NFL
Ravens hire J. Brooks as assistant to offense
The Ravens announced that they have hired Jason Brooks as their assistant to the offense. Brooks will handle offensive quality-control duties, including self-scouting, game film analysis and breaking down opponents' tendencies, while also assisting wide receivers coach Jim Hostler. "Jason comes in here with college coaching and pro personnel experience, and we're happy to have him on board," head coach John Harbaugh said in a statement. "He is a high-energy, hardworking individual who adds a lot to our team. Plus, with his dad, he's from a coaching family with a strong background." Brooks, 31, is the son of Ravens defensive line coach Clarence Brooks. He most recently worked as the wide receivers coach at Norwich University and has served as a scouting assistant for the Miami Dolphins, among other positions.
Vick: : Michael Vick is out of prison and headed home to Hampton, Va., penniless and reviled for running a vicious dogfighting ring, but hopeful for a second chance at his once-charmed life as a star NFL quarterback. The suspended quarterback served 19 months in prison on the dogfighting conviction that capped one of the most astonishing falls in sports history - one that stole his wealth and popularity. Vick, who turns 29 in June, left the federal penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kan., by car early Wednesday. He will serve two months in home confinement.
Owners meetings: : Teams looking to hire general managers might soon be required to interview at least one minority candidate. Commissioner Roger Goodell said the league's owners discussed expanding the Rooney Rule - which already applies to coaching openings - during the final session of their two-day meetings in South Florida.
49ers: : Cornerback Walt Harris could miss the coming season after tearing a ligament in his right knee during a collision in practice Tuesday. Harris, 34, will need surgery on his anterior cruciate ligament.
Browns: : Wide receiver and return specialist Joshua Cribbs is not attending Cleveland's voluntary minicamp as he tries to get the team to renegotiate his contract. Cribbs has four years remaining on a six-year, $6.7 million contract he signed in 2006.
Jaguars: : Jacksonville waived wide receiver D'Juan Woods and acquired cornerback Tyron Brackenridge off waivers.
Colleges
Terps football team to face West Virginia in 2010-2013
