Welcome to Friday’s Morning Mashup. For the latest news, start at our WEEI.com home page or click here for the top stories from our news wire.

FRIDAY’S BROADCAST HIGHLIGHTS:
NHL: Islanders at Bruins, 7 p.m. (NESN)
NHL: Wild at Red Wings, 7:30 p.m. (NHL Network)
College hockey: Yale at Cornell, 7:30 p.m. (NBCSN)
NBA: Celtics at Hawks, 7:30 p.m. (CSNNE; WEEI-FM)
NBA: Spurs at Mavericks, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
College basketball: Loyola (Md.) at Manhattan, 7 p.m. (ESPNU)
College basketball: Green Bay at Milwaukee, 9 p.m. (ESPNU)

AROUND THE WEB:

The Manti Te'o girlfriend story continues to take twists and turns. (ABC)

♦ On Thursday, the lawyer for the man said to be behind the hoax involving Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o claimed that Ronaiah Tuiasosopo was imitating a woman’s voice during phone conversations with Te’o. However, the New York Post reported Friday morning that the voice was actually Tuiasosopo’s female cousin, Tino Tuiasosopo.

“Tino is the girl that Manti has been talking to all these months,” a Tuiasosopo cousin told the paper.

A Tuiasosopo relative said Ronaiah took the blame because he “is determined to take the rap.”

Te’o released voicemail messages of the woman to ABC’s Katie Couric for his interview that aired Thursday. Said Te’o: “It didn’t sound like a man. It sounded like a woman.”

Said the Tuiasosopo cousin after hearing the tapes: “There is no doubt whatsoever that it’s Tino.”

♦ A report came out Thursday that the Jets were considering trying to trade Darrelle Revis, who can become a free agent after next season. That did not sit well with the standout cornerback.

Tweeted Revis: I’m speechless by far but more importantly I feel more upset for the jet nation for having to go through this!!! I guess will see how this plays out.

Coach Rex Ryan, who once called Revis the greatest player in franchise history, had little to say Thursday.

“You guys know how I feel about Darrelle,” Revis said. “But as [new general manager John Izdik] said, all decisions will be made in the best interest of the football team.”

♦ With John and Jim Harbaugh set to do battle in the Super Bowl, the website Sports on Earth has a list of the top sports siblings of all-time. The Harbaughs barely make the list at No. 10.

The list is headed by hockey’s Sutter brothers, followed by tennis’ Williams sisters and football’s Manning brothers. The only Boston connection is the DiMaggio brothers — Yankees great Dom DiMaggio and his brothers, Red Sox outfielder Dominic and journeyman outfielder Vince, who started out with the Boston Braves.

ON THIS DAY TRIVIA: On Jan. 25, 1956, which former Red Sox infielder and manager was elected to the Hall of Fame?

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Ray Lewis

The Ravens could be in for a major boost at the end of the regular season with the return of linebacker Ray Lewis, Yahoo! Sports reports.

Sources told Yahoo! Sports that Lewis, who tore his triceps in mid-October, could return as soon as Week 15 when the Ravens take on the Broncos.

“At the end of the day, you’re going to see Ray Lewis again,” said veteran linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo, whose been filling Lewis’ role since the injury. “For the greatest player in Ravens history to be able to return from this injury and come on this championship run with us? When he was said to be down and out? Man, that’s critical mass. When he comes through that tunnel, that’s going to be be the earthquake and the tsunami.”

Lewis, who was placed on the injured reserve-designated to return list, could practice as soon as he’s eligible this Thursday, according to Yahoo! As long as there are no setbacks, it is almost certain that Lewis will return sometime in the next month.

“I would say it’s possible,” Ravens coach John Harbaugh said. “We can’t put Ray out there until he’s ready to win those battles. But if it can be done, yes, we want to do it.”

Welcome to Thursday’s Morning Mashup. For the latest news, start at our WEEI.com home page or click here for the top stories from our news wire.

THURSDAY’S BROADCAST HIGHLIGHTS:
NBA playoffs: Heat at Celtics, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN; WEEI)
MLB: Orioles at Red Sox, 7:10 p.m. (NESN; WRKO)
MLB: Dodgers at Phillies, 1 p.m. (MLB Network)
MLB: Rays at Yankees, 7:05 p.m. (MLB Network)

AROUND THE WEB:

♦ Jose Canseco‘s comeback bid is off to a slow start. The Worcester Tornadoes designated hitter is not impressing against Can-Am League pitching, hitting .171 with one extra-base hit (a double) and 15 strikeouts in 41 at-bats. To add to his indignity, Canseco was ejected from Sunday’s game after arguing a generous strike call.

Canseco has played in 12 games for the Tornadoes, who are 7-9 and in third place of five teams, a half-game out of last place. Worcester ranks second in attendance, averaging 2,252 fans per game.

Here’s the video of Canseco’s ejection, courtesy Eric Beato of New England Baseball Journal.

♦ A 6-year-old Giants fan isn’t happy about running back Brandon Jacobs signing with the 49ers this offseason. So, the youngster sent Jacobs $3.36 in hopes of luring him back to New York.

“So, you could go to the Giants, here is my money. Love, Joe,” wrote the fan.

Jacobs posted the letter and money on his Twitter account, calling the gesture “the best ever.”

Wrote Jacobs: I almost cried, I am still trying to hold it in. I may have to pay him a surprise visit.

♦ All-Pro linebacker Terrell Suggs continues to deny he hurt his Achilles playing basketball, despite witness accounts to the contrary, but Ravens coach John Harbaugh said he doesn’t care.

“That’s not a conversation we’re even having,” the coach said, looking to downplay the controversy. If it’s a non-football injury, the Ravens would have the right to deny Suggs some of the $4.9 million salary he is due this season.

“It’s not relevant to anything or has anything to do with what we’re trying to accomplish,” Harbaugh said. “If it were, I guess we’d think about it. The relevant conversation with Terrell Suggs is going to be rehab.”

ON THIS DAY TRIVIA: On June 7, 1968, the Red Sox drafted which two players who went on to have solid major league careers mainly as teammates with the Brewers?

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Safety Ed Reed told ESPN’s Ed Werder that he and other Ravens players wanted Rex Ryan hired as head coach for the 2008 season instead of John Harbaugh. Ryan was defensive coordinator when the Ravens went 5-11 in 2007. The entire coaching staff was dismissed following that season, and Harbaugh became head coach.

Harbaugh made Ryan defensive coordinator again, as well as promoting him to assistant head coach, but Ryan left after the 2008 season.

“We did not want him to leave,” Reed said. “It hurt when he left.”

“There was a reason why that defense was the way it was,” he added. “I would play anywhere with Rex — in a dark alley, on the street, in high school football, sandlot, anywhere — because he makes it fun. He loves this game. He truly loves this game and there’s a reason why those guys in New York back him the way they do.”

John Harbaugh, who has taken the Ravens to the playoffs in each of his three seasons as coach, signed a three-year extension that will keep him in Baltimore through 2014.

“We have a lot of great people who are Ravens,” Harbaugh said. “I’m proud to be part of this. We all push each other and pull together. I said it when I came here: It’s about the team. And, we plan to be a championship team.”

Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice has a bruised knee, an injury that leaves his status in doubt for this week’s AFC North showdown against the undefeated Pittsburgh Steelers. Rice left Sunday’s game against the Browns with just under 10 minutes left after catching a short pass for a 4-yard gain and getting tackled by Ahtyba Rubin. An MRI on Monday revealed “a significant contusion,” according to Ravens coach John Harbaugh.

When asked if he expected Rice to play Sunday, Harbaugh said, “We’ll see how he fares throughout the week. We’ll see how it heals.” The team would not reveal whether it was the right or left knee that Rice hurt.