Hopefully John Mara had Monday’s Ravens-Chargers game on mute. The Giants’ owner otherwise would have heard yet another barb thrown at his rudderless franchise in the aftermath of Saquon Barkley’s historic performance against the Rams on Sunday. It all started when ESPN’s duo of Joe Buck and Troy Aikman discussed the rushing title race between … Read more
Paul Bissonnette, a former NHL player and hockey analyst on TNT, was assaulted by six men at a restaurant in Arizona on Sunday night after he alleged that a group of “drunk golfers” were causing a scene after being refused service. Bissonnette, who last played in the league for the Arizona Coyotes, released a video statement on … Read more
Los Angeles Rams receiver Demarcus Robinson was arrested early Monday morning on suspicion of driving under the influence after California police allege he was driving over 100 mph just hours after the team’s loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday night. Officers with the California Highway Patrol observed Robinson, 30, driving a white Dodge sedan … Read more
Jim Benkert, the football coach at Simi Valley High, proudly tells the story of how he discovered defensive end Izak Simpson. Benkert was the scoreboard operator at a basketball game when he asked Simpson, then a freshman, why he didn’t play football. Simpson went out for the team as a sophomore, learned everything from scratch, … Read more
Two days after tensions flared going into halftime of the crosstown rivalry game, DeShaun Foster remained salty about UCLA being the only team punished. Three unsportsmanlike conduct penalties were called against the Bruins after an exchange that Foster said he was told started when a USC player punched UCLA wide receiver Kwazi Gilmer, leading to … Read more
Adversity finds every team in the NBA at some point. Somebody is going to get injured or sick, guaranteed. How those stretches are handled can make or break a season. Orlando and San Antonio are finding a way right now. New Orleans and Philadelphia are among the teams that aren’t. The Magic have gone 9-1 … Read more
Since entering MLS in 2018, LAFC has switched coaches, team presidents and cycled through hundreds of players. In just seven seasons the team has had three different jersey sponsors and even the name of its stadium has changed. But two constants have remained from Day 1: the team’s success and John Thorrington, its general manager. … Read more
When LAFC entered Major League Soccer in 2018, it was a noisy, brash upstart willing to challenge the hegemony of the Galaxy, its Southern California neighbor. The Galaxy were the class of league, an original franchise and five-time champion who had made the playoffs eight times in the previous nine seasons, winning three MLS Cups … Read more
Just when it looked like the seven playoff teams in the AFC might be set before Thanksgiving, here come the Dolphins. Just when it looked like the defending NFC champions were getting their act together after a slow start, there go the 49ers. Two teams with a lot of similarities because of their overlapping coaching … Read more
*Two female students and their parents filed a lawsuit this week alleging that a trans girl unfairly ousted them from coveted spots on the cross-country team.*At a school board meeting this week, parents vowed further protest. The Riverside Unified School District has become the latest battleground over transgender athletes’ participation in sports after two female … Read more