Packers’ star Josh Jacobs says controversial TD celebration was modeled after gospel song

Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs says he was paying homage to a gospel song rather than making light of his recent arrest when he briefly had his hands behind his back while celebrating a touchdown Thursday night. This was Jacobs’ second game of the season after coming off the commissioner’s exempt list. He was placed on that list after charges were filed against him in August stemming from a May altercation with his then-girlfriend during which she said he threw her to the ground. Jacobs pleaded no contest last month to misdemeanor charges of battery and criminal damage to property. Jacobs had…

Exclusive | California Controller Malia Cohen’s name gets hijacked for rival’s attack website — and her lawyers are big mad

California Controller Malia Cohen is tasked with safeguarding the state’s money — but her $1 million reelection campaign forgot to protect one thing: her own name. The Democratic fiscal watchdog’s campaign is now threatening legal action against Republican challenger Herb Morgan over MaliaCohen.org, a slick attack website that catalogs criticism…

Exclusive | Santa Monica’s secret, charming ‘Gilmore Girls’ shopping district is thriving just blocks from retail apocalypse 

It’s a tale of two Santa Monicas. With quaint boutiques, bustling cafes, friendly shopkeepers and pampered pooches galore, the charming, thriving shopping strip on Montana Avenue has quietly become Santa Monica’s unofficial new downtown — a breezy, beautiful retort to the doom and gloom of the beach city’s beleaguered traditional…

The Tyler Kolek questions that come with guard’s Knicks spark

CHICAGO — The Knicks were trailing by 19. They were stuck in the mud.  Again.  Of their first five games of the season, the Bulls were the least competitive opponent, the theoretical easiest victory Wednesday night — even on a back-to-back after a late-night flight from Newark to Chicago.  But…

Ryan Pulock exits early in latest Islanders injury worry

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Islanders’ early-season glut of injuries took another victim on Thursday night before their match against the Wild had gotten properly underway. Ryan Pulock left the game with an upper-body injury early in the first period after playing just 51 seconds and didn’t return, leaving the…

Weirdest moments from Gavin Newsom’s slobbering lovefest with Jimmy Kimmel

California Gov. Gavin Newsom appeared on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Wednesday to discuss President Trump, the upcoming midterm elections and his political future — and he admitted even his own children are desperate for him to leave politics.  The expected White House hopeful‘s freewheeling interview included embarrassing family revelations,…

Five-minute Islanders overtime shift nothing new for Matthew Schaefer

ST. PAUL, Minn. — On summer Fridays, Matthew Schaefer’s training group holds a tournament: three-on-three, five minutes, four teams of three decided via draft; round robin, then semifinals and a final.  “You’ll take a break [after], but every game’s five minutes,” Schaefer said Thursday morning before the Islanders faced the…

San Francisco Democrats break ranks and vote against state billionaire tax

California’s billionaire tax is splintering state Democrats, with the latest sign of division coming from deep-blue San Francisco, where the local Democratic Party voted Wednesday not to endorse the ballot measure. San Francisco’s Democratic leaders delivered a stunning rebuke of Proposition 40, a ballot measure that would impose a one-time…

Lakers’ top options after LA’s failed pursuit of Jonathan Kuminga

The Lakers’ failed pursuit of Jonathan Kuminga, who is signing a two-year deal with the Timberwolves, has left them with a hole in the frontcourt.  And with their payroll $8.1 million from the NBA’s $209 million first-apron threshold, they’re hard-capped for the 2026-27 season. With their roster already having 16…

Mayor Karen Bass makes stunning move on illegal street vendors

Illegal street vendors are getting a free pass in Los Angeles — a slap in the face to brick-and-mortar businesses — after Mayor Karen Bass ordered cops to stop issuing criminal citations to vendors who flout the rules. Bass’ office told the California Post Thursday that the mayor “stands firmly…

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