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Birk plans a much quieter exit than his teammate

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

Everyone realizes that Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis will retire after Baltimore’s current playoff run ends. Few are paying attention to the question of whether another veteran will be back in 2013.”A guy like Ray Lewis, you send him off properly - pr…

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With AFC championship rematch vs. New England, Ravens QB looks to prove he can take team to the Super BowlJoe Flacco looked tired, or maybe he was just bored. It was hard to tell.

Dick Kaegel, MLB.com

Earl Weaver, the Orioles' Hall of Fame manager who was notorious for his run-ins with umpires, was remembered fondly by one of his former adversaries, Steve Palermo.

Brittany Ghiroli, MLB.com

Saturday was a bittersweet day for Orioles fans, who mourned the passing of Hall of Famer Earl Weaver and also showed their support for the resurgence of Baltimore baseball.

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How great was Stan Musial? He had too many batting records to fit on his Hall of Fame plaque. The Cardinals legend died Saturday in Ladue, Mo., surrounded by family. He was 92.

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Last season, New England defensive lineman Vince Wilfork dominated Ravens center Matt Birk in Patriots' victoryAlthough cameras will attempt to capture every move by New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and other key players like Ravens quarterbac…

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Steve Belichick was a long-time assistant with the Midshipmen football teamThe story has been told many times over the past three decades, as Bill Belichick went from being an up-and-coming defensive coordinator in the NFL to an unsuccessful first-time …

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Namath says that you cannot give Flacco too much creditWhile Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco has won some people with his play the past two weeks, Joe Namath’s mind had long been made up. He didn’t need to see Flacco out-shine Indianapolis Colts phenom …

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Team's story circles back to Foxborough, Mass. with a Super Bowl trip on the line against PatriotsIt's a tale of last rides and inspired beginnings, of loss and the will to fight on, of hopes rising, falling and rising again.

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You want story lines for Sunday's AFC championship game? Oh, do we have story lines.

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RAVENS PASSING GAME: Joe Flacco brings a hot hand and some past successes against the New England Patriots into his third AFC championship game. In his past three games against New England, Flacco has completed 70 percent of his passes and thrown for 97…

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Since the beginning of November, the unit is allowing 30 yards less per game on the groundAfter allowing more than 180 rushing yards in three straight games, including a franchise-worst 227 yards in a Week 6 win over the Dallas Cowboys, the last place t…

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If you didn't know any better, you might've thought Lee Evans showed up at Ravens practice Wednesday. Yes, the same Lee Evans who failed to make the winning catch in last season's AFC Championship Game. But it wasn't an unexpected appearance by Evans be…

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Baltimore Ravens cornerback allowed nine receptions in 31-30 win in SeptemberRavens cornerback Cary Williams plays the game with an edge, readily acknowledging he never loses the proverbial chip on his shoulder.

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

The Patriots are surprisingly healthy for Sunday’s AFC title game, but for the players already on injured reserve (like, you know, “Gonk“). The Ravens are less healthy, but the bulk of their injured players are listed as probable. Cornerback Asa Jac…

Isaac Rauch, deadspin.com

Earl Weaver, who managed the Orioles for 15 seasons from 1968-1982 (and another two from 1985-1986) passed away on Friday night at the age 82. In 11 of his 17 seasons, the Orioles won 90 or more games, and in his first three at the helm he guided Baltim…

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BALTIMORE (AP) -- Loved in Baltimore long after he ended his Hall of Fame career, Earl Weaver remained an Oriole to the end.

ESPN.com

Only one ESPN expert (Mike Golic) predicted that the Baltimore Ravens would beat the Denver Broncos in last weekend's AFC divisional playoff game. A few more picked the Ravens in the AFC Championship Game, but twice the number of experts still predicted…

Paul Casella, MLB.com

Hall of Fame manager Earl Weaver, who led the Orioles to four American League pennants and the 1970 World Series championship, died Saturday of an apparent heart attack.

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Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco has never made it to the Super Bowl, but he is talking like he expects to get there. "I think we feel like we are a great team and nobody can beat us," Flacco said as the Ravens head into Sunday's AFC Championship…

Brittany Ghiroli, MLB.com

Orioles catcher Matt Wieters agreed to a $5.5 million deal for 2013 on Friday afternoon, avoiding a potentially contentious arbitration hearing and allowing him to enter Spring Training without his contract status hanging over his head.