A few years back Jimmy Nordberg, then coach of an indoor soccer team in Ontario, was trying to come up with a way to build interest in a sport that, so far, had generated very little. “So we thought ‘what’s the best rivalry we have in this country as far as soccer goes?’,” said Nordberg, … Read more
Lingering on the field after the game ended, everything that just unfolded swirling in his head, UCLA wide receiver Carter Shaw received instant analysis from a football savant and one of the top coaches in Pac-12 history. You know, his dad. David Shaw told his son to focus on what he did well against Louisiana … Read more
On Football analyzes the biggest topics in the NFL from week to week. For more On Football analysis, head here. ___ The NFL isn’t going back to old-school, smashmouth running football. Even though rushing yards are up and passing numbers are down over the first three weeks of the season, it’s too soon to call … Read more
Shohei Ohtani isn’t like any other baseball player. This isn’t about him being a two-way player when healthy or his combination of power and speed that produced the sport’s first 50-homer, 50-steal season. This is about how he deals with career-defining moments. What’s at stake for his team. The implications for his legacy. The tens … Read more
When Lincoln Riley was hired at USC in 2021, one of his first calls was to Alex Grinch. The defensive coordinator had already helped turn around his Oklahoma defense, and in the process, the two coaches had come to trust each other. Their families got close. So when Riley arrived in L.A., on an early-morning … Read more
Braden Fiske remembers the Chicago Bears’ last trip to the Super Bowl. Fiske, a Rams rookie defensive lineman, grew up in Michigan City, Ind., about an hour by car from Soldier Field in Chicago. With family members and friends rooting for the Bears, the then-7-year-old Fiske was enamored by the Indianapolis Colts, who defeated the … Read more
He was the top pick in the NFL draft, a quarterback regarded as a generational talent selected by an NFC North team coming off a losing season. Caleb Williams? No, Matthew Stafford. In 2009, a few months after they finished 0-16, the Detroit Lions selected Stafford No. 1 overall. It took Stafford a few seasons … Read more
The Rams are riding high with confidence after avoiding a disastrous 0-3 start by coming back to defeat the San Francisco 49ers, 27-24, with a last-second field goal. If he amasses 223 yards passing, Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford will move past Eli Manning into 10th place on the NFL’s career passing yardage list. Stafford is … Read more
He has totaled five touchdowns in three weeks, and even the most bitter New York Giants fans have to admit that Saquon Barkley is an MVP candidate with the Philadelphia Eagles right now. Ex-Giants offensive lineman Justin Pugh never wanted to see No. 26 in the green and white when free agency rolled around, but … Read more
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