Los Angeles was expected to challenge Kansas City for the divisional crown in Justin Herbert’s third season. Instead, injuries to stars on both sides of the ball prevented the Chargers from ever making a true push to the top of the West. MORE: Updated NFL playoff picture for Week 18 However, the Chargers still put together a strong season. They have logged double-digit wins and are starting to heat up — and get healthy — at the right time....

Both Philip Rivers and Colin Kaepernick have struggled in recent weeks, but it’s the Niners’ Kaepernick we want to focus on. He’s on the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook’s props board for 210.5 gross passing yards, a number we expect him to stay UNDER. Kaepernick has not reached 210.5 gross passing yards in five of his last six games, averaging 182.5 yards through the air over that span. In his defense, it doesn’t help that he’s been sacked 49 times, third most in the league....

Indianapolis couldn’t handle a frantic Los Angeles front seven and roaming ball hawks in the secondary. Ultimately, that defense that propelled Brandon Staley’s squad to a 20-3 victory that clinched a spot in the NFL playoffs. MORE: Updated playoff picture through Week 16 Colts interim coach Jeff Saturday gave Nick Foles the start at quarterback on Monday. He was unable to contend with the likes of Khalil Mack, who nabbed his first sack in five weeks....

In February 2021, Sergio Lugo was stopped and questioned by officers who were looking for suspects in a nearby burglary, according to The Associated Press. After officers said they intended to search him, Lugo said they had no right to do that and told the two officers he was going to walk away. “Without any verbal warning, the two officers grabbed his arm, kicked his legs out from under him, and pinned him on the ground,” the public defender’s office, representing Lugo, said....

The “Inside The NBA” commentator made that very clear Tuesday night as we he went on a rant about how dumb analytics, and the people who study them, are. What got Barkley started was a tweet that Rockets GM Daryl Morey sent calling out the former NBA player. MORE: Durant gets law degree | Dwight Howard’s hideous jacket | Jordan Brand All-Star gear When Barkley saw that he went off....

This is the fifth time a California governor has denied 72-year-old Van Houten’s release, the Associated Press reported. In his parole review, Newsom said she “currently poses an unreasonable danger to society if released from prison at this time.” Though five parole board panels have recommended Van Houten’s release since 2016, insisting she was remorseful and not a danger to society, Newsom has continued to reject them, according to the AP....

Rangers left-hander Derek Holland, channeling Ricky Vaughn (at the least the late-season version of “the Wild Thing”) with his new haircut, pitched his team to a 2-1 victory against the Angels on Saturday. MORE: The 15 best baseball movies of all time, ranked | Who are the best and worst MLB general managers? Afterward, actor Charlie Sheen, who played Vaughn in Major League, met with Holland in the Rangers’ clubhouse....

The Nigeria international was ruled out of Wednesday’s Uefa Champions League encounter after he suffered a hamstring injury in the Blues’ 2-1 defeat to Crystal Palace over the weekend. And Keown believes Moses’s absence was a big blow for Antonio Conte’s men who squandered a 2-0 lead to settle for a draw. “I have plenty of admiration for Conte as having played in that system [3-4-3 formation] myself, I never thought it could work,” Keown told DailyMail....

Fabregas has found himself out of Chelsea’s starting XI this season, struggling to win over head coach Antonio Conte amid uncertainty over his future. Conte focused on PL title, not contract The 29-year-old Spain international midfielder - linked with moves to the Chinese Super League and MLS - has only started five Premier League matches in 2016-17. However, Fabregas does not plan on leaving the Premier League leaders, who are eight points clear atop the table....

Chelsea’s position is that they would prefer to sanction another loan switch, but the 21-year-old feels that a permanent move would better serve his ongoing development. Boga would be happy to join Chelsea’s first-team squad for 2018-19, but he is not keen on making what would be his fourth loan switch away from Stamford Bridge. As a result, Chelsea could opt to replicate the deal which saw Bertrand Traore leave for Lyon in a cut-price £8....

