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Why tonight is special to me…

Luke Jones

Tonight, we watch the Orioles compete in their first postseason game in 5,469 days. In October 1997, I was a freshman in high school and sported a mouthful of braces. Earlier this week, I celebrated my 29th birthday. Though very happy for the city of Baltimore and for all Orioles fans, I’ll think of four very special people in my life who are here in spirit but not in body tonight. I’ll remember Grandmom’s amusing mix of optimism and fickleness with Grandpop hilariously needling her from across the room the entire time. I’ll envision Pop sitting in his recliner, watching quietly but intently. And I will picture Dad sitting on the couch next to me, hanging with every pitch as he screams and drops popcorn all over the floor. They are the reason why I love baseball and why I’m in this business. And the thought of the four of them watching this one tonight brings a smile to my face. Regardless of what happens over the next few hours in Arlington, enjoy this one for yourself and for those who loved the Orioles and are no longer with us.

Morning Reaction Picks and Comment – Week 5

Luke Jones

Here are this weekend’s picks as Drew Forrester and Luke Jones will pick every NFL game as well as local college football contests this season. And as a special treat, they pick their respective high schools’ games. Drew Forrester finished 12-3 last week while Luke Jones was 11-4 in Week 4. Forrester is 38-24 overall and Jones is 41-21 after four weeks of play. Official standings are only kept based on the NFL picks. (Editor’s note: Drew picked a 27-20 Rams victory on Thursday night while Luke incorrectly chose an Arizona 20-17 win.) To hear their full explanations, click HERE. Orioles at Rangers (AL Wild Card play-in game): Texas 8-5 (Drew), Baltimore 5-4 (Luke) Ravens at Chiefs: Baltimore 34-13 (Drew), Baltimore 24-14 (Luke) Falcons at Redskins: Atlanta 31-17 (Drew), Atlanta 27-20 (Luke) Eagles at Steelers: Pittsburgh 20-17 OT (Drew), Pittsburgh 24-20 (Luke) Packers at Colts: Green Bay 30-19 (Drew), Green Bay 27-16 (Luke) Browns at Giants: New York 33-17 (Drew), New York 31-14 (Luke) Titans at Vikings: Tennessee 28-21 (Drew), Minnesota 27-21 (Luke) Dolphins at Bengals: Miami 23-20 (Drew), Cincinnati 27-17 (Luke) Seahawks at Panthers: Carolina 28-24 (Drew), Carolina 24-17 (Luke) Bears at Jaguars: Chicago 24-13 (Drew), Chicago 21-16 (Luke)

Game times announced for potential AL East tiebreaker and Wild Card game

Luke Jones

(Updated: 7:15 p.m.) Major League Baseball has announced times for a potential American League East tiebreaker game on Thursday and the AL Wild Card play-in game on Friday. A potential one-game tiebreaker between the Orioles and New York Yankees would take place at 7:10 p.m. on Thursday night. Of course, the Orioles must defeat the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday and the Yankees must lose to Boston for this game to be necessary. The Orioles would hold the tiebreaker over New York for home-field advantage due to their superior record against AL East opponents this season. The AL Wild Card Game will start at 8:37 p.m. on Friday night. Should the Orioles beat the Tampa Bay Rays in the regular-season finale, they are guaranteed to at least host the wild card play-in game. They would then play the Texas Rangers, who fell in Oakland Wednesday. If Baltimore falls to the Rays on Wednesday, they would go on the road to play the Rangers in Arlington. The potential AL East tiebreaker game and the AL Wild Card game are both scheduled to be televised on TBS. Here’s MLB full listing of postseason schedule: AL Wild Card Game Friday, October 5 TBS

Morning Reaction Tuesday Top 7 Ravens for Week 4

Luke Jones

Below are our Tuesday Top 7 Ravens players in the Thursday night 23-16 win over the Cleveland Browns in Week 3. We’ll track our rankings throughout the 2012 season using the following point system: No. 1 – 7 points No. 2 – 6 points No. 3 – 5 points No. 4 – 4 points No. 5 – 3 points No. 6 – 2 points No. 7 – 1 point You can hear our explanations HERE. Luke Jones’ Top 7 … 7) Paul Kruger 6) Haloti Ngata 5) Lardarius Webb 4) Torrey Smith 3) Cary Williams 2) Anquan Boldin 1) Joe Flacco Drew Forrester’s Top 7 … CONTINUE >>>

