DENVER — Now this was a sweet idea: Candy hearts with Jordan Love's name and number stamped on them to hype the Heisman Trophy campaign of the Utah State quarterback. After posting big numbers a season ago, Love was voted the Mountain West's top offensive player in a preseason poll. There's no sugar-coating the league favorites...
NFL at 100: Raiders' Slow Exit From Oakland Painful for Fans
SAN DIEGO — The slow, agonizing demise of the Oakland Raiders will continue for at least one more season. There will be one more "final" home game at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, on Dec. 15 against the Jacksonville Jaguars. There have been possible "final" home games for a few years...
NFL at 100: Raiders' Slow Exit From Oakland Painful for Fans
SAN DIEGO — The slow, agonizing demise of the Oakland Raiders will continue for at least one more season. There will be one more "final" home game at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, on Dec. 15 against the Jacksonville Jaguars. There have been possible "final" home games for a few years...
Kyler Murray Sharp in Brief Debut as Cards Edge Chargers
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Kyler Murray wanted to take his team on a scoring drive Thursday night, and even checked twice with his coach to see if he could play beyond one possession. Arizona didn't take any chances with their prized rookie quarterback, but Murray completed nearly all of his passes...
Derek Carr Barks, Gruden Purrs in Raiders' 'Hard Knocks' Debut
NAPA — Quarterback Derek Carr angrily yelling at teammates. Jon Gruden showing a softer, gentler side for some of his younger players and ditching his trademark snarl. Vontaze Burfict politely helping an offensive linemen get off the ground. What in the name of Al Davis is going on here? The...
Dolphins Hall of Fame Linebacker Buoniconti Dead at 78
MIAMI — Pro Football Hall of Fame middle linebacker Nick Buoniconti, an undersized overachiever who helped lead the Miami Dolphins to the NFL's only perfect season and became a leader in the effort to cure paralysis, has died at the age of 78. Buoniconti died Tuesday in Bridgehampton, New York,...
NFL Confident of Memorable Super Bowl at Inglewood Stadium
INGLEWOOD — The NFL committed the 2022 Super Bowl to the Los Angeles area back when the 298-acre stadium complex in Inglewood was still mostly a waterlogged hole in the ground. That hole has long since been filled by the skeleton of a massive arena, and thousands of workers are...
Former USC, Jets QB Mark Sanchez Retires From NFL, Joins ESPN
Former USC star and New York Jets first-round pick Mark Sanchez is retiring from the NFL and joining ESPN as a college football analyst. Sanchez played quarterback for Southern California from 2005-08, earning Rose Bowl MVP honors in his final college game. He was selected fifth overall in the 2009...
Oakland Raiders Sign Troubled Lineman Richie Incognito
ALAMEDA — The Oakland Raiders agreed to a one-year deal with troubled guard Richie Incognito on Tuesday. Incognito's agent, Ken Sarnoff, tweeted confirmation of the deal, congratulating his client for his return to the NFL after sitting out last season in retirement. The 35-year-old Incognito has played 11 years in the...
Draft Expert Sees Kyler Murray and Then Linemen in NFL Draft
Kyler Murray and then a bunch of defensive linemen. That's how NFL draft expert Ross Tucker sees things going down this week when the picks start coming in Nashville for this year's version of the draft. Tucker says he sees the Arizona Cardinals picking Murray, the quarterback from Oklahoma. After...