Matt Bryant

ATLANTA -- Everything was going wrong for the San Francisco 49ers and their proud defense.   Julio Jones and the Atlanta Falcons gouged them so often in the early stages of the NFC title game that the 49ers seemed too stunned to respond.   ‘&...

For What It’s Worth on this January 14th--- We can talk all we want about the loss of three starters at Wichita State and marvel at the incredible job players have done stepping up in their absence, but that had little to do with their loss at...

If you watched the thrilling Seattle-Atlanta playoff game Sunday, which ended with the Falcons kicking a game-winning field goal to salvage a 30-28 victory over the Seahawks, you probably wondered what Seattle Coach Pete Carroll was so mad about after his...

|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY|  Soccer -- Premiere League, Liverpool at Swansea, 7:15 a.m. (ESPN2).  National Football League -- Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears, noon (FOX); Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs, noon (CBS); San Francisco 49ers at New...

|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| NFL Football--Denver Broncos at Cincinnati Bengals, Noon (CBS); Minnesota Vikings at Seattle Seahawks, 3 p.m. (FOX); Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Giants, 3:25 p.m. (CBS); Dallas Cowboys at Atlanta Falcons, 7:20 p.m. (NBC)...

NEW ORLEANS -- After losing their first four games, the New Orleans Saints seemed ready to be deep-sixed into the Mississippi River. But after ruining the Atlanta Falcons' perfect season Sunday with a 31-27 victory in the Superdome, the Saints (4-5)...

|TV SPORTS| |SATURDAY| Soccer--Premier League, Arsenal at Manchester United, 7:30 a.m. (ESPN2); MLS Playoffs, 7 p.m. (NBCSN) College Football--Oklahoma at Iowa State, 11 a.m. (ABC); Texas A&M at Mississippi State, 11 a.m. (ESPN); Temple at Louisville,...

The 49ers couldn't lose. The Browns couldn't win. The Vikings were the sleepers. The Jets were the snorers. In the ever-changing NFL, though, that was . . . so last week. Everything was turned on its head Sunday — or knocked on its backside, as...

After landing a crushing blow in one of its more intense Prep League rivalries on Saturday, the Flintridge Prep football team will take some momentum into the granddaddy of them all. The Rebels, coming off a 54-19 home dismantling of Chadwick last week,...

Robert Griffin III isn’t the type of quarterback to run out of bounds, and Sean Weatherspoon knew it. The Atlanta Falcons linebacker kept up the pursuit and went for the tackle. His upper body rammed into the helmet of the rookie who doesn’t...

Washington Redskins rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III was knocked out of Sunday's game with a mild concussion, coach Mike Shanahan said. Griffin III didn't know what the score was or what quarter the game was in when he was taken to the locker room,...

TV SPORTS Women's College Volleyball-NCAA Division I Playoffs, semifinals, 6 and 8 p.m. (ESPN2) High School Basketball-Oak Hill Academy (Va.) vs. Miller Grove (Ga.), 7 p.m. (ESPN); Montrose Christian (Md.) vs. Marcus Flower Mound (Texas), 8:30 p.m....