Philip Rivers called it a career on Wednesday after 17 seasons — 16 with the Los Angeles Chargers and one with the Indianapolis Colts. Though the quarterback never made it to a Super Bowl, he ranks fifth in NFL history with 63,440 passing yards, behind only Drew Brees, Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Brett Favre. His 421 career touchdown passes […]

The first time South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball coach Frank Martin fought the novel coronavirus, he was asymptomatic.  Following his second positive test, which occurred last week, he told reporters, via The State: "The first time it didn’t kick my tail the way this one kicked my tail."   Martin first tested positive in May while preparing to undergo knee-replacement surgery. This time, […]

Aaron Rodgers threw for 296 yards and two touchdowns as well as running in another as the Green Bay Packers dominated the NFL’s No 1 ranked defense to beat the Los Angeles Rams 32-18 in front of 9,000 fans at Lambeau Field and secure their spot in the NFC Championship game.  The Packers pulled away for good on a 58-yard touchdown […]

New Broncos general manager George Paton will “eventually” hire a front-office executive to serve as his chief lieutenant, but added, “I’m not in a big hurry.” Paton was hired last Wednesday and must also fill the spot vacated by director of player personnel Matt Russell, who retired Jan. 4. “It is my call 100%,” Paton said of the hire. “I […]

Unless he finds a legitimate franchise quarterback, new Broncos general manager George Paton is more likely to get fired in Denver than fulfill a pledge he made Tuesday to the team’s success-starved fans: “I would like to win a Super Bowl here.” After a five-year playoff drought, the Broncos’ No. 1 need is an elite quarterback. Sorry, Drew Lock ain’t […]

Nuggets management watching other NBA teams make moves to improve while standing pat is no surprise. It’s the same way Denver plays defense on the court. — Wolfy, master of the Wyo-verse Kiz: The Brooklyn Nets get James Harden, who can be a load at the 3-point line or the buffet line. The Milwaukee Bucks went for it all right […]

The Bills are in the Divisional Round for the first time since the mid-1990s, and the going isn’t getting any easier for red-hot Buffalo. The last time the Bills faced the Ravens (Week 14 of 2019), they wore red, which seems fitting considering how well they’ve been playing in the last two-plus months of the 2020 season. They’ll don their […]

Throughout the 2020 season, NFL Network analysts will provide one bold prediction heading into each week’s slate of games (see the full Divisional Round schedule). Maurice Jones-Drew: I think we all expect Lamar Jackson to rush for more yards than Josh Allen, but I’ll do you one better. I predict Jackson will throw for more yards than Allen despite the […]

Robert Saleh is poised to become the first Muslim to be head coach of an NFL team after reaching an agreement in principle with the New York Jets. The 41-year-old will replace Adam Gase, who was fired after a season-ending loss to the New England Patriots left the Jets with a 2-14 record. “The Jets have agreed in principle for […]