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The third highest-paid player on the Los Angeles Lakers is no longer in the team’s rotation. Apparently, head coach Luke Walton won’t be using veteran forward Luol Deng unless he has to this season. Walton said the following about his plans for Deng moving forward, via Bill Oram of the OC Register. “As of now he’s […]

The Denver Broncos used to have a defense that struck fears in the hearts of their opponents. Von Miller and company were not a team anyone in the NFL wanted to see on the other side of the football, but now that may be starting to change. Denver got off to a quick start in […]

The Carolina Panthers are in a battle in the NFC South. The division title is up for grabs with all four teams in contention with Cam Newton and company trying to keep up with Drew Brees’ New Orleans Saints. Unfortunately for the Panthers, the team took a step back the last two weeks with consecutive […]

One-time NBA champion Metta World Peace has talked about getting into coaching for a few years now. The former Los Angeles Lakers forward wanted to continue his playing career beyond last season, but it appears no teams came calling or he wasn’t interested in the opportunities that were available. Now it seems World Peace has […]

The 2017 NFL season has turned into a forgettable one for the New York Giants. The once-dominant force in the NFC has struggled from Week 1 onwards with Eli Manning and company looking like a team destined to miss the playoffs. With only one win on the season, the talk of benching veteran quarterback Eli […]

The Dallas Cowboys know that Ezekiel Elliott’s suspension is unavoidable at this point. America’s Team has gotten more out of Elliott than they thought was possible, but they may only have one more game with their star running back before he’s forced out. Owner Jerry Jones is very aware of Elliott’s pending suspension and knows […]

Last season, the Los Angeles Rams limped to the finish line with an interim head coach and an uncertain future. It didn’t take long for the team to find a new head coach in the post-Jeff Fisher era, however, with Sean McVay, formerly of the Washington Redskins, getting the nod. Seven games into his head […]

The Dallas Cowboys are coming off their best offensive performance thus far this season as they put up 40 points in the win over the lowly San Francisco 49ers. Although the Cowboys were firing on all cylinders offensively, the team did suffer a loss on Sunday with veteran kicker Dan Bailey going down with a […]

The New England Patriots have been barely coming away with wins this season. Every game seems to come down to the wire with one or two plays dictating the outcome. Tom Brady is the first to admit his part of the blame for the team’s struggles. The five-time Super Bowl champion recently talked about missed […]

The Oakland Raiders have had a rough few weeks with the team having lost three straight games before heading into Week 7’s matchup against the division rival Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday night. Fortunately for Oakland, the team’s losing streak came to an end in thrilling fashion, but running back Marshawn Lynch didn’t play a […]

The Green Bay Packers’ season has taken a turn for the worst. Perennial Pro Bowler Aaron Rodgers suffered a broken collarbone which required surgery resulting in the superstar likely being done for the for rest of the 2017 NFL campaign. According to Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk, Rodgers has been placed on the team’s […]

Lonzo Ball’s NBA debut with the Los Angeles Lakers is officially in the books. The 19-year-old rookie phenom took the floor at the Staples Center on Thursday night against the L.A. Clippers, but the end result wasn’t exactly what he or his fans were hoping for with Patrick Beverley getting the better of him. Ball […]

The Los Angeles Lakers fell to the division rival L.A. Clippers in convincing fashion on Thursday night at the Staples Center. The young squad led by rookie Lonzo Ball was blown out by Blake Griffin and company leading many to speculate whether the Lakers are in for another long and disappointing season. After the game […]

Head coach Luke Walton of the Los Angeles Lakers wasn’t willing to announce who he was going to start at power forward in the team’s season opener against the L.A. Clippers until the day of the game. Julius Randle was in the running to keep his starting job, but it ultimately was given to Larry […]

The Los Angeles Lakers decided to give their defense a boost this year by bringing in a veteran center Andrew Bogut. In a short time with the team, Bogut has already made an impression with some solid play during scrimmages in practice. Along with a few other Lakers teammates singing the praises of the veteran […]

After a lot of changes for the Los Angeles Lakers during the NBA offseason, the start of the 2017-18 NBA season is upon them. The storied franchise will get their 82-game grind underway on Thursday with Larry Nance Jr. and company gearing up for a head-to-head battle with the L.A. Clippers at the Staples Center. […]

On Thursday, the Los Angeles Lakers will get their 2017-18 campaign underway at the Staples Center as the home team against the division rival L.A. Clippers. Rookie Lonzo Ball will make his NBA debut while going head-to-head with defensive-minded guard, Patrick Beverley. After practice on Wednesday, Ball talked about his mindset heading into his first […]

The Los Angeles Lakers made a surprising move recently by signing veteran center Andrew Bogut. The team already had a crowded frontcourt with Ivica Zubac, Thomas Bryant, and Brook Lopez at the five spot making the signing of Bogut curious. However, Bogut has already made an impact on the Lakers with Brandon Ingram singing his […]

