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ESPN's Jeffri Chadiha takes the stance that linebacker Rolando McClain made the "smart" move by announcing his retirement this week. "This is a man who needed many things to go right just to have a chance at success in Baltimore," Chadiha wrote. "...

Donna Lebano's decision to wait until the Blackhawks game ended to give birth is almost as skewed as a J.R. Smith jumper. It's a bellyful of crazy in The Buzz That Was.

To get his life in order, Rolando McClain is right to retire from the NFL at the age of 23, writes Jeffri Chadiha.

This is a statement issued by linebacker Rolando McClain to explain why he decided to retire Wednesday: "Clearly, my decision to retire has raised some questions. Quite simply, I love football, but I have decided at this time it is in my best inte...

The Kansas City Chiefs announced several additions to their front office. The moves were expected as part of the new regime. The team added former Seattle executive Will Lewis as director of pro scouting. He has a history with Kansas City general ...

Linebacker Rolando McClain has told the Baltimore Ravens that he's retiring from the NFL.

Rolando McClain's early retirement from the NFL comes three years after the Oakland Raiders made him the eighth overall choice in the 2010 draft. NFL Games Started By 2010 First-Rounders Pick Player Starts 10 Tyson Alualu ...

The theme of Thursday's wake-up call is former players. Even though they're gone, they still generate interest. Other than the item on the Cincinnati Bengals, it's time to revisit some names no longer on an AFC North roster: RAVENS: The Baltimore ...

The session heats up as the skaters take to the X Games Barcelona Park with Curren Capels, Brad McClain and Raven Tershy in the top spots for the finals on Sunday.

When inside linebacker Rolando McClain was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest 10 days after signing with the Baltimore Ravens, this told me that he wasn't committed to playing in the NFL. A month later, it looks like th...

Rolando McClain just closed the book on one of the most disappointing, bizarre NFL careers in recent memory. The linebacker -- who was the No. 8 overall pick of the Oakland Raiders in 2010 -- has retired from the NFL. He is 23. McClain was rece...

Middle linebacker Rolando McClain is retiring from the NFL at the age of 23, less than a month after signing a one-year contract with the Baltimore Ravens, general manager Ozzie Newsome announced Wednesday.

The AFC North blog will conclude its rankings of each position this week with defense. This is a projection on how the group will fare this season. It's not an evaluation based on last year. For Tuesday, let's look at the linebackers. 1. Pittsburg...

Here are some highlights from Wednesday's AFC North weekly chat: Steve (Milwaukee): John Simon, a fourth-round pick for the Ravens, is an incredible player with great intangibles but dropped in the draft due to measureables (too short for a DE, t...

Let's take a quick break from the arrests and federal investigation going on in the AFC North to talk about ballroom dancing. In my 13 years of covering the NFL, I have never written a sentence quite like that one, but I digress. On Tuesday night,...

The Baltimore Ravens are surprisingly not giving up on Rolando McClain despite his latest arrest. Ravens assistant general manager Eric DeCosta told fans at The Baltimore Sun Sports Forum that McClain "deserves a second chance." If you're counting...