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The Los Angeles Rams won the offseason — Aaron Donald and Myles Garrett and Trent McDuffie, oh my! — but they lost their first game of the 2026 NFL regular season. Bill Plaschke’s undefeated season prediction went up in smoke when the San Francisco 49ers blew out the Rams, 27-7, in the NFL’s first-ever game…
The Los Angeles Clippers’ salary-cap controversy has escalated, with federal prosecutors opening an investigation into alleged violations involving Kawhi Leonard. The inquiry comes shortly after the NBA fined the Clippers $30 million, suspended owner Steve Ballmer for one year and stripped the franchise of five first-round picks. Executives Gillian Zucker and Lawrence Frank were also […] The post Clippers face federal probe over salary scandal appeared first on TalkBasket.net .
MELBOURNE, Australia — Sean McVay said Thursday night that arriving in Melbourne the day before the season opener was not why the Los Angeles Rams lost 27-7 to the San Francisco 49ers. The Rams coach said he stands by the decision and takes responsibility for it. McVay spoke to reporters after the game at the […]
49ers injury news: Kyle Shanahan provides updates on De'Zhaun Stribling and Jake Tonges, while Trent Williams and Christian McCaffrey battle cramps.
The Los Angeles Rams time in Melbourne, Australia was short-lived and that might be for the best as LA suffered a 27-7 loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Thursday Night (Friday morning for others). Some might question the Rams decision to fly in the day before the game, although that did not seem to […]
Maybe the Los Angeles Rams did need to arrive earlier in Australia. The Rams had a forgettable start to the season after losing to the San Francisco 49ers, 27-7, at Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday. It was the NFL’s first-ever regular-season tilt in Australia. Los Angeles could not get anything going, scoring its fewest points […] The post Rams’ Sean McVay gets brutally honest on ‘humbling’ loss to 49ers in Week 1 appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The San Francisco 49ers edged NFC West rivals Los Angeles Rams in Australia on Thursday, 27-7, but not without absorbing blows on the injury front. For one, San Francisco rookie wide receiver De’Zhaun Stribling left the game in the first half with an apparent non-contact lower-body injury. He was later ruled out for the remainder […] The post 49ers’ De’Zhaun Stribling gets encouraging injury update after leaving Rams game appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The dust is far from settled after the NBA dropped a historic hammer on the Los Angeles Clippers. The aftermath now goes beyond just draft forfeitures and trade movement. Media executive and podcast host Patrick Bet-David has outlined an explosive scenario in which the Clippers could retaliate against the NBA following historic penalties for salary […] The post Clippers’ Alleged Plan to Take Down NBA Speculated as Magic Johnson’s Lakers Equity Deal Resurfaces appeared first on EssentiallySpo...
In MLB, Shohei Ohtani is the only active two-way player with a unique skill set. Finding a replacement for him is practically impossible, and the Los Angeles Dodgers now face that challenge. After days of delay, the Dodgers were forced to place Ohtani on the IL. With the postseason only a few weeks away, his […] The post “Having Too Much Control”: Shohei Ohtani Questioned Over Injury Communication as Dodgers Face Setback appeared first on EssentiallySports .
Mike Evans’ debut with the San Francisco 49ers couldn’t have gone any better following their 27-7 win over the Los Angeles Rams in Australia on Thursday night. Evans started the 13th season of his NFL career, his first with the 49ers. Following 12 years with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the veteran receiver decided to start […] The post 49ers’ Mike Evans era off to red-hot start with debut history not seen since 2023 appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Myles Garrett had a concerning debut for the Los Angeles Rams as the star defensive end had no sacks, tackles or pressures.
Australian fans came out in droves to support the 49ers as they squared off against the Rams in Melbourne, and players couldn't help but notice.
One of the most popular questions we’ve received over the past month has been, “Where can I watch the Kings this coming season?” Well, we finally have some streaming news to share. Games will begin appearing on SLVR (pronounced Silver) this weekend from the NHL Rookie Faceoff in San Jose, then continue streaming three preseason […]
Listen now (68 mins) | Jovan Buha joins the show to discuss the Lakers’ offseason.
Luke Kuechly still thought the Rams had a chance as they benched Matthew Stafford.
The Los Angeles Rams went down weakly in Week 1 against the San Francisco 49ers which shows their hearts were not into the Australia contest.
MELBOURNE, Australia — Puka Nacua said alcohol became one of the ways he escaped stress before he entered a holistic care facility this offseason. The Los Angeles Rams receiver spoke with Netflix’s Elle Duncan in a pregame interview that aired Thursday, before the Rams opened the season against the San Francisco 49ers. Nacua said the […]
Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay placed blame on himself for the team's season-opening 27-7 loss to the San Francisco 49ers in Melbourne, Australia.
The Los Angeles Rams' travel plans of flying in less than two days before their Australia game against the 49ers looked like a gigantic mistake.
It was clear the Los Angeles Rams and Matthew Stafford were out of sync from the game’s opening moments. They fell to the San Francisco 49ers 27-7 in an embarrassing opening week stunner. This game feels primed to be overanalyzed and ill-extrapolated. Week 1 brings surprises every year that never seem to age well. The […]
Much of the conversation leading into Thursday's 27-7 win for the San Francisco 49ers over the Los Angeles Rams in Melbourne, Australia was the very different travel and sleep schedules the two teams undertook.
For all the talk about what kind of havoc on defense Myles Garrett would bring to the Los Angeles Rams, that simply did not manifest in his debut for his new team on Thursday. The two-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year Garrett did not even show up on the box scores of the Rams’ […] The post Rams, Myles Garrett hit multiple shocking lows in disastrous loss to 49ers appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Quinn Rooney via Getty Images It had to be weird for Tampa Bay Buccaneers fans to see Mike Evans in a different uniform for the first time in Evans’ great career. It also had to be weird, yet familiar, to see him pull in a big touchdown catch. Evans scored 108 touchdowns over 12 seasons with the Buccaneers and it didn’t take him long to get No. 1 with the San Francisco 49ers. In the third quarter on Thursday against the Los Angeles Rams, Evans made a contested catch in the end zone for a 2-yar...
MELBOURNE, Australia — Richard Trang booked his tickets soon after the NFL announced the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers season opener would be played in Australia, and was one of the thousands of Americans who made their first trip Down Under to coincide with the game. An accountant who is originally from Charlotte, North Carolina but now lives in San Francisco, Trang soaked up the atmosphere on a bright, sunny Friday morning at the 100,000-seat Melbourne Cricket Ground. “It’s been g...
The new season is pivotal for Justin Herbert and the Los Angeles Chargers as they try to turn years of encouraging promise into a legitimate push to the Super Bowl, especially since it will be held at SoFi Stadium. With Mike McDaniel taking over as offensive coordinator, Herbert has a fresh system designed to maximize […] The post Mike McDaniel’s quote on Justin Herbert’s comfort level is another gold appeared first on ClutchPoints .