Kelce will host late-night show on ESPN beginning final week of NFL season

Jason Kelce will try his hand at late-night television early next year. Kelce announced during an appearance on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Thursday night that he will host “They Call It Late Night with Jason Kelce,” on ESPN. The one-hour show will tape on five straight Friday nights beginning Jan. 3. That coincides with…

USC and UCLA find strength in defense under new coordinators

His arrival last December, in the midst of the darkest defensive stretch in school history, was hailed as a potential program-saving moment at USC. At UCLA, where he revived a struggling defense in a single season, his departure was viewed as a disastrous setback, only made worse by the destination. But almost a full year…

If the Jets don’t want Aaron Rodgers back, the 4-time MVP will find another home: Analysis

On Football analyzes the biggest topics in the NFL from week to week. For more On Football analysis, head here. ___ Joe Douglas is gone. Robert Saleh already was fired. Aaron Rodgers could be next to leave the New York Jets. Douglas lost his job as the general manager on Tuesday, six weeks after the…

LAFC roster overhaul hasn’t derailed MLS Cup title aspirations

Ilie Sánchez played the full 120 minutes, then converted the game-winning penalty kick, to give LAFC its only MLS Cup championship. That was just two years ago, a season in which Sánchez, who wore the captain’s armband in that MLS Cup final, led all outfield players in starts and minutes and made his second All-Star…

Rams’ young defensive front has plans for Eagles’ vaunted line

The Rams’ young pass rushers are showing up big, and it’s no small coincidence. Edge rushers Jared Verse and Byron Young and linemen Braden Fiske and Kobie Turner traveled different paths to the NFL but have one thing in common. All started their college careers as overlooked prospects, and they attended small schools before transferring…

Jake Paul’s business partner talks claims of rigged Mike Tyson fight, says Paul is boxing’s ‘greatest gift’

A sports icon came out of retirement last Friday, leading to decibels that are seldom touched at a sporting event, as 58-year-old Mike Tyson, in his first professional fight since 2005, battled Jake Paul in front of more than 70,000 fans at AT&T Stadium in Arlingon, Texas. But by the middle of the fight, boo-birds…

Rick Pitino fumes over referees’ decision to ice Zuby Ejiofor late in St. John’s loss

Rick Pitino was furious with the officials’ decision to ice Zuby Ejiofor at the free-throw line by going to replay after he was fouled by Jayden Nunn in the final seconds of No. 22 St. John’s double-overtime, 99-98 loss to 13th-ranked Baylor. Baylor coach Scott Drew called for a review, thinking Ejiofor may have hit…

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