LOS ANGELES — Rams receiver Davante Adams knows what it's like to come close.

The 12th-year pro played in four NFC championship games with the Green Bay Packers.

And lost every time.

"It feels almost like a mythical thing to me at this point," he said of reaching the Super Bowl. "You do everything you can to get there and it's been so hard ...Read more

RENTON, Wash. — It can feel silly, picking at the performances of someone in the top 10 in the world at what they do. A Pro Bowl quarterback playing for a conference championship should have pundits permanently on mute.

But this is sports. This is entertainment provided by world-class athletes with eight and nine-figure contracts living out ...Read more

President Donald Trump said he would not attend Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara, Calif., on Feb. 8, citing travel issues and criticizing the scheduled Super Bowl performances of outspoken anti-Trump artists Bad Bunny, the Puerto Rican pop star, and Green Day, the rebellious East Bay rock group.

In an interview with the New York Post published on ...Read more

Bobby Slowik, who came to the Miami Dolphins last season as the senior pass game coordinator, will be named as their new offensive coordinator, a league source has confirmed to the South Florida Sun Sentinel. ESPN was the first to report Slowik’s promotion.

Slowik served as the Houston Texans’ offensive coordinator for the two seasons (2023...Read more

NEW YORK — Green Bay Packers offensive lineman Rasheed Walker was arrested on gun possession charges in LaGuardia Airport, officials said Saturday.

The 25-year-old was taken into custody without incident on Friday after he admitted to Delta employees at Terminal C that he had a gun in his bag as he attempted to get onto a flight.

The pistol ...Read more

SEATTLE — After witnessing the Los Angeles Rams squeak by the Chicago Bears last weekend at a frigid Soldier Field, venerable Los Angeles Times sports columnist Bill Plaschke boldly declared:

"The Los Angeles Rams are going to win the Super Bowl."

Period. No conditions. No debate. It’s been written here before and, after Sunday, it ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers’ decision to hire Mike McCarthy at age 62 basically came down to the franchise bucking their own trend of hiring young 30-something assistants and following a pattern that is currently happening around the NFL.

But it has “nothing to do” with the possibility of Aaron Rodgers returning for another ...Read more

Los Angeles Times NFL writer Sam Farmer examines the matchups and makes his predictions for the NFL conference championships.

All lines and over/under numbers are according to FanDuel Sportsbook.

Last week, Farmer posted a 4-0 (1.000) record. He has a 179-103 (.635) record over the regular season and playoffs.

Using point spreads with the ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers will hire Mike McCarthy to be their new head coach, the team announced Saturday.

McCarthy, 62, will be the Steelers' fourth head coach since 1969. He succeeds Mike Tomlin, who stepped down earlier this month after 19 seasons with the team.

Team president Art Rooney II led the search for a new head coach ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Mike McCarthy is a really good football coach, and we have established that already.

He is also a Pittsburgh guy, grew up in Greenfield and went to Bishop Boyle, coached at Pitt. We have all heard and read the story over and over, so I don’t need to continue down that path.

I like McCarthy’s resume, which includes a Super ...Read more

FORT WORTH, Texas — Denver Broncos fans sweating that their starting quarterback for the AFC title game is technically their QB2 need to remember that at one time Jarrett Stidham was the highest-rated passer of his high school class — ahead of Kyler Murray, Sam Darnold, Joe Burrow and Lamar Jackson.

As much as Stidham’s start for Denver ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Most of the focus at Steelers headquarters at the moment is on finding the franchise's next head coach. Maybe all of it.

But once that's settled and a staff is assembled, there will be a shift to roster building. And, as we all know, every roster starts with the QB at the top.

If the answer is Aaron Rodgers, it's blowing in the ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The breaking point of the Chiefs’ season came a week before they were eliminated from playoff contention, and a week before quarterback Patrick Mahomes suffered a knee injury that will now occupy his offseason.

A frayed year broke for good on a Sunday night inside GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, on the most aggressive ...Read more

RENTON, Wash. — Cooper Kupp is one of only three receivers to win the NFL Offensive Player of the Year award in the last three decades, doing so in 2021 when he was with the Los Angeles Rams.

Since then, he’s been a teammate of two others who could be the next to do it — Puka Nacua of the Los Angeles Rams and Jaxon Smith-Njigba of the ...Read more

FOXBORO, Mass. — Asked to pick his favorite pass of the season on Friday, Patriots quarterback Drake Maye could only think of the throws he wished he could take back.

It wasn’t the only time Maye was hard on himself Friday, and it’s far from the first time the young Patriots QB has shown humility this season.

He did it again on Friday ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Kobie Turner makes his living as a pass rusher and run defender for the Rams, not a defensive back.

But the last time the Rams played the Seattle Seahawks, the third-year defensive lineman snatched a Sam Darnold pass near the goal line for his first career interception.

"It was like time almost stopped," Turner recalled ...Read more

DENVER — J.K. Dobbins’ comeback attempt came up short of being back for the AFC championship game.

The Broncos running back, on injured reserve since November with a Lisfranc injury in his left foot, was ruled out Friday.

He had been a limited participant in practice all week but did not do enough to get cleared to play against New England...Read more

RENTON, Wash. — Most of the time, Sam Darnold’s Seahawks teammates appreciate his even-keeled nature.

His ability to not get too high or too low has served him well at several key points this season, such as when he rebounded from throwing two interceptions against the Los Angeles Rams in December to lead the Seahawks back from a 16-point ...Read more

DENVER — Jarrett Stidham cannot win the AFC championship game. But Stiddy can.

Stiddy is the guy who throws no-look passes in practice and talks smack to the starting defense. He is the good vibes guy, who provides the soundtrack in the locker room and golf course with Mr. Turtle, his white boom box.

He is humble, hardworking and lives life ...Read more

NEW YORK — Another stunning NFL return could be in store for Philip Rivers.

This time as a head coach.

Rivers was set to interview Friday for the Buffalo Bills’ head coaching job, according to reports.

The former quarterback, 44, has been the head football coach at St. Michael Catholic High in Fairhope, Ala., since 2021, but he’s never ...Read more