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If your glass is half-empty, Game 1 of the Los Angeles Lakers’ first-round NBA Playoffs matchup with the Denver Nuggets went about as badly as possible. D’Angelo Russell’s struggles against the champs continued, the Lakers’ defensive options on Nikola Jokic besides Anthony Davis were predictably insufficient, and their nonexistent margin for error was exploited with […]

Christian Wood is expected to return to the Los Angeles Lakers’ frontcourt for Game 3 of their series with the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs. The Lakers’ backup center has been out since Feb. 14 after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery. Wood’s status update was first reported by Shams Charania. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have no margin for error against the Denver Nuggets — and that’s if D’Angelo Russell shoots like he did in the regular season. So, after DLo’s inauspicious 6-for-20 Game 1 showing to start the NBA Playoffs, Anthony Davis issued a basic recommendation to the series x-factor. “Just get ready for Game […]

This weekend at Las Colinas Country Club in Irving, Texas, PGA Tour Champions players, LPGA legends, and dozens of celebrities — including numerous baseball and football hall of famers — will tee it up at the 2024 Invited Celebrity Classic. Celebrity pro-ams are experiencing somewhat of a boom. Two marquee PGA Tour events — the […]

For all the x-factors and adjustments, the Los Angeles Lakers’ Round 1 series vs. the Denver Nuggets may simply boil down to what most NBA Playoffs series do: stars. In this case, will LeBron James and Anthony Davis outperform Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray? Including the 2023 Western Conference finals, the Nuggets have won eight […]

The theme for LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers heading into their rematch with the almighty Denver Nuggets in the first round of the NBA Playoffs? There is no theme. “It shouldn’t be personal at all,” LeBron said at Lakers practice on Wednesday. “You allow yourself to get away from the gameplan if you […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are focused on their upcoming NBA Playoffs rematch with the Denver Nuggets. Still, LeBron James took a moment at practice Wednesday to express his excitement over chasing gold with Team USA alongside his “buddy”, Anthony Davis at the Paris 2024 Olympics. The men’s basketball roster for Paris (and Lille) was finalized earlier […]

Four days after the Masters, the PGA Tour is back at it with the fifth Signature Event of the season: the 2024 RBC Heritage. Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy headline a stacked field at the picturesque Harbour Town Golf Links, on Hilton Head Island. Geographically, Harbour Town isn’t too far from the gusty Augusta, but […]

In We Grown Now, Lil Rel Howery plays Jason, a single father in the Chicago Cabrini-Green public housing projects in the early 1990s. The film, directed by Minhal Baig, portrays the friendship of two young boys as Michael Jordan‘s ascendence looms large and tragedy strikes the neighborhood. Ahead of We Grown Now’s theatrical release (via […]

The Los Angeles Lakers haven’t figured out how to beat the Denver Nuggets once — let alone four times in seven games. However, after handling the New Orleans Pelicans (for the second time in three days) in the Play-In Tournament, LeBron James’ confidence in his group is warranted. Including the play-in, the No. 7-seeded Lakers […]

In Sweet Dreams, directed by Lije Sarki (Peanut Butter Falcon), Johnny Knoxville plays Morris, a man who agrees to coach a softball team for an addiction recovery center as he works to save his house and his life. With Sweet Dreams now in theaters and streaming on Paramount+ on April 16, ClutchPoints spoke to Johnny […]

Rory McIlroy squashed post-Masters speculation that he might be considering a jump to the LIV Golf League and strongly reaffirmed his loyalty to the PGA Tour — seemingly once and for all. An unsubstantiated report circling Tuesday suggested that McIlroy was weighing a LIV offer worth upwards of $850 million, including an ownership stake in […]

Anthony Davis is listed as questionable on the Los Angeles Lakers’ injury report for Tuesday’s Play-In game at the New Orleans Pelicans. LeBron James is probable. Late in the fourth quarter of the Lakers’ regular-season finale on Sunday— also at the Smoothie King Center — Davis came up limping after being pushed by Larry Nance […]

