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    With the AFC championship in town, Baltimore has a chance to shine
    The purple blanket of fandom spreading over the city is putting Baltimore in its best light, a far cry from the national narratives that focus only on the city’s problems.
    Ravens fans cheer as “Enter Sandman” plays during last week's AFC divisional playoff game against the Texans.
    ‘I was going to be OK’: After injury, Ravens’ Mark Andrews never lost faith in comeback hopes
    Andrews’ brother Jack called him “the hardest-working, most dedicated person to do whatever it takes.”
    Tight end Mark Andrews is expected to play for the first time since Week 11 when the Ravens host the Chiefs for the AFC championship game.
    The 2023 Ravens season as told through Taylor Swift’s music (Players Version)
    Hello, Swifties. Hello, confused football fans. We’re here to help you connect and understand each other. Here are some of the important Ravens players and the songs that explain them.
    Justin Madubuike (Kylie Cooper / The Baltimore Banner) and Taylor Swift (Alyssa Howell / Handout)
    The 2023 Ravens season as told through Taylor Swift’s music (Moments Version)
    Hello, Swifties. Hello, confused football dads. We’re here to help you connect and understand each other. Here are some of the important moments from the Ravens’ season and the songs that explain them.
    (Photo illustration by Kaitlin Newman)
    Ravens roster has perfect attendance in final practice before AFC championship
    With cornerback Rock Ya-Sin’s return, every player from the Ravens’ 53-man roster was on the field Friday.
    Ravens cornerback Rock Ya-Sin, who is dealing with a knee injury, returned to practice Friday and is questionable to play Sunday against the Chiefs.
    Ravens vs. Chiefs: 5 things to watch, including Mark Andrews, Travis Kelce and crowd noise
    Even with Lamar Jackson and Patrick Mahomes starring, Sunday’s game could be decided by tight ends and run stoppers.
    Ravens fullback Patrick Ricard catches a pass for a touchdown in a game against the Miami Dolphins on New Year’s Eve. The Ravens won 56-19 to secure the best record in the AFC.
    Ravens activate tight end Mark Andrews off injured reserve for AFC championship
    Andrews has missed nine weeks with an ankle injury after being hurt on a hip-drop tackle in the Ravens’ Week 11 win over the Cincinnati Bengals.
    Mark Andrews had no injury designation on Friday’s injury report and was a full practice participant every day in the week leading up to Sunday’s game.
    Lamar Jackson hasn’t needed his top speed as a runner: ‘He turns it on when he wants to’
    Jackson’s top speed this season is the lowest of his six seasons in Baltimore, but he remains one of the NFL's most dangerous runners.
    Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has not run as fast this season as he did in years past, but that has not made him any less a threat.
    Where Isaiah Likely goes, winning follows. Here’s how his Ravens career resembles his past.
    From Everett, Massachusetts, to Conway, South Carolina, to Baltimore, Isaiah Likely has followed a familiar pattern. The gifted young tight end is overlooked until suddenly he isn’t. Then his teams just keep winning.
    Baltimore Ravens tight end Isaiah Likely (80) runs down the field during the second quarter against the Miami Dolphins at M&T Bank Stadium on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023.
    Expert predictions for Ravens vs. Chiefs: Who’s going to the Super Bowl?
    The top-seeded Ravens will face the third-seeded Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC championship game at 3 p.m. Sunday in Baltimore. Here are predictions from The Baltimore Banner’s sports staff.
    The Ravens host the AFC championship game for the first time Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs.
    Brandon Hyde and Orioles players toast the Ravens’ success. Well, most of them.
    Manager Brandon Hyde will attend the AFC championship game Sunday with his son. “They are just really fun to watch,” Hyde said of the Ravens.
    Orioles manager Brandon Hyde gives a speech in the locker ream after the team beat the Red Sox on Sept. 28, securing Baltimore’s first division title since 2014.
    Orioles are ‘as aggressive as any team out there’ in search for starters, Elias says
    Elias said Thursday that the Orioles have spoken with all 29 other teams about potential trades.
    GM Mike Elias said the Orioles are better equipped to add a starting pitcher via a trade than in free agency.
    After missing the ALDS, Orioles starter John Means is eager for a healthy 2024
    “I didn’t want to [sit], but I think it was the smartest path for me,” Means said. “Obviously, mentally, it’s been tough over the last couple of years, but that was the toughest.”
    Orioles starting pitcher John Means has a 3.74 ERA in 380 1/3 innings in the big leagues.
    Ravens’ Marlon Humphrey feeling ‘good’ as he recovers from calf injury; Kevin Zeitler back at practice
    Only one player on the Ravens’ 53-man roster, cornerback Rock Ya-Sin, was absent.
    Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey exercises on a bike during the Week 17 game against the Dolphins. That was the last time Humphrey played.
    Ravens QB Lamar Jackson is a finalist for the AP 2023 NFL MVP and offensive player awards
    Baltimore’s John Harbaugh, Houston’s DeMeco Ryans, Detroit’s Dan Campbell, San Francisco’s Kyle Shanahan and Cleveland's Kevin Stefanski are finalists for Coach of the Year.
    Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) smiles between plays during the fourth quarter against the Miami Dolphins at M&T Bank Stadium on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023.
    The Ravens empowered Lamar Jackson. Facing Patrick Mahomes should show how far he’s come.
    The talented quarterbacks find themselves on much more even footing after Jackson started the head-to-head rivalry with three straight losses.
    Lamar Jackson has the strongest supporting cast he has ever had when facing Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs.
    AFC championship: Who has the edge? | Banner Ravens Podcast
    Paul Mancano and Jonas Shaffer go position-by-position to determine how well the Ravens match up against the Chiefs.
    The Baltimore Banner announces its 2024 Emerging Leaders honorees
    The Baltimore Banner selected 13 community leaders as its 2024 Emerging Leaders honorees, who will be recognized at an event in May.
    Amtrak’s tunnel is coming. Can this group get residents onboard?
    While Amtrak’s new Frederick Douglass Tunnel will keep its passenger trains running under West Baltimore for decades to come, local leaders and residents want a say in how the federally subsidized company plans to invest in communities above the tunnel while it’s building.
    Passenger rail company Amtrak hosted an open house-style community meeting at Carver Vocational-Technical High School on Sept. 26, 2023 to offer details about construction of the Frederick Douglass Tunnel Program, which will bore two new two-mile tunnel tubes underneath parts of West Baltimore.
    Jim Harbaugh returning to NFL to coach Chargers after leading Michigan to national title
    The Ravens, coached by Jim’s brother John, and Chargers are set to face off in Los Angeles next season.
    Jim Harbaugh, whose Michigan team just won the college football national championship, had a 49-22-1 record, including playoffs, as coach of the San Francisco 49ers.
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