Greg Salas

— Getting the mismatches he dreams of to create open spaces for top playmakers LeSean McCoy and DeSean Jackson will require Philadelphia Eagles coach Chip Kelly to get a little bigger on offense as well. This doesn't necessarily apply to the...

BURBANK — The Burbank High boys’ basketball team played perhaps its finest half of the season Friday night. The effort was significant because it came in the second round of the CIF Southern Section Division I-A playoffs against Santa Monica,...

— Every year in the Joe Banner/Howie Roseman era, the Eagles have been aggressive during the season, usually in the bye week, with contract extension offers to those they've determined they'd like to lock up at a discount for half a decade or more....

|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| Tennis--U.S. Open, 10 a.m. (CBS) College Football--Alabama State vs. Bethune-Cookman, 11 a.m. (ESPN); Kentucky at Louisville, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN); Southern Methodist at Baylor, 5:30 p.m. (FXSP) Auto Racing--Indy Racing League, Indy...

The controversy surrounding the shenanigans of Giants linebacker Jacquian Williams and safety Deon Grant simply refuses to go quietly. Williams and Grant fell to the ground late in the first quarter of the Giants' 28-16 win Monday, when the Rams were...

Five Ravens starters did not practice Wednesday. They are: wide receiver Lee Evans (left ankle), center Matt Birk (left knee), left guard Ben Grubbs (toe), defensive end Cory Redding (toe) and nose tackle Terrence Cody (concussion). Wide receiver/kick...

Defensive end Cory Redding (toe) and nose tackle Terrence Cody (concussion) returned to practice Thursday, and both starters were limited. Redding and Cody, who had sat out Wednesday’s session, could be available for Sunday’s road game against...

In his first comments since his dropped backwards pass resulted in a New York Giants touchdown, running back Cadillac Williams made no excuses. "It was just a bonehead move by me, just knowing whenever it’s a lateral like that, you’ve got...

• Peter King of SI.com thinks the Ravens will bounce back from last week's loss to the Titans. Ravens 20, Rams 12: You know why the Ravens need this game quite a bit? Because they have to prove to their fans and themselves that the resounding...

Despite Lee Evans’ insistence that the wide receiver could start, the Ravens have ruled him out for Sunday’s road contest against the St. Louis Rams. A left ankle injury that has troubled him since the preseason prevented Evans from...

Furor over the New York Giants' questionable tactic of faking injuries notwithstanding, the Ravens are concentrating their defensive efforts on neutralizing the St. Louis Rams' no-huddle offense. "It's going to be interesting," seven-time Pro Bowl free...

Let’s be real here, rushing offense never figured to be a primary weapon in the Rams’ quest to beat the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday. With linebacker Ray Lewis as the cork, Baltimore plugs holes and stuffs running backs as well as any team in...