Before reviewing the Super Bowl, let’s talk some NFL injustice, Hall of Fame style: Middle linebacker Sam Mills had one first-team, All-Pro season. Middle linebacker Zach Thomas had five. Mills never led the league in tackles. Thomas did twice. Mills wasn’t named to an all-decades team. Thomas was to the All-2000s decade team. Do we…
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By Rachana Pradhan, Kaiser Health News More nursing homes are waiting longer for COVID-19 test results for residents and staffers, according to federal data, making the fight against record numbers of omicron cases even harder. The double whammy of slower turnaround times for lab-based PCR tests and a shortage of rapid antigen tests has strained…
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I don’t get it. If none of us will “look back on our lives and regret the things we didn’t buy,” as celebrity spokesperson Ewan McGregor purred in the Super Bowl Expedia commercial, then why am I so vexed by which cryptocurrency to hoard? Or which electric vehicle to plug in? And doesn’t anyone sell…
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Ravens defensive lineman Calais Campbell might not be back in Baltimore for his 15th season, but he’ll be back somewhere. Campbell, who’s set to become an unrestricted free agent next month, announced at the end of Sky Sports’ telecast of Super Bowl 56 on Sunday night that he’s “definitely not retiring” this offseason. “I watch…
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Now that Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles and coach Matt Eberflus are in place and filling out their staffs, they can turn their attention to player personnel. Among this week’s questions in Brad Biggs’ Bears mailbag are where Roquan Smith will play in a 4-3 defense and what will the offensive line and wide…
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After an injury-marred 8-9 season, the Ravens ended 2021 farther from the Super Bowl than they’ve been since quarterback Lamar Jackson debuted. That doesn’t mean they won’t be contenders in 2022. Jackson will again headline a talented offense looking to lead the Ravens back to the postseason. He’ll need defensive help, too, in an AFC…
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Rams fans celebrating victory in the Super Bowl flooded the streets of downtown Los Angeles Sunday, Feb. 13, prompting an order to clear the area from police. Per CHP, several off-ramps on the 110 freeway are CLOSED in the Downtown LA area. You can expect heavy traffic and road closures. Please monitor traffic conditions and…
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INGLEWOOD — Joe Burrow’s long and lonely wait started in the midst of the Rams’ 15-play touchdown drive. Burrow quickly emerged as an NFL superstar because of his calm demeanor, but the nerves showed when the Cincinnati Bengals’ quarterback paced on the sideline, as Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford operated a comeback in the final minutes…
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Devin Hester’s entry into the Pro Football Hall of Fame still has a strong chance of happening. That glory just won’t come this year. In his first year of eligibility for the Hall, the record-breaking Chicago Bears returner was not voted to be enshrined in Canton, Ohio, news that became official Thursday night. His candidacy…
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Russia’s world record shattering figure skater Kamila Valieva was cleared by the Court of Arbitration for Sport to compete in the Olympic Games women’s competition this week. In issuing its decision Monday (Sunday night PST) a three-member CAS panel rejected requests by the International Olympic Committee, the World Anti-Doping Agency and the International Skating Union,…
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