The Florida Panthers, who are getting noteworthy performances from Brandon Montour, Carter Verhaeghe and Matthew Tkachuk, host the Los Angeles Kings on Friday night in Sunrise, Fla. Although Florida has lost its past two games, the Panthers are 7-3-2 since Jan. 3 -- a hopeful sign for a franchisethat struggled through the first half of the season. "We're a much (better) hockey team than we were a month ago," Panthers co
Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar will return to the lineup for Thursday's game against the visiting Anaheim Ducks in Denver. Makar has been sidelined with an upper-body injury for the Avalanche's last four games. Although Colorado emerged victorious in all four contests to extend its winning streak to six games, Makar admitted it was difficult to see his team compete without him. "That's kind of a tough thing fo
Jason Kelce plans to block out a decision on his football future for at least a few more days. The Philadelphia Eagles' six-time Pro Bowl center could be suiting up for the last time on Sunday if his team loses to the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game. A victory over the 49ers might make Super Bowl LVII in Glendale, Ariz., his last time on the gridiron. Or he could return for the 2023 season. Kelce, 35,
The Memphis Grizzlies will look to apply the brakes on a four-game skid Friday night when they play the finale of a season-high five-game road trip against the Minnesota Timberwolves in Minneapolis. Memphis entered the lengthy trek on a high, winning a franchise high-tying 11 straight games before its fortunes took a decided a turn for the worse. The Grizzlies dropped a pair of narrow decisions to begin the road trip, l
With both teams coming off tight games Wednesday night, the Milwaukee Bucks will travel to Indiana to take on the Pacers on Friday night in a Central Division battle. Milwaukee hung on to beat the Denver Nuggets 107-99 on Wednesday as Denver was playing on the second night of a back-to-back and resting many of its key players, including two-time reigning MVP Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, Michael Porter Jr. and Kentavious C
While there's been no shortage of standout performers during No. 3 Houston's blazing start to the season, another player has joined the party. Coming off an 18-point performance, freshman guard Emanuel Sharp will look to continue carving out a role in the Cougars' offense Saturday against visiting Cincinnati in American Athletic Conference action. Houston (19-2, 7-1) slipped out of the top spot in the poll after falling
The Houston Astros named longtime scouting executive Dana Brown their new general manager on Thursday. The move comes more than two months after the Astros, fresh off their World Series title, opted against bringing back GM James Click, whose contract expired Oct. 31. Brown spent the past four seasons with the Atlanta Braves as vice president of scouting. "We are excited to have Dana join our organization," Astros owne
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes continues to make progress from the high ankle sprain he sustained last Saturday and he doesn't expect any serious challenges in Sunday's AFC Championship Game against the visiting Cincinnati Bengals. Mahomes said Thursday that the real test will come later in the week. "We'll see as we get closer and closer and we'll see during the game," he said. "You can't fully do exact
Frank Reich was named the new head coach of the Carolina Panthers on Thursday. Reich becomes the sixth head coach in Panthers' franchise history. He also served as the first starting quarterback for the franchise in 1995, and he tossed the first TD pass in team history. Reich, 61, joins the Panthers after being fired by the Indianapolis Colts nine games into the 2022 season. He posted a 40-33-1 record in four-plus seaso
The Pittsburgh Pirates outrighted Miguel Andujar to Triple-A Indianapolis on Thursday after the third baseman cleared waivers. Andujar, 27, will be a non-roster invitee to spring training. The Pirates designated Andujar for assignment to open a roster spot for outfielder Andrew McCutchen. Andujar is making $1.52 million this season. The Pirates selected Andujar off waivers from the New York Yankees in late September. H
Omar Navarro
A pair of Chargers players received some recognition on Tuesday following their debut seasons.
Guard Zion Johnson and kicker Cameron Dicker were the two Bolts rookies that were recognized by the Pro Football Writers of America on their 2022 All-Rookie Team.
Johnson, the Chargers 2022 first-round pick, hit the ground running in his rookie campaign starting at right guard.
