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The Ravens played their first preseason game Thursday, a 22-19 win over the Carolina Panthers. Click through the photos above to see who's stock is rising and falling after that game. View the full article

Stephen Houston, who was brought into training camp after the Ravens had a couple of running backs go out with injuries the first week, is making the most of his opportunity despite being out of football since graduating from Indiana in 2013. After Houston got two carries in the fourth quarter... View the full article

Shortly after Zachary Orr arrived in Baltimore, Ravens linebackers coach Don Martindale had a message for the undrafted rookie free agent from North Texas. "One of the first things when I first met Coach Wink [Martindale's nickname], he said, 'Know the history here. We have a history in this room... View the full article

Given how much he's already accomplished as a Raven, it's easy to forget that inside linebacker C.J. Mosley is only in his third season in the NFL. Given the responsibilities heaped on the team's first-round draft choice in 2014, it's assumed that Mosley's best is yet to come. View the full article

The first preseason game for the Ravens on Thursday night was supposed to be a chance to look at some of the team's rookies. View the full article

Click through the photos to see five things we learned about the Ravens from our first 60-minute glance at them. View the full article

The Ravens beat the Panthers 22-19 in Thursday's preseason opener, but fans at M&T Bank Stadium produced one of the biggest cheers of the night when they watched hometown hero Michael Phelps win the 200-meter Individual Medley race nearly 5,000 miles away at the 2016 Rio Olympics. View the full article

The NFL should shorten the preseason schedule from four games to two. View the full article

The signs of an NFL preseason were everywhere Thursday night at M&T Bank Stadium, from the number of empty seats to the number of Ravens regulars on the sideline in shorts and T-shirts to the number of mistakes from both teams. View the full article

Ravens columnist Mike Preston believes this year's preseason games are critical for the Ravens, who must find answers on their roster after finishing 5-11 last year. View the full article

For Ravens' fans that have been waiting months for the team to return to the field after a disappointing 2015 season, there should be plenty of things to watch. View the full article

The Ravens have graduated from the practice phase of training camp to the preseason part of it. Yet, as they head into Thursday night's preseason opener against the defending NFC champion Carolina Panthers, the outlook of their 53-man roster remains muddled. View the full article

It's increasingly difficult to trace the narrative arc of Michael Phelps' comeback without hitting upon Ray Lewis. View the full article

The former Ravens defensive tackle was not among the announcer pairings Fox announced for the 2016 season Tuesday. He had covered the NFL for Fox for 12 seasons. View the full article

Yes, it's a preseason game that most of the Ravens top stars will be watching along with you, but this one is going to be worth your time for a number of reasons. The future, for instance. View the full article

If fans in Baltimore who missed Cam Newton playing beach volleyball in the Inner Harbor want to get another glimpse of the reigning NFL MVP, they had better get to M&T Bank Stadium for the start of Thursday's 7:30 p.m. game between the Ravens and the defending NFC champion Carolina Panthers. View the full article

Fans often tweet and email questions to Ravens reporter Jeff Zrebiec. Here are some of the topics coming up most frequently with training camp in full swing -and Jeff's takes on the subjects. View the full article

As a fourth-round draft choice in 2015, Ravens outside linebacker Za'Darius Smith was expected to fill the void left by Pernell McPhee's free agent departure to Chicago. View the full article

Gov. Larry Hogan had a motivational message for the Ravens at the end of their training camp practice Tuesday. View the full article

In their last practice open to the public and the media before Thursday's preseason opener, the Ravens had a lighter and shorter workout that began at 8:45 a.m. and ended a little after 11 a.m. View the full article

In his strongest statement to date, Ravens coach John Harbaugh said Terrell Suggs, Elvis Dumervil, Steve Smith Sr. and Breshad Perriman are making progress. View the full article

Three days after limping off the field during the team's second public practice at M&T Bank Stadium with what was described as a soft-tissue injury, rookie offensive tackle Ronnie Stanley returned to the practice field Tuesday for the Ravens in Owings Mills. View the full article

Rookie offensive lineman Alex Lewis, the fourth-round pick out of Nebraska, has been taking the reps for injured starter Ronnie Stanley at left tackle. View the full article

Ravens quarterback Josh Johnson has been through this before. View the full article

The Ravens will go through the 2016 season looking for impact players, but they still need to find their core group when the preseason begins Thursday night against the Carolina Panthers. View the full article