Report: Former Ravens defensive coordinator and Colts head coach Pagano has leukemia

Luke Jones

Former Ravens defensive coordinator and Indianapolis Colts head coach Chuck Pagano has been hospitalized with leukemia, according to multiple reports Monday morning. The illness is considered “very treatable’ as Pagano will be hospitalized for the next six weeks while undergoing treatment, according to ESPN’s Chris Mortensen. The Colts had a bye in Week 4, but Indianapolis Star columnist Bob Kravitz reports Pagano had been complaining of unusual fatigue and went for blood workup during the bye week. Indianapolis offensive coordinator Bruce Arians will serve as interim coach while Pagano focuses on treatment and recovery. The Colts have called a 10:30 a.m. press conference to offer more information about Acute promyelocytic leukemia, the form with which Pagano has been diagnosed. In 2011, Pagano guided the league’s third-ranked defense in his only season as the defensive coordinator in Baltimore. Prior to that, the 51-year-old served three years as the Ravens secondary coach under John Harbaugh. Wildly popular with his defensive players, Pagano often drew comparisons to former Ravens defensive coordinator Rex Ryan during his tenure in Baltimore.

Morning Reaction Picks and Comment – Week 4

Luke Jones

Here are this weekend’s picks as Drew Forrester and Luke Jones will pick every NFL game as well as local college football contests. And as a special treat, they pick their respective high schools’ games. Drew Forrester and Luke Jones both finished 7-9 in Week 3. Forrester is 26-21 and Jones is 30-17 after three weeks of play. Official standings are only kept based on the NFL picks. To hear their full explanations, click HERE for Part 1 and HERE for Part 2. Browns at Ravens: Baltimore 37-3 (Drew), Baltimore 30-14 (Luke) Patriots at Bills: New England 30-20 (Drew), New England 31-17 (Luke) Vikings at Lions: Detroit 23-20 (Drew), Detroit 27-17 (Luke) Panthers at Falcons: Atlanta 28-20 (Drew), Atlanta 31-20 (Luke) 49ers at Jets: San Francisco 16-13 (Drew), San Francisco 20-14 (Luke) Chargers at Chiefs: Kansas City 24-16 (Drew), San Diego 27-20 (Luke) Titans at Texans: Houston 28-17 (Drew), Houston 27-16 (Luke) Seahawks at Rams: St. Louis 20-10 (Drew), Seattle 21-20 (Luke) Dolphins at Cardinals: Arizona 28-13 (Drew), Arizona 20-10 (Luke) Raiders at Broncos: Denver 31-21 (Drew), Denver 27-21 (Luke) Bengals at Jaguars: Cincinnati 27-10 (Drew), Cincinnati 24-17 (Luke) Saints at Packers: Green Bay 30-26 (Drew), Green Bay 31-21 (Luke)

NFL won't fine Harbaugh for bumping official Sunday night

Luke Jones

Multiple outlets are reporting the NFL will not fine coach John Harbaugh for making contact with an official during the Ravens’ 31-30 win over the New England Patriots on Sunday night. Harbaugh picked up a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for bumping an official while trying to call a timeout in the fourth quarter. The coach had expressed confidence that the league would not fine him prior to the news breaking. “I guess I didn’t understand how he interpreted it,” Harbaugh said following the game. “But, what we’re told is to get the timeout where they can see it in front of their face in those situations. That’s what I’ve been told for five years going into this game. I think he took it as bumping him. I didn’t mean to bump him. I wanted to call a timeout, so I apologize for bumping, but the intent was to call a timeout.” Unlike Harbaugh, Patriots head coach Bill Belichick will be fined for grabbing an official at the conclusion of the game.

