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Patriots fans heckle Torrey Smith on Twitter about brother’s death

Curtis Crabtree, profootballtalk.com

After watching their New England Patriots’ season come to an end last Sunday in a 28-13 loss to the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship game, Patriots fans took to Twitter to express their frustration. Apparently, that meant feeling the need to hec…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

If members of the Ravens heckled a reporter from USA Today who dared to ask linebacker Ray Lewis about an unsolved double murder case, they could soon be getting the rotten tomatoes and eggs ready for anyone with a four-letter network affiliation. ESPN,…

Mike Reiss, ESPN.com

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was fined $10,000 by the NFL for making contact with Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed on a slide late in the first half of the AFC Championship Game, according to a league source.

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

The game remains 11 days away, but the teams who will be playing in it have made available to anyone who may be interested a rundown of the injuries that affected the ability of certain players to practice on Wednesday. Even if one of the teams didn’t p…

Frank Schwab, yahoo.com

For those who think quarterbacks get preferential treatment by the NFL, this news will cause an bit of a stir. NFL.com has reported that Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has been fined $10,000 for going all Daniel-san/Ty Cobb on Ravens safety Ed Reed and …

ESPN.com

The NFL surprisingly fined New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady $10,000 for unnecessary roughness in Sunday's AFC Championship Game, a source told The NFL Network. The discipline stems from Brady raising his right leg while sliding, as he hit Balt…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

Maybe the Ravens shouldn’t complain about the ungainly kick slide from Patriots quarterback Tom Brady.  Maybe, in reality, they should thank him. Via CSNBaltimore.com, safety Ed Reed says the maneuver actually stirred up the road team in the AFC title …

Tom Ley, deadspin.com

What's up, ladies? Do you like the Ravens? Would you like a ticket to the Super Bowl? Are you "hot?" Are you open to performing an "HJ/BJ/etc." in exchange for said Super Bowl ticket? Well then, this Craigslist ad is for you! More »

baltimoresun.com

The story of the Ravens' remarkable turnaround from losing four of five games to close the regular season to winning three straight to get to the Super Bowl will be told many times before Feb. 3. And the story will undoubtedly start when the team hit ro…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

The Broncos may be holding a grudge against former defensive backs coach Ron Milus, but former Broncos offensive coordinator Mike McCoy isn’t. Milus, fired in the wake of a playoff loss to the Ravens that featured three long touchdown passes and an unth…

Associated Press, ESPN.com

The San Francisco 49ers will be the first team to touch down in New Orleans for the Super Bowl when the NFC champions arrive Sunday night. The Baltimore Ravens are set to show up Monday.

Barry Petchesky, deadspin.com

Colts owner is a weird dude. But he's honest. So when he tweeted Sunday afternoon that he'd give $8,500 to the first person to correctly predict the outcome and score of the Ravens/Patriots game (with a one-point cushion), there was no reason not to tak…

baltimoresun.com

Here is what other news outlets are saying about the Ravens, San Francisco 49ers and Super Bowl XLVII today.

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

Cam Cameron was the scapegoat, but the former Ravens offensive coordinator said he wasn’t bitter about being fired in the middle of a Super Bowl run. In fact, he said he’s rooting for the Ravens next week, hoping his old co-workers do what he wasn’t…

ESPN.com

There are 49 players on the Ravens' 53-man roster who are making their first Super Bowl appearance. But no one has waited longer than Ravens center Matt Birk. He has reached football's biggest stage after 15 seasons and 227 games played. It's why the 36…

Steve Reddicliffe, nytimes.com

Olive branches were extended across the N.F.L. on Tuesday, but that's not to say there wasn't any feuding.

baltimoresun.com

Baltimore Ravens quarterback considered taking up baseball again before senior year at DelawareWhen Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco was heading into his senior year at Delaware, the former prep state championship pitcher from New Jersey wanted to play bas…

PunditTracker, deadspin.com

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baltimoresun.com

Each Wednesday, blogger Matt Vensel will highlight five statistics that really mean something for the Ravens.

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

The Ravens and 49ers are the two teams headed to the Super Bowl, but they aren’t the two teams that will be up for discussion during Wednesday’s edition of PFT Live. Mike Florio will be talking to Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News about the Jets…

baltimoresun.com

With the national spotlight shining on the Super Bowl-bound Ravens this week, linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo is apparently hoping to divert some attention off the gridiron.

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

Maybe if Ray Lewis gets bored doing television in his retirement, he can devote all his energies to the U.S. Olympic team. If that’s the case, the United States might win every medal in every sport contested. Because none other than Michael Phelps, the …

baltimoresun.com

Every morning, Monday through Friday, blogger Matt Vensel will hook you up with reading material -- mostly on the Ravens but with some other Baltimore sports stuff, too -- to skim through as you slug down coffee and slack off at the start of your workda…

ESPN.com

After Ray Lewis' final game, which will come in the Super Bowl next Sunday, he should put together a resume that can read something like this: Future Hall of Fame linebacker, part-time dancer and successful motivational speaker. Lewis really has become …

baltimoresun.com

Ravens quarterback's success in postseason is worthy of big pay day, according to former two-time MVP and current NFL Network analyst When the Ravens and Joe Flacco agreed in August to put off negotiations on a long-term contract extension, the thinking…