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…
Rams aim to see how Stetson Bennett handles start vs. Dallas
Stetson Bennett has not taken a game snap since the Rams’ final preseason game last year at Denver. So the quarterback is looking forward to…
Southern California is the NFL training camp Mecca.
Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Sunday, August 4. I’m your host, Andrew J. Campa. Here’s what you need to know…
Cornerback Tre’Davious White inspires remodeled Rams secondary
Cornerback Tre’Davious White did not need much convincing that the Rams were the right team to sign with last spring.Former Buffalo Bills teammates Von Miller,…
Judge overturns $4.7-billion verdict in ‘NFL Sunday Ticket’ lawsuit
A federal judge has overturned a jury’s $4.7-billion verdict in the class-action lawsuit filed by “Sunday Ticket” subscribers against the NFL and has granted judgment…
Rams are testing their new kicker and new NFL kickoff rule
A few years ago, the NFL changed parameters for conversion kicks, moving them back to the 15-yard line for a 33-yard attempt. This season, there…
It’s official: Rams’ Aaron Donald is done, defense short-handed
It’s been four months since Aaron Donald announced his retirement but the official transaction was not completed until Friday when the Rams placed the future…
Simone Biles' NFL husband Jonathan Owens was 'scared' when they first met
Ahead of the Olympic Games in Paris later this month, a new docuseries about acclaimed gymnast Simone Biles has launched on streaming platform Netflix this…
NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Davis ‘stunned’ after being handcuffed, removed from flight
Terrell Davis, Pro Football Hall of Fame running back, said he is "still in shock" after he was handcuffed and removed from a United Airlines…
Granderson: Bronny James is seeing the downside of being a nepo baby
Experience is said to be life’s best teacher. However, it seems our culture believes suffering is the only experience worth learning from. It isn’t, of…
NFL must pay $4.1 billion in damages over Sunday Ticket
The NFL suffered a huge setback Thursday and was ordered to pay about $4.1 billion in damages for violating antitrust law in a class-action suit…
Stan Kroenke’s SoFi Stadium brought the NFL, Taylor Swift to L.A.
Stan Kroenke didn’t just build a football stadium. The Rams owner and billionaire developer solved a puzzle that had confounded the NFL for two decades.…
Chargers believe camp will answer big questions for season
Over the franchise’s last 19 games, the Chargers have won five times. This is a team that has beaten one opponent that finished with a…
Marcedes Lewis re-signs with Bears, teams with Caleb Williams
This story seems familiar. Well, it is familiar. Former UCLA and Long Beach Poly High star Marcedes Lewis is going to play another year in…
Plaintiffs seek to show ‘dark side of NFL’ in Sunday Ticket suit
Did the NFL conspire to put the squeeze on its biggest fans, driving up the price of DirecTV’s Sunday Ticket package so subscribers would be…
An NFL trial kicks off Thursday. What it might mean for MLB and streaming
The mission statement is clear. You might not agree with the commissioner of Major League Baseball on everything, but you probably would agree with him…