As the NFL confronts another surge in COVID-19 cases, no team is more familiar with the potential damage from an outbreak than the Ravens. A little more than a year ago, they took on the Pittsburgh Steelers without 16 players, including quarterback Lamar Jackson, who were on the league’s reserve/COVID-19 list. They played the game…
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Placeholder copy…. NFL Weekly Sports Breakdown: A week after taking a stumble under the primetime lights, the Los Angeles Rams get another chance on Monday Night Football. This time they’re traveling upstate to face their arch nemeses, the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium. While the Rams have been riding high all season, the 49ers…
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With four games remaining and coming off another disappointing loss to the Green Bay Packers, the eyes of Chicago Bears fans are on 2022. Brad Biggs answers questions about building blocks for next season, wide receiver issues, a lack of takeaways and more in his weekly mailbag. How quickly can the Bears turn their record…
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Five things the Miami Dolphins (6-7) need to do to get their sixth straight win, and beat the New York Jets (3-10) at home in Week 15: Provide Tua Tagovailoa adequate protection Everything offensively begins and ends with Tagovailoa’s protection, and lately Miami’s offensive line has done a better job of creating a cleaner pocket.…
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In what may end up being the most colossal bureaucratic red tape blunder this year, President Biden’s nomination for the Food and Drug Administration commissioner is now delayed due to a reported missed paperwork deadline that occurred last month. Dr. Robert Califf’s confirmation hearing to lead the FDA, arguably the nation’s most-important health-related agency during…
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Here’s a look at how the Miami Dolphins (6-7) and New York Jets (3-10) match up in six key areas ahead of Sunday’s Week 13 game at Hard Rock Stadium (1 p.m., CBS): When the Dolphins run: The Dolphins could be without their top three running backs as Myles Gaskin, Salvon Ahmed and Phillip Lindsay…
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Inflation has reached its highest level in decades. While we’re not yet in a situation like we had in the 1970s — and we can hope that the Federal Reserve will regain control before it reaches that point — there are still plenty of reasons to be upset that inflation is getting so out of…
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Among seven Assembly members connected to Orange County, Laurie Davis authored the highest ratio of bills that became law this year, with Cottie Petrie-Norris not far behind. When it came to how frequently Assembly members met with constituents via live or electronic town halls, Petrie-Norris and Sharon Quirk-Silva tied for first. Meanwhile, Davies had the…
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On a spreadsheet about homeless deaths maintained by the Orange County coroner’s office, a particular word jumps out: “Overdose.” It shows up repeatedly — 124 times — as the cause of death for the 372 people with “no fixed abode” who died so far this year in Orange County. Of the homeless deaths documented between…
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The colorful lights glistened in the dark harbor water’s reflection as spectators marveled at the elaborately decorated boats that weaved through the waterways. The Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade kicked off on Wednesday, Dec. 15, the first of five nights that typically draw thousands of people, some finding coveted spots at water-front restaurants, others scouring…
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