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Ravens QB Flacco signs NFL's richest contract
Joe Flacco knows his stature as the highest-paid player in NFL history may not last for long, and he's OK with it. What matters most to the Super Bowl ...
Colleges, theaters to create new Civil War plays
Four major universities are joining theater companies in Boston, Baltimore, Washington and Atlanta in a project to commission new plays, music and ...
Ravens' Jones joins 'Dancing With the Stars'
Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Jacoby Jones is the newest contestant to join TV's "Dancing With the Stars." Jones was the first contestant announced ...
Ravens C Matt Birk retires after 15 seasons in NFL
Matt Birk has decided to retire after 15 seasons in the NFL, the last winning a Super Bowl title with the Baltimore Ravens. Birk announced his ...
Pentagon notifies Congress of likely furloughs
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told Congress on Wednesday that if automatic government spending cuts kick in on March 1 he may have to shorten the ...
Fans march with Ravens' parade to packed stadium
Baltimore celebrated with its Super Bowl champion Ravens on Tuesday, with thousands of fans in purple lining the streets and packing the team's ...
SUPER BOWL WATCH: Super indeed, Baltimore's joy
Around the Super Bowl and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of everything surrounding the game: ...
Fans mob Baltimore streets to celebrate Ravens win
Hundreds of giddy Ravens fans poured into the streets Sunday night, whooping, hollering and high-fiving complete strangers as they celebrated the ...
Baltimore bars full of purple as fans cheer team
Giddy Baltimore Ravens fans are hugging, cheering, and pouring into the streets following the 34-31 victory of their team over the San Francisco 49ers
Deep thoughts: Long ball could carry Ravens to win
Fear the dreadlocks, San Francisco. Torrey Smith just might be the difference in a Super Bowl that will hinge on the 49ers' ability to prevent the ...
SUPER BOWL WATCH: Beyonce, avocados, practice
Around Super Bowl XLVII and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of everything surrounding the ...
49ers' Culliver apologizes for anti-gay remarks
San Francisco 49ers cornerback Chris Culliver apologized Thursday for anti-gay comments he made to a comedian during Super Bowl media day, saying ...
Soldier with new arms determined to be independent
After weeks of round-the-clock medical care, Brendan Marrocco insisted on rolling his own wheelchair into a news conference using his new transplanted ...
Wounded soldier gets double-arm transplant in Md.
A soldier who lost all four limbs in a roadside bomb attack in 2009 in Iraq has received a double-arm transplant in Baltimore, Johns Hopkins Hospital ...
Ravens D-coordinator Pees has own means of success
When it comes to running the Baltimore Ravens defense, Dean Pees has no regard for history, tradition or statistics. Pees doesn't give a hoot about ...
Ravens, 49ers bring big-hitting 'D' to Super Bowl
It was as if linebacker Ray Lewis, safety Bernard Pollard and the rest of the Baltimore Ravens' defense set out to provide a quarter-by-quarter ...
Ravens WR Smith beats defensive backs, adversity
Torrey Smith overcame a variety of obstacles to become the deep threat the Baltimore Ravens needed to make it to the Super Bowl. Smith helped his ...
NYC mayor tops $1B in gifts to Johns Hopkins Univ.
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has pledged $350 million to Johns Hopkins University, mainly to expand its interdisciplinary research on an ...
Ravens hold final practice before heading south
The music blared in the Baltimore Ravens locker room Saturday as the players threw their football gear into black duffel bags lying in front of their ...
Ravens' Caldwell still longs to be head coach
Jim Caldwell enjoys his job as offensive coordinator of the Baltimore Ravens, and he's quite good at it. Before taking over in early December Caldwell ...
Ravens FS Reed: 'I'll be playing next year'
Ravens safety Ed Reed isn't planning on joining teammate Ray Lewis in retirement after the Super Bowl. "I'll be playing next year," Reed said Thursday ...
Fiery Orioles manager Earl Weaver dead at 82
Earl Weaver always was up for an argument, especially with an umpire. At the slightest provocation, the Earl of Baltimore would spin his hat back, ...
Robert Chew, actor on 'The Wire' dies at 52
Robert Chew, who played Proposition Joe on the HBO series "The Wire," has died. He was 52. His sister, Clarice Chew, said he suffered a heart attack ...
Conn. group starts anti-violence effort
Parents of children slain in the Connecticut school massacre called for a national dialogue to help prevent similar tragedies as New York moved to ...
Conn. group launches anti-violence initiative
Parents of children slain in the Connecticut school massacre held photos of their sons and daughters, cried, hugged and spoke in quavering voices as ...