Sports | Chargers’ trip to Camp Pendleton carries extra meaning for Alohi Gilman, Jim Harbaugh By Joe Reedy June 13, 2024 at 12:05 p.m. CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — Marine 2nd Lt. Jawaun Stanley has closely followed Los Angeles Chargers safety Alohi...
Sports | Jared Goff could lead ‘San Diego Lions’ to Super Bowl by emulating Tom Brady By Tom Krasovic June 3, 2024 at 9:31 p.m. Jared Goff doesn’t need my advice on how he can lead the “San Diego Lions”...
Sports | Aaron Rodgers, like him or not, will have a very nice season with Jets By Tom Krasovic May 25, 2024 at 5:31 p.m. One more season worth watching.That’s what football lovers will get from Aaron Rodgers.Talking about Rodgers...
Sports | A.J. Smith will forever be known for his spine, stubbornness – and success By Nick Canepa May 18, 2024 at 11:11 p.m. Sez Me …A.J. Smith was Scotch he distilled himself. Not everyone imbibed. An acquired taste,...
Sports | Falcons weren’t wrong to draft Michael Penix By Tom Krasovic May 20, 2024 at 12:16 a.m. By marching to a tune most folks couldn’t hear, the Atlanta Falcons shook up the...
Sports | As Chargers’ GM, A.J. Smith brought club achingly close to a Super Bowl By Tom Krasovic May 19, 2024 at 3:14 a.m. A.J. Smith presided over a tantalizing era of Chargers football that engrossed, thrilled and frustrated...
Sports | 2025 NFL Mock Draft: Way-too-early first-round projections By Eddie Brown May 8, 2024 at 8:03 p.m. I can guarantee you three things about next year's NFL Draft.First, we won't have to...
Sports | Tom Telesco’s first Raiders draft made sense, but it doesn’t solve a huge problem By Tom Krasovic May 1, 2024 at 1:51 a.m. Tom Telesco experienced firsthand last week how rough it can be to get a desirable...
Sports | Kevin O’Connell needs to coach up Sam Darnold, buy time for draft pick J.J. McCarthy By Tom Krasovic April 30, 2024 at 12:50 a.m. Carlsbad's Kevin O'Connell would be wise to slow the hype train that comes with drafting...
Sports | 2024 NFL draft grades for all 32 teams: What were the Falcons thinking? By Eddie Brown April 29, 2024 at 12:45 a.m. Which teams fared the best this past weekend in Detroit and which teams missed an...
Sports | Jim Harbaugh, Steelers, Kevin O’Connell feasted in NFL Draft By Tom Krasovic April 28, 2024 at 8:39 a.m. Thin-slice judgments regarding the 2024 NFL draft that concluded Saturday in Detroit, home to the...
Sports | 2024 NFL Draft: Best undrafted priority free agents By Eddie Brown April 27, 2024 at 11:46 p.m. Talent always finds its way through the cracks. Here are my best available priority free...
Sports | Jim Harbaugh’s fingerprints all over first Chargers draft By Nick Canepa April 27, 2024 at 10:41 p.m. Sez Me …The Real NFL Draft begins on Day 2. When Super Bowl fat is...
Sports | Top 100 prospects available for Day 3 of the 2024 NFL Draft By Eddie Brown April 27, 2024 at 5:07 a.m. The NFL Draft continues after an exciting second day in Detroit. Here are my top...
Sports | 2024 NFL Draft: Top 50 remaining prospects entering Day 2 By Eddie Brown April 26, 2024 at 6:00 a.m. There are plenty of talented players left after an exciting first day of the NFL...
Sports | Chargers, Raiders, Jaguars, Daniel Jones have good NFL Draft night By Tom Krasovic April 26, 2024 at 7:36 p.m. Ineptitude and a string of good luck paid off Thursday, when the no-longer-irrelevant Los Angeles...
Sports | 2024 NFL Mock Draft: Eddie Brown’s final first-round projections By Eddie Brown April 25, 2024 at 4:01 a.m. Happy Draft Day!There's still plenty of uncertainty (outside of the first pick), but some things...
