Scores from Friday’s regional championship games and the schedule for Saturday’s games and the state championships on Dec. 10-11. HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL CIF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Friday’s results Division 1-AA San Diego Cathedral 71, Orange Lutheran 62 Division 2-AA Chula Vista Mater Dei 24, La Mesa Helix 21 Division 3-AA Aquinas 42, Newport Harbor…
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Chicago Bears quarterback Andy Dalton will start his second straight game in place of Justin Fields on Sunday as the Bears host the Arizona Cardinals at Soldier Field. As Fields recovers from broken ribs, Dalton will try to push the Bears to a second straight win against a much more difficult opponent than the winless…
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The Ravens could be on the verge of solving a problem that has hampered them for years. In the past two games against the Chicago Bears and Cleveland Browns, the Ravens have collected eight sacks, 16 quarterback pressures and seven quarterback hits. With six games remaining in the regular season, there is still a major…
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Justin Fields’ performance in the stretch run of the season will set the tone in terms of what the Chicago Bears roster looks like going forward. Complicating that is the rib injury he suffered Nov. 21 during the aggravating 16-13 loss to the Baltimore Ravens. Fields missed the Thanksgiving Day victory in Detroit and Andy…
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Joe Judge can’t say for sure that Daniel Jones’ season isn’t over. The Giants’ quarterback officially has been ruled out for Sunday’s game in Miami with a neck strain, and Jones is considered week-to-week with the injury, according to sources. The belief since Tuesday has been that Jones should miss fewer than three games and…
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Don “Wink” Martindale did not waste his breath, trying to pretend the Ravens’ impending trip to Pittsburgh was a routine bit of NFL business. The team’s defensive coordinator cherishes the crackling atmosphere at Heinz Field so much that he told linebacker Tyus Bowser he’d play there twice a year if he could. Facing the Steelers…
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The reply to my invitation came in a handwritten note. “One does not refuse an invitation to tea from the Queen,” it read. But when I opened the door to Sylvia, an elegantly dressed, vibrant 86-year-old woman, it became obvious who the real queen was. Although this was the first time we were meeting in…
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“I have always felt on reading gardening books and articles in gardening magazines that I learned the most from the woman who said, ‘I planted this flower in this way,’ or ‘I planted the colors in this corner to produce this effect,’ or ‘This flower was beautiful but did not bloom long enough to be…
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DOLPHINS (5-7) vs. GIANTS (4-7) Kickoff: 1 p.m., Hard Rock Stadium TV: FOX (Chs: 7 in Miami-Dade/Broward and 29 in Palm Beach); RADIO: WQAM (560 AM), KISS (99.9 FM), WQBA (1140 AM, Spanish) Coaches: Brian Flores is 20-24 in his third season with Dolphins; Joe Judge is 10-17 in his second season leading the Giants.…
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COSTA MESA — Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert praised his offensive line’s toughness after the team’s frustrating loss against the Denver Broncos last weekend. Not many outside of the Chargers’ organization agreed with Herbert’s assessment of the offensive line’s performance in Denver, but his words might have best summarized the predicament the team faced in the…
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