Ravens back in black — sort of — against Browns Thursday night

Luke Jones

As the Ravens prepare for their third prime-time home game in four weeks, I believe I’ve fielded more questions about which uniform they’ll be wearing each week than who will be lining up at rush linebacker. Wearing purple jerseys with white pants in each of their first three games — they wore their dark jerseys in Philadelphia as the Eagles wore white — the Ravens will finally be back in black when they welcome the Cleveland Browns to M&T Bank Stadium on Thursday night. It’s just not the look most fans were hoping to see. A team official confirmed the Ravens would once again wear their purple tops but will do so with black pants this time. The purple-and-black combination was the team’s home uniform in their 1996 inaugural season and brought back the look in a prime-time game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Dec. 5, 2010. They wore black pants with their purple jerseys in their final two home games last season, the Christmas Eve game against the Cleveland Browns and their divisional-round contest against the Houston Texans. The team has remained rather quiet on the status of their alternate black jerseys and there have been plenty of reports

Morning Reaction Tuesday Top 7 Ravens for Week 3

Luke Jones

Below are our Tuesday Top 7 Ravens players in the dramatic 31-30 win over the New England Patriots in Week 3. We’ll track our rankings throughout the 2012 season using the following point system: No. 1 – 7 points No. 2 – 6 points No. 3 – 5 points No. 4 – 4 points No. 5 – 3 points No. 6 – 2 points No. 7 – 1 point You can hear our explanations HERE. Luke Jones’ Top 7 … 7) Ed Reed 6) Dannell Ellerbe 5) Ramon Harewood 4) Dennis Pitta 3) Ray Rice 2) Torrey Smith 1) Joe Flacco Drew Forrester’s Top 7 … CONTINUE >>>

Healthier Ravens make final preparations for New England

Luke Jones

(Updated: 3:15 p.m.) OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Ravens conducted their final full practice of the week in preparation for their Sunday night showdown with the New England Patriots and appeared to be working with their full 53-man squad. Though they performed their traditional “jersey swap” for Friday’s practice, all players listed on Thursday’s injury report were present and working, including offensive lineman Jah Reid (calf). Safety Bernard Pollard (chest), cornerback Lardarius Webb (knee), linebacker Jameel McClain (knee), and defensive end Pernell McPhee (knee) were all practicing during the portion of practice open to the media. All four defensive starters were listed as limited participants for Thursday’s practice after sitting out Wednesday. Listed as full participants on Thursday, linebacker Paul Kruger (back) and left tackle Michael Oher (ankle) were both working and no longer appear to be a concern for Sunday’s game. Reid was practicing — likely on a limited basis — for the first time since suffering a setback during training camp. The second-year offensive lineman injured his calf during the team’s mandatory minicamp in June and experience two different setbacks that kept him sidelined for nearly the entire preseason. “As a coach-doctor — that we are as head

Morning Reaction Picks and Comment – Week 3

Luke Jones

Here are this weekend’s picks as Drew Forrester and Luke Jones will pick every NFL game as well as local college football contests. And as a special treat, they pick their respective high schools’ games. Drew Forrester and Luke Jones both finished 12-4 in Week 2. Forrester is 19-12 and Jones is 23-8 after two weeks of play. Official standings are only kept based on the NFL picks. To hear their full explanations, click HERE. Patriots at Ravens: New England 24-20 (Drew), New England 27-24 (Luke) Giants at Panthers: Carolina 29-24 (Drew), New York 27-21 (Luke) Rams at Bears: Chicago 23-20 (Drew), Chicago 24-17 (Luke) Buccaneers at Cowboys: Dallas 34-10 (Drew), Dallas 27-17 (Luke) 49ers at Vikings: San Francisco 21-20 (Drew), San Francisco 27-21 (Luke) Lions at Titans: Detroit 27-16 (Drew), Detroit 24-17 (Luke) Bengals at Redskins: Washington 30-26 (Drew), Cincinnati 24-21 (Luke) Jets at Dolphins: New York 24-13 (Drew), New York 17-16 (Luke) Chiefs at Saints: New Orleans 37-17 (Drew), New Orleans 31-20 (Luke) Bills at Browns: Cleveland 20-17 OT (Drew), Buffalo 24-16 (Luke) Jaguars at Colts: Indianapolis 26-21 (Drew), Indianapolis 23-21 (Luke) Eagles at Cardinals: Arizona 24-23 (Drew), Philadelphia 24-23 (Luke) Falcons at Chargers: Atlanta 31-21 (Drew), San

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