Mark Whicker
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Long Beach, CA, United States
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Whicker: The stories don’t end when a storyteller leaves
In a market like this, there’s a multitude of sports stories to explore, and this columnist is eager to start hearing somebody else tell them for a change. → Read More
Whicker: The Rams grab an NFC Championship by going right through their nemesis
The Rams initiate the contact from the beginning and eventually wear down the Niners in the NFC Championship. → Read More
Higbee goes from fourth-round hopeful to long-term fixture with Rams
Higbee has outlasted most of the Rams that he first encountered in 2016 training camp. → Read More
Whicker: Leo Santa Cruz ready to climb back into an unkind ring
Santa Cruz was a one-punch victim of Gervonta Davis 17 months ago and could have given up boxing. He’s back next Saturday, fronting for Keith Thurman and Mario Barrios. → Read More
Whicker: Kendall Blanton and Rams’ unknown soldiers are introducing themselves
The undrafted tight end who caught a touchdown in the win at Tampa Bay is a reminder that underneath their star power, the Rams are showing surprising depth during their playoff run. → Read More
Column: Rams can’t count 49ers as rivals until they beat them
The 49ers have stiff-armed the Rams’ Super Bowl hopes throughout NFC West history. → Read More
Whicker: UCLA introduces Arizona to defense, and gravity, in blowout win
The seventh-ranked Bruins stifle the third-ranked Wildcats’ Bennedict Mathurin and Kerr Kriisa and get a comprehensive effort in one of their best games of the season. → Read More
Genesis Invitational champ Max Homa has refined his Sunday punch
The former Valencia High star has taken advantage of his opportunities to become a three-time PGA Tour winner – now he’s hoping to get more of them → Read More
Whicker: Rams can’t count 49ers as rivals until they beat them
The Rams are eager to return to the Super Bowl and seem pleased they can do that by ending their six-game losing streak to the 49ers. → Read More
Whicker: A day of love and blood and maybe the final sunset for Tom Brady
Cooper Kupp’s “love of the game” route is the biggest play in the Rams’ victory over Tampa Bay and the quarterback who has loved the game like no other. → Read More
Rams’ linebacker Troy Reeder represents Delaware, his tough, underdog state
An undrafted free agent, Reeder has become a more noticeable force at inside linebacker as the Rams prepare for the Divisional Playoff at Tampa Bay. → Read More
It’s a sunny Big West season, so far, for Anosike and Cal State Fullerton
Transfers abound in college basketball, and the Titans have built a contender out of them. On his third school, the muscular E.J. Anosike has led Fullerton to a 4-0 conference record. → Read More
Whicker: Quinton Byfield’s return spices up Kings’ season
The Kings don’t want Byfield, who returned to the lineup Thursday, to feel the pressure of being the second player selected in the 2020 NHL Draft, but it’s inevitable with his ability. → Read More
Kings’ Quinton Byfield resumes long-awaited NHL career tonight
The highly advertised center prospect, who suffered a broken ankle more than three months ago, is coming off a scoring spurt in Ontario. → Read More
Whicker: Packers’ Marcedes Lewis keeps ‘Poly Five’ alive in NFL
Lewis was part of a historic class at Long Beach Poly. Now he continues to thrive as a blocking tight end for the top team in the NFC. → Read More
Whicker: Can the Rams’ supergroup stay in tune?
The Rams probably lead the league in marquee players, but let’s see if it translates into a Super Bowl. → Read More
Whicker: Rams’ defense leads way in razing of Arizona – Orange County Register
Holding Arizona to 40 yards in the first half, the Rams’ defense looks ready to challenge Tom Brady and the defending champs next weekend. → Read More
Whicker: Rams try to postpone the future when they face Kyler Murray’s quick feet Monday night
The wave of running quarterbacks is becoming more of a rule than an exception, but Rams hope that Stafford can represent the old ways in the wild card game. → Read More
Whicker: Rams get their energy from a Kupp that’s never full
Hunger and intelligence spurred Cooper Kupp to a historical season, but he did a lot more than win a receiving triple crown in 2021. → Read More
Whicker: 2 years into retirement, Eric Weddle eagerly answers call from Rams
The 37-year-old safety did not lose touch with the game in the two years he sat out, and he says he’s ready to contribute in Monday’s wild-card game against Arizona. → Read More