Pro Picks is a weekly column where AP Pro Football Writer Rob Maaddi shares his picks for upcoming games. For all previous Pro Picks, head here. ___ Matthew Stafford vs. the Lions. Mike McCarthy vs. the Packers. Tyreek Hill vs. the Chiefs. The NFL’s wild-card weekend is all about reunions and some rematches, too. Stafford…
The proposed law is striking in its brevity. Sure, the single sentence is a bit rambling, but California Assembly Bill 734 leaves no doubt about its directive: “On and after January 1, 2026, a youth sports organization that conducts a tackle football program, or a youth tackle football league, shall not allow a person younger…
The Galaxy have reached agreement with Brazilian club Vasco da Gama to acquire winger Gabriel Pec on a $10-million transfer, the richest in franchise history. The deal, which also includes $1.5 million in incentives, could be announced before players begin reporting for preseason physicals on Saturday. Pec, 22, who will sign as a young designated…
One of college football’s biggest names is stepping away from the game. Alabama coach Nick Saban is retiring and has informed his team of the decision to do so, ESPN’s Chris Low reported Wednesday. The stunning news comes after Alabama’s season came to an end in the College Football Playoff semifinal with a loss to…
Matthew Stafford is a legend in Detroit. But this week he is back in town as the opposing quarterback during the Lions’ first home playoff game in 30 years, prompting this announcement to appear on Instagram in the days leading up to Detroit’s NFC wild-card game against the Rams: “JERSEY BAN. Lions Stafford Jerseys will…
Aaron Rodgers appeared as a guest on “The Pat McAfee Show” on Thursday, just one day after the host expressed on ESPN how happy he was that New York Jets quarterback would no longer be making his regular appearances for the rest of the NFL season. Rodgers originally had been scheduled to continue his weekly…
Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save One day after announcing Barcelona’s Jonatan Giráldez as its next coach, the Washington Spirit made another offseason splash by signing U.S. national team defender Casey Krueger to a three-year contract. A two-time NWSL Best XI honoree, Krueger spent the past eight seasons with the Chicago…
Even though Kawhi Leonard had been eligible for a contract extension since July, talks between his representatives and the Clippers had not yielded a deal for months. Yet Lawrence Frank, the team’s president of basketball operations, considered a deal an inevitability — one that happened at last Wednesday, when the two-time NBA Finals most valuable…
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Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save Days until training camp opens and weeks until the MLS season starts, Troy Lesesne is sorting through a tall stack of tall tasks. It has been barely a week since he agreed to coach D.C. United, and there’s hardly time to catch his breath. The…
