Baltimore Ravens News

Bell: Time for the NFL to rewrite punishment rules The NFL needs to address its rules on punishment to make sure consequences are fair across the board.

Baltimore Ravens running back, Ray Rice , held a press conference Thursday morning in which he made an apology for brutalizing his wife earlier this year.

Lorenzo J. Taliaferro Jr., 22, did not appear Thursday in General District Court because an agreement with the prosecution had previously been reached.

OWINGS MILLS, Maryland - Ray Rice stepped to the microphone, took a deep breath and spoke for 17 minutes about what he called "the biggest mistake of his life."

Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice addressed the media Thursday for the first time since the announcement of his two-game suspension for allegedly assaulting his then-fiancee.

Linebacker Aldon Smith opened training camp expecting to meet soon with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, and that date apparently will be next Friday, Aug. 8. The 49ers will be on the East Coast to face the Baltimore Ravens in an Aug. 7 exhibition opener, followed by four days of scrimmages there.

Aug 8, 2013; Tampa, FL, USA; Baltimore Ravens tackle Jah Reid against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the second half at Raymond James Stadium.

To fill the final vacant spot on their 90-man roster, the Packers have added wide receiver Gerrard Sheppard .

Defensive end Brent Urban, a fourth-round draft pick out of Virginia, was carted off the field into the training room, unable to put weight on his right leg.

The Ravens hope he stays there a long time, as evidenced by the five-year, $37.5 million contract they gave him in March.

Two former UDFAs from the Baltimore Ravens - including former CU Buffalo Will Pericak plus Cody Larsen - have been added to the Broncos' DL depth chart.

Once Baltimore Ravens star Ray Rice completes a pre-trial intervention program for first-time offenders, the 3rd degree aggravated assault case against him stemming from a domestic incident with his now-wife will be dismissed.

Jul 24, 2014; Owings Mills, MD, USA; Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Steve Smith makes a catch during foot work drill at Under Armour Performance Center.

Baltimore Ravens linebacker C.J. Mosley breaks up a pass intended for Zachary Orr during practice on July 22, 2014, at the team's practice facility in Owings Mills, Md.

We know what it is to support a child after a mistake," Byrne wrote, and "We know turning your back on a loved one in a time of need is not what families do."

ESPN has suspended outspoken sportscaster Stephen A. Smith for a week because of his comments about domestic abuse suggesting women should make sure that they don't do anything to provoke an attack.

Maryland authorities said Tuesday they will charge a man with disorderly conduct in a cemetery for allegedly urinating on the grave of former Baltimore Ravens owner Art Modell.

Uproar over the NFL's punishment for Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice is unfounded, NFL senior vice president of labor policy Adolpho Birch said Monday.

Veteran cornerback Dominique Franks regards the Ravens' conditioning test as grueling enough that he doesn't want to ever have to run it again.

Linda Wertheimer talks with Bloomberg View sportswriter Kavitha Davidson about the NFL's suspension of the Baltimore Ravens running back for assaulting his then-fiancee, now wife.