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Deal expected to pay up to $1.2M per year The Ravens and Rex Ryan have agreed on a two-year contract that will make Ryan one of the highest-paid defensive coordinators in the NFL, according to both Ryan and general manager Ozzie Newsome.Ravens, Ryan agree on two-year contract (Baltimore Sun)

Heavy-handed punishment isn't the only part of the NFL's personal conduct policy, though that's what has grabbed recent headlines. The league, along with individual teams, has specialized programs in place to educate young players and prevent off-field problems.NFL expands player education programs (The Indianapolis Star)

NEWARK -- Art Schlichter couldn't have scripted a better answer. Less than two minutes into a speech to about 50 area youths last week at the Youth Engaged in Services clubhouse in Newark, the former Ohio State All-American asked if anyone present could define gambling.Schlichter tells sad story (Telegraph-Forum)

Carlo Maria Badini, a former superintendent of Milan's La Scala who scandalized opera buffs by introducing commercial activities to save the storied theater from financial difficulties, has died. He was 81.Obituaries in the news (Boston Globe)

It's as traditional as fireworks on the Fourth of July that the water-cooler chatter in the workplace always gets around to sports.Minor league, major fun (In Business Las Vegas)

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell's revised personal conduct code has caused a lot of teams to rethink how they look at some players in the upcoming draft and free agency.NFL teams shying away from troublemakers (Houston Chronicle)