PHILADELPHIA — Sorry to dig up the dead horse, but the NFL’s competition committee can’t ignore the Eagles much longer. Their unfair advantage has grown to insurmountable proportions. I realize that I’m not going to win many friends by saying this, but justice and fair play shouldn’t be parochial things. The Eagles have made such a ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The stadium in Cleveland resides fewer than 20 miles from where Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt attended high school, along the edge of Lake Erie in Willoughby, Ohio.

So naturally, in his first chance to play an NFL game there back in 2018, he “couldn’t wait to touch the ball,” he recalled.

You don’t say.

On his ...Read more

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The Dolphins announced Friday morning that they’ve waived wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., a move that ends his brief career with the team after just nine games.

Beckham, the once-spectacular player who was most famous for the one-handed touchdown catch he made while with the New York Giants, would end his time with ...Read more

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — A day after De’Vondre Campbell Sr. refused to play and walked off the job, coach Kyle Shanahan made it clear Friday that Campbell won’t be returning to the team.

“We’re working through the semantics of exactly how to deal with it,” Shanahan said on a media conference call. “You heard from me last night and ...Read more

NEW YORK — Following the abrupt cancellation of Mariah Carey’s sold-out Pittsburgh concert, Netflix has announced that the pop diva will kick off its Christmas Day football broadcast.

The streaming platform on Thursday revealed that Carey is set to perform her holiday hit, “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” in a pretaped performance ...Read more

SEATTLE — On Dec. 8, 2023, four men posed for photos at the Marriott Marquis in New York, sharing a stage with college football's most coveted stiff-arm. Each of the four finalists touched a tip of the Heisman Trophy, wearing similar smiles and dissimilar sweatsuits, a day before the award's winner would be crowned.

On Dec. 8, 2024, wide ...Read more

DENVER — There is clarity in brevity. Not profanity.

Bo Nix will help guide the Broncos into their most important game since 2015 with a leadership style that remains as effective as it is unique.

Nix does not curse. It traces to his upbringing by his parents, Patrick and Krista, and connects directly to his faith. And it works.

“It’s a...Read more

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — If the 49ers were bound to vanish from playoff contention by mid-December, it only made sense for them to blow another NFC West game in the fourth quarter.

This time, the 49ers had only a 6-3 lead to protect, and, in the end, they walked off their soggy field Thursday night with a 12-6 defeat to the Los Angeles Rams.

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. — It's happening.

Again.

The Rams rebounded from a dismal first half of the season and they are making a run for the playoffs.

Again.

Despite a nebulous performance on offense against the San Francisco 49ers, coach Sean McVay's team is now the one nobody in the NFL wants to play.

Again.

On Thursday night, the Rams ...Read more

DETROIT — The diehard Lions fan who went viral over his on-field pregame shouting match with Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur before last week's prime-time game has had his season tickets revoked.

The Lions and the fan, Fahad Yousif from Farmington Hills, have confirmed the team's decision, which was sent to him in an email earlier ...Read more

Here’s a look back at Week 14’s action and fantasy advice for the week ahead:

WEEK 14 RECAP

Lions 34, Packers 31: The Jayden Reed roller coaster has been quite a ride this season. Reed is the overall WR8 in standard formats (WR18 in PPR) through 14 weeks, but he hasn’t topped 26 receiving yards since Week 9, and his goose egg at Detroit ...Read more

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — As the Falcons get ready to play on “Monday Night Football” next week, they have to prepare for the Las Vegas Raiders and worry about protecting their homes.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow was the latest NFL player to have his home burglarized while playing Monday night.

Kansas City Chiefs stars Patrick ...Read more

NEW YORK — The Jets will miss the playoffs for the 14th consecutive season and some players have suggested they know why.

Following Sunday’s loss to the Dolphins, wide receiver Garrett Wilson said the Jets may have a losing “gene” with the franchise suffering through a disappointing 3-10 season following Super Bowl expectations during ...Read more

Los Angeles Times NFL writer Sam Farmer examines the matchups this week. Lines according to FanDuel Sportsbook (O/U = over/under). Record last week 10-3 (.769); season 141-67 (.678). Using point spreads with the scores Farmer predicted, the record against the spread last week would have been 5-8 (.385); season 111-95-2 (.539). Times Pacific.

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Like the previous week, I was very solid again overall but less than needed against the betting line. Got unlucky with our Upset of the Week call. Was looking good for Cowboys over Bengals until Dallas somehow managed to both block a late punt and not gain possession. !@#$%! Anyway, called Seattle’s upset win at Arizona, and had a pair of dogs...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The partnership between the NFL and Jay-Z and his entertainment company, Roc Nation, won't change despite a woman accusing the rapper and business mogul of raping her when she was 13 years old, league commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday.

Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, was added as a defendant Sunday to a civil ...Read more

DENVER — Garett Bolles wanted to stay with the Broncos. He waited and waited and waited. Now it’s happening.

Bolles announced his own news Thursday morning when he posted to social media that he’s sticking around for four more years. Sources confirmed the Broncos and their left tackle are indeed finalizing language on a contract that may ...Read more

GREG COTE’S NFL WEEK 15 THURSDAY PICK

RAMS (7-6) at 49ERS (6-7)

Line: SF by 3.

Cote’s pick: SF, 24-23.

TV: 8:15 p.m. Thursday, Prime Video.

This isn’t at the level of Packers-Lions last Thursday, but it’s still another big NFC matchup to uncork NFL Week 15 in prime time. Both teams coming off large wins, the Rams upsetting Buffalo ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Quarterback Justin Herbert missed practice Wednesday after he suffered left leg and ankle injuries in the Chargers' loss against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.

Although Herbert left the game for one play after taking a hard hit on the left thigh during a tackle late in the second quarter, it was actually a left ankle injury ...Read more