friendly confines of Rupp Arena after those two road test

OWINGS MILLS, Md. - As a reward for squeezing into the playoffs on the final day of the regular season, the Baltimore Ravens face a loathsome foe in a very unfriendly environment.Baltimores contentious rivalry with the Pittsburgh Steelers resumes Saturday night at Heinz Field, where the Ravens have experienced nothing but agony during the post-season.Pittsburgh and Baltimore met in the playoffs in 2002, 2009 and 2011. The Steelers won each time.And now, here we go again.Its a great challenge, Ravens coach John Harbaugh said Monday. Its another playoff game there. Wed like to win one, one of these days.Pittsburgh and Baltimore have already played twice this season, with each AFC North team winning by 20 points at home. Including the playoffs, the Steelers lead the series 24-17.We love this rivalry, we love being a part of it, Harbaugh said, and I believe they feel the same way.Memories of Hines Ward jawing at the Ravens, Terrell Suggs yelling at the Steelers and Jacoby Jones skipping past Mike Tomlin on the sideline are some of the highlights of the Steelers-Ravens rivalry. Mostly, the rivalry is about hard hits, helmet-jarring tackles and bloody noses.Asked what stands out most, Harbaugh replied, The physicality, first of all, and the intensity. Every play, whether its a playoff game or not, is played at that level.Baltimore (10-6) finished third in the division behind Pittsburgh (11-5) and needed some help Sunday just to qualify as the sixth seed. A combination of the Ravens 20-10 win over Cleveland and San Diegos 19-7 loss to Kansas City provided Baltimore a return to the post-season after last years 8-8 disappointment.Harbaugh sent a thank-you text to Chiefs coach Andy Reid, his former boss in Philadelphia.I promised Andy dinner, and he responded very favourably to that, Harbaugh said. It probably wont be cheap.The Ravens stumbled in Houston before rallying to defeat the Browns, so its not as if theyre entering the playoffs with a full head of steam. But here they are, and they figure theyve got as good a chance as anyone to advance to the Super Bowl.Its all equal now, Harbaugh said.All youve got to do is win all your games, Suggs said. If you ask me, I think were a (heck) of a team on the road. Sometimes, thats the way youve got to go. But everythings 0-0, all things are new, and weve gotten to the second season.Two years ago, Baltimore needed to win at Denver and New England to advance to the Super Bowl. That is exactly what happened.So, why not now?I think that were battle-tested and weve been through a lot, guard Marshal Yanda said. Were ready to roll.Ravens defensive tackle Haloti Ngata returns from a four-game suspension for using the amphetamine Adderall. But Baltimore might be without rookie defensive lineman Timmy Jernigan, who hurt his left foot against Cleveland.That will be sorted out this week. Regardless, after enduring the suspension and subsequent release of Ray Rice, the Ngata suspension and injuries to more than a dozen key players, Baltimore made it to the post-season for the sixth time in seven years under Harbaugh.It says a lot about the organization, the coach said. I feel really happy for the guys who have a chance to play after what weve been through this year. 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The Wildcats (16-0, 3-0 SEC) needed overtime to beat Ole Miss on Jan. 6, then survived a double-OT thriller against Texas A&M four days later. It was frustrating because we werent doing what we normally know we can do, said Towns. We had great days of practice, really talked it out and we came out tonight and we did what we wanted to do. They returned to the friendly confines of Rupp Arena after those two road tests and returned to form, hitting 48.2 percent of their shots while limiting Missouri to just 27.1 percent sshooting.dddddddddddd We wanted to take away their 3s, said Kentucky coach John Calipari. That was the whole game plan. Missouris leading scorer Johnathan Williams III only managed three points on 1-of-13 shooting. Wes Clark and Keanau Post both had 10 points to lead the Tigers (7-9, 1-2). Kentucky led 12-10 in the early going before a prolonged Tigers drought, which included four turnovers on consecutive possessions, allowed the Wildcats to break the game open. Harrison and Tyler Ulis hit 3s during the 12-0 run, which Jakeenan Gant finally ended with a dunk at 8:27. Kentucky came back with the next eight points, and it was a 20-point game. Kentucky continued to build on its 44-18 halftime lead, nearly matching that lopsided score in the second half. Game Notes Kentucky is 7-0 against Missouri all-time ... Kentucky freshman Devin Booker scored seven points. His father, Melvin Booker, was a star at Missouri ... Missouris second leading scorer Montaque Gill-Caesar missed his third straight game with back spasms. ' ' '