Sports | Bolts set up well for NFL draft, thanks to well-timed Chargering By Tom Krasovic May 19, 2024 at 3:17 a.m. We should all be as fortunate as the Chargers when we goof up.By losing 12...
Sports | 2024 NFL Draft: First-round primer with three possibilities for every pick By Eddie Brown April 25, 2024 at 12:48 a.m. "Someone once told me, 'Time is a flat circle.' Everything we've ever done or will...
Sports | Broncos need to eat their vegetables in NFL draft, not overpay By Tom Krasovic April 24, 2024 at 5:59 p.m. John Elway and Peyton Manning being long retired, the Denver Broncos stand in dire need...
Sports | Despite NFL’s technological, analytical advances, drafting a QB remains risky By Tom Krasovic April 22, 2024 at 11:19 p.m. Sorry to be an NFL draft buzzkill regarding a featured aspect of Thursday's first-round lollapalooza...
Sports | 2024 NFL Draft Big Board: Eddie Brown’s Top 100 Prospects By Eddie Brown April 22, 2024 at 9:11 p.m. Part of my weekly mock draft preamble explains it is an attempt at figuring out...
Sports | 2024 NFL Draft Prospect Rankings: Quarterbacks By Eddie Brown April 20, 2024 at 10:30 p.m. Editor's note: The U-T's Eddie Brown is breaking down prospects, position by position, leading up...
Sports | In first draft with Raiders, will Tom Telesco change his Charger ways? By Tom Krasovic April 21, 2024 at 12:48 a.m. No one referred to Tom Telesco as "Trader Tom" in his 11 years as general...
Sports | Chargers could sway stacked draft, depending on what they do with No. 5 pick By Nick Canepa April 20, 2024 at 11:30 p.m. Sez Me …The draft is the NFL’s recovery room.Players finally get off the operating table,...
Sports | 2024 NFL Draft Prospect Rankings: Wide receivers By Eddie Brown April 20, 2024 at 12:31 a.m. Editor's note: The U-T's Eddie Brown is breaking down prospects, position by position, leading up...
Sports | 2024 NFL Draft Prospect Rankings: Running backs By Eddie Brown April 19, 2024 at 12:37 a.m. Editor's note: The U-T's Eddie Brown is breaking down prospects, position by position, leading up...
Sports | 2024 NFL Mock Draft: Six quarterbacks selected in first round By Eddie Brown April 18, 2024 at 7:01 p.m. We're officially one week away from the NFL Draft (April 25-27) kicking off in prime-time...
Sports | 2024 NFL Draft Prospect Rankings: Tight ends By Eddie Brown April 17, 2024 at 10:20 p.m. Editor's note: The U-T's Eddie Brown is breaking down prospects, position by position, leading up...
Sports | 2024 NFL Draft Prospect Rankings: Offensive tackles By Eddie Brown April 17, 2024 at 9:36 a.m. Editor's note: The U-T's Eddie Brown is breaking down prospects, position by position, leading up...
Sports | 2024 NFL Draft Prospect Rankings: Interior offensive linemen By Eddie Brown April 16, 2024 at 12:19 a.m. Editor's note: The U-T's Eddie Brown is breaking down prospects, position by position, leading up...
Sports | 2024 NFL Draft Prospect Rankings: Safeties By Eddie Brown April 15, 2024 at 12:00 a.m. Editor's note: The U-T's Eddie Brown is breaking down prospects, position by position, leading up...
Sports | LT’s allegations that OC threw playoff game still resonate in San Diego By Nick Canepa April 14, 2024 at 7:43 a.m. Sez Me …I did not look directly at the eclipse, which is how I watch...
Sports | 2024 NFL Draft Prospect Rankings: Cornerbacks By Eddie Brown April 13, 2024 at 11:49 p.m. Editor's note: The U-T's Eddie Brown is breaking down prospects, position by position, leading up...
