A federal appeals court affirmed a jury’s finding that the National Football League violated antitrust law with its Sunday Ticket game-broadcast package and ordered a new trial that could again expose the league to billions of dollars in damages.

A three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals concluded Friday that a judge erred ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — At first glance, the Chiefs’ 20-3 loss at Seattle was humbling. But upon further review a few days later, well, maybe it was even worse.

At least considering the jarring context of the offensive stats:

Of Patrick Mahomes’ 153 NFL starts, including the playoffs, the Chiefs on Sunday tied for their fewest points (matched...Read more

BALTIMORE — Maybe it’s time for Ravens coach Jesse Minter to let his hair down.

By that I mean let his personality take over this team, because so far Minter, 43, has been pretty boring, about as ho-hum as another episode of “Gilligan’s Island.”

On Monday, Minter said the Ravens were working on trying to find and establish team ...Read more

GREEN BAY, Wis. — On a night when the Carolina Panthers’ offense needed life, all Bryce Young could do was run for his.

His offensive line was outclassed, out-toughed, out-played.

And yet, as the clock ticked late into the fourth quarter under the lights in Green Bay’s Lambeau Field, Young ran and ran and ran and nearly willed Carolina ...Read more

Here's a look back at Week 7's action and fantasy advice for the week ahead:

WEEK 7 RECAP

Bears 30, Patriots 24: Caleb Williams threw for 308 yards and two touchdowns without an interception. Luther Burden III erupted for 130 yards and a score on four receptions, while Colston Loveland caught seven passes for 69 yards and a TD, further ...Read more

Los Angeles Times NFL writer Sam Farmer examines the matchups and makes his predictions for Week 8 of the NFL season.

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

Last week, Farmer posted an 9-5 (.643) record. Through the first seven weeks of the season, he is 63-44. (.589).

Using point spreads with the scores Farmer ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — An analysis of the medical records of more than 2,000 deceased former NFL players estimates that a staggering 74.5% of them likely had chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a neurodegenerative brain disease tied to high-impact sports such as football.

Boston University has been on the forefront of diagnosing CTE for years and ...Read more

CHICAGO — The Chicago Bears traded for Tennessee Titans All-Pro defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons on Thursday, exchanging their 2027 and 2028 first-round draft picks and a 2027 fourth-round pick for Simmons and a 2028 fifth-round pick.

Simmons, 29, is a three-time All-Pro (one first-team and two second-team nods) and four-time Pro Bowl ...Read more

MIAMI — Maybe he’s being humble, secretive or flat-out wants the world to stay out his business, but Rodney McGraw claims he can’t remember exactly who broke the news to the defensive end that he’d been signed to an NFL team’s 53-man roster.

A couple of days after the Miami Dolphins called the undrafted rookie up from the practice ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — The opening scene of “Kordell Stewart: Slash & Burn,” HBO’s newest sports documentary, wastes no time getting right to the point.

Thirty seconds in, the viewer is taken to Schenley Park. Stewart, now 54 years old, is behind the wheel of a Range Rover, sunglasses over his face. His vehicle parks in a specific area, one he ...Read more

ALLEN PARK, Mich. — The Minnesota Vikings are coming, bent on bruising and blitzing. The Detroit Lions have seen this before, and it still sounds positively frightful.

“They create havoc and chaos,” Campbell said Wednesday. “And inevitably they force you to make massive errors, massive turnovers. It’s just wave after wave and these ...Read more

DENVER — The Chiefs make it easy not to like them. And just in case you wondered why, on Wednesday they signed Justin Tucker.

You know, the shamed kicker we all thought retired. The uglier a player’s behavior, the more the Chiefs seem to want the guy. Even if it is only to occupy a place on the practice squad.

Chiefs coach Andy Reid ...Read more

CHICAGO — Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams said he believes his newly adopted Caddix-branded cleats have helped him avoid injuries, and he plans to wear them even if he keeps getting fined.

“(I’m) focused on my health,” Williams said after practice Wednesday at Halas Hall. “I’m focused on being able to be out here for the ...Read more

SEATTLE — No one needed long to conclude that the Seahawks got it right in hiring Mike Macdonald.

What has also become apparent is that the Seahawks would not have gotten it wrong had they hired Ben Johnson when they went searching for a coach to succeed Pete Carroll following the 2023 season.

Macdonald and Johnson were reported to be two of...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs are bringing in competition for struggling kicker Harrison Butker — but it doesn’t come without controversy.

Justin Tucker will sign with the Chiefs’ practice squad, a source told The Kansas City Star.

Tucker, a five-time first-team All-Pro, has been unemployed since the Ravens released him following his ...Read more

ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs missed practice Wednesday with a shoulder injury, according to the team's official injury report.

The Lions had several starters missing from practice as coach Dan Campbell tried to get players "off their feet" ahead of a pivotal division game against the Minnesota Vikings at Ford ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Already accused by his wife of sexually assaulting her, Marcellus Wiley is the defendant in a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court alleging that he raped a 22-year-old USC student in 1999.

Wiley, a former NFL defensive end and longtime sports media personality, also has been accused by three women of sexual ...Read more

Nostalgia’s the preferred narcotic of desperate NFL front offices, but sometimes bringing back an old flame’s just smart business.

It was on Tuesday, when the San Francisco 49ers jettisoned a 2027 fourth-round pick to rescue DeForest Buckner from Indianapolis Colts purgatory.

Six-plus years ago, John Lynch shipped Buckner out of town ...Read more

CHICAGO — The failed drug test that led to a two-game suspension under the NFL’s performance-enhancing drug policy was “accidental,” Chicago Bears defensive end Montez Sweat said Tuesday at Halas Hall.

Sweat returned to the practice field as the team began preparations for Monday night’s matchup with the defending Super Bowl champion ...Read more