Goff getting start as Rams' QBTHOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Jared Goff is ready to show the Los Angeles Rams he was worth the wait.Goff will make his NFL debut Sunday when the No. 1 pick faces the Miami Dolphins as the Rams' starting quarterback.“I think it's time,” Goff said after practice Tuesday. “I'm ready to move forward and play. I'm just going to work hard and hopefully win.”Goff watched the first nine games of his rookie season on the sideline for the Rams, who have scored an NFL-worst 15.4 points per game with one of the league's least productive offenses.

Romo says Prescott deserves to startFRISCO, Texas — Tony Romo said Dak Prescott has “earned the right” to take his job as starting quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys.In a five-minute prepared statement, a solemn Romo described the difficulty of dealing with the news of the latest back injury to sideline him, and the 36-year-old reflected on his early days as an unheralded free agent trying to earn a job.Romo quickly left the brief news conference after saying he wouldn’t take questions following his statement.

Kaepernick defends decision not to voteSANTA CLARA, Calif. — Colin Kaepernick is standing behind his decision not to vote in the presidential election or even register to take part in the democratic process, saying he can effect change in other ways besides through a ballot.The San Francisco 49ers quarterback has knelt through the national anthem all season to protest police brutality and the treatment of minorities, drawing criticism and acclaim alike. He took more heat for not voting last week.

James disappointed in ‘posse’ commentINDEPENDENCE, Ohio — LeBron James said he lost respect for Phil Jackson after the famed NBA coach used the word “posse” to describe the Cleveland star’s business partners.James responded harshly to Jackson’s use of the term in a recent interview. James says such comments underscore the difficulties young African-Americans have in gaining respect, especially in the business world.The Cavaliers superstar says he had no previous relationship with Jackson.