Sports | 2024 NFL Draft Prospect Rankings: Linebackers By Eddie Brown April 12, 2024 at 7:01 p.m. Editor's note: The U-T's Eddie Brown is breaking down prospects, position by position, leading up...
Sports | 2024 NFL Draft Prospect Rankings: Edge rushers By Eddie Brown April 11, 2024 at 11:27 p.m. Editor’s note: The U-T’s Eddie Brown is breaking down prospects, position by position, leading up to...
Sports | 2024 NFL Draft Prospect Rankings: Defensive tackles By Eddie Brown April 10, 2024 at 10:16 p.m. Editor's note: The U-T's Eddie Brown is breaking down prospects, position by position, leading up...
Sports | April is liar’s month, and the biggest whopper involves Chargers dealing Justin Herbert By Nick Canepa April 6, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. Sez Me ... New Jersey will have a 4.8 earthquake on the Les Richter scale before...
Sports | Busy Texans aim to do with C.J. Stroud what Chargers couldn’t pull off with Justin Herbert By Tom Krasovic April 6, 2024 at 11:31 p.m. Like few other NFL teams this offseason, the Houston Texans are as acquisitive as Richard...
Sports | 2024 NFL Mock Draft: Three-round projections after first wave of free agency By Eddie Brown March 20, 2024 at 5:01 p.m. Free agent signings, trades and compensatory picks, oh my!We're a long ways away from where...
Sports | Keenan Allen insisted the Chargers pay him what he was owed, and got traded as a result By Tom Krasovic March 18, 2024 at 10:07 p.m. Once news broke that Keenan Allen refused the Chargers’ request to take a pay cut,...
Sports | Consistent Keenan Allen will go down as San Diego (and LA) Chargers great By Tom Krasovic March 19, 2024 at 6:46 p.m. Keenan Allen did his part. And then some.If the folks who ran the Chargers in...
Sports | Tom Krasovic: Kirk Cousins’ signing means at least three more Atlanta triumphs By Tom Krasovic March 12, 2024 at 2:04 a.m. The top story of NFL free agency’s kickoff Monday was this one:The Atlanta Falcons improved...
Sports | 2024 NFL Mock Draft: Combine shakes up two-round projections By Eddie Brown March 6, 2024 at 5:01 p.m. The year's NFL Scouting Combine didn't disappoint.A very talented group of wide receivers and offensive...
Sports | Broncos’ disastrous trade for Russell Wilson will hinder them for years By Tom Krasovic March 6, 2024 at 4:15 a.m. Four decades after the Denver Broncos pulled off one of the great NFL trades to...
Sports | Ken Zampese and ex-pupil will need QB luck to help Falcons take flight By Tom Krasovic March 2, 2024 at 8:54 p.m. Decades ago, the name Zampese evoked touchdowns.Ernie Zampese, assistant coach, helped to get flashy results...
Sports | Kevin O’Connell’s QB riddle may lead Vikings to Michigan’s J.J. McCarthy By Tom Krasovic March 3, 2024 at 3:50 a.m. Before we dive into the quarterback search by Carlsbad’s own Kevin O’Connell, please take this...
Sports | 2024 NFL Draft Big Board: Top 100 Prospects Pre-Scouting Combine Edition By Eddie Brown February 29, 2024 at 2:01 p.m. With the NFL season in our rear view, I've had more time to study tape...
Sports | USC’s Caleb Williams has ‘elite tools’ that should get him up to speed as a rookie By Tom Krasovic March 3, 2024 at 3:47 a.m. Interesting times abound for USC’s Caleb Williams, and not only because he's projected to go...
Sports | Daniel Jeremiah sees shades of Patrick Mahomes, Alex Smith in ’24 NFL draft class By Tom Krasovic February 24, 2024 at 6:17 p.m. USC's Caleb Williams brings to mind Patrick Mahomes with his improvisational ability and track record...
Sports | 2024 NFL Mock Draft: Caleb Williams tops two-round projections after the Super Bowl By Eddie Brown February 17, 2024 at 7:39 p.m. With another victory over the San Francisco 49ers, this time in Super Bowl LVIII, the...
