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If the Chargers make the playoffs this season, they may look back on Sunday's 20-19 win over Kansas City as the turning point of their campaign. Say what you want about the Chargers. Are they underachieving? Probably. Inconsistent? Definitely. But there's no doubt that ...

Obviously, some of the problems the 3-5 San Diego Chargers have had this year stem from injuries. Tight end Antonio Gates was hit hard last season with a dislocated toe, so much so that it forced him to undergo surgery last February. It's taken awhile for him to recover ...

Last week's game in London versus the New Orleans Saints appeared to be a do-or-die contest for a San Diego Chargers team struggling to stop any offense. Unfortunately for the Chargers, they were on the wrong end of a 37-32 decision that dropped them to 3-5. But here's ...

Remember when many NFL prognosticators had the San Diego Chargers headed to the Super Bowl this season? Well, that was a prediction offered under the assumption that they would have the heart of their defense, linebacker Shawne Merriman, on board. Now, the forecast is v ...

If you're a fantasy football owner of Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson, you're probably banging your head against a wall right now. Why? Because Tomlinson, who's been banged up, has rushed for a disappointing (by his standards) four touchdowns this year. But th ...

Forget the economic fallout -- the San Diego Chargers are having a crisis of their own. They're now 2-3 after a shocking butt-kicking delivered by the Miami Dolphins last Sunday and could be 1-4 if not for a miraculous fourth-quarter comeback in Oakland in Week 4. Com ...

It wasn't as pretty as his output in the first three weeks, but Philip Rivers showed Sunday that he has the moxie to roll with the punches. Rivers threw for 180 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions in his team's 28-18 win over Oakland. Rivers' stats weren't pretty, ...

Fans' reactions range from "he's crazy" to "he's a team player." Perhaps Chargers outside linebacker Shawne Merriman is both crazy and a team player, wanting to play the 2008 season despite loads of specialists telling him to go under the knife. Merriman tore his PC ...

The San Diego Chargers fell short in their second exhibition game, but they continued to move toward the more important goal of being healthy and ready for the season opener. The Chargers’ biggest question marks revolve around health issues and the team seems to be p ...

The San Diego Chargers’ top two draft picks didn't need long to show their stuff. Playing in their first exhibition game as rookies, cornerback Antoine Cason and running back Jacob Hester were two of the top performers in San Diego’s 31-17 victory over Dallas last ...

Antonio Cromartie did not make his first start until Week 10 of the 2007 season, but the cornerback still managed to gain All-Pro honors and was named the San Diego Chargers' defensive player of the year. Cromartie intercepted 10 passes in the regular season and two mo ...

Chargers fans seem to be colorblind. In reaction to San Diego Union-Tribune writer Kevin Acee's recent feature piece on safety Eric Weddle - in which he labels Weddle the Great White Irony - fans on Bolt Talk, a Chargers forum, seem less than impressed with Weddle's m ...

San Diego Chargers tight end Antonio Gates understands that when it comes to injuries in football, “serious” and “toe” are two words that people tend to have a hard time putting together. And Gates said in a press conference that even his own father had a hard ...

The Chargers signed first-round cornerback Antoine Cason to a five-year, $12 million contract. It is the largest contract ever given to a University of Arizona rookie NFL player. He will look to win the nickel CB position with the Chargers this season. Commentary: S ...

San Diego signed veteran defensive end Luis Castillo a five-year, $43.1 million extension Tuesday, keeping him with the Chargers through 2014. Castillo, the 28th pick in the 2005 draft, will receive $17.1 million guaranteed. Commentary: The argument can be made that ...

Anthony Waters will have to be forgiven if he takes the exhibition season a little more seriously than many other players on NFL training camp rosters. The San Diego Chargers linebacker appeared in two exhibitions in 2007; that was the only game action he has seen sinc ...

San Diego signed sixth-round cornerback DeJuan Tribble and third-round running back Jacob Hester to four-year deals, the team announced. Hester will receive a signing bonus of $833,000. No financial terms were released on Tribble's contract. Chargers rookies report to ...

LaDainian Tomlinson’s knee problems during last season’s playoffs should not hide the fact that the defending NFL rushing champion has been highly durable throughout his professional career. Tomlinson, the San Diego Chargers running back, has played in 111 of a pos ...

The recovery progress of several high-profile offensive players from injuries will receive much of the attention at San Diego Chargers training camp later this summer. While fans are watching to see how often the ball is in the hands of LaDainian Tomlinson, Philip Rive ...

Former San Diego Chargers safety Terrence Kiel was killed after being thrown from a car that he was driving on Saturday. Commentary: Kiel drove home from a party at about 10:15 p.m. PT Friday night when his car hit a wall in San Diego's Scripps Ranch neighborhood. Whe ...