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Bengals rookie kicker Evan McPherson has been a busy man in the postseason. McPherson has been called on to try four field goals in each of the team’s three playoff games and he’s come through on each one of them. That run includes game-winning kicks against the Titans and Chiefs in the last two weeks. [more]

Frank Lampard has been named as the new manager of Everton.

Phoenix may well be the best NBA team in June, too.

The Rams opened as betting favorites to win Super Bowl LVI and their quarterback is the favorite to be named the Super Bowl MVP. Matthew Stafford has +110 odds at PointsBet of taking home the prize in Los Angeles on February 13. Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is right behind him at +225. Quarterbacks have won [more]

The Rams agreed to trade for quarterback Matthew Stafford on January 30, 2021 because they thought he could take them further than Jared Goff did and Stafford came through a year later. Stafford went 31-of-45 for 337 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception as the Rams came back from 17-7 in the third quarter for [more]

Our Transfer Deadline Day live page keeps you updated with all of the latest around the Premier League, as the final hours of the January window are here.

The best move of the January transfer window has been completed, as Christian Eriksen has completed his incredible return to the game and has signed for Brentford.

He becomes the first Suns coach to coach in the All-Star Game since Mike D'Antoni in 2007.

The 49ers set up the Rams’ game-tying field goal drive in the fourth quarter of the NFC Championship Game with a punt in Rams territory on fourth-and-2. Kyle Shanahan never even considered going for it. Shanahan admitted after the game that he was never thinking of going for it, even when he sent the offense [more]

The Chiefs’ season came to an end with Sunday’s overtime loss to the Bengals in the AFC Championship Game and the realities of the NFL mean that the loss also marked the end of some players’ time with the organization. Safety Tyrann Mathieu could be one of them. Mathieu is now out of contract and [more]

Bengals tight end C.J. Uzomah helped get the team into the AFC Championship Game, but he wasn’t able to help them rally for a win in the second half of the game. Uzomah hurt his knee in the first quarter and did not return to the 27-24 overtime win. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reported [more]

Kurt Busch and Brad Keselowski are among drivers in a new place this season.

What happened in the NHL on Sunday, plus Monday's big story.

An important question lingers regarding the final moments of Sunday’s AFC Championship thriller in Kansas City, where the Bengals found a way to beat the Chiefs in overtime. After rumbling 13 yards from the Chiefs’ 25 to their 12, Cincinnati running back Joe Mixon appeared to drop the ball without being down by contact. The ruling [more]

The Bengals took quarterback Joe Burrow with the first overall pick of the 2020 draft with the hope that he’d transform the franchise’s fortunes and that happened a bit faster than most people expected. After beating the Chiefs in overtime on Sunday, Burrow said that he “probably would’ve called you crazy” if you told him [more]

Tight end George Kittle‘s touchdown in the third quarter of the NFC Championship Game put the 49ers up 17-7 and inspired a sideline meeting for the Rams defense. Defensive tackle Aaron Donald held the floor during that meeting and delivered a message to his teammates. That message was that it was time for them to [more]

Jimmy Garoppolo knew his time as the 49ers starting quarterback was limited the moment that the team traded up to take Trey Lance with the third overall pick in last year’s draft and it likely came to an end on Sunday night. That’s when Garoppolo’s backhanded fling under pressure late in the fourth quarter was [more]

Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford and Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow have taken very different paths to Super Bowl LVI, but they both started their careers the same way, as the first overall pick in the NFL draft. Stafford vs. Burrow is just the second time that both Super Bowl starting quarterbacks were first overall picks. The [more]

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — A few minutes after the confetti flurried around Matthew Stafford at his new home Sunday night, and it began to sink in that he was going to the Super Bowl, he started thinking of how ridiculous and incredible this situation with the Rams has been. And how lucky he is that he [more]

In the week leading up to the NFC Championship game between the Rams and 49ers, head coach Sean McVay was asked if 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan was in his head. Before Los Angeles’ 20-17 victory on Sunday, the Rams had lost their previous six games to the 49ers. Plus, McVay and Shanahan were a [more]

The 2021 season was as wide-open as any we’ve seen in recent years. It culminated in a postseason that saw the top three seeds in each conference fail to make it to the Super Bowl. For the first time at least since the merger, the No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3 seed from both [more]

A few months ago, Odell Beckham Jr. was a receiver with the Browns. He and Cleveland’s offense were largely ineffective. Then Beckham effectively forced his way out of Ohio. He elected to sign with the Rams, who he’s said made him feel wanted. And now Beckham will suit up for L.A. in Super Bowl LVI [more]

After Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford threw an early interception against the 49ers on Sunday, linebacker Fred Warner blew up Stafford with an illegal hit. No flag was thrown. After the game, Warner opened his press conference by addressing the play. “I never do anything out of malicious intent,” Warner told reporters. “I watched the video [more]

On Jan. 30, 2021, the Rams agreed to acquire Matthew Stafford from the Lions. On Jan. 30, 2022, Stafford helped Los Angeles beat San Francisco to send the Rams to Super Bowl LVI. Stafford had never even won a playoff game before the 2021 postseason. But now after 12 seasons in Detroit, Stafford could finish [more]