OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- If the NFL playoffs began this week, the Baltimore Ravens wouldnt be part of the fun.Fortunately for the Ravens, theyve still got three weeks to make up the difference. Even better, they dont have to depend on anyone else to reach the postseason.Though Monday nights 30-23 loss to the New England Patriots dropped Baltimore (7-6) out of a tie for the lead in the AFC North, the ramifications of the defeat were not catastrophic for their playoff hopes.If the Ravens win their final three games, they will open the playoffs at home as division champions. And maybe, soon after that, theyll have a chance to avenge that loss to the Patriots.Weve got to move on, safety Lardarius Webb said Wednesday. If we handle our business and win three games in a row -- one at a time -- we can still reach our goals. Hopefully we see those guys again in the playoffs.The pivotal stretch begins Sunday with the regular season home finale against the fading Philadelphia Eagles (5-8), who have lost four straight and six of seven.The opportunity to control you own fate with victory is really what you hope for at this time of the season, coach John Harbaugh said. Two teams in our division have that -- us and the Steelers -- and well both be fighting for that division championship. All that depends on the task at hand, which is the next game. We have to beat the Philadelphia Eagles to make it count.After facing the Eagles, Baltimore travels to Pittsburgh (8-5) for a Christmas Day matchup and finishes at Cincinnati (5-7-1).The Ravens 21-14 win over the Steelers on Nov. 6 was pivotal in setting up Baltimore for a push to the postseason. If Baltimore wins at Pittsburgh next week and the teams end up with identical records, the Ravens will capture the division title by virtue of the two-game sweep.Looking ahead to the Pittsburgh game would be a huge mistake.Its clean cut, man, linebacker Elvis Dumervil said. If we lose to the Eagles, what chance do we really have?So, the Ravens intend to bring all the enthusiasm they can muster into Sundays game.Weve got to play hard, we have to play dangerous, we have to play reckless, receiver Steve Smith said.The Ravens will have a new face on the field Sunday: Michael Campanaro was signed from the practice squad to return kicks. He replaces Devin Hester, who was cut on Tuesday.That was a little bit of a tough move, just because we have so much respect for Devin, Harbaugh said. I told him, I feel like we didnt do enough to make the return game productive enough. 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CLEVELAND -- LeBron James took time to reflect as the Cleveland Cavaliers raised their championship banner.Then it was business as usual.James had his 43rd career triple-double, Kyrie Irving scored 29 points and the Cavaliers beat the New York Knicks 117-88 on Tuesday night in the NBA season opener.James scored 19 points and added 11 rebounds and 14 assists in front of a raucous home crowd that was on its feet from the pregame ceremony until late in the game, celebrating the citys first championship in 52 years.It was great to have a moment like that, he said. It was difficult to focus on the game but we did a great job, especially in the second half.James, who got choked up while speaking to the crowd before the game, continued his perfect record on ring nights. He was 2-0 when the Miami Heat players were presented with their championship rings.There were so many emotions, he said. To see us win the finals and tonight being that last exclamation point to receive your ring in front of your fans was a great moment.Irving scored 19 points in the third quarter, when Cleveland used a 20-4 run to take a 74-53 lead. Kevin Love scored 23 for the Cavaliers.Carmelo Anthony led New York with 19 points and Derrick Rose had 17.Cavaliers guard Iman Shumpert was taken to the locker room late in the third quarter with concussion-like symptoms after colliding with Kristaps Porzingis. Cleveland coach Tyronn Lue said Shumpert was undergoing tests to determine the extent of the injury.Clevelands players, coaching staff and front office personnel also received their championship rings in the pregame ceremony, and the sellout crowd chanted Lues last name.That was a really good feeling, he said. It was great to be a part of it.The basketball game was only part of a big night in town. The Cleveland Indians played Game 1 of the World Series against the Chicago Cubs across the street at Progressive Field.The Knicks, who missed the playoffs the last three seasons, are expecting major improvement after acquiring Rose from Chicago to run the offense and signing center Joakim Noah, who was scoreless in 21 minutess.ddddddddddddWe will improve, I guarantee it, Anthony said. There are just so many moving parts right now. We need to get better, but were not running from that fact.New York, playing its first game under new coach Jeff Hornacek, trailed by 13 in the second quarter but rallied to cut the lead to 45-43 at halftime. A pair of dunks by James and 3-pointers from Irving and Love pushed the lead to 61-49.Clevelands spurt continued as Irving hit three 3-pointers for a 74-53 lead.Porzingis scored 16 points for New York.TIP-INSKnicks: Anthony scored 11 of New Yorks 18 first-quarter points. .... PG Brandon Jennings, signed in the offseason, scored seven points in 22 minutes.Cavaliers: F Tristan Thompson was scoreless and had six rebounds in 21 minutes. ... Rookie G Kay Felder is going through concussion protocol after being injured in practice last week.HIGH STAKESJames and Dwyane Wade, a Chicago native, finalized their bet on the World Series between the Indians and Cubs.If the Indians win the World Series, he has to wear an Indians uniform when he comes here and if the Cubs win it, I have wear a Cubs uniform when we play in the United Center, James said.James said he and most of the Cavaliers planned to attend Game 2 on Wednesday night.NOT THIS TIMEThe Knicks spoiled James return to Cleveland on opening night two years ago with a 95-90 win. Anthony was the games high scorer with 25 points. Irving led Cleveland with 22 while James scored 17.MAKING FRIENDS, SORT OFNoah, who has never been a favorite of Quicken Loans Arena fans, had a few kind words for the city Tuesday.Congratulations to Cleveland, he said. Even though its not a vacation spot you guys got a championship. Its well-deserved.UP NEXTKnicks: They host Memphis on Saturday in their home opener in what will mark Roses first game in a New York uniform at Madison Square Garden.Cavaliers: They travel to Toronto on Friday in a rematch of last seasons Eastern Conference finals, which Cleveland won in six games. 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