Football

SAN FRANCISCO—On Friday, June 27, The San Francisco 49ers announced that they officially signed 2020 first round picks Javon Kinlaw and Brandon Aiyuk to four year deals with fifth year options. During the draft, the defending NFC champions traded down one slot from their original 13th position to select 22-year-old University of South Carolina defensive lineman Javon Kinlaw with the...

PASADENA—Fresno State upset the No. 13 UCLA Bruins, 40-37 at the Rose Bowl on Saturday, September 18. During a wild fourth quarter, highlights included four lead changes. Bulldogs quarterback Jake Haener had the last word on this game connecting with wide receiver Jalen Cropper for the game winning touchdown pass with 14 seconds remaining. After the defeat, the Bruins suffered...

INGLEWOOD—The Los Angeles Rams had a resounding 51-14 victory over the Denver Broncos on Christmas Day, at SoFi Stadium. The Rams gave 71,500 loyal fans a Christmas gift by crushing Denver from the opening kickoff. Los Angeles jumped out to a 17-0 lead in the first quarter and never looked back. The Rams and their fans have experienced a disappointing...

NORMAN, OK—The UCLA Bruins showed heart against the No. 6 ranked Oklahoma Sooners on Saturday, September 8 from Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, trading blows and staying close in the first half before the Sooners ran away with the game 49-21, over the Bruins. Oklahoma Quarterback Kyler Murray, an early Heisman candidate, added five touchdowns in the blowout victory. UCLA falls to...

BALTIMORE, MD—Lights, camera, Lamar Jackson! The superstar quarterback and the Baltimore Ravens came to Miami for some action as they made their aim to reclaim their AFC North throne. In a game where Baltimore outpaced and outscored the Dolphins in every quarter of play, the game became out of hand early for Ryan Fitzpatrick led offense of Miami, with...

UNITED STATES—On Tuesday, August 11, the Big Ten Conference, one of the Power Five conferences in the Football Bowl Subdivision, officially announced it would postpone the 2020-2021 season.  According to their announcement, presidents of the conference decided not to start the season in the fall because of health and safety concerns regarding the pandemic. They indicated they relied on medical...

LOS ANGELES—USC football was on life support; a losing season, the firing of Clay Helton and embarrassing losses to bitter rivals UCLA and Notre Dame. It seems the Trojans got the last laugh by hiring Oklahoma's Head Coach Lincoln Riley on Sunday, November 28. USC was longing for a big name to take the reins of a beleaguered, struggling program...

LAS VEGAS, NV—It was reported on Monday, May 22 by Sports Illustrated that Tom Brady and Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis have agreed to a deal that will make the 7-time Super Bowl champ a minority owner of the franchise pending approval by the NFL. The Patriots veteran agreed to call games for Fox starting in 2024. Brady spent...

CLEVELAND, OH—The Los Angeles Chargers defeated the Cleveland Browns 38-14 on Sunday, October 14. The Chargers are emerging as a force in the AFC. The Chargers scored on their first possession. They used gains of 16 yards each to running back Melvin Gordon and wide receiver Keenan Allen to set up a 4-yard touchdown by Gordon bringing the score...

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...