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US flag football players want to end the 'us vs. them' narrative with NFL
LOS ANGELES — Darrell Doucette didn't mean any disrespect. All the U.S. flag football star wanted to do in an interview that went more viral than any of his numerous highlights was to fight for his sport.
So when he told TMZ in 2024 that he is "better than Patrick Mahomes" at flag football for his IQ of the sport, the generally soft-spoken ...Read more

Chris Perkins: Tyreek Hill vows to keep Jalen Ramsey in Miami, but that's not happening
Tyreek Hill is talking again.
Of course, Tyreek, the Miami Dolphins’ multi-talented wide receiver, is always talking.
But this time Tyreek promised the stars. Well, a star — cornerback Jalen Ramsey.
This captured my attention, as so many things from Dolphinsland have recently.
Former Dolphins offensive tackle Kendall Lamm reportedly ...Read more

Adam Hill: Podcast shows why Raiders lineman could emerge as team leader
LAS VEGAS — Raiders center Jackson Powers-Johnson took a break from the sun and fun of a Hawaiian vacation this week to step into a role with which he is growing increasingly comfortable.
The second-year pro filled in as a guest host on teammate Maxx Crosby’s podcast, “The Rush.”
Powers-Johnson absolutely crushed it in place of Crosby....Read more

Rams aren't just trying to win over LA. They strive to be 'the world's team.'
WAILUKU, Hawaii — The Los Angeles Rams returned to Southern California nearly a decade ago intent on capturing the heart of NFL fans in Los Angeles.
Now, with two Super Bowl appearances, one championship and a still glistening-like SoFi Stadium, they have their eyes set on a larger territory: the world.
The Rams' trip to Maui last week for ...Read more

Sean Keeler: Broncos' Marvin Mims says bromance with QB Bo Nix just getting started: 'We're going to do some special things'
LOVELAND, Colo. — Angry? Silly Bills. You didn’t make Marvin Mims Jr. angry.
You made him hungry.
“We go to Buffalo. We go up 7-0, we’re feeling good. And then at the end of the game, we get our butts whooped and the season’s over,” Mims, the Broncos’ third-year wide receiver, told me Saturday afternoon after hosting the first of...Read more

Vahe Gregorian: Travis Kelce's decision not to retire was based on many things -- particularly this
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — At times to a certain furious excess over the years, Travis Kelce’s sheer passion has been as much a pillar of his Pro Football Hall of Fame-bound career as his hands, swiveling hips, sense of the field and chemistry with Alex Smith and, especially, Patrick Mahomes.
But self-awareness about how emotional he can be, it ...Read more

Mike Sielski: With Philly at the center of the sports world, what does that mean for Jeffrey Lurie and the Eagles?
PHILADELPHIA — Here is a set of facts, provided in no particular order.
Philadelphia will host six matches during the 2026 World Cup. All of them will be played at Lincoln Financial Field.
Comcast Spectacor, which owns the Flyers, and Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, which owns the 76ers, have agreed to a joint venture to build a ...Read more

Sam McDowell: This Nick Bolton story from Chiefs camp demonstrates why Kansas City paid him
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Ten minutes after the final Chiefs practice of the summer — a day reserved for the infamous run test — linebacker Nick Bolton is standing in front of the media, analyzing the defensive rookie class.
Smart, agile, able to pick things up quickly — a sample of the impressions that stuck with Bolton.
But the biggest ...Read more

Rams primed to be Super Bowl contenders, but two critical areas of concern remain
LOS ANGELES — Warm, breezy and feeling good.
That was the prevailing feeling among the Rams this week as they ended their off season with a "Mauicamp," a low-key event heavy on bonding and light on drills for a team expected to contend for a championship.
Star quarterback Matthew Stafford is under contract for another potential Super Bowl ...Read more

Omar Kelly: Ten things we learned about the Dolphins this offseason
MIAMI — We’re entering one of those transformational seasons for the Miami Dolphins.
Owner Steve Ross has made his expectations crystal clear, stating that the “status quo” of mediocre, underachieving .500 seasons won’t do when he explained his end-of-season decision to give general manager Chris Grier and coach Mike McDaniel one more...Read more

