Football

LOS ANGELES—The Chargers are moving to Los Angeles after 56 years in San Diego, team owner Dean Spanos announced on the team’s website, Chargers.com, on Thursday, January 12. “After much deliberation, I have made the decision to relocate the Chargers to Los Angeles, beginning with the 2017 NFL season,” Spanos wrote. “San Diego has been our home for 56 years....

PASADENA—The UCLA Bruins and the Arizona Wildcats found themselves in the same boat entering the weekend's game at the Rose Bowl on Saturday, October 1. Both programs suffered heartbreaking losses last week, and were desperate for a victory in the bunched up PAC-12 South conference. UCLA would walk away with the must win by the score of 45-24. UCLA jumped out...

UNITED STATES—This past weekend might have been some of the greatest football games in the NFL I have witnessed leading up to the Super Bowl. I mean so many people dismissed the caliber of the Minnesota Vikings who were battling the New Orleans Saints on their home court. It looked like the Saints would claim victory on the Vikings...

CORVALLIS, OREGON—It was a deluge of rain and points as UCLA trounced the Oregon State Beavers 41-0. The Bruins have impressively won 13 out of their last 14 games away from the Rose Bowl. They controlled this game from start to finish in spite of a scoreless first quarter. UCLA Quarterback Josh Rosen continued to live up to all of...

NEW YORK—The Rams managed to hide their offensive struggles behind a stout defense, defeating the New York Jets 9-6 on Sunday, November 13. In a game that saw neither team score a touchdown, Los Angeles relied on kicker Greg Zuerlein and linebacker Alec Ogletree to snap the Ram’s four-game losing streak. Zuerlein accounted for all nine of the Rams points...

SAN FRANCISCO—The San Francisco 49’ers have officially wrapped-up the first draft of the Jim Tomsula era. This draft was not only a crucial one for the rookie head coach but also for Niners GM Trent Baalke, who has witnessed his once mighty roster slowly wither away in an offseason defined by free agency departures and early retirements. The team selected Oregon...

PALO ALTO—Los Angeles fans woke up this morning feeling nauseous: the Los Angeles Dodgers were eliminated by the New York Mets in the NLDS playoffs and the UCLA Bruins were trounced up north by Stanford, 56-35. The Bruins are reeling. Besides losing consecutive games to PAC-12 opponents, UCLA has been knocked out of the top 25. UCLA faced Stanford in...

SALT LAKE CITY, UT—UCLA defeated the Utah Utes 17-9, in a critical PAC-12 South showdown. Setting the table for next Saturdays grudge match against their crosstown rival, the USC Trojans at the LA Coliseum. However, on the line is a PAC-12 South title, and more important, a spot in the PAC-12 Championship. USC was crushed by the Oregon Ducks 48-28,...

LOS ANGELES—Although the Los Angeles Rams have yet to take a snap in the city of Angels, they have been awarded the crown jewel in all of sports. Super Bowl LV (55) will be held at the new $2.6 billion soon to be built, entertainment complex in Inglewood, where the Rams will call home once it is completed in...

UNITED STATES—Tom Brady's stolen jersey from Super Bowl LI, was recovered in Mexico last week following an investigation led by the FBI. On March 21, the NFL disclosed to reporters that Brady's jersey estimated to be worth $500,000, along with another went missing following the Super Bowl XLIX "were found in the possession of a credentialed member of the international media." Houston Police Chief...