Antonio Conte’s side have recovered from an embarrassing defeat against Burnley on the opening day of the season to go on a four-match winning streak in all competitions and they already look like a force to be reckoned with in the Premier League this season. Chelsea/BTTS - 7/2 with dabblebet The Gunners, on the other hand, have been far from convincing with losses to Liverpool and Stoke CIty blotting their record, but they showed a level of improvement to comfortably put away Bournemouth at the Emirates in their last league match....

A Kai Havertz penalty-kick conversion with just three minutes left in extra time helped the Blues avoid a deciding shootout and secure the outright win. It proved the difference, giving Chelsea its first FIFA Club World Cup after it lost the 2012 final to Brazilian side Corinthians. European champion Chelsea looked on its way to winning the title when star forward Romelu Lukaku put the English side ahead on a clinical header in the 54th minute....

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday that starting in August, the Key to NYC Pass scheme will require people wanting to go inside restaurants, gyms and theaters to prove that they have had at least one jab against the disease. Coming fully into effect September 13, people will need to show proof of vaccination via the NYC Covid Safe app, the state’s Excelsior app or the Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) paper vaccine card....

Elsewhere, Andres Guardado was again in the starting XI for PSV, the largely forgotten youngster Jesus “Tecatito” Corona was man of the match for Twente, and Guillermo Ochoa is still yet to make his debut for Malaga. Here are five takes from the weekend action in Europe from a Mexican perspective. Javier Hernandez’s debut It was a bittersweet Saturday for Chicharito. The Mexican striker made his debut inside the Bernabeu in front of a packed house, and was given a generous reception as he came on for the last 30 minutes of the match....

LA Galaxy star Dos Santos tweaked his right hamstring in the first half of the MLS side’s loss to the Portland Timbers on Sunday while Corona and Lozano suffered injuries earlier in the month. Frankfurt midfielder Marco Fabian also misses the squad because of a lingering hip problem that has kept him out most of 2017. Mourinho: I never would have sold Chicharito Mexico’s attack won’t be entirely without star power, though....

Hernandez signed a season-long loan deal from United and will add depth to a Real attack bursting at the seams with talent. Although the Mexico international is likely to play a supporting role to the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema and James Rodriguez, United goalkeeper De Gea has backed him to shine. “He is a great person – one of the best people I have met in football,” De Gea is quoted as telling Marca....

Perhaps that’s what made their 31-9 loss to the Buccaneers in Super Bowl 55 so jarring. It was an uncharacteristic performance by a team that is an NFL-best 44-12 (including playoffs) the past three seasons. MORE: Super Bowl 55 winners and losers It is easy to chalk up the loss to Tom Brady, who won his seventh Super Bowl championship after previously dominating the AFC for most of the last two decades with the Patriots....

According to WDSU News , which cited an FBI affidavit obtained by the news station, Geourvon Sears demanded via phone and text in April that the Chiefs safety pay him $1.5 million. Sears claimed he would provide the media with allegations of sexual misconduct if Mathieu didn’t comply. In another text to Mathieu, Sears allegedly told him, “$5 million by Friday, I’m done talking, emailing TMZ now.” Court records also stated that allegedly told relatives of Mathieu, “I want $1....

That’s what the Kansas City Chiefs are. They won two games last year. They fired their coach for the third time in four years. They got the first pick of last spring’s draft. They hired the very well-known, recognizable Andy Reid, who last month returned to his former home of Philadelphia victorious before a prime-time audience. At 3-0, they were the toasts of the league and had a huge spotlight trained on them....

Running back Knile Davis returned the opening kickoff of Saturday’s AFC wild-card game at NRG Stadium 106 yards for a touchdown. The Chiefs defense took over from there to hold a 13-0 halftime lead. MORE: Chiefs vs. Texans scoreboard | Texans line up Watt in wildcat | Knile Davis takes opening kick to the house The return by Davis was the longest kickoff return in an AFC wild-card game, besting a 96-yard return by Jacksonville’s Maurice Jones-Drew on Jan....