Tony Banks

CINCINNATI -- Matt Stover vindicated himself in a troubled season yesterday by kicking a 50-yard field goal as time expired to lift the Ravens past the Cincinnati Bengals, 34-31, at Cinergy Field. A game between two of the NFL's worst teams may have been...

In less than a 30-minute span, the Ravens were happy, disappointed and hopeful as they discussed their past, present and future. Shortly after a 22-0 win yesterday against the Cincinnati Bengals in the team's first-ever shutout, the Ravens displayed...

As reunions go, the return of Ray Lewis to the Ravens yesterday was short on ceremony but strong on sentiment. Less than a week removed from a trial on charges of double murder, the Pro Bowl linebacker received red roses from an admirer, bouquets of...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Ravens held one of the best teams in the NFL to 47 yards rushing, 85 yards passing, nine first downs, an average of 2.2 yards per offensive play and sacked its quarterback six times. And they still lost. In a season of close...

Ray Lewis no longer is invincible. And though no one can predict how that might affect him psychologically, it might be the best thing that could have happened, both for his career and the Ravens' future. Lewis won't be going to jail. He won't be...

When Ray Lewis walks out of an Atlanta courthouse for the last time this week, he will slip right back into the heart of the Ravens' defense. No prison time, no NFL suspension, no waiting. Exoneration from double-murder charges came in the form of a...

The agents are screaming. The Ravens are yawning. Sorry, it's not as if Jamal Lewis and Travis Taylor are about to forsake their rookie seasons to enter the presidential race as a third-party ticket. Wake me up when their contracts are signed. Wake...

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Even the game-winning play in overtime was bizarre and against the odds. How crazy? The original play was scrubbed. The quarterback threw off his back foot. The receiver barely made it out of his cut, and the tandem had misfired on the same play...

A cynic would say these were the St. Louis Rams we're talking about here, a team whose lack of discipline is exceeded only by a lack of brain matter. That the Bears' 35-9 victory Sunday was emotionally satisfying in the same way a bag of potato chips is...