Jay Paris

San Diego

Sportswriter, Commentator and Contributor at Freelance

Contributor at Forbes

Sports Columnist at MLB

Cover NFL for Forbes // Author of books on Rams, Chargers and Shohei Ohtani // Deadhead // Hotty Toddy!

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Like a lightning bolt, ex-Chargers energize Gilbert | The Coast News Group

1 week ago | thecoastnews.com | Jay Paris

The games have long been determined, the dust settled decades ago from the conquests and heartaches delivered by the San Diego Chargers. Not any Chargers bunch, mind you, but Air Coryell’s proud members who were the architects of the most exciting era in a franchise that, also years ago, left San Diego. But the love those Chargers players from the 1970s and ’80s, and anyone associated with those squads, shared with each other never dissipated.
Bill Walton’s Auction Is A Long, Strange Trip Through His Life

2 weeks ago | forbes.com | Jay Paris

Former basketball player and sportscaster Bill Walton, who passed away last year, gestures after ... More throwing the first pitch at a San Diego Padres game in 2019. The Walton family is auctioning his possessions and donating a portion of the funds to the UC San Diego Health Center. (AP Photo/Orlando Ramirez, File)Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
Kraft returning to her beach volleyball haunts

3 weeks ago | thecoastnews.com | Jay Paris

If one squints their eyes just right, they can see Los Angeles in 2028 from Del Mar in 2025. “That’s the goal,” Megan Kraft said. “And it would be amazing.”Kraft is working her way north by playing in the AVP beach volleyball event at San Diego State this weekend. The competition features four teams playing each other in two-player formats on both the men’s and women’s sides.
Dylan Cease allows 3 runs as Padres shut out by Pirates

3 weeks ago | mlb.com | Jay Paris

SAN DIEGO -- When the Padres’ Dylan Cease took the mound to start Saturday’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, a fresh tune accompanied him. His walk-out song was “Money For Nothing” and in some ways it told Cease’s tale. The Pirates prevailed, 5-0, after dropping their last 11 games against the Padres. Pittsburgh won for the first time in 12 contests between the teams, snapping a streak to even the three-game series.
Los Angeles Chargers Keeping An Eye Out For Tackle Rashawn Slater

4 weeks ago | forbes.com | Jay Paris

IIt’s just a voluntary series of off-season workouts, so Los Angeles Chargers left tackle Rashawn Slater’s absence isn’t big news. Yet. But maybe it transforms into something bigger, as the massive Slater is entrusted with protecting quarterback Justin Herbert’s blindside and is in need of a contract upgrade. Slater, a two-time Pro Bowler, is scheduled to earn $19.04 million this season after L.A. picked up the fifth-year option of his $35.6 million rookie deal, according to Over The Cap.
Improving Los Angeles Chargers Are Slated For Five Prime-Time Games

1 month ago | forbes.com | Jay Paris

The Los Angeles Chargers have become a darling of the NFL and the proof was when their schedule was released. The Chargers, behind standout quarterback Justin Herbert, will appear in five prime-time games as they seek to produce consecutive playoff seasons for the first time since they advanced four straight times from 2006-09. L.A. opens its campaign against the defending AFC champion Kansas City Chiefs in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Sept. 5.
American Legion Baseball celebrates 100 years

1 month ago | thecoastnews.com | Jay Paris

It’s a birthday bash that should feature 100 baseball bats on a cake instead of candles. American Legion Baseball is celebrating a century of providing countless teenagers the chance to play our grand game. That includes our region, which has seen a resurgence of ALB since 2017 and now boasts 14 teams and some 300 players ages 15-19. “We always told people that we never ask the players for money,’’ Peter Rolf-Ohnstad said.
Los Angeles Chargers Are Bound For This Summer’s Hall Of Fame Game

2 months ago | forbes.com | Jay Paris

The Los Angeles Chargers will kick off their preseason at the hallowed grounds of Canton, Ohio. The Chargers are playing the Detroit Lions in the Hall of Fame game on July 31 as the NFL christens its 106th season. The contest is part of the enshrinement week ceremonies, which will included the induction of former Chargers tight end Antonio Gates. The extra date in Ohio means the Chargers will have four exhibition games, with one at home and the additional two on the road.
Los Angeles Rams Feel A Draft But It’s Not From Matthew Stafford’s Exit

2 months ago | forbes.com | Jay Paris

The Los Angeles Rams aren’t seeking a franchise quarterback in this week’s NFL Draft, thanks to Matthew Stafford agreeing to one more Super Bowl run. The Rams, who have the 26th pick in the first round, went round-and-round with Stafford in the offseason. It mimicked the drama both parties endured a year ago, except this time a resolution was reached prior to, and not after, the draft.
All things Padres can be found on 'Friar Territory'

2 months ago | thecoastnews.com | Jay Paris

The Padres are sizzling at home, which brings us to a home-grown observer. Kyle Glaser always had the national scoop as a keen writer for Baseball America and as a frequent broadcast guest when talking baseball. But there were few teams Glaser, a Torrey Pines High graduate, knew better than the Padres. And if timing is anything, Glaser’s might be everything.

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