Jason Mackey: Aaron Rodgers and George Pickens never would've meshed -- and that's not a bad thing for the Steelers
PITTSBURGH — One had a personality that reportedly grated on people over time, a me-first attitude that didn't sit well with teammates.
Aaron Rodgers or George Pickens?
It's an interesting discussion now that one has arrived and another has left. They also became intertwined this past week when ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reported the Steelers ...Read more

Judge rules Reggie Bush must pay Lloyd Lake $1.4 million in defamation case
LOS ANGELES — Lloyd Lake, the San Diego man at the center of the Reggie Bush extra benefits saga, scored a major legal victory this week over the former USC running back after a Van Nuys judge upheld an arbitrator's decision to award Lake nearly $1.4 million in his defamation suit against Bush.
Lake filed the suit against Bush back in ...Read more

Omar Kelly: Trade Jonnu Smith and Dolphins might as well be tanking again
MIAMI — What message are the Miami Dolphins trying to send to its fan base and workforce about the 2025 season?
One particular move they make, or don’t make with one particular player — Pro Bowl tight end Jonnu Smith — will clarify that consequential question.
Allow me to explain why by helping us recall the 2019 season.
That’s the ...Read more

Joe Starkey: Steelers secondary at least as concerning as receiver position
PITTSBURGH — Through two NFL seasons, Steelers cornerback Joey Porter Jr. has accumulated 18 penalties and two interceptions.
That is not an entirely fair summary of his contributions, of course, but it serves as an entrance point to a critical topic: For all the fretting over the wide receiver position these past 12 months, it seems we ...Read more

Ravens sign 2-time Pro Bowl CB Jaire Alexander to 1-year deal
BALTIMORE — Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson stood at the podium after a practice Tuesday and exhorted general manager Eric DeCosta to “go get” free agent and two-time Pro Bowl cornerback Jaire Alexander. Jackson and Alexander were teammates at Louisville, entered the NFL together in 2018 and have remained close.
Less than 24 hours later,...Read more

Former Chiefs employee sues team, claims wrongful firing and race discrimination
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A former Kansas City Chiefs employee is suing the team for wrongful termination, claiming the team discriminated against him because of race.
Ramzee Robinson, who served as the Chiefs’ director of player engagement until February, filed the complaint in the Western District of Missouri on Sunday.
In the lawsuit, Robinson...Read more

'I wish I could turn back the hands of time': Ruggs speaks after fatal Las Vegas DUI crash
LAS VEGAS — Close to four years after causing a fiery crash that killed a Las Vegas woman, former Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III said he wishes he had stayed home that night.
“I wish that I could turn back the hands of time,” Ruggs said Tuesday while speaking to former prisoners in Las Vegas and virtually to some current prisoners ...Read more

Kentucky Derby, GloRilla, hockey games: Xavier Legette is living his best life
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Xavier Legette had always wanted to go to the Kentucky Derby.
He’d never been to an NHL game and wanted to see what the fuss was all about.
He’d always wanted to put on a youth football camp, too, giving kids from South Carolina a chance to “get ‘em out there, run around, show them some things throughout the drills�...Read more

Ravens QB Lamar Jackson quiet about possible contract extension
BALTIMORE — There were sidearm slings to Isaiah Likely and Charlie Kolar in stride and completions to Zay Flowers, DeAndre Hopkins and Mark Andrews. Some throws were on target, some were off, some were intercepted. The difference was who was throwing them.
It was in many ways the full Lamar Jackson experience, at least as much as it can be ...Read more

Rams' chances of trading for cornerback Jalen Ramsey appear to be fading
WAILUKU, Hawaii — A Rams-Jalen Ramsey reunion might not be in the offing.
Coach Sean McVay on Tuesday reiterated his respect for the star cornerback who helped the Rams win Super Bowl LVI, but for the first time he indicated that there might be too many “obstacles” to making a trade with the Miami Dolphins for the three-time All-Pro.
...Read more
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