Matthew Schmidt Articles - Page 196

The Golden State Warriors are very thin at the center position right now. DeMarcus Cousins is still making his way back from the torn Achilles, Damian Jones is out for the season with a torn pectoral muscle, and Jordan Bell has been a massive disappointment. That basically leaves Kevon Looney and Draymond Green as the […]

The Los Angeles Rams have one of the most explosive offenses in football this season, ranking second in the NFL in total offense heading into the weekend. A big reason for that is the Rams offensive line, which has done a spectacular job protecting quarterback Jared Goff and providing running back Todd Gurley with plenty […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma made an Instagram post of him dunking with New Orleans Pelicans star Anthony Davis in the vicinity. That said, LeBron James, Brandon Ingram, and Davis himself chimed in on the deceiving image. An uneducated viewer could look at the photo and assume that Kuzma ended up dunking on Davis, […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is everywhere. Top articles on news websites, billboards, clothing stores, sneaker stores, movies…you name it, and James’ name or face has probably been on it — add Rebel Wilson’s recent photo to the list. While taking a photograph with Hugh Sheridan at the Lakers-New Orleans Pelicans game on Friday […]

Denver Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic found himself hitting the showers early during his team’s blowout loss to the L.A. Clippers on Saturday after reacting to a foul call in a manner that the officials did not find too pleasing: Jokic got real heated after this foul call and got immediately ejected 😳 pic.twitter.com/hH0pBPuh0V — […]

Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker is known for his Klay Thompson-like ability to go off from three-point range at a moment’s notice. He has a silky smooth jumper and has the potential to be one of the top scorers in the league. What he is not known for, however, is his ability to posterize defenders. […]

Oklahoma City Thunder big man Steven Adams is the perfect teammate. He is even-keeled, a good leader and is absolutely hilarious. Also, he could not care less about personal accolades, as evidenced on Saturday when he was asked by a reporter what it would be like to make the All-Star team this year. Steven Adams […]

When it rains, it pours. The Detroit Lions have placed wide receiver Bruce Ellington on the injured reserve list, according to Dave Birkett of The Detroit Free Press. Ellington is just the latest wideout on the injury list for the Lions. Ellington was signed in early November to fill in for Golden Tate, whom Detroit […]

With running back Aaron Jones done for the season due to a sprained MCL, the Green Bay Packers have added fellow running back Lavon Coleman to their active roster, according to the team. Coleman, a rookie who played his collegiate football at the University of Washington, went undrafted last spring but signed with the Houston […]

Dallas Mavericks forward Harrison Barnes is not enthralled with Mavs team owner Mark Cuban’s comments about youth basketball in the United States. After Cuban said that young players in America would be better served to learn the game in Europe (Slovenia, specifically) instead of learning how to “taunt and put together mixtapes,” Barnes had rather […]

The New York Knicks are clearly in a rebuilding year. Everyone and their grandmother, pet dogs, and pet fish know that. However, that does not mean they aren’t looking to improve on a daily basis. One area in which the Knicks need significant improvement is their performance in third quarters. It has not been great […]

Carolina Panthers safety Eric Reid has been fined by the NFL for a hit he made during the Panthers’ loss to the New Orleans Saints on Monday night, according to The Associated Press. Here is the thing, though: Reid was not penalized for the hit during the game. Adding it to the file…1) Legal play […]

Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Keenan Allen is active for his team’s game against the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday night, according to Rotoworld. Allen missed the Chargers’ win over the Kansas City Chiefs last Thursday due to a hip injury. On the year, Allen has hauled in 88 receptions for 1,074 yards and six touchdowns […]

Washington Redskins running back Adrian Peterson passed Hall-of-Fame running back Eric Dickerson for eighth on the NFL’s all-time rushing list on Saturday, according to NFL Research. Peterson has experienced a career revitalization of sorts this season. He came into Saturday’s action having rushed for 923 yards and seven touchdowns on the year, his highest totals […]

The Tennessee Titans came into Saturday’s game against the Washington Redskins with their playoff lives on the line. Quarterback Marcus Mariota knows this more than anyone, and he showed that on a key third down early on in the contest: Mariota is known for his ability to move around and make things happen with his […]

Tennessee Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota did not come out for the second half during his team’s game against the Washington Redskins on Saturday, according to Turron Davenport of ESPN NFL Nation. Mariota appeared to injure himself in the first half, as he went straight to the locker room before the half ended. Former NFL team […]

The New Orleans Saints have added wide receiver Ted Ginn to their active roster, according to Nick Underhill of The New Orleans Advocate. Ginn has been sidelined since October with a knee issue that landed him on the injured reserve list. Prior to going down, Ginn had caught 12 passes for 135 yards and two […]

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees currently holds the NFL record for the best completion percentage in a single season, completing 72 percent of his passes in 2017. Well, Brees seems poised to shatter that mark, per Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk. Through 14 games this season, Brees has completed 74.9 percent of […]

The Minnesota Vikings parted ways with offensive coordinator John DeFilippo after an anemic offensive performance in a loss to the Seattle Seahawks two weeks ago. However, there is apparently more to the story. According to Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk, Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer gave DeFilippo orders to run the ball more, but […]

The 2018 campaign has not been very kind to wide receiver Dez Bryant. He started the year without a team, and then after finally signing with the New Orleans Saints in early November, Bryant tore his Achilles in practice before playing in an actual game. Of course, that would be a rough way for anyone […]

