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Arguably no one this season is having more fun than the Ravens, and Lamar Jackson is leading the way. He's Cody Benjamin's . Benjamin: When Jackson won MVP in 2019, becoming the second-youngest and the second unanimous MVP ever, it seemed like he was breaking football. This year, armed with better wide receivers, supported by a better defense and operating in a more well-rounded offense under Todd Monken, he's been similarly outstanding. Davion Davis Jersey He's more accurate -- while posting a lower interception rate -- as a pa ser. He's similarly efficient as a runner, though on fewer opportunities. That has helped him health-wise.The Ravens have a 56% succe s rate when pa sing the ball this season, second only to the 49ers. In 2019, that number was 55.2%. Basically, the Ravens are even better on a down-to-down basis when pa sing than they were when Jackson was unanimous MVP. The Ravens face the Brownsand their dominant defense this weekend before primetime games against the Bengals and the Chargers. That means Jackson and his team have a huge chance to cement their frontrunner status before the calendar turns to December. I think they'll do just that. Honorable mentions Jason Kelce .Undercla smen are like the Senior Bowl.We the hugeBears-Panthers trade ahead of their meeting tonight.Bryce Harper is .The Angels Ron Washington as manager.Paige Bueckers .The Wild Zach Bogosian from the Lightning.President Biden to talk about key i sues facing the sport.Lance Leipold to Kansas.The NCAA . Not so honorable mentions Jamal Murray() will mi s multiple weeks.Nakobe Dean () is on IR.TheTexanshad Wednesday.Christian Pulisic picked up .The NCAA is with how theLSU-Iowawomen's national championship game was officiated. That makes ... a lot of us! Monday, the Big Ten sent to Michigan. Wednesday, . In a to their conference, the Wolverines countered that ... The Big Ten Kenyon Green Jersey disciplining Michigan would constitute a "breach" of the conference's handbook; Any punishment directed at Jim Harbaugh "would exceed the commi sioner's authority under the Sportsmanship Policy" (Dennis Dodd previously reported the university and Harbaugh areif Harbaugh is punished);The conference should "act cautiously" because "in-person scouting, collusion among opponents, and other questionable practices may well be far more prevalent than believed." This is in line with Michigan Tuesday that Purdue collaborated with Ohio State and Rutgers ahead of the Boilermakers' 2022 Big Ten Championship matchup with the Wolverines.Furthermore, Michigan a serted that Connor Stalions, the former low-level staffer who amid the investigation, acted alone and did not impact any on-field results. Also Wednesday, 11 Michigan lawmakers urged Big Ten commi sioner Tony Petittito Finally, Dennis takes a look at . It's a good question with great insight and analysis. As always, you can Midterms are scary. If they go poorly, your back is against the wall. But don't worry, fellow NFL fans: Midterm grades also are just a halfway point. You can almost always come back, and that rings true in the NFL as well. Jeff Kerr handed out , and six were in the "A" range. Still, like I said, grades can change in a hurry, and they certainly will by season's end. In fact, one team that earned a first-half "C+" is a , according Tavierre Thomas Jersey to SportsLine. You can see postseason chances for every team (well, almost every team; sorry, Cardinals fans) . Up 2-0. to Marcus Rashford. Tied 2-2. Up 3-2. Lost 4-3. That was the latest disastrous journey for Manchester United, this time against Copenhagen. The Red Devils are now at the bottom of Group A with one win and three lo ses in four UEFA Champions League contests. As Pardeep Cattry writes, Things aren't Zach Cunningham Jersey so great for their neighbors Manchester City, either. The Citizens and Pep Guardiola are after John Stones left their 3-0 win over Young Boys on Tuesday. Still, the reigning champs are atop . Manchester City (previous: 1)Real Madrid (4)Bayern Munich (2)Inter (5)Arsenal (6)As for another Premier League club in the competition, Arsenaltopped Sevilla, 2-0. James Benge says the . Benge: The offense can still be pretty good, too, though: Bukayo Saka made James' after scoring against Sevilla. Here are all of . UEFA Europa and Conference Leagues Bucks at Pacers, 7 p.m. on NBA TV Virginia at No. 11 Louisville, 7:30 p.m. on ESPN Panthers at Bears, 8:15 p.m. on Prime Video Hawks at Magic, 9:30 p.m. on NBA TV