Football

WESTWOOD—The UCLA Bruins lost their season opener against the Cincinnati Bearcats on Saturday, September 1. Chip Kelly’s first game as a Bruin did not go as planned. The Bruins will look to bounce back next week.  The Bruins started the game with the ball, but the first couple possessions for both teams yielded no points. Midway through the first quarter,...

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Chargers were blown out by the New Orleans Saints on Saturday, August 25. However, the Chargers’ first team played a solid game.  New Orleans received the ball to start the game, but on 3rd down and 5, Quarterback Drew Brees was intercepted by rookie Safety Derwin James on a deep ball. The Chargers added to their...

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Chargers earned their first win of the preseason on August 19 against the Seattle Seahawks. Philip Rivers played in his first game of the season, and looked good. He went 6/7 on his only two drives. Seattle started the game with the ball. On the first play of the game, Russell Wilson hit Jaron Brown for...

LOS ANGELES—The Rams performed like a team that’s still figuring it out against the Ravens. The Ravens started the game with the ball. Joe Flacco went 5/5 with a touchdown on his opening drive. However, most of the attention was on his current backup, Lamar Jackson. After winning the Heisman Trophy in 2016 and being drafted in the first round,...

LOS ANGELES—The Chargers lost to the Cardinals in their first preseason game on Saturday, August 11.  Los Angeles started the game with a quick three and out. This led to a large punt return by Kirk on Arizona. David Johnson proceeded to gash the Chargers’ defense to set up a touchdown run by Chase Edmonds (Running Back). When the Chargers got...

SANTA CLARA—The San Francisco 49ers welcomed their favorite foe, the Dallas Cowboys to kick off the NFL pre-season on Thursday, August 9 at the gorgeous Levi's Stadium. Although the Boys struck first, the 49ers rallied from eleven points in the closing minutes, scoring the game winning TD with only 18 seconds remaining in the game, earning a 24-21 victory. On...

UNITED STATES—Tony Sparano, the Vikings Offensive Line Coach, was found dead by his wife on Sunday, July 22. Sparano, 56, formerly coached the Oakland Raiders (2008-2011) and Miami Dolphins (2014). ESPN reported that Sparano encountered chest pains that caused him to go the hospital on Thursday. He was later released on Friday.  “Our hearts go out to Jeanette and the...

SAN FRANCISCO—As previously reported, San Francisco 49ers star Reuben Foster was recently arraigned in court on charges of felony domestic violence in addition to two other felony charges stemming from an incident involving his girlfriend, Elissa Ennis. Ennis released a statement through her attorney on Wednesday, April 25 to recant her previously-made remarks. Attorney Stephanie Rickard spoke to BCN Sports Bay...

SAN FRANCISCO—San Francisco 49ers linebacker Reuben Foster, 24, appeared in court on Thursday, April 12 to be charged for an alleged domestic violence incident that transpired in February.  According to reports, Foster attacked his longtime girlfriend on February 11 at the Los Gatos home the couple shares. Foster reportedly dragged his girlfriend by her hair before physically throwing her...

SAN FRANCISCO—The San Francisco Police Department issued a warrant for former NFL player, Aldon Smith, 28. Smith, a defensive end/linebacker who played with the SF 49ers and is currently suspended from the Oakland Raiders is wanted for his alleged involvement in a domestic-violence incident on Saturday, March 3. At 8:30 p.m. authorities were called to the 600 block of Bush...