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster is officially listed as questionable for his team’s game against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday due to a groin injury. Don’t tell him that, though. Smith-Schuster has no plans of missing the showdown with the Saints. Why? Well, because it’s a huge game for Pittsburgh and the team’s […]

The Indiana Pacers are one of the top teams in the Eastern Conference this year, but are they truly good enough to make a deep playoff run? Pacers legend and NBA on TNT analyst Reggie Miller thinks so. Can the Pacers win the East? Chuck and @ReggieMillerTNT disagree. Presented by @Kia pic.twitter.com/WBAHP8MOpf — NBA on […]

The 2018-19 campaign has been a struggle for New York Knicks guard Frank Ntilikina, to say the least. In 30 games this season, Ntilikina is averaging just 6.5 points and 2.6 assists while making 34.9 percent of his field-goal attempts, 29.0 percent of his three-pointers and 80.8 percent of his free throws. Knicks president Steve […]

So, it turns out us all thinking Sacramento Kings guard Buddy Hield was 25 years old instead of 26 is all Oklahoma’s fault. Apparently, when the Oklahoma Athletic Department submitted Hield’s paperwork to the NBA at the time of the draft in 2016, they made a typo in his birthdate, which led to everyone believing […]

There is probably no bigger bandwagon jumper in sports media than Shannon Sharpe. Wherever LeBron James goes, Sharpe’s allegiance follows, so it comes as no surprise that he is instructing Los Angeles Lakers fans on how to recruit Anthony Davis ahead of their game against the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night: "This is what […]

The Denver Nuggets are in the midst of a very surprising 2018-19 campaign, and things may be about to get even better. According to T.J. McBride of Mile High Sports, Nuggets big man Paul Millsap is out of his walking boot and may have even gone through a portion of practice on Friday. Millsap suffered a […]

We knew there was a possibility that someone would be the odd man out in the Los Angeles Lakers’ strange collection of roster talent, and it appears that guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is that guy. Caldwell-Pope signed a one-year deal to return to the Lakers this past summer, but things haven’t worked out, as he is […]

Milwaukee Bucks big man Ersan Ilyasova will be sidelined indefinitely after undergoing surgery to repair a broken nose, according to the team. Ilyasova suffered the injury during practice earlier in the week. This is actually a fairly significant loss for the Bucks. On paper, Ilyasova’s numbers don’t jump out at you. He is averaging 7.5 points […]

There seems to be a bug going around the league right now, and both LeBron James and Anthony Davis have fallen victim to it. Both players missed shootaround as a result of illness and are game-time decisions for the clash between the Los Angeles Lakers and the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night: LeBron James […]

Los Angeles Lakers big man JaVale McGee will miss his team’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night as a result of an illness, according to the team. This will mark the third straight game McGee has been sidelined due to the illness, as he also missed the Lakers’ losses against the Washington […]

With speculation that the Los Angeles Lakers are interested in trading for New Orleans Pelicans superstar Anthony Davis, Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry had to set the record straight ahead of his team’s game against the Lakers on Friday night. Gentry began his shootaround media session by saying, “No, we’re not trading him,” and then […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will be getting two key rotation players back for their game against the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night, as forward Brandon Ingram and point guard Rajon Rondo are set to rejoin the team, according to Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN.com. That is pretty big news for the Lakers not just for […]

Cleveland Browns offensive line coach Bob Wylie suffered a fractured ankle during practice on Thursday, according to Nate Ulrich of The Akron Beach Journal. Wylie had to undergo surgery on Thursday evening as a result of the injury. Fortunately, the procedure went well, and he is questionable for the Browns’ game against the Cincinnati Bengals […]

Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry has been terrific this season, but over the last two weeks, he has been inhuman. Check out these numbers from Pro Football Focus: Derrick Henry has been dominant these past two weeks. pic.twitter.com/fUFn8lf3Eg — PFF (@PFF) December 21, 2018 Henry is coming off of a dominant Week 15 performance […]

With Joe Flacco appearing to be on his way out in Baltimore, a list of suitors is lining up to try and land the Super Bowl XLVII MVP. One of those suitors could potentially be the Washington Redskins, according to Gil Brandt of NFL.com. The Redskins are currently in the middle of a 7-7 campaign […]

Wide receiver Josh Gordon left the New England Patriots this week to deal with his mental health. It was later revealed that Gordon violated the terms of his conditional reinstatement under the NFL drug policy. Gordon certainly has demons to conquer, and former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf knows that road all too well. Leaf has […]

Jameis Winston’s future as quarterback of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is in limbo, but Skip Bayless thinks that Winston is actually playing pretty good football of late. Has anyone noticed that very quietly Jameis Winston has been playing very well lately and has the NFL's 5th best QBR? — Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) December 21, 2018 […]

Quarterback Joe Flacco looks like he could be spending his final days with the Baltimore Ravens. Due to the emergence of rookie signal-caller Lamar Jackson, Flacco has become expendable in Baltimore, and the Jacksonville Jaguars could be first on the list of teams who would have interest, according to Gil Brandt of NFL.com. The Jaguars […]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver DeSean Jackson may not be planning to stick around for much longer. According to JoeBucsFan.com, Jackson has sold his house in Tampa two years into a three-year deal he signed with the Buccaneers in March 2017. While Jackson is currently on the books for $10 million next season, none of […]