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21 Ravens on injury report

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…

Mike Reiss, ESPN.com

Longtime NFL personnel executive Floyd Reese, who has spent the last four seasons with the New England Patriots as the club's senior football adviser, isn't expected back with the team in 2013, according to sources.

Gordon Edes, ESPN.com

The Boston Red Sox on Saturday reached agreement with their final arbitration-eligible player, striking a two-year, $6.25 million deal with lefthanded reliever Craig Breslow, according to a baseball source.

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The Patriots play the Ravens at Foxborough for the right to represent the AFC in Super Bowl XLVII. If he can lead the Pats to another Super Bowl championship Brady has a chance to go down in history as the greatest quarterback of all time.

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Since the NFL-AFL merger in 1970, only seven times has there been an AFC or NFC title game involving the same two teams from the previous season. Working in the Patriots’ favor: On five of those occasions, the team that won the previous matchup also too…

ESPN.com

It is championship weekend in the NFL, and the AFC East blog is leaving its sunny Miami headquarters for chilly Foxborough. We will bring you all the latest in Sunday’s AFC title game between the Baltimore Ravens and New England Patriots. These are the …

Greg Payne, ESPN.com

Boston Celtics guard Avery Bradley underwent another set of X-rays on Saturday to check on the status of the rib injury he suffered in Wednesday's loss to the New Orleans Hornets.

ESPN.com

The AFC East blog concludes its series this week on ranking team needs. We finally take a look at the reigning division champion New England Patriots, who play in Sunday's AFC Championship Game. No. 1 need: Safety Analysis: The Patriots were 29th agains…

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Aaron Wilson (@RavensInsider) of the Baltimore Sun gives us his analysis.

Isaac Rauch, deadspin.com

We talk a lot about football players risking their long-term health and well-being by rushing back on to the field after sustaining horrible injuries, and in particular, risking their mental acuity and balance by forgoing concussion recovery procedures.…

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According to Danny Ainge, Leandro Barbosa has not requested a trade and Ainge considers the situation resolved. Barbosa got the start Friday night with Avery Bradley scratched.

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Two of the league’s best veteran rebounders, Joakim Noah and Carlos Boozer, were thoroughly impressed with the play of rookie Jared Sullinger.

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It’s hard to imagine a day when the New England Patriots, who have sold out every home game since 1994 and have 60,000 fans on a paid waiting list for season tickets, would have trouble filling Gillette Stadium. But team executives think about that day …

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Matchups for the AFC championship game Sunday between the Baltimore Ravens and New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium:

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It was a year ago that the New England Patriots beat the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC championship game, after Baltimore muffed an easy-peasy 32-yard field goal attempt with 11 seconds remaining. The 2011 season had been dedicated to the late Myra Kraft,…

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Michael Hoomanawanui described his first season with the Patriots as only he could. “It’s been a whirlwind,’’ he said.

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By NFL rules, there’s a 75 percent chance defensive end Chandler Jones will play against the Ravens. The rookie suffered a sprained ankle against Indianapolis in November and missed the next two games.

Morgan Smith, patriotsgab.com

LB #37 Jordan Campbell making an tackle   Jordan Campbell back in November was kind enough to give Patriots Gab an interview about his upcoming journey into the 2013 Draft. Jordan Campbell has had quiet the journey through out college and now his journe…

Nick Friedell, ESPN.com

Boston Celtics forward Kevin Garnett is still a dirty player, at least according to Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah.

Ashley Brooke Nevel, dimemag.com

Chicago Bulls’ Marco Belinelli hits an off-balanced, game-winning shot as he falls to the floor in overtime tonight against the Boston Celtics.The post Marco Belinelli Hits An Off-Balanced, Game-Winner In Overtime appeared first on Dime Magazine (dimema…

Morgan Smith, patriotsgab.com

The special teams for New England was anything but special last Sunday versus the Houston Texans. The Patriots special team unit gave up returns of 94, 69, and 35 yards to Texans Safety, Daniel Manning, and all of those returns set up, 17 points of the …