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Almost halfway through the 2017-18 NBA season, it appears the Los Angeles Lakers got the steal of the NBA Draft in the form of forward Kyle Kuzma. Although all the buzz coming into the season surrounded Lonzo Ball, Kuzma has stolen the spotlight in Los Angeles and has already far exceeded expectations. Over the past few […]

The Los Angeles Lakers came up short against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Christmas Day with Tom Thibodeau’s squad getting the win at the Staples Center. Although the Lakers made it competitive throughout the contest, the Timberwolves were simply the more talented team with Jimmy Butler and Karl-Anthony Towns leading the way. Following the Christmas Day […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers said goodbye to a legend this week with the team unexpectedly parting ways with veteran linebacker James Harrison ahead of Week 16’s matchup with the Houston Texans. With the Harrison now released and a free agent once again, the five-time Pro Bowler took to Instagram to give thanks to Steelers fans. https://www.instagram.com/p/BdD4JDuAJhq/ […]

The Oakland Raiders are in the midst of missing the playoffs after ending their postseason drought last year. Although Oakland’s playoff hopes are technically still alive as they’re in the hunt, Derek Carr and company will likely be watching the playoffs from home with a lot of uncertainty surrounding the immediate future for head coach […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are a young team showing a lot of promise for a bright future. The team has talented players like Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, and Kyle Kuzma which has fans and the Lakers’ brass excited about the years to come, but the players on the current squad aren’t without significant distractions about […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have big plans for the future. The storied franchise hopes to make a major splash in NBA free agency next summer with their sights set on bringing in one or two superstar-caliber players. In order to have the cap space available to pursue players like LeBron James, Paul George and DeMarcus […]

The Denver Broncos are limping to the end of the 2017 NFL season with a carousel of quarterbacks taking turns starting under center for the struggling franchise. Heading toward Week 16, the team’s brass made it be known that it would either be Paxton Lynch or Brock Osweiler starting against the Washington Redskins. Although there’s […]

Last season, the Los Angeles Rams were a talented football team with a potentially bright future due to the arrival of quarterback Jared Goff. Although the Rams made the bold move to acquire the top pick in the 2016 NFL Draft to get Goff while also having arguably one of the best running backs in […]

The Dallas Cowboys have moved on from the Tony Romo era and now have begun the rebuilding process with surprisingly good results with Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott leading the way. Although there was a lot of uncertainty where the storied franchise would be headed without Romo under center, the team seems to be on […]

The Los Angeles Lakers fully intend to part ways with veteran forward Luol Deng when given the right opportunity. Deng wants to continue playing and will only get the chance on another NBA squad since he’s fallen out of the rotation in Los Angeles. Unfortunately for the Lakers, finding a way to trade Deng has […]

The Los Angeles Rams have been one of the surprise teams in the NFL during the 2017 campaign with Aaron Donald helping lead the team to a 10-4 record heading into Week 16’s matchup with the Tennessee Titans. With the Rams on the verge of a clinching a playoff spot and making a case as […]

The New England Patriots continue their quest to repeat as Super Bowl with another successful regular season about to wrap up. New England heads into Week 16 the defending champions hope to take down the division rival Buffalo Bills with Tom Brady on the verge of yet another impressive milestone. According to ESPN’s Mike Reiss, […]

In Week 15, the Oakland Raiders lost to the Dallas Cowboys in a thrilling showdown between promising young quarterbacks Derek Carr and Dak Prescott. The Raiders were within striking distance against Dallas with Carr having an opportunity to score late in the game but then had a costly fumble right before entering the end zone. […]

The Green Bay Packers have officially been knocked out of playoff contention with the loss to the Carolina Panthers last week. As a result of the team no longer competing for a playoff spot, Green Bay has decided to shut down superstar quarterback Aaron Rodgers for the rest of the season. With Rodgers now done […]

The Green Bay Packers hope to finish the 2017 NFL season strong with two divisional matchups against the Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions in consecutive weeks. Unfortunately, the team has already been knocked out of playoff contention with superstar quarterback Aaron Rodgers also done for the year. Rodgers was recently placed on the season-ending injured […]

The Denver Broncos have a glaring problem at the quarterback position. The team currently has three quarterbacks on the roster (Brock Osweiler, Paxton Lynch, and Trevor Siemian) that were all at one point promising prospects, but now it appears John Elway and company will be looking for a new leader under center in the NFL […]

The Green Bay Packers had an opportunity to keep their playoff hopes alive last week against Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers. Aaron Rodgers was back under center for the storied franchise, and everything seemed to be heading in the right direction, but unfortunately, the team fell short and a postseason run is no longer […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers suffered a disappointing loss to the New England Patriots in Week 15 with the team coming up short in the final moments against Tom Brady and company. Despite the loss, the AFC heavyweights believe they’re the team to beat in the NFL this season and aim to prove that fact. Newcomer Joe […]

