Ravens' Ricky Williams Retiring After 11 Seasons

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(Reuters) - Former NFL rushing leader Ricky Williams is retiring after 11 seasons, the Baltimore Ravens running back said on Tuesday.

Williams, 34, is one of 26 NFL players to rush for more than 10,000 yards in a career. He led the league in rushing in 2002 with 1,853 yards while with the Miami Dolphins but has served as a back-up runner in recent years. STORY....

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Baltimore Ravens' Suggs Wins Associated Press Defensive Player Of The Year

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INDIANAPOLIS -- Baltimore Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs has won the 2011 Associated Press NFL Defensive Player of the Year award.

On a team featuring longtime stars Ray Lewis and Ed Reed, Suggs stood out most for a nationwide panel of 50 media members who regularly cover the league. He earned 21 votes, seven more than Minnesota end Jared Allen.

"There is not a harder worker in football than Terrell Suggs," said Ravens coach John Harbaugh. "I don't think people always understand and realize that because of his personality. This guy takes it very seriously -- pass rush, run defense, studying the opposing offense, studying the particulars of the guys he's going against. To me that's what makes him great."

Suggs had 70 tackles, including 14 sacks, and was a force all over the field from his hybrid linebacker-end position. He also forced seven fumbles and had two interceptions as the Ravens went 12-4 to win the AFC North. Baltimore allowed 266 points, third fewest in the NFL.

Safety Reed won the award in 2004, while Lewis won in 2000 and 2003. CONTINUE....

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New England Patriots Headed To Super Bowl After Ravens' Kicker Billy Cundiff Misses Field Goal

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Tom Brady waited out the final tense minutes on the sideline, and somehow his fourth-quarter leap into the end zone held up, sending the New England Patriots back to the Super Bowl.

With New England leading by three points with 11 seconds left, Billy Cundiff missed a 32-yard field-goal attempt, and the Patriots escaped with a 23-20 win Sunday in the AFC Championship Game in Foxborough, Mass. CONTINUE....

Ravens, Broncos Win Division Titles / Giants Top Cowboys, Win NFC East

Baltimore won the AFC North with a win over Cincinnati. Denver lost but still clinched the AFC West. Patriots win No. 1 seed in AFC. 49ers get No. 2 seed in NFC. Flynn and Stafford combine for one-thousand passing yards in Packers win.



Eli Manning had three touchdown passes as the Giants beat Dallas 31-14 to win the NFC East. New York hosts a wild-card game next Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons.