Rapid reactions: Empty drives cost Cardinals in loss to Chargers

PHOENIX — The Kansas City Chiefs are in town for their third Super Bowl appearance in four years. However, this will be the first time quarterback Patrick Mahomes and Co. will have to take the field to compete for the Lombardi Trophy without Mike Kafka on the coaching staff.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers are hiring former Carolina interim head coach Steve Wilks as their new defensive coordinator. A person familiar with the choice said Tuesday that Wilks will fill the void created when DeMeco Ryans was hired as head coach in Houston. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the hiring hadn’t been announced.

Arizona Cardinals offensive tackle Josh Jones was a bright spot for the Cardinals in the back half of the team’s rather disappointing 2022 season, and according to Pro Football Focus lead NFL analyst Sam Monson, he is a potential breakout candidate for the 2023 season. Jones played 100% of...

The Arizona Cardinals have reportedly narrowed their head coaching search down to three names after eliminating two more on Sunday, MMQB’s Albert Breer reported. Breer reported that Arizona has told defensive coordinator Vance Joseph and Bengals offensive coordinator Brian Callahan that they have been eliminated from contention for the vancancy.

The Arizona Cardinals had one participant in the NFC’s 35-33 win over the AFC in the Pro Bowl Games on Sunday, and safety Budda Baker made sure to put on a show. The game was a non-competitive flag football game where the players got to have fun. Fans saw...

PHOENIX — Haason Reddick, the one that got away. Misused for most of his Arizona Cardinals tenure, the pass rusher is now vying for a Super Bowl title in the same state he headed to as a first-round draft pick in 2017. He’s even practicing in the same facility...

TEMPE, Ariz. — Jakob Chychrun had two goals, Jack McBain scored the tie-breaking goal on a breakaway with seven minutes remaining and the Arizona Coyotes beat the Minnesota Wild 3-2 on Monday night. McBain put a back-hander past Marc-Andre Fleury moments after the Coyotes killed off an abbreviated 55-second...

Arizona Cardinals pro bowl safety Budda Baker told NFL.com at the Pro Bowl Games practice that he could tell his team was ill-prepared for the season after a Week 1, 23-point loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. The first game of the season ended up being an indication of the...

A fractured shoulder kept Arizona Cardinals star safety Budda Baker sidelined during the final two games of the regular season, but he has been cleared to play in the Pro Bowl flag football games on Sunday. Baker, who earned a trip to his fifth career Pro Bowl in six seasons,...

The Arizona Diamondbacks have been prevalent on top prospects lists, and their farm system was ranked near the top of the major leagues by The Athletic’s Keith Law and ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel. Law placed the D-backs No. 4 and McDaniel ranked them No. 2, as Arizona’s ability to...

Devin Booker is expected to return to the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday against the Brooklyn Nets after missing 21 games due to a groin injury, head coach Monty Williams told reporters, per AZCentral.com’s Duane Rankin. Booker last played four minutes in the Christmas Night matchup in Denver before exiting...

The world’s third-ranked golfer and Arizona State product Jon Rahm has committed to playing in the WM Phoenix Open that will tee off this week at TPC Scottsdale. Rahm, No. 14-ranked Tom Kim and No. 16-ranked Jordan Spieth are among the latest commitments revealed Monday before the first round tees off on Thursday.

The Phoenix Suns continue to put together wins in the last three weeks, a huge surprise considering they are still playing without Devin Booker (left groin strain) and Cam Payne (right foot sprain). It appears the Suns have had enough time to adjust to life without two of their three...