The $2 trillion “Build Back Better” bill pushed by President Joe Biden and most Congressional Democrats suffered a potentially fatal blow Sunday when centrist Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia announced he […]
Sen. Joe Manchin says “no”
Matt vs. Jared; keep Dave!
Questions on the minds of area sports fans going into the weekend just past: Question 1: How will exiled former Ram Jared Goff do playing for the first time back in […]
Will Rep. Greene be disciplined?
A battle is looming on Thursday in the U.S. House of Representatives over whether to punish a Republican Congresswoman over her controversial statements endorsing conspiracy theories. Marjorie Taylor Greene, 46, was elected […]
The Rams trade up with Stafford
As everyone, including Jared Goff’s next-door neighbor and hair stylist probably expected, there’s a new quarterback in town. The former incumbent, a dropback signal-caller with a penchant to throwing the pass to […]
Baker Mayfield may be next star
Aaron Rodgers is the likely MVP of the National Football League, and Patrick Mahomes the most exciting, but of all the quarterbacks in the NFL in the almost-completed 2020 season one of […]
The Rams have thumb QB crisis
Poor Jared Goff. After two underwhelming performances as the Los Angeles Rams’ starting quarterback, he now is likely to miss the rest of the 2020 season. Of course, it’s a season that […]
Rams pass the buck to Goff
File this one under “What Have You Done For Me Lately?” Jared Goff – predictably – has been getting beat up after the Los Angeles Rams’ galling 23-20 loss to the San […]
Rams look ready for prime time
What a great time to be a Southern California sports fan! Despite the dislocations and tragedies brought on by the coronavirus, for those of us who try to gain some escape from […]
Wild World: No fans, shaky minors
A new weekly (we hope) column on the weird, wonderful and noteworthy on Planet Sports. What do you suppose the chances are of Major League Baseball and the players’ association coming to […]
Rams kicked out of playoff hopes
By Pete Zarustica Well, it certainly wasn’t a boring game. Saturday’s do-or-die battle pitting the Los Angeles Rams verses the San Francisco 49ers went back and forth all night, coming down to […]
