Football

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Chargers announced on Monday, February 10 that their quarterback, Philip Rivers, 38, and the team mutually agreed to part ways after 16 years, sending the veteran player to enter free agency. Rivers is sixth in NFL history in career passing yards (59,271) and touchdown passes (397). He led the Chargers to the playoffs six times...

MIAMI, FL—Trailing in the fourth quarter, the Kansas City Chiefs scored 21 unanswered points to capture Super Bowl LIV over the San Francisco 49ers, 31-20 on Sunday, February 2. It’s KC’s second Super Bowl victory, the first for Chiefs Head Coach Andy Reid and Super Bowl MVP Quarterback Patrick Mahomes. “We never lost faith, found a way to get it...

UNITED STATES─Well it is official, we now know what two teams will be playing in Super Bowl XLIV. It will be the dominating San Francisco 49ers against the Kansas City Chiefs. I will admit both games were underwhelming if you ask me. To be honest the AFC Championship Game between the Tennessee Titans and Kansas City Chiefs started off...

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles Chargers tight end Antonio Gates, announced his retirement from the NFL on Tuesday, January 14 via social media.  Gates, 39, has played with the Chargers since he was signed as an undrafted free agent in 2003. He played college basketball for Kent State University. Despite playing basketball and not football in college, Gates managed to attract positive...

BEVERLY HILLS—New England Patriots Wide Receiver Julian Edelman, 33, was arrested and cited for misdemeanor vandalism on Saturday, January 11 after jumping on the hood of a vehicle in Beverly Hills. The NFL star was arrested cited at approximately 9 p.m. on the 200 block of Beverly Drive. He was cited and released for jumping on the hood of...

UNITED STATES─Wow that is the only word I can use to describe the stunner I witnessed watching NFL playoff games on Saturday. I just knew, I felt it in my gut that the Baltimore Ravens would trample the Tennessee Titans, but not so. How so? The Titans came to Baltimore and ran amuck on the Ravens where it was...

UNITED STATES─Wow, what a weekend for NFL playoffs. I mean there were some stunners in some games that I never expected. Let’s just address the elephant in the room: the New England Patriots are out people. The New Orleans Saints are out people. Yes, I could not believe two teams that I thought were at least headed to the...

PASADENA─A 30-yard touchdown run by quarterback Justin Herbert late in the fourth quarter proved to be the difference, as Oregon defeated Wisconsin, 28-27 in the 106th Rose Bowl. It was an epic seesaw contest which truly lived up to the hype and expectations befitting “The Granddaddy Of Them All.” Oregon (12-2) captured their fourth Rose Bowl victory, while Wisconsin...

UNITED STATES─I totally understand why people can become so frustrated while watching sports, particularly football. Why? The final week of NFL was perhaps some of the best football that I have witnessed in years. I mean there were some very fun football to watch, some games mattered more than others, but the one thing that became so evident to...

SAN FRANCISCO—Officials from the Nashville Police Department have arrested a man who is considered a suspect in the fatal stabbing of Clayton Beathard, the brother of the backup quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, C.J. Beathard.  On Saturday, December 21, three men were stabbed outside of The Dogwood Bar in Nashville, TN. Two of the victims, Paul Trapeni III, 21...