Minnesota Vikings

Unless you are a football junkie, you probably don't know or don't care that the Kansas City Chiefs hired Chris Ault, the man who invented the Pistol offense and coached Colin Kaepernick at Nevada, to a consulting gig. But it might interest you that the Ravens reportedly expressed interest in adding Ault to their coaching staff. According to Dan Hinxman of The Reno Gazette-Journal , Ault's agent, Bob LaMonte, said that Ault received interest from a handful of NFL teams , including the Green Bay Packers, the Minnesota Vikings and the Ravens.

Unless you are a football junkie, you probably don't know or don't care that the Kansas City Chiefs hired Chris Ault, the man who invented the Pistol offense and coached Colin Kaepernick at Nevada, to a consulting gig. But it might interest you that the Ravens reportedly expressed interest in adding Ault to their coaching staff. According to Dan Hinxman of The Reno Gazette-Journal , Ault's agent, Bob LaMonte, said that Ault received interest from a handful of NFL teams , including the Green Bay Packers, the Minnesota Vikings and the Ravens.

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- In his chambers at the Minnesota Judicial Center, Justice Alan C. Page is surrounded by mementoes.A handwritten note from Ethel Kennedy. His prized collection of pressed-steel toy trucks. A half-dozen signs once displayed in places like Selma, Ala., and Augusta, Ga. One of the most disturbing reads, simply, "Colored Waiting Room."Most striking about Mr. Page's chambers, though, is something that is missing: a souvenir of his illustrious, 14-year career in the National Football League.

Let's get the last name out of the way first. It's Juszczyk. Somehow, from that lonely vowel and thicket of consonants, comes a pronunciation of YOOZ-check. Don't feel bad if you don't say it right the first time. No one ever does. No, check that. One guy did. "We had a Polish card-swiper at our dining hall" at Harvard, said Kyle Juszczyk, the rookie fullback the Ravens selected in the fourth round (130th overall) of the NFL draft. "And he actually nailed it on the first try. But he's the only one. " Instead, Juszczyk picked up a nickname that made life simpler.

FOOTBALLMinnesota Vikings -- Activated QB Wade Wilson. Waived LB William Kirksey. Signed LB Richard Newbill.

Let's get the last name out of the way first. It's Juszczyk. Somehow, from that lonely vowel and thicket of consonants, comes a pronunciation of YOOZ-check. Don't feel bad if you don't say it right the first time. No one ever does. No, check that. One guy did. "We had a Polish card-swiper at our dining hall" at Harvard, said Kyle Juszczyk, the rookie fullback the Ravens selected in the fourth round (130th overall) of the NFL draft. "And he actually nailed it on the first try. But he's the only one. " Instead, Juszczyk picked up a nickname that made life simpler.

Opponent: Minnesota Vikings Site: PSINet Stadium When: Monday, 9 p.m. TV/Radio: Chs. 2, 7/WJFK (1300 AM), WQSR (102.7 FM) Line: Ravens by 10

BaseballCalifornia Angels -- Recalled IF Bobby Rose from Class AAA Edmonton. Optioned IF Chris Cron (0-for-1) to Edmonton.FootballL Minnesota Vikings -- Agreed to terms with CB Reggie Rutland.

Toast victoryJenkins on Johnson: "I remember him whining like a baby."When's the flight?Dan Hampton of the Chicago Bears, explaining how the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Minnesota Vikings: "It's the combination of two factors, Tampa having new life with a coaching change and Minnesota checking flight schedules to the Bahamas."

Charges of rape and false imprisonment will be filed today in Salinas, Calif., against San Francisco 49ers safety Greg Cox in connection with an alleged attack on a 21-year-old woman he met at a Monterey restaurant.Cox, 26, was waived by the 49ers yesterday, but the team said the move was "a football decision period."Charges of two counts of rape, one felony count of forceable oral copulation and one misdemeanor count of false imprisonment are to be filed against Cox in Monterey County Superior Court, according to Assistant District Attorney Charlie Keeley.

