Football

UNITED STATES—On Friday, January 27, KRON 4 News interviewed Tom Brady Sr., who discussed components of the 'Deflategate' investigation which took place during the 2014-2015 NFL season. New England Patriots quarterback, Tom Brady Jr., was suspended four games after the team was accused of "improperly deflating" footballs before the AFC championship game against the Indianapolis Colts, on January 18, 2015. The Colts...

UNITED STATES—FOX Sports broadcaster, "Dancing with the Stars" host, and former ESPN personality Erin Andrews, 38, disclosed in an interview with Emily Kaplan of Sports Illustrated's MMQB that she was diagnosed with cervical cancer in September 2016. Following a June checkup, Andrews received the news from her doctor via phone prior to a week 3 game between the Washington Redskins and...

SANTA CLARA—Following the dismissal of Chip Kelly and Trent Baalke after a 2-14 record, the SF 49ers CEO Jed York interviewed Tom Cable, the offensive line and assistant coach for the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, January 15. Cable, 52, is the last of seven candidates for the open head coach position. Officials have already interviewed Anthony Lynn (Buffalo Bills), Kyle Shanahan (Atlanta...

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 USC Trojans defeated the Penn State Cougars 52-49 in a thrilling Rose Bowl victory on Monday, January 2. The Trojans jumped out to a 13-0 lead to start the game, but Penn State rallied, and USC trailed 49-35 in the fourth quarter. Trojans running back Ronald Jones II mounted USC’s comeback efforts with a 3-yard touchdown run, bringing the team...

SANTA CLARA—After it was announced before the San Francisco 49ers season finale against the Seattle Seahawks (to whom they lost 25-23) that General Manager Trent Baalke had been fired, reports surfacing that Head Coach Chip Kelly, after one season was also fired from the organization. Following the news of Baalke's dismissal, Adam Schefter of ESPN posted on Twitter that Kelly's...

SANTA CLARA—San Francisco 49ers General Manager Trent Baalke was fired by CEO Jed York on Friday, December 30 after 12 years of service. Just before the game at Levi's Stadium against the Seattle Seahawks, Baalke (who, according to ESPN, has two years left on his contract) announced his dismissal on the flagship radio KNBR-AM. He shared with reporter Kevin Jones that his...

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Rams fired head coach Jeff Fisher on Monday, December 12, one day after the team’s 42-14 home loss to the Atlanta Falcons. The former USC Trojan and California native began his coaching career with the Houston Oilers in 1994, before relocating and helping the team transition into the Tennessee Titans in 1999. Fisher, 58, signed with...

SANTA CLARA—During last Sunday's cold and snowy game against the Chicago Bears, San Francisco 49ers Quarterback Colin Kaepernick was benched in the fourth quarter. Curtis Modkins, Offensive Coordinator for the team shared on Tuesday, December 6 that Kaepernick will still start against the New York Jets in Sunday's home game. In the first three quarters against the Bears, Kaepernick completed only...

SAN FRANCISCO—On Wednesday, December 7, San Francisco 49ers Coach Chip Kelly expressed his lack of interested in returning to the University of Oregon to coach the Oregon Ducks. Kelly was Oregon's head coach from 2009-2012, finishing with a 46-7 record. He also led the Ducks to the 2011 BCS National Championship Game, where they lost to Auburn University. According to 247Sports,...