In a year
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The Chargers on Tuesday confirmed they have interviewed Greg Olson for their offensive coordinator position.
Olson is currently a senior offensive assistant for the Los Angeles Rams. He has been in his current role for one season with the Rams and has been an NFL coach for 21 total seasons.
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2022 Los Angeles Rams senior offensive assista
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Despite playing in only 10 games this year, wide receiver Keenan Allen was as reliable as the Chargers have become accustomed to.
The longtime Bolts wide receiver was Pro Football Focus' highest-graded Chargers player this season with a grade of 84.8. Although he was hampered by a hamstring injury early in the year, Allen played at a high level in the second half of the season.
Allen's f
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The Chargers aren't limiting their search for an offensive coordinator to one specific area.
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Welcome to Part 2 of our 2022 positional recaps, a series that will run through the next few weeks and highlight all 10 Chargers position groups. We'll focus on key stats, big moments and look ahead to the 2023 season.
This position group produced at a high level again in 2022, even as they saw plenty of shuffling in and out of the lineup.
Only one wide receiver - DeAndre Carter - played i
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By all accounts, it was an incredible season for the Chargers on special teams.
That statement might not have been true in previous years, but the Bolts made sure it was the case in 2022.
The Chargers brought in Ryan Ficken as the Special Teams Coordinator last spring, as he paired with assistant special teams coach Chris Gould to vastly improve the overall unit.
"I think Ryan and Ch
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The Chargers on Wednesday confirmed they have interviewed Jerrod Johnson for their offensive coordinator position.
Johnson is currently the assistant quarterbacks coach for the Minnesota Vikings. He has been in his current role for one season with the Vikings.
NFL/College Career
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2022 Minnesota Vikings assistant quarterbacks coach
2020-21 Indianapoli
Eric Smith
The Chargers on Wednesday confirmed they have interviewed Thomas Brown for their offensive coordinator position.
Brown is currently the Assistant Head Coach/tight ends coach for the Los Angeles Rams. He has been in his current role for one season with the Rams.
NFL/College Career
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2021 Los A
by Omar Navarro & Eric Smith
Welcome to Part 3 of our 2022 positional recaps, a series that will run through the next few weeks and highlight all 10 Chargers position groups. We'll focus on key stats, big moments and look ahead to the 2023 season.
The Chargers tight end room proved to be key in a season that saw many receiving threats go out with injuries.
Led by Gerald Everett, who was an offseason
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Here is the next in a position-by-position series on the Steelers at the conclusion of the 2022 season as they head into the start of the NFL free agent period, which opens March 15.
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T.J. Watt, Alex Highsmith, Malik Reed, Jamir Jones
(free agent scorecard: 1 unrestricted, Malik Reed)
A LAST LOOK AT 2022
Coming off
Vancouver Canucks forward Andrei Kuzmenko agreed to terms on a two-year, $11 million contract extension on Thursday. The deal runs through the 2024-25 season and includes a 12-team no-trade list, per multiple reports. The 26-year-old Russian rookie has made an immediate impact since joining the Canucks from the Kontinental Hockey League on July 13. Kuzmenko has recorded 43 points (21 goals, 22 assists) in 47 games this
Six-time major champion and former broadcaster Nick Faldo said that players who jumped to the upstart LIV Golf series should not be allowed to play in the Ryder Cup, saying "you've got to move on." Faldo, 65, made the comments in an interview with Sky Sports News. "They're done," Faldo told the outlet. "It's a rival tour. If you work for a company for 20 years and you then leave to go to a rival company, I can promise y
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Minnesota Wild forward Ryan Hartman will be a healthy scratch against the visiting Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday due to his recent propensity for taking penalties, coach Dean Evason said. Evason announced his decision on Minnesota radio station KFAN1003. The move to send Hartman to the press box comes on the heels of defenseman Matt Dumba recently being benched for two consecutive games following a stretch of poor play