Sports | San Marcos’ Fred Warner gets a second Super Bowl crack at Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs By Tom Krasovic February 11, 2024 at 3:23 a.m. If there’s a San Diego subplot to Sunday's Super Bowl, it’s this one: San Marcos'...
Sports | NFL DFS Super Bowl LVIII Optimal Lineup: San Francisco 49ers vs. Kansas City Chiefs By Eddie Brown February 10, 2024 at 7:58 p.m. Devising the perfect Daily Fantasy Sports strategy for the NFL can be a challenge, which...
Sports | For 49ers’ offense, Super Bowl begins with ground game, Brock Purdy’s extended plays By Tom Krasovic February 8, 2024 at 7:15 a.m. If you’d like to learn the “why” behind NFL play outcomes, dig into former NFL...
Sports | Andy Reid, stadium stability enabled Chiefs to leave old San Diego Chargers way behind By Tom Krasovic February 6, 2024 at 8:12 p.m. It'll be four Super Bowl appearances in five years for Andy Reid's Chiefs when they...
Sports | Monday’s Salute to the Champions will honor LJCD’s Terri Bamford, coach of girls basketball powerhouse By John Maffei February 5, 2024 at 1:34 a.m. Of course, Terri Bamford loves to win.The La Jolla Country Day School girls basketball coach...
Sports | Hard to measure greatness when so many NFL teams are mediocre By Nick Canepa February 3, 2024 at 11:43 p.m. Sez Me …“Great teams aren’t always great … just when they have to be.” —...
Sports | ‘Super’ Chargers had misfortune of facing great 49ers, leading to SF’s most recent Lombardi Trophy By Tom Krasovic February 3, 2024 at 11:10 p.m. If the 49ers defeat the Kansas City Chiefs next Sunday, they’ll raise the franchise’s first...
Sports | QB puzzle, Lions and Packers pose growing challenges for Carlsbad’s Kevin O’Connell By Tom Krasovic February 3, 2024 at 12:03 a.m. In today’s edition of “you can take the NFL out of San Diego, but you...
Sports | Jim Harbaugh’s yes means the Spanoses wised up By Tom Krasovic February 1, 2024 at 7:58 a.m. For diehard Chargers fans in San Diego, football feels fun again.Mr. Khaki Pants is coming...
Sports | Dan Campbell’s calls show how analytics have spiced up the once-staid NFL By Tom Krasovic January 29, 2024 at 11:16 p.m. Whether you believe Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell was wrong or right to go for...
Sports | Chiefs proved me wrong, beating Ravens to reach another Super Bowl By Tom Krasovic January 29, 2024 at 4:32 a.m. Proving me wrong, coach Andy Reid’s Chiefs earned their fourth Super Bowl berth in five...
Sports | Tommy Nettles was more than just a great all-around athlete. He was a Renaissance man. By Nick Canepa January 28, 2024 at 6:20 a.m. Sez Me …Sports gurus will grapple with this trivia question, Greco-Roman it in their noggins,...
Sports | Lamar Jackson, Ravens look Super Bowl-bound unless Patrick Mahomes musters perhaps his best game By Tom Krasovic January 27, 2024 at 3:01 a.m. The first thing I’d like you to know about Sunday’s AFC championship game goes back...
Sports | Chargers’ choice of coveted coach Jim Harbaugh could be a franchise-changing moment By San Diego Union-Tribune January 25, 2024 at 11:13 p.m. For now, at least, the Chargers’ hire Wednesday of coach Jim Harbaugh stands as a...
Sports | Jim Harbaugh returning to NFL to coach Chargers after leading Michigan to national title By Joe Reedy January 25, 2024 at 12:37 a.m. COSTA MESA, Calif. — Jim Harbaugh was hired as head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers on...
Sports | Here’s what the Raiders are getting in ex-San Diego Chargers GM Tom Telesco By Tom Krasovic January 26, 2024 at 1:31 a.m. The final general manager of the San Diego Chargers has now become GM of the...