The Cleveland Browns have yet to get a win during the 2017 NFL campaign. Despite hopes of potentially turning things around with a rookie quarterback in DeShone Kizer, Hue Jackson’s squad remains winless with an uncertain future ahead. As the team approaches yet another disappointing end to a season, the Browns brass will have to […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers missed a big opportunity in Week 15 with Ben Roethlisberger and company falling to Tom Brady’s New England Patriots. The Steelers were on the cusp of getting the win until things went a bit haywire in the final moments tilting the scales for the defending Super Bowl champions. With Roethlisberger still processing […]

The defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots are cruising as they have once again done what many anticipated they would by winning the AFC East division for the ninth straight season. Tom Brady and company can also clinch a first-round bye in the playoffs if they can beat the Buffalo Bills and see either […]

The Los Angeles Lakers fell short on Monday night at the Staples Center against the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors with Kevin Durant and company getting the best of Luke Walton’s squad in overtime at the Staples Center. Along with losing for the 18th time this season, the Lakers also appear to have lost […]

Five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant will be honored by the Los Angeles Lakers this week by having both his No. 8 and No. 24 jerseys retired by the team in a ceremony at the Staples Center. With Bryant getting his jersey numbers retired, a lot of people have come out to show their respect for the […]

  The Los Angeles Lakers will honor a legend and arguably the greatest player in the team’s iconic history. Kobe Bryant will see his No. 8 and No. 24 jersey numbers retired on Mon. Dec. 18 with the five-time NBA champion joining the likes of fellow Lakers legends in Magic Johnson, James Worthy, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers had an iconic player in the form of Kobe Bryant as the face of the franchise for two decades. During that time, Bryant played with a lot of different teammates in Los Angeles, including current head coach, Luke Walton. A day before the Lakers will retire Bryant’s jersey numbers, Walton talked […]

In his second season with the Los Angeles Lakers, Brandon Ingram is starting to resemble the kind of player the team hoped he’d become. The Duke product seems to be improving with every passing game and is quickly turning into the star attraction for the storied franchise. After practice on Sunday, Ingram spoke to the […]

Five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant has become a motivating force for many of the top players in the NBA today. A lot of the stars that dominate the game in this era has reached out and spoken to Bryant for advice from Kyrie Irving to Isaiah Thomas to Gordon Hayward to Draymond Green and most […]

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell will become an even richer man after signing his contract extension with the league which may be worth as much as $200 million. Although Goodell’s extension is reportedly signed, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones tried to prevent the inevitable one last time. According to ESPN’s Seth Wickersham, Jones attempted to propose a […]

Despite the Green Bay Packers have been without Aaron Rodgers for quite some time, the storied NFL franchise remains in the hunt for a playoff spot in the NFC and may have only one more game left without their superstar under center. Rodgers is eligible to get back on the field for the Packers in […]

The New England Patriots are inching closer to yet another AFC East division title. The defending Super Bowl champions can clinch the division with a win over the Miami Dolphins on Monday Night Football. Although the Patriots are on the verge of punching their ticket to the postseason once again, the team doesn’t have some […]

The New England Patriots are on a roll once again with Tom Brady and company firing on all cylinders with the NFL playoffs right around the corner. Along with having won eight straight games while tied for the best record in the league at 10-2, New England may get an offensive boost in Week 14 […]

The benching of two-time Super Bowl champion Eli Manning sent shockwaves throughout the NFL last week. Many stars around the league and former New York Giants teammates and coaches came to Manning’s defense as he dealt with a decision which put the veteran quarterback in a difficult position. Along with Michael Strahan, Tom Coughlin, and […]

The football is a rough sport played at the highest in the NFL. Injuries are a common occurrence from game to game in the league with some of those injuries, especially head trauma, lingering long after the careers of players in the NFL come to an end. Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is one of […]

Few players in the NBA this season have been as analyzed and criticized as much as Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball. The UCLA product had a target on his back before he even played his first game in the NBA and although he has yet to live up to expectations on a consistent basis, […]

The Green Bay Packers are now sitting at .500 after a win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 13 and are one step closer to getting their superstar quarterback Aaron Rodgers back under center. After working his way back from a broken collarbone, Rodgers has been activated by the team and will continue to […]

The New York Giants have decided to take the franchise in a different direction heading into Week 13. Two-time Super Bowl champion Eli Manning has lost his starting job, and that news has sent somewhat of a reality check to Ben Roethlisberger of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Although the Steelers are cruising right now with the […]

The 2017 NFL season has been an incredible ride for the Philadelphia Eagles with the team arguably the best in the league heading into Week 13. Carson Wentz and company have dominated the competition this year as they continue to pave their way back into the playoffs. Along with the Eagles on the verge of […]

Brandon Ingram put on a show when the Los Angeles Lakers played host to the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night at the Staples Center. The second-year forward scored a career-high 32 points while going head-to-head against the superstar player he’s been compared most to early in his career, Kevin Durant. Although the Lakers came up […]

On Wednesday night, the Los Angeles Lakers put up quite a fight against the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors forcing Stephen Curry and company into overtime at the Staples Center. Unfortunately, Luke Walton’s squad was unable to come out on top with Curry kicking it into another gear scoring 13 of his 28 points […]