After completing his final round of the Masters, Tiger Woods publicly discussed a recent meeting that included power players from the PGA Tour and LIV Golf League for the first time. Last month, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan, members of the PGA Tour Policy Board — including Tiger, Jordan Spieth, and Patrick Cantlay — and the […]

Tiger Woods’ last-place finish at the Masters won’t deter the 82-time PGA Tour champion from competing in the year’s remaining majors. Just the opposite, in fact. Tiger, who made his record 24th consecutive Masters cut, was encouraged by his overall performance at Augusta National. The 48-year-old relied on course knowledge and his nifty short game […]

Scottie Scheffler (-11) continued his reign as the most dominant golfer since Prime Tiger Woods with a four-stroke victory at the Masters on Sunday. The 27-year-old won his second green jacket thanks to a sturdy final-round 4-under 68, as his competitors succumbed to a sun-baked Augusta National. For the second time in three years, Scottie […]

Sparked by playoff-ready efforts from LeBron James and Anthony Davis, the Los Angeles Lakers locked up the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference with a dominant, 124-108 win over the New Orleans Pelicans in the regular-season finale on Sunday. Coming off an uninspired yet necessary victory over the shorthanded Memphis Grizzlies on Friday, the […]

The sun was out on Moving Day at Augusta National — a welcome reprieve from the blustery conditions of Thursday and Friday. Yet, the Masters still found countless ways to vex golf’s greatest stars — including Tiger Woods — and produce a tantalizing leaderboard heading into Sunday. Scottie Scheffler, Max Homa, and Bryson DeChambeau emerged […]

Augusta National got the best of Tiger Woods on Saturday. After making his record 24th straight cut, the five-time green jacket winner posted his worst score in 99 career rounds at the Masters. Tiger began the sunny, theoretically inviting day at +1 — seven strokes back of the lead. The 15-time major champion relied on […]

Despite massive box scores from LeBron James and Anthony Davis, the Los Angeles Lakers flirted with infamy on Friday night, nearly blowing a pivotal game to the severely shorthanded Memphis Grizzlies at FedExForum. The Lakers hoped Friday’s penultimate regular season game represented an automatic W. LeBron and AD shared the court for the first time […]

Several PGA Tour and LIV Golf stars had to sweat out the cut line at the Masters. Tiger Woods (+1) was not among them. Meanwhile, a star-studded trio of Scottie Scheffler, Max Homa, and Bryson DeChambeau (-6) emerged from brutal conditions to hold a two-shot lead entering the weekend. After carding 24 official holes on […]

Tiger Woods shot a cool one-under par through 13 holes at the Masters when Thursday’s opening round action at Augusta National was called for darkness. Tiger didn’t ask much of himself while walking around Augusta’s hilly terrain. The 15-time major champion played methodical, relatively stress-free golf. He started his 26th Masters opening round — his […]

Bryson DeChambeau made an early statement at Augusta National, shooting a 7-under 65 in the opening round of the 2024 Masters on Thursday. The outspoken LIV Golf star took a three-shot lead into Butler Cabin, though World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler (6-under 66) closed the gap in the afternoon. DeChambeau started and finished strong. The […]

Anthony Davis is listed as probable for the Los Angeles Lakers matchup with the Memphis Grizzlies at FedExForum on Friday night. AD missed Tuesday’s loss to the Golden State Warriors due to a left eye contusion. LeBron James (left ankle peroneal tendinopathy) is listed as questionable. Davis exited Sunday’s game vs. the Minnesota Timberwolves after […]

Rickie Fowler has already made a mark on Augusta National in his long-awaited return on Wednesday, winning the Masters Par 3 Contest after three years away from the hallowed venue. Scottie Scheffler, Brooks Koepka, Jon Rahm, Jordan Spieth, Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau, and Bubba Watson were among the PGA Tour and LIV Golf stars to […]

LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman was lurking around Augusta National as a ticketed spectator before the opening round of The Masters — the first convergence of LIV and the PGA Tour stars in 2024. Norman said he was on hand to support LIV Golf League members. “I’m here because we have 13 players that won […]