Rookie point guard Lonzo Ball was finally able to participate in a team scrimmage for the Los Angeles Lakers in practice on Monday. Ball missed the final three preseason games with a sprained ankle, but Ball missed the final three preseason games with a sprained ankle leading to speculation that the season opener against the […]

After sitting out three of the five preseason games for the Los Angeles Lakers, rookie point guard Lonzo Ball is ready to make his official debut in purple and gold on Thursday. Ball has been dealing with a mild left ankle sprain that has put his playing status in question. Fortunately for the Lakers, the […]

The running game of Jacksonville Jaguars has kicked it into another gear during the 2017 NFL season with rookie Leonard Fournette quickly emerging as one of the best backs in the league. Unfortunately for the Jaguars, the rookie phenom went down with an ankle injury in the loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday. Fournette […]

After years of searching, the Houston Texans finally have their franchise quarterback in the form of the rookie, Deshaun Watson. Tom Savage may have started the season as their guy, but now Watson has the football and it may have been the best decision head coach Bill O’Brien ever made in Houston. Although the Texans […]

The New England Patriots aren’t the dominant team everyone expected they’d be in their Super Bowl title defense this season. Although the Patriots haven’t been blowing out teams this year, Tom Brady and company have been doing enough to be sitting at 4-2 with six weeks of the 2017 NFL season in the books. Along with […]

In Week 6, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were hoping to get back on track after losing a close game to the New England Patriots the previous week. Quarterback Jameis Winston headed on the road to face the Arizona Cardinals and by halftime, things weren’t going so well. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL.com, Winston went […]

The Green Bay Packers may have suffered a devastating loss in Week 6. Along with losing in convincing fashion to the division rival Minnesota Vikings, the Packers saw superstar quarterback Aaron Rodgers go down with an injury that knocked him out of the game early. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Rodgers suffered a broken collarbone […]

There’s a lot of excitement surrounding the Los Angeles Lakers heading into the 2017-18 NBA season. The team shook things up during the offseason with by adding a few veterans like Brook Lopez, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, and Andrew Bogut to go along with promising young players Lonzo Ball and Kyle Kuzma. Although the addition of Lopez […]

Earlier this week, the Los Angeles Lakers were visited by a familiar face from the past. Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar came to the UCLA Health Center in El Segundo and spoke to the players. On Thursday, rookie Lonzo Ball, also a former UCLA star, talked Kareem’s visit and what message he gave to him […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have been without their rookie point guard Lonzo Ball since he suffered an ankle sprain in the team’s second preseason game against the Denver Nuggets back on Oct. 2. Ball has missed the last three games as he nurses the ankle injury. On Thursday, Ball participated in practice for the first […]

The end of a storied NFL career may be drawing near for superstar quarterback Ben Roethlisberger of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Roethlisberger is coming off an ugly five-interception performance and the two-time Super Bowl champion expressed some doubts about whether he can still play at a high level in the NFL. Apparently, despite publicly doubting his […]

The New England Patriots were able to win a close game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 5. Jameis Winston and company had the defending Super Bowl champions on the ropes, but New England was able to push through and get the victory. Unfortunately, the win may have come at a cost. Superstar quarterback […]

Last season, the Los Angeles Lakers were one of the worst defensive teams in the NBA. The storied franchise gave up an average of 106.9 points per game which was 27th in the league. Heading into the 2017-18 NBA season, head coach Luke Walton wants his team to turn the corner defensively. Veteran forward Corey […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton and his coaching staff are currently evaluating the team’s players leading up to the regular-season opener against the L.A. Clippers on Oct. 19. One of the many players under the microscope in Los Angeles right now is Jordan Clarkson. Although Clarkson has been a solid contributor for the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers came up short on Tuesday as Luke Walton’s squad fell to the visiting Utah Jazz at the Staples Center. Although the team didn’t come out with a win, the team was given more proof they have a budding star in rookie forward, Kyle Kuzma. The Utah product put on a show […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have plenty of new faces this season with a few of the newcomers already making an impression. One of those players is rookie Kyle Kuzma who has been playing at a very high level during the NBA preseason thus far. On Monday, fellow newcomer Brook Lopez spoke to the media following […]

The Minnesota Vikings got off to a fast start to the 2017 NFL season with an impressive win over Adrian Peterson and the New Orleans Saints. Quarterback Sam Bradford had arguably the best game of his career, but then missed the next three games with a knee injury. Reportedly, Bradford is ready to make his return […]

The chances of the New York Giants being able to turn things around in the 2017 NFL season may have taken a major blow in Week 5. As if the team losing a fifth straight game to start the season wasn’t bad enough, the Giants lost four wide receivers against the Los Angeles Chargers. Among the […]

The 2017 NFL season has been rough for the New York Giants