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Darius Bradwell rushed for a touchdown in the third quarter and the Los Angeles Chargers beat the Los Angeles Rams 13-6 Saturday night in the first NFL game with fans at SoFi Stadium. Rams owner Stan Kroenke’s palatial football arena welcomed his team and its co-tenants for a well-attended preseason opener with 68,791 tickets distributed. Although neither team played any…

The Los Angeles Chargers started day two of the NFL draft by addressing their needs in the secondary, selecting cornerback Asante Samuel Jr. with the 47th overall pick. Samuel appeared in 32 games with 23 starts for Florida State from 2018-20. He recorded four interceptions, 29 pass breakups and 96 tackles for the Seminoles. His pass breakups led all active…

The Los Angeles Chargers continued the offseason revamp of their offensive line, selecting Northwestern offensive tackle Rashawn Slater with the 13th overall pick in the NFL draft on Thursday night. Slater started all 37 games during his collegiate career (2017-19). He opted out last season due to COVID-19 concerns. According to Pro Football Focus, Slater allowed only two sacks, two…

The Spanos family has owned a controlling interest in the San Diego Charges since 1984, but that may all be coming to an end if a family member is successful in persuading a Los Angeles Superior Court judge to force a sale of the team.

Ex-NFL tight end Kellen Winslow II, who committed sexual offenses against five women in Northern San Diego County, will be sentenced to 14 years in state prison next month following a modification made Friday to his original guilty plea.

Friends and teammates said former Chargers star Vincent Jackson would be remembered not only for his game between the lines but off the field, especially how he helped military families.

Former Chargers wide receiver Vincent Jackson was found dead in a hotel room on Monday, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. Jackson was 38 years old, and lived in South Tampa. His body was discovered at a Homewood Suites in the Tampa area. The sheriff’s department said Jackson checked into the hotel on Jan. 11 and had been staying…

The longtime NFL coach Marty Schottenheimer has died

The family of Marty Schottenheimer released a message saying the former NFL head coach was placed in hospice care Saturday due to complications caused by Alzheimer’s. The 77-year-old was diagnosed with the disease in 2014. He is listed in stable condition at a facility near his home in Charlotte. His wife Pat said in the statement, “As a family we…

NFL coaches, players and others are lauding quarterback Philip Rivers, who is retiring after 17 seasons in the league.

The Los Angeles Chargers hired Brandon Staley as their head coach Sunday, hoping he can replicate his success as the Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator with SoFi Stadium’s other NFL tenant.

The Los Angeles Chargers have fired head coach Anthony Lynn after the missed the NFL playoffs for a second consecutive year.

Justin Herbert threw for 302 yards and accounted for four touchdowns against a team of mostly Kansas City backups, and the Chargers rolled to a 38-21 victory Sunday as the Chiefs turned their attention to the postseason and Los Angeles to the precarious future of coach Anthony Lynn. The Chiefs (14-2) already had wrapped up the No. 1 seed and…

Justin Herbert set the rookie record for most touchdown passes in a season and the Los Angeles Chargers defeated the Denver Broncos 19-16 on Sunday for their third straight win.

Cam Newton ran for two touchdowns and the New England Patriots scored two TDs on special teams in a 45-0 rout of the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday. Newton has four games this season with multiple rushing touchdowns, breaking the league record for a quarterback. He had three such games in 2011, an achievement he shared with five others, and…

Tre’Davious White’s fourth-quarter interception set up Tyler Bass’ 43-yard field goal, helping the Buffalo Bills hold off the Los Angeles Chargers for a 27-17 win Sunday. Josh Allen threw for a touchdown and ran for another score for the AFC East-leading Bills (8-3), who hung on after nearly blowing an 18-point third-quarter lead. Receiver Cole Beasley also completed a...

Keenan Allen set a Chargers franchise record with 16 receptions, Justin Herbert threw for 366 yards and three touchdowns and Los Angeles held on for a 34-28 victory over the winless New York Jets on Sunday to snap a three-game losing streak. The prolific-catch day helped Allen tie Antonio Brown as the fastest to reach 600 receptions. Both reached the…

Tua Tagovailoa had help from a less-heralded rookie while Justin Herbert struggled against a blitz-happy defense. The surprising Miami Dolphins earned their fifth consecutive victory, beating the Los Angeles Chargers 29-21 Sunday. Salvon Ahmed, making his first career start, ran for 85 yards on 21 carries and scored a 1-yard touchdown on Miami’s first play. The undrafted Ahmed filled in…

Former Chargers and Rams defensive tackle Charles DeJurnett died on Wednesday. He was 68 years old. DeJurnett was born in Mississippi and played four years of football at San Jose State University before he was selected by the Chargers in the 1974 NFL Draft. He played five seasons with the Bolts before playing five more with the Los Angeles Rams….

For maybe two blissful minutes after the final whistle, the Los Angeles Chargers actually thought they had something to celebrate.