Brandon Staley’s seat was warm at kickoff all the way back in Week 1. Now, that seat is probably hotter than the surface of the sun, especially after the Chargers suffered arguably their worst loss in franchise history on Thursday night. In the Week 15 opener, Los Angeles fell to the Raiders, 63-21. By every measure, the Chargers came up short …

Along with several high school athletes expected on campus for visits, Rutgers football is scheduled to host four transfer portal players this weekend. Headling the group is Athan Kaliakmanis, a quarterback who spent the last two years at Minnesota. His connection to Rutgers is through Kirk Ciarrocca, who was his offensive coordinator at Minnesota and recruited him to the program. …

A group of guys took a trip to Las Vegas and lost just about everything they own, a tale as old as time. The group of men in question this time are none other than the hapless Los Angeles Chargers, who ended any chance of scraping together a respectable performance before the end of the season. The Raiders, who are …

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNDec 15, 2023, 12:26 AM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. After his own fans booed him Thursday night in St. Louis, Blues star Jordan Kyrou apologized during an emotional postgame interview for comments he made about former coach Craig Berube. Kyrou, 25, was booed when his name was announced in the starting lineup for the …

It was reported a few days ago by Pete Thamel of ESPN, and now it’s confirmed. Michigan State football will bring in former Minnesota defensive coordinator Joe Rossi to be their next defensive coordinator. He will replace Scottie Hazelton. Here is where he has coached in the past: 2001–2002 Thiel (DC/LB) Maine (SPT/DB) Maine (DC/LB) Rutgers (SPT) Rutgers (DC/SAF) Minnesota …

49ers quarterback Brock Purdy, who has finally stabilized the one position his team couldn’t quite figure out, has emerged as an MVP candidate. He also continues to be labeled by some as a “game manager.” The questions intensified this week, when former NFL quarterback and 2015 league MVP Cam Newton applied that label to Purdy and other current starters, including …

Georgia football had to play without Jamon Dumas-Johnson for its last four games this year. Now it looks like he may be gone for good. The junior inside linebacker is expected to enter the transfer portal, according to Matt Zenitz of 247Sports. The 2022 Butkus Award finalist who before being injured was third on the Bulldogs in tackles this season …

Dec 14, 2023, 11:54 PM ET TORONTO — Kent Johnson scored his second goal of the game at 3:26 of overtime to give the Columbus Blue Jackets a 6-5 victory over Toronto on Thursday night after the Maple Leafs overcame a five-goal deficit in the third period. Patrik Laine, Justin Danforth, Yegor Chinakhov and Johnny Gaudreau also scored for Columbus …

The Raiders scored the most points in a game in their history. The Chargers gave up the most points in a game in their history. The Raiders’ 63-21 victory over the Chargers on Thursday Night Football left only one question: Do the Chargers fire coach Brandon Staley on Friday? The Raiders improved to 6-8 in scoring more points tonight than …

Michigan State football first-year coach Jonathan Smith has secured another prospect, with Texas native Brandon Tullis announcing his commitment to the Spartans via social media Thursday. Tullis originally committed to Oregon State on July 8, but an offer from Michigan State on Dec. 3 led to a change of heart for the three-star recruit. Smith was the head coach at …

Dec 14, 2023, 11:41 PM ET ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild recently concluded two investigations into their code of conduct, and the organization said Thursday night it took “appropriate steps” to address the matters that were brought to its attention. The Athletic reported that Bill Guerin was the focus of an investigation following a complaint by an employee …

The Raiders did a lot of celebrating Thursday night. (AP Photo/David Becker) When an NFL analyst calls for your job at halftime of a nationally-televised game, it probably isn’t your night. Brandon Staley and the Los Angeles Chargers lived that reality Thursday during a 63-21drubbing to the Las Vegas Raiders. The game was essentially over the instant the Chargers took …

Dec. 14—OXFORD — The 2024 schedules for all SEC teams were released Wednesday night in a two-hour special on SEC Network. Next season will mark the first of the new-look 16-team conference with the additions of Texas and Oklahoma from the Big 12. The 2024 campaign will also mark the first year of the 12-team College Football Playoff. No. 11 …

Social media abuzz with Belichick/Chargers takes amid L.A.’s Week 15 loss originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston It’s been a rough season for New England Patriots fans, but at least their team hasn’t trailed by 42 points in a game this season. That was the deficit facing the Los Angeles Chargers in their Week 15 game at the Las Vegas …

The pieces are coming together for Colorado’s offense to be very, very strong next season. Head coach Deion Sanders has already put plenty of work into fixing his O-line and on Thursday, the Buffs earned a commitment from four-star transfer portal wide receiver Will Sheppard. This past year at Vanderbilt, Sheppard led the Commodores with 684 receiving yards and eight …