Football

LOS ANGELES—Darnold vs. Rosen! The hype surrounding the fierce Crosstown Rivalry focused squarely on the two elite quarterbacks who finally faced off on Saturday, November 18. The No.11 Trojans narrowly beat the UCLA Bruins, 28-23, at the Coliseum. USC earned their 16th straight victory at the Coliseum. It was the 87th edition of the Crosstown Rivalry. The city of Los...

LAS VEGAS, NV—For the second consecutive year the No. 8 Utah Utes are PAC-12 Champions, defeating the No .4 USC Trojans 47-24, at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Friday, December 2. USC's dreams of earning a spot in the College Football playoffs were not realized, as the Trojans dominated early in the 1st quarter 17-3. Utah outscored USC 44...

UNITED STATES—The rumor mill had been churning for quite some time, but NFL star and New England Patriots tight-end Rob Gronkowski made it official on Sunday, March 24 that he is retiring from the sport. Gronkowski indicated in a lengthy Instagram post that he was taking off the uniform once and for all. “It all started at 20 years old...

SANTA CLARA—SF 49ers rookie linebacker, Donavin Newsom, 23, was taken to Stanford Hospital via ambulance after the team's practice (which ended early due to Newsom's injury) on Tuesday, August 8. The former University of Missouri player was hit in the head and neck during a two-minute drill after striking safety Chanceller James in the midst of breaking up a pass....

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...

DETROIT, MI—One day after one of the NFL’s greatest quarterbacks announced his retirement to the world, one of the game’s premier wide receivers followed suit. After nine professional seasons in the NFL, Lion’s wide-out Calvin Johnson is calling it a career. During his nine seasons, Johnson accrued over 11,000 receiving yards, placing him 27th overall among receivers. He had seven...

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...

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—Pop Warner Little Scholars (PWLS) will issue the SF 49ers the Team of the Year Award at the 57th Annual Pop Warner All-American Scholastic Banquet on Saturday, May 27. Founded in 1929, the Philadelphia-based non-profit organization sponsors a youth football, dance, and cheer program for children who maintain academic standards, which is among the criteria for participation. A press release sent out...

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...