Sports

L.A. Times readers sound off on Rams playoff coaching decisions, title game ticket restrictions, who’s to blame for the Lakers’ woes and Barry Bonds.

The quarterback came from the Lions with a string of losses and a lot of personal potential. Will it add up to a Super Bowl berth?

AFC championship matchups - Bengals at Chiefs: Who has the edge? Los Angeles Times’ Jeff Miller predicts who will reach Super Bowl LVI on Feb. 13 at SoFi Stadium.

Ashleigh Barty won the Australian Open final 6-3, 7-6 (2) over Danielle Collins of the U.S., ending a 44-year drought for Australian women.

Will Zalatoris and Jason Day charged past Jon Rahm and Justin Thomas at Torrey Pines to share the third-round lead at the Farmers Insurance Open.

The New York Giants hired Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll as their coach to replace Joe Judge, who was fired after a 4-13 season.

Plus: One bigger decision by the Lakers that hasn’t paid off, at least yet.

Rafael Nadal advanced to the Australian Open final by beating Matteo Berrettini and is one victory away of a men’s-record 21st Grand Slam title.

The Rams are playing the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC championship game for the first time since a 30-3 loss following the 1989 season.

The average ticket price for the Sunday’s NFC championship game between the Rams-49ers is nearly $300 more than Chiefs-Bengals tickets.