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It was a flat feeling in the aftermath. The Lions were desperately poor; out-battled, out-played, well beaten. What will we remember this series by? How close it turned out to be? How that stunning call late, late in the day in Melbourne might have changed everything had it gone the other way? We will recall how the Wallabies, written off …

A lion that was being tracked by Oxford University researchers in western Zimbabwe has been killed by a trophy hunter, in what one wildlife campaigner called a ‘harrowing echo’ of Cecil the Lion’s death in 2015. Blondie, a tourist favorite, was hunted down after being lured and baited out of Gwayi Conservancy, near Hwange National Park, according to the Campaign …

The Los Angeles Chargers opened the preseason Thursday night with a 34-7 win over the Detroit Lions at the Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio. Most of the Chargers starters did not play, including quarterback Justin Herbert, safety Derwin James Jr. and edge rusher Khalil Mack. So, this was an opportunity game for players vying for 53-man roster spots …

I won’t spend time telling you to not read too much into the preseason. Chances are you have heard it all before. With that said, there are still some takeaways to be had from the Detroit Lions’ 34-7 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers in the annual Hall of Fame Game played in Canton, Ohio. Let’s jump into what we …

Let’s take a closer look at the Detroit Lions’ personnel decisions in their preseason opener against the Los Angeles Chargers. How Detroit used their players can often be a hint as to where position battles currently lie. So I’m going to break down every position and note both how many snaps each player played, and—perhaps more notably—when those players played. …

Effort play: Stuard had the early mistake with the fumble, but he also made a play late in the first quarter that showed exactly the kind of effort he plays with. Los Angeles started a drive on their 20-yard line and the first play of the drive Lions defensive coordinator Kelvin Sheppard dialed up a blitz for Stuard. He rushed …

Lions head coach Dan Campbell wasn’t happy with his team’s overall performance in Thursday night’s Hall of Fame Game, but he found a little to like about the way the team’s quarterbacks performed. Kyle Allen and played the first half before giving way to Hendon Hooker, who is competing with Allen for the No. 2 job behind Jared Goff. Allen …

CANTON, Ohio — On his third team in his fifth season, Trey Lance played like a No. 3 overall pick. Lance threw for 120 yards and two touchdowns, and the Los Angeles Chargers beat the Detroit Lions 34-7 in the Hall of Fame game that kicked off the NFL’s preseason Thursday night. The game opened with a moment of silence …

The Detroit Lions’ first preseason game of the 2025 season is in the books, and it’s time to check in on the players who helped or hurt their stock against the Chargers. Attendance The Lions rested 28 players (including 26 starters) in the NFL’s opening preseason game of the 2025 season, with another seven on injury lists (PUP/NFI). Let’s take …

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