LOS ANGELES — Some make us laugh.

Some make us scratch our heads in bewilderment.

Some make us feel good about ourselves for picking up on a timely pop culture reference that only the most hip members of our society would recognize and that may be irrelevant in weeks.

All of them, however, make us ready for some football ... in about four ...Read more

If a proposed 6% sale of the 49ers goes through, the team would set a record for the highest valuation of any global sports team in a transaction.

The sale would be made at a franchise valuation above $8.5 billion, according to Sportico, which listed the team’s value at $6.86 billion in its most recent analysis. The outlet estimated the ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Chargers will seek approval to sell an 8% stake in the franchise to private investment firm Arctos at next week’s NFL team owners meetings.

The approval request was sent in a memo to NFL team owners, according to a person with knowledge of the memo not authorized to speak publicly about it.

If approved, Chargers owner ...Read more

Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill is an NFL lightning rod — even when he’s minding his own business.

The Indianapolis Colts, who host the Dolphins in the 2025 season opener, deleted their 2025 schedule release video because it was deemed insensitive to Hill. The Colts also apologized to Hill.

In response, Hill said he thought the video ...Read more

ATLANTA — It happened four months ago, so you may not remember it. For that matter, you might not have even seen it.

It was a throw by Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. early in the team’s home game against the Carolina Panthers in the final game of the season. On a second-and-10, Penix took a snap from the pistol formation, dropped ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Rams last played the Houston Texans in 2021, a season that ended with the Rams winning Super Bowl LVI.

The Rams will open their 2025 season on Sept. 7 against the Texans at SoFi Stadium, a presumably comfortable start to a 17-game schedule that will see the Rams travel the second-most air miles in the NFL.

The NFL announced...Read more

LOS ANGELES — As Jim Harbaugh said last year in preparation for an extended road trip: Bring the board games and snacks.

This will be a long ride.

The Chargers will cover the most air miles of any NFL team in 2025, traveling more than 37,000 miles, according to Bookies.com. The itinerary starts with a trip to Sao Paulo to face AFC West rival...Read more

CHICAGO — The Chicago Bears will play at least three prime-time games in the first season under new coach Ben Johnson, including an opening NFC North clash with the Minnesota Vikings on “Monday Night Football” on Sept. 8 at Soldier Field.

The Bears also will face the Washington Commanders on “Monday Night Football” in Week 6 and the ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs will face off in a rematch of Super Bowl LIX in Week 2 of the NFL season at Kansas City on Sunday, Sept. 14, at 4:25 p.m. ET, according to league source.

The Chiefs will get almost an immediate opportunity to enact some sort of revenge for the 40-22 drubbing they endured in New Orleans in ...Read more

NEW YORK — Joe Schoen and Brian Daboll carry a .363 winning percentage into their fourth season running the Giants, a humbled organization that owns the NFL’s worst record (40-91, .305) since 2017.

So Schoen and Daboll are desperate for a quick start to 2025 after last year’s 3-14 disaster marred the franchise’s 100th season celebration...Read more

NEW YORK — The Jets received six prime-time games each in the last two seasons.

After the Aaron Rodgers era officially ended in March, the Jets’ 2025 schedule reflects that.

After the schedule was released on Wednesday night, we know Gang Green will have two prime-time games this upcoming season. That does not include the Jets’ Week 6 ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Derrick Henry said earlier this offseason that he wanted to retire a Raven.

On Wednesday, the star running back took a step closer to doing that.

Henry and the Ravens agreed to a two-year contract extension, the team announced. The deal is worth $30 million and includes $25 million fully guaranteed over the next two seasons, a ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — The Steelers knew they were headed to Ireland for one of their regular season "home" games. And they had a good idea of the date.

Now they know the opponent — the Minnesota Vikings, the team they faced the most recent time they played an international game in 2013.

The NFL announced Tuesday the Steelers and Vikings will play ...Read more

Travis Kelce has had a weight loss transformation.

The three-time Super Bowl champ, also known as Taylor Swift’s boyfriend, has revealed he lost 25 pounds in preparation for what could be his final season in the NFL.

During the Amazon MGM Studios Upfront in New York City on Monday, Kelce — sporting a noticeably trimmer physique — told ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Chargers' season opener in Sao Paulo, Brazil, will be the NFL's first game streamed exclusively on YouTube, the league announced Tuesday, further expanding the NFL's streaming footprint to include the ubiquitous free video platform.

Despite now having a home team and TV partner for the matchup, the Chargers' opponent was the...Read more

Like Patrick Mahomes marching the Kansas City Chiefs on another game-winning drive, Xavier Michael Babudar — aka the "ChiefsAholic" superfan — can put numbers on the board.

A court on Monday in Oklahoma sentenced the serial bank robber to a 32-year term in state prison that will run concurrently with his federal sentence of 17 1/2 years. ...Read more

SEATTLE — The Portland Trail Blazers, owned since 2018 by Jody Allen after the death of her brother Paul, are for sale, the team announced in a statement Tuesday morning.

But the Seattle Seahawks, which Allen also owns, are not.

“This news does not affect the Seattle Seahawks NFL franchise or the estate’s 25% interest in the Seattle ...Read more