This time, there would be no coming back. There would be no shrugging off a bad first half. There would be no plausible excuses. UCLA was thoroughly outclassed from start to finish of a 42-13 loss to Indiana on Saturday evening at the Rose Bowl, intensifying concerns about the Bruins’ ability to succeed in coach … Read more
The path to a Western Conference championship runs through L.A., making Saturday’s El Tráfico rivalry game much more than just a battle for bragging rights. LAFC’s hopes of gaining ground in the race for home-field advantage were dashed as it lost 4-2 to the Galaxy in Carson. The game was a must-win for both teams, … Read more
ATLANTA – Patrick Mahomes threw a pair of touchdown passes and Kansas City’s defense made a couple of late stands to keep the Chiefs unbeaten with a 22-17 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday night. The two-time reigning Super Bowl champion Chiefs (3-0) have been far from perfect — Mahomes threw another interception — … Read more
Script, flipped. The Rams finally beat the San Francisco 49ers in a meaningful regular-season game. Kyren Williams flipped too. If you haven’t seen it, you soon will. It’s an Instagram instant classic, a bit of in-your-Facebook flair. The Rams running back ran what’s called an arrow route through the middle of the 49ers defense, caught … Read more
Mater Dei’s trip to Hawaii to face defending state football champion Kahuku on the North Shore on Saturday night went about as well as you would expect for the Monarchs. Their defense had nine tackles for losses in the first half en route to a 38-7 victory. No. 1 Mater Dei is 3-0 and plays … Read more
Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Cincinnati Reds manager David Bell, right, agues after being injected by home plate umpire Larry Vanover, left, during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) The Cincinnati Reds fired manager David Bell … Read more
PITTSBURGH — He played through fractured rib cartilage two years ago; a broken left finger last year. But Justin Herbert couldn’t play through this. The Chargers’ dream start chipped away into a nightmare as their star quarterback re-aggravated a right ankle injury in a 20-10 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers (3-0) on Sunday in front of … Read more
Mookie Betts swears he didn’t mean to look at the scoreboard Sunday afternoon. But when he did, it crystalized the urgent situation the Dodgers found themselves in. Late in Sunday’s game against the lowly Colorado Rockies, the Dodgers were trailing and in danger of dropping two of three to the National League West’s worst team. … Read more
SAN DIEGO – The Chicago White Sox had a 2-1 lead going into the bottom of the eighth inning on Sunday, and then history struck. That tenuous lead disappeared in the span of four San Diego Padres batters and the White Sox went on to their 120th loss, tying the post-1900 record set by the … Read more
All Matthew Stafford needed was a chance. The San Francisco 49ers gave the Rams’ veteran quarterback two opportunities in the final minutes of Sunday’s game at SoFi Stadium and Stafford made them pay both times. Stafford engineered a game-tying touchdown drive and then a game-winning field goal drive as the Rams came back to defeat … Read more