Chargers continue to clean house: Goodbye, Sebastian Joseph-Day
The Chargers’ rebuild for 2024 continued Friday morning when they waived Sebastian Joseph-Day, one of their captains. The veteran defensive lineman was in the second…
Chargers interim coach Giff Smith embraces his new challenge
He stepped before the assembled media Tuesday for the first time as an interim NFL head coach and sounded as if he was ready for…
Chargers ownership says money no factor in coach and GM search
John Spanos on Monday pushed back against a suggestion that the Chargers’ financial situation could limit their searches for a new general manager and head…
Letters to Sports: MLB allowing Dodgers to play unfair against small-market teams
Readers of the Los Angeles Times Sports section share their thoughts and opinions on Shohei Ohtani, the Chargers firing Brandon Staley and the Lakers. Source…
Chargers fire coach Brandon Staley and GM Tom Telesco
The Chargers fired general manager Tom Telesco and head coach Brandon Staley on Friday morning, hours after an ugly loss at Las Vegas dropped their…
Chargers lose it all in Vegas; Brandon Staley could be next
LAS VEGAS — The defeat was so profound Thursday night that Brandon Staley had to face the toughest questions immediately in its ugly, embarrassing, one-sided wake.…
Faced with a short week, Justin Herbert is unlikely to play against the Raiders
Faced with a quick turnaround, it seems unlikely that the Chargers will have quarterback Justin Herbert on Thursday when they play at Las Vegas. Speaking…
Chargers don’t know who’ll play quarterback for the Patriots
The Chargers have underachieved and underwhelmed their way to three games under .500, a sunken position that has all but mathematically buried their playoff hopes.…
Here’s how Chargers can make playoffs, and why they won’t
So, what now for the Chargers? With little reason to believe club executives will come to their collective senses any time soon and dismiss coach…
Chargers defense leaders defend coach Brandon Staley
Brandon Staley’s unyielding confidence — his burning belief in himself — drove him to where he is today. He became an NFL coach after only…
Lions ruined Chargers’ choreographed turnover celebration plans
On top of everything else for the Chargers, Sunday was a slow day for the celebration committee. After back-to-back games filled with dances and demonstrations,…
Chargers-Jets takeaways: Rookie Derius Davis provides a jolt with punt return TD
Derius Davis went 87 yards for the game’s first points Monday not even two minutes into the Chargers' 27-6 win over the Jets, and other…
Chargers takeaways: How a healthy Joey Bosa helped defense dominate
On the first snap of the game Sunday, the Chargers yielded a 41-yard pass completion, a play that would end up being the longest of…
How cancer battle prepared Chargers’ Brandon Staley for football
The losses were dramatic, certainly, even historic, the Chargers’ last two seasons ending in ways difficult to conceive. But Brandon Staley is one who can…
Brittney Griner makes WNBA return in front of VP, Dawn Staley, Magic
LOS ANGELES — Brittney Griner, who less than six months ago was in a Russian prison and fearing she might not ever get home, made…
Dawn Staley, Virginia Tech among NCAA women’s tournament Day 3 winners
The Madness has come to the women’s tournament. It’s not a 16 seed upsetting a No. 1, or a little-known school knocking off a powerhouse. It’s…
Chargers coach Brandon Staley not fazed being well over cap
INDIANAPOLIS — Even with an offseason of player moves still to come, Chargers coach Brandon Staley said Tuesday that he loves where the team’s roster…