Sports | At 28, Patrick Mahomes is an all-time great; but Otto Graham was pretty good, too By Tom Krasovic January 23, 2024 at 8:19 p.m. Along with making football more fun to watch, Patrick Mahomes has brought more attention to...
Sports | Defense, blocking make a big difference in Chiefs’ AFC divisional playoff win over Bills By Tom Krasovic January 22, 2024 at 5:18 a.m. Call it a draw between Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen in Sunday’s AFC divisional game...
Sports | Ravens, Lamar Jackson earn the breakthrough win likes of which LaDainian Tomlinson deserved By Tom Krasovic January 21, 2024 at 3:26 a.m. It was the kind of sound playoff performance Marty Schottenheimer sought from his favored San...
Sports | NFL small-market clubs again enjoy big-time results on field By Tom Krasovic January 20, 2024 at 3:07 a.m. Former NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle's genius will be validated once again this weekend, when teams...
Sports | NFL favorites can exit playoffs fast at home, as Chargers fans know well By Tom Krasovic January 17, 2024 at 6:56 p.m. SURGEON GENERAL’S WARNING: The contents of the following article could be hazardous to the health...
Sports | Josh Allen looks ready to take on the Chiefs By Tom Krasovic January 16, 2024 at 3:37 a.m. Josh Allen’s “remember me?” performance Monday wasn’t necessary to show Allen can dominate an NFL...
Sports | Jordan Love joins CJ Stroud as young QBs to light up playoff debut By Tom Krasovic January 15, 2024 at 7:15 a.m. First, C.J. Stroud.Now, Jordan Love.Two days into the NFL’s postseason, a pair of quarterbacks who...
Sports | Houston’s unlikely playoff rout brings needed excitement, intrigue to postseason tournament By Tom Krasovic January 14, 2024 at 4:28 a.m. Kicking off the Super Bowl tournament Saturday, the Houston Texans gave us football lovers a...
Sports | Coaches bolt during one of the most important weeks in football history By Nick Canepa January 14, 2024 at 3:17 a.m. Sez Me:“There are two kinds of coaches, them that’s fired and them that’s gonna be...
Sports | 2024 NFL Mock Draft: Caleb Williams tops two-round projections entering Super Wild-Card weekend By Eddie Brown January 12, 2024 at 8:01 p.m. The NFL postseason is upon us, but there are 18 teams who will not be...
Sports | Jim Harbaugh wouldn’t be a typical Spanos hire – which is why the Chargers should hire him By Tom Krasovic January 12, 2024 at 2:22 a.m. Meet the NFL’s luckiest owners:Dean and John Spanos.Four years after they stumbled into Justin Herbert,...
Sports | 2024 NFL Draft Big Board: Top 50 Prospects By Eddie Brown January 9, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. Draft season has arrived for the 18 NFL teams who will not be participating in...
Sports | Chargers wasted QB’s best bargain years, which reduces their chance at major success By Tom Krasovic January 9, 2024 at 7:27 a.m. There’s still time for Dean and John Spanos to learn from their mistakes.After all, Justin...
Sports | Nick Canepa’s report card: Chargers get mixed grades on final day of forgettable season By Nick Canepa January 8, 2024 at 12:56 a.m. The Union-Tribune's Nick Canepa grades the Chargers following Sunday's 13-12 loss to Kansas City at...
Sports | Trevor Lawrence isn’t yet the star the Jaguars, others expected him to be By Tom Krasovic January 7, 2024 at 11:58 p.m. The most consequential performance in the NFL regular season's final week was this one:Trevor Lawrence...
Sports | NFL DFS Week 18 Optimal Lineup By Eddie Brown January 6, 2024 at 7:11 p.m. Devising the perfect Daily Fantasy Sports strategy for the NFL can be a challenge, which...
Sports | CBS gets it right: Chargers game won’t air in San Diego as network opts for Packers-Bears By Tom Krasovic January 6, 2024 at 1:58 a.m. CBS Sports’ higher-ups proved me wrong Friday, I’m pleased to report.Uncoupling San Diego from Los...
