LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers made the qualifying offer to free agent outfielder Teoscar Hernandez but not to pitcher Walker Buehler. The qualifying offer for 2025 is a one-year, $21 million contract. Hernandez is not likely to accept the qualifying offer. He made more last season on his one-year deal with the Dodgers and enjoyed an All-Star-caliber season that is certain to draw … [Read more...] about Dodgers extend qualifying offer to Teoscar Hernandez, not Walker Buehler
Ducks seeking answers for ineffective offense
Ducks general manager Pat Verbeek said he wanted to balance out the scoring between his top and bottom six forwards, and that has happened in a threshold sense since neither group has been producing. The Ducks, the NHL’s worst offensive team thus far by almost any results-based measure, will welcome the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday for the second game of their lengthiest … [Read more...] about Ducks seeking answers for ineffective offense
Chargers review: Simplicity, offseason additions keys to stingy defense
CLEVELAND — Here’s what we learned, what we saw and what comes next, starting and ending with another remarkable but by now not all that surprising showing from the Chargers’ relentless defense during a 27-10 victory Sunday over the Cleveland Browns: KEEPING IT SIMPLE The biggest difference between the Chargers’ defense this season and the past few seasons is its simplicity, … [Read more...] about Chargers review: Simplicity, offseason additions keys to stingy defense
Rams WR Puka Nacua ejected for unnecessary roughness
SEATTLE — Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua was ejected in the second quarter of Sunday’s game against the Seattle Seahawks following an unnecessary roughness penalty. Nacua was the target of a deep ball from quarterback Matthew Stafford in the final minute of the first half. The throw went long, and was intercepted by cornerback Riq Woolen. While Woolen was ruled down by contact … [Read more...] about Rams WR Puka Nacua ejected for unnecessary roughness
Chargers rookie CB Tarheeb Still celebrates 1st career interception
CLEVELAND — The silence was deafening after Chargers rookie cornerback Tarheeb Still’s first career interception. Where was the crowd noise? Where was the celebration in the stands after he put a halt to another of the Cleveland Browns’ drives Sunday at Huntington Bank Field? Still had already tipped a pass from Browns quarterback Jameis Winston into the waiting arms of … [Read more...] about Chargers rookie CB Tarheeb Still celebrates 1st career interception