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January 7, 2019

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Five Things We Learned from the Ravens' 23-17 wild-card-round loss to the Los Angeles Chargers

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From Lamar Jackson's difficult day to the indelible legacies of Joe Flacco and Ozzie Newsome, here are five things we learned from the Ravens' 23-17 playoff loss to the Los Angeles Chargers.

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At the end of a breakthrough rookie season, quarterback Lamar Jackson leaves Ravens needing more

At the last postgame news conference of the Ravens’ season, the first player to offer a postmortem was Lamar Jackson.

Preston: Ravens have hitched their future to Lamar Jackson, who's promising but still could be the next Kyle Boller

Lamar Jackson has flashed talent, but the questions we had about him at midseason remain, columnist Mike Preston writes.

Legislation would allow 'ranked choice' voting in Baltimore, a new way of counting ballots

Under a proposed bill, Baltimore could offer ranked choice voting. Voters would list their favored candidates in order. If a candidate doesn't receive a majority of support overall, officials would count voters' second choices and then the third choices, until a winning candidate breaks 50 percent.

'Bohemian Rhapsody' wins at Golden Globes in upset

"Bohemian Rhapsody" is the winner of the best film drama Golden Globe Award.

Best and worst looks from the Golden Globes

 

New round of mandated lead testing finds elevated levels in six Howard County schools, bringing total to 18

Levels of lead, exceeding federal health standards, have been detected in the water at 17 Howard County schools from September to December, according to the school system’s test results.

Nina Harper, former state delegate and community activist, dies

Nina Harper was a retired AT&T manager and longtime East Baltimore community activist.

Mike Preston's report card from the Ravens' 23-17 wild-card-round loss to the Chargers

Columnist Mike Preston grades the Ravens' performance in their 23-17 wild-card-round loss to the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday.

Left on sideline in playoff loss, former Ravens starting quarterback Joe Flacco can now ponder his future

Backup quarterback and Super Bowl XLVII MVP Joe Flacco said his absence from the second half of Sunday’s 23-17 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers was part of the plan, but is not sure what the future holds for him.

Ravens' Jimmy Smith on fan unhappiness with Lamar Jackson: 'You either ride or die or you get the hell out of here'

"So for the fact that you're a fair-weather fan that quickly, when things go rough, you turned your back on him. And that just got under my skin a little bit" — Jimmy Smith on Ravens fan reaction to Lamar Jackson