelers, according to the team¿s official Twitter account.
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