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Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford (9), who threw four touchdown passes, looks over the Patriots defense at the line of scrimmage. (Michael Dwyer / Associated Press) 1 FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Rams defeated the New England Patriots 28-22 on Sunday at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. What we learned from a victory that improved the Rams’ … Read more

Deommodore Lenoir of Salesian High, shown in 2016, is now the San Francisco 49ers’ star cornerback. (Eric Sondheimer / Los Angeles Times) When Deommodore Lenoir was a sophomore at Los Angeles Salesian High, the resident of South L.A. said he cried after receiving his first college football scholarship offer. He’d dream at home of playing … Read more

Everybody had their job in the Nets ecosystem. Some have more than one, some more important than others. As a rookie head coach, Jordi Fernandez has a host of new responsibilities — from implementing systems on both ends of the court to managing the game to dealing with the media. But no job is more … Read more

Karl-Anthony Towns returned from one injury and picked up another. With another game looming Monday against the Wizards, Towns gave a positive but vague answer about his availability. “That’s always the plan: To play,” Towns said. Towns, who finished with 26 points and 15 boards, took a hard spill late in the third quarter, a … Read more

Trendon Watford made his season debut after being sidelined since training camp with a hamstring injury. “It just felt good to be back out there with the guys, just have a safe, healthy game,” said Watford, with a Cheshire Cat grin. “So, first and foremost, that just felt good, so I’m glad to be out … Read more

SEATTLE — Two weeks and five games since he last saw game action, Jonny Brodzinski was back in the Rangers lineup Sunday night in their 2-0 win over the Kraken. The 31-year-old knows the drill. He’s lived by it his whole professional hockey career. Filip Chytil went down in a collision with K’Andre Miller in … Read more

SEATTLE — The Kraken had been rolling in the deep — until they met the Blueshirts Blockade. Seattle’s four-game win streak to start a nearly two-week homestand was halted by Jonathan Quick and the Rangers, who picked up a 2-0 win Sunday night at Climate Pledge Arena as the 38-year-old netminder was impenetrable in his … Read more

The Nets couldn’t stop Karl-Anthony Towns. They couldn’t finish at the rim. And they couldn’t break their skid against the Knicks. Brooklyn didn’t so much get outhustled as outmuscled in a 114-104 loss to the Knicks before a sellout crowd of 19,812 at the Garden on Sunday. Two nights after nearly pulling off an upset … Read more

Mikal Bridges #25 of the New York Knicks puts up a shot between Dennis Schroder #17 of the Brooklyn Nets and Noah Clowney #21 of the Brooklyn Nets during the first half. Jason Szenes / New York Post The one acquisition, it’s hard to miss him. It’s hard to overlook him, or overstate what he’s … Read more

USC forward Saint Thomas, shown here in an earlier game, kept the Trojans close Sunday. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) Andrej Stojakovic scored 20 points and Jovan Blacksher Jr. 19 and Joshua Ola-Joseph made several plays down the stretch Sunday night to help California beat USC 71-66 in a matchup between former conference rivals … Read more