Professional golf’s crown jewel event, The Masters, begins Thursday at Augusta National Golf Club. Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Brooks Koepka, and Scottie Scheffler are among the stars gunning for a chunk of the $18 million purse, a green jacket, and a place in history. (Here’s our mega-preview.) As PGA Tour and LIV Golf […]

With Anthony Davis too unwell to play and LeBron James battling the flu, Rui Hachimura couldn’t help but feel like the Los Angeles Lakers were unable to summon their customary post-January form against the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night — despite the immensely high stakes of the showdown. “It was a tough game for […]

Tiger Woods is bullish on Rory McIlroy’s chances to win the Masters — and therefore become the sixth player in PGA Tour history to complete the career Grand Slam. “No question he’ll do it at some point. Rory’s too talented, too good, and he’s going to be playing this event for a very long time,” […]

Despite only completing 24 holes on the PGA Tour in 2024, Tiger Woods believes he can win this week’s Masters if “everything comes together” for him at Augusta National. 15-time major champions tend to be like that. “If everything comes together, I think I can get one more,” Tiger said at his pre-tournament press conference […]

Tiger Woods hopes major championship season — beginning with the Masters — will ‘kick in’ his goal to compete more regularly on the PGA Tour. At the Hero World Challenge in December, Tiger — coming off season-ending ankle surgery — stated his intention to play about a “tournament a month” in 2024. However, a litany […]

The 2024 Masters should be as rife with storylines as azaleas. Tiger Woods has been prowling around Augusta National Golf Club. Rory McIlroy gets his 10th crack at the career Grand Slam. LIV Golf League stars, including defending champion Jon Rahm, will test their might against PGA Tour regulars, most notably World No. 1 Scottie […]

Anthony Davis was forced to exit the Los Angeles Lakers’ 127-117 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday after taking a Kyle Anderson elbow to his left eye on a rebound attempt late in the first quarter. AD headed to the Crypto.com Arena tunnel before the second quarter and was ruled out shortly after halftime. […]

Akshay Bhatia overcame untimely shoulder pain and Denny McCarthy’s historically hot putter to win the Valero Texas Open at TPC San Antonio in epic fashion on Sunday. In doing so, the 22-year-old secured the final spot in the field for The Masters. Bhatia — who led after Thursday, Friday, and by four strokes at the […]

According to Anthony Davis, the Los Angeles Lakers’ ongoing surge — fueled by a humming offense — wasn’t jumpstarted by any moment, game, or conversation. It was simply a change in attitude. “I think the biggest difference is that we’re just having fun,” Davis said after the Lakers’ 116-97 rout over the Cleveland Cavaliers — […]

While Rory McIlroy and the PGA Tour are at TPC San Antonio for the Valero Texas Open the week before heading to Augusta National, LIV Golf League members are at Trump National Doral in Miami for its pre-Masters tune-up. The presence of LIV’s first 2024 event in the United States days before the tours re-converge […]

Throughout 2024, ClutchPoints contributors will banter on hot topics in golf. This is the second hole of The DisCourse. Michael: David, thanks for joining. I’m still thinking about your All-Star weekend proposal. We’re a week out from The Masters, so I thought we’d focus on Scottie Scheffler (apologies to the Valero Texas Open). Or rather, […]

In Monkey Man — Dev Patel‘s whirring directorial debut — Kid (or “Bobby”), an orphan raised in the underbelly of the fictional Yatana (think Bladerunner Mumbai), throws brutal underground fights for cash while donning a gorilla mask as he plots a blood-soaked mission to avenge his mother’s death. Along the way, Patel’s underdog hero infiltrates […]

The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Washington Wizards at the Capital One Arena on Wednesday night to wrap up their final extended road trip of the 2023-24 season with a 5-1 record. The Lakers closed out the Wizards 125-120, no thanks to the bench. The Lakers pulled LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Austin Reaves, and Rui […]