2013 preseason Game 1: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers -- Aug. 8, 7:30 p.m. Game 2: vs. Atlanta Falcons -- Aug. 15, 7:30 p.m. Game 3: vs. Carolina Panthers -- Aug. 22, 8 p.m. -- ESPN Game 4: at St. Louis Rams -- Aug. 29, 8 p.m. 2013 regular season Week 1: at Denver Broncos -- Sept. 5, 8:30 p.m. -- NBC Week 2: vs. Cleveland Browns -- Sept. 15, 1 p.m. -- CBS Week 3: vs. Houston Texans -- Sept. 22, 1 p.m. -- CBS Week 4: at Buffalo Bills -- Sept.

NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said on his Twitter page today that the league is expected to release its regular-season schedule Thursday night at 8 p.m. The unveiling is expected to be made on NFL Network. It was initially expected that the schedule would be released today, but it's been delayed for two days. The Ravens will open on the road after they couldn't work out a scheduling compromise with the Orioles on the night of Sept. 5. The Denver Broncos are believed to be their most likely opponent that night, but the Pittsburgh Steelers and Chicago Bears are also possibilities.

While the NFL continues to investigate the San Diego Chargers for possibly using Stickum -- an adhesive that, when applied to a receiver's gloves, can help the player hold onto the football -- the Ravens are demonstrating that they need no such aid. After dropping 37 passes last season which ranked as the seventh most in the league, the team's receivers have dropped just eight passes thus far, which is tied with the Minnesota Vikings for the fewest...

After waiting several hours and seeing a number of their potential first-round targets still on the board, the Ravens decided that their best move was to fall back. In a decision that was hardly surprising, the Ravens traded out of the first round of the NFL draft late Thursday night, sending the No. 29 overall pick to the Minnesota Vikings. In return, the Ravens got the Vikings' second-round pick (35 th ) and their fourth-round selection (98 th overall). “We had a couple of teams call us and we had several players that we liked that are still available for us [Friday]

After going on yearly mission trips dating back to the mid-1990s, four friends decided they wanted to do more. So in 2007, they began their own nonprofit, Baltimore-based Healing Hands Foundation. They focused on providing surgical care to underprivileged people and have since gone to Ecuador, Sierra Leone, Guatemala, the Philippines and Colombia. "When you do something like that, you get hooked and want to do more to help," said Marco Avila, an engineer born in Ecuador who began volunteering on missions as an interpreter.

The Ravens are unbeaten in three games and ranked No. 1 in several NFL power polls. They are scoring touchdowns and compiling yards in record numbers, and their defense continues to dominate every running game it faces. It's a great beginning to a possible championship season, and we all know the Ravens are a good team, but how good? Are they capable of taking that next step from a year ago, from the AFC championship game to the Super Bowl? Some answers will come in the next three weeks.

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Ravens take to the road for the first time this preseason tonight, traveling to meet the Minnesota Vikings at the Metrodome. They can only hope this trip is more satisfying than the recent ones their offense has encountered. Tonight's preseason game Ravens@Vikings, 8, Ch. 45, 97.9 FM

FOOTBALL (NFL)* Cincinnati Bengals -- Agreed to terms with Antoine Bennett (cornerback).* Denver Broncos -- Signed Tyrone Braxton (cornerback) to a series of one-year contracts.* Los Angeles Rams -- Signed Robert Young (defensive tackle).* Minnesota Vikings -- Signed Ken Stills (safety), Jimmy Williams (linebacker) and Cris Carter (wide receiver).* New Orleans Saints -- Signed Buford Jordan and Bobby Morse (fullbacks) and Kirk Maggio (punter) to one-year contracts, and Hayward Haynes (guard)

News item: : The New York Times reported Thursday that Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz tested positive for illegal performance-enhancing drugs during Major League Baseball's supposedly anonymous survey testing in 2003, according to lawyers familiar with the results. My take: : OK, enough's enough. I know there is no way that MLB and the players union can justify outing the remaining 100 or so players who tested positive during the 2003 survey, but I think everybody has figured out by now that would be much better than having a couple of names leak out every six months, keeping the sport mired indefinitely in the six-year-old fallout from this tawdry scandal.

After losing twice to the Pittsburgh Steelers by a combined seven points, the Ravens get a third shot at their AFC North rival. "Hopefully for us, the third time is the charm," Ravens wide receiver Derrick Mason said. NFL history suggests otherwise. The old saying "it's hard to beat a team three times in a season" is a myth, not a fact. Since the NFL-AFL merger in 1970, there have been 18 instances in which a team has won both regular-season matchups with a team and then had to face that team again in the playoffs.