Sports | Chargers still beat rest of NFL in San Diego viewership, but massive fall-off marks L.A. era By Tom Krasovic January 4, 2024 at 4:01 a.m. Fifty-six years being a long time, San Diegans watched CBS' telecasts of the last-place 2023...
Sports | Eagles flop, giving Cowboys real shot at first NFC title game in nearly 30 years By Tom Krasovic January 1, 2024 at 11:44 p.m. The first big NFL question to greet all of us football hosses in 2024:How ‘bout...
Sports | Nick Canepa’s report card: Chargers lose to Broncos in battle of backup QBs; secondary struggles again By Nick Canepa January 1, 2024 at 12:51 a.m. The Union-Tribune's Nick Canepa grades the Chargers following Sunday's 16-9 loss to the Broncos in...
Sports | Can anyone stop Lamar Jackson and the Ravens? By Tom Krasovic January 1, 2024 at 12:01 a.m. Another NFL season having reached its final week, it’s time, football fans, to serve up...
Sports | Trojans, Chargers, Aztecs all flopped during forgettable 2023 By Nick Canepa December 31, 2023 at 4:14 a.m. Sez Me …The biggest problem I’ve had going through life is that I have the...
Sports | 2024 NFL Mock Draft: Quarterbacks Caleb Williams, Drake Maye and Jayden Daniels selected in first four picks By Eddie Brown December 30, 2023 at 8:01 p.m. Ring out the old, ring in the new!A traditional wish for the new year, but...
Sports | NFL DFS Week 17 Optimal Lineup By Eddie Brown December 30, 2023 at 9:25 p.m. Devising the perfect Daily Fantasy Sports strategy for the NFL can be a challenge, which...
Sports | CBS, Chargers diehards lock San Diegans in Chargers Jail By Tom Krasovic December 30, 2023 at 6:36 a.m. Because enough San Diegans will watch the Chargers no matter what, CBS will serve up...
Sports | Fantasy Football Week 17: Start and Sit By Eddie Brown December 28, 2023 at 11:01 p.m. WEEK 16 RECAPRams 30, Saints 22: In five games since returning from injury, Kyren Williams...
Sports | NFL’s MVP is TBD – but the league’s MVE has done wonders with Detroit Lions By Tom Krasovic December 28, 2023 at 5:50 p.m. 'Tis the season for NFL award selections.But with two weeks’ of games still remaining, I’ll...
Sports | Here’s guessing the Spanoses will hire Dan Quinn as next Chargers coach By Tom Krasovic December 26, 2023 at 11:11 p.m. My guess on the next Chargers coach: it’ll be Dan Quinn, defensive coordinator of the...
Sports | Dolphins, Tua have authored NFL’s most entertaining reclamation By Tom Krasovic December 25, 2023 at 3:24 a.m. Finally, the Miami Dolphins have something going for them besides crisp attire and a grass...
Sports | Nick Canepa’s report card: Chargers fight, coaching improves in loss to Bills By Nick Canepa December 24, 2023 at 5:55 p.m. The Union-Tribune's Nick Canepa grades the Chargers' players and coaches following Saturday's 24-22 loss to...
Sports | NFL DFS Week 16 Optimal Lineup By Eddie Brown December 23, 2023 at 10:11 p.m. Devising the perfect Daily Fantasy Sports strategy for the NFL can be a challenge, which...
Sports | Fantasy Football Week 16: Start and Sit By Eddie Brown December 21, 2023 at 11:01 p.m. WEEK 15 RECAPRaiders 63, Chargers 21: Joshua Palmer managed 113 yards and TD in his...
Sports | 2024 NFL Mock Draft: Cardinals select Marvin Harrison Jr.; Malik Nabers and Keon Coleman land in top 10 By Eddie Brown December 21, 2023 at 1:00 a.m. In my first two mocks of the season, I found a way to shoehorn six...