Chargers rookie Joe Alt will battle Maxx Crosby in NFL debut
The rookie. The All-Pro. It’s the matchup that Chargers first-year offensive lineman Joe Alt insists is a dream.The first-round draft pick is expected to start…
2025 Super Bowl halftime show: Kendrick Lamar to perform
Football season may have just begun, but the next Super Bowl halftime act is already set: Kendrick Lamar will headline the 2025 show, said Roc…
Optimism runs deep for Rams, Chargers as NFL season gets underway
Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Sunday, Sept. 8. The NFL is back! I’m your host, Andrew J. Campa. Here’s what…
Kick off the NFL season with these 3 docuseries
Welcome to Screen Gab, the newsletter for everyone excited by the arrival of the NFL season (or anyone just pleased to have more Taylor Swift…
Aryna Sabalenka wins U.S. Open final for third Grand Slam title
NEW YORK — Aryna Sabalenka got past Jessica Pegula 7-5, 7-5 in a rollicking U.S. Open women’s final Saturday to win her first championship at Flushing…
NFL: Kansas City Chiefs win season opener as late Baltimore Ravens score ruled out
The Kansas City Chiefs made a winning start to their NFL title defence as the Baltimore Ravens had a touchdown overturned as the game expired.The…
Patrick Mahomes and Chiefs beat Ravens by a toe in NFL opener
KANSAS CITY — Baltimore lost by less than an inch — and a foot.That’s the right foot of Ravens receiver Isaiah Likely, who appeared to catch…
Derius Davis has a huge ‘stake’ in the Chargers’ special teams
Most people look at the player who initiates the new NFL kickoffs as the kicker.Not Derius Davis.“That guy looks like a steak dinner to me,”…
Travis Kelce calls in lawyers over fake leaked ‘contract’ claiming Taylor Swift romance is sham and date it would end
TRAVIS Kelce and Taylor Swift's fairy tale romance might not be so special after all.The love story might actually have been a year-long production put…
Will Rob Havenstein be protecting Matthew Stafford in opener?
The season opener at Detroit is less than a week away.After more than six weeks of training camp and preseason workouts, the Rams on Monday…
Chargers’ Joey Bosa and Khalil Mack out to prove doubters wrong
Joey Bosa knew immediately. When he rushed the quarterback on the last rep of a joint practice with the Rams, he realized he broke his…
New NFL kickoff, tackling, replay rules will task the officials
The NFL is making changes this season from start to finish, from so-called dynamic kickoffs to the way some defenders finish tackles.Even casual observers will…
NFL 2024: Charlie Smyth misses out on New Orleans Saints’ first-team roster
Charlie Smyth has suffered a setback in his quest to play in the NFL after failing to make his team's 53-man roster for the upcoming…
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones explains why he wants 18-game seasons
Most NFL owners are singularly focused on their franchise. Jerry Jones is different.The Dallas Cowboys are first and foremost to Jones, naturally, but the team’s…
Rams vs. Texans takeaways: Decision made on Stetson Bennett
Rams offensive tackle Warren McClendon Jr. stands on the sideline during training camp in July. (Ryan Sun / Associated Press) Starting left tackle Alaric Jackson…
USC confirms former coach Pete Carroll returning … to teach
Pete Carroll is coming home to USC.Though, this time the legendary Trojans football coach will be back in a much different capacity.As Professor Pete.Fourteen years…
Popular Mike Greenberg to host ESPN’s ‘Sunday NFL Countdown’
Mike Greenberg will replace Sam Ponder as host of “Sunday NFL Countdown” on ESPN, the network announced Tuesday. Ponder was laid off last week along…
ESPN lays off NFL studio host Sam Ponder, analyst Robert Griffin III
“NFL Sunday Countdown” host Samantha Ponder and football analyst Robert Griffin III have been laid off by ESPN, according to a source familiar with the…
Colin Kaepernick is ‘still training, still pushing’ for NFL shot
Colin Kaepernick is 36 and wants another shot at the NFL.He’s several years younger than New York Jets starting quarterback Aaron Rodgers (40) and the…
The unlikely rise of UCLA’s Luke Schuermann from D3 to Big Ten
Luke Schuermann often gets “the look” whenever he mentions his last football stop. It can be a quizzical expression or a blank stare based on…