LOS ANGELES — The devastation wrought by the deadly wildfires that ravaged sections of Los Angeles have left an indelible imprint on the region's landscape and psyche.

FRENCHTOWN TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Rob "Lion Eyes" Gonzales stood on a swath of the turf from Pontiac Silverdome in his basement, sporting his signature shades with blue frames and leaping lions on silver lenses that obstruct his view.

MINNEAPOLIS — The Milwaukee Brewers had suffered personnel losses due to financial limitations and went into the 2024 season with expectations for mediocrity. They wound up with 93 wins, tied for third in the National League, and won the Central Division by 10 games.

ATLANTA — Without even realizing it, Chamblee High football coach Bob Swank took his first step toward bringing on an all-time NFL great to his coaching staff in the spring of 2022.

MELBOURNE, Australia — Maybe attending sports events in person is too been-there, done-that in the modern age. So, apparently, is watching the actual action on a TV, laptop or phone. The Australian Open is getting in on the newest trend in the sports world by re-creating tennis matches in vi…

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Bills coach Sean McDermott joked that Buffalo could use five 300-pound linebackers in assessing what it might take to stop Baltimore’s Derrick Henry.

ASHBURN, Va. — When the Washington Commanders had to have it — fourth down, trailing in the fourth quarter of a playoff game — Jayden Daniels found Terry McLaurin in the end zone for a touchdown.

PHILADELPHIA — Jalen Hurts felt little need to defend his pedestrian numbers in his first game in three weeks because of a concussion.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — When Mike Vrabel began his post-NFL playing career as an assistant coach at Ohio State in 2011, he had thoughts of one day returning to the New England Patriots.

DENVER — Bo Nix didn’t just play in every game his rookie season.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes is already having a golden playoffs and the Chiefs haven't even played yet.

DALLAS — Mike McCarthy will not return as coach of the Dallas Cowboys, who are going on three decades since their last Super Bowl title, owner Jerry Jones said Monday.

PHILADELPHIA — Step aside, Oprah.

PHILADELPHIA — A.J. Brown had a novel ideal to pass time on the bench during Philadelphia's wild-card playoff game.

NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Titans have started their search for a new general manager by interviewing three candidates, beginning with a pair of former GMs in Reggie McKenzie and Thomas Dimitroff.

OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Derrick Henry gave the Baltimore Ravens nearly 2,000 yards rushing during the regular season — and a lot of that was before winter arrived and the temperature began to dip.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Josh Allen won't be the only athletic, elusive, mobile quarterback at Highmark Stadium this weekend when the Buffalo Bills host the Denver Broncos in an AFC wild-card game.

Jordan Spieth has been playing golf for a month without pain and plans to return from wrist surgery at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, ending his longest stretch without competition and looking at his time off as a chance to reset.

PHILADELPHIA  — Out of NFL concussion protocol, Jalen Hurts is ready to roll for the Eagles.

CLEVELAND — Deshaun Watson's already unstable future with the Browns is even shakier.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A federal judge has denied NASCAR's motions to dismiss an antitrust lawsuit filed against the stock car series.

Frank Wycheck, the NFL tight end best known for throwing the lateral that started the “Music City Miracle” and launched the Tennessee Titans’ run to the franchise’s lone Super Bowl appearance, had stage III chronic traumatic encephalopathy when he died on Dec. 9, 2023, at his Chattanooga hom…

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Even though he was wearing a sling on his left arm, Trevor Lawrence was able to point plenty of fingers on Thursday — most of them at himself.

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Atlanta Falcons general manager Terry Fontenot said Thursday the team is “very comfortable” with keeping Kirk Cousins on the roster next season as the backup quarterback behind Michael Penix Jr.

HOUSTON — Everyone raved about the leadership of second-year quarterback C.J. Stroud this week as the Houston Texans prepared for their wild-card playoff game against the Los Angeles Chargers.

DENVER — Eight months since he joined the Broncos, there is nothing Bo Nix cannot fix.

PHILADELPHIA — Jalen Hurts is back for the Eagles — limited at practice, for now — and with all signs pointing toward their star quarterback set to start this weekend in an NFC wild-card playoff game.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR went before a federal judge Wednesday and asked for the antitrust suit filed against the stock car series to be dismissed. Should it proceed, NASCAR asked that the two teams suing be ordered to post a bond to cover fees they would not be legally owed if they lose the case.

Joaquin Niemann of LIV Golf is returning to the Masters, the second straight time Augusta National has given the Chilean a special invitation.

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Those veteran running backs who changed addresses in the offseason have given themselves a chance to showcase the difference they can make in the postseason.

NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Titans hired general manager Ran Carthon to work with a veteran head coach fired last January. On Tuesday, Carthon paid the price for a 9-25 record over two seasons.

The road to the Super Bowl in the NFC will go through Motown.

NASHVILLE — The Houston Texans gave what coach DeMeco Ryans wanted from their trip to Music City.

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets interviewed former Tennessee Titans coach Mike Vrabel on Friday for their head coaching vacancy.

TAMPA, Fla. — Baker Mayfield revived his career in Tampa Bay and became a coach-builder in the process.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Jesse Minter's turnaround of the Los Angeles Chargers' defense has the unit on the verge of something the franchise hasn't done in 61 seasons — allowing the fewest points in the league.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is expected to miss his second straight game when the Dolphins travel to face the New York Jets on Sunday in a matchup with playoff implications, coach Mike McDaniel said Friday.

NASHVILLE — Houston coach DeMeco Ryans is balancing the need to keep his Texans healthy for their AFC wild-card playoff game against the desire to knock off rust after a long break leading into Sunday's regular-season finale.

DENVER — The Denver Broncos can erase nearly a decade of frustration and futility by beating a Kansas City Chiefs team that will be resting Patrick Mahomes and several other starters Sunday.

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Xander Schauffele is making his season debut twice in the span of seven days at venues separated by a lot more than some 5,000 miles.

PHILADELPHIA — Saquon Barkley had a heart-to-heart talk with his dad that was more coated in heartbreak than hope over the Philadelphia Eagles running back's pursuit of the NFL single-season rushing record.

NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Titans are living through a repeat of their worst season since the franchise left Texas in 1997.

The NFC's No. 1 seed will come down to the final game of the regular season when the Detroit Lions host the Minnesota Vikings next Sunday night.

Greg Gumbel, a longtime CBS sportscaster who broke barriers during his career calling some of the biggest sporting events, has died from cancer, according to a statement from family released by the network on Friday.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Calvin Ridley was relatively quiet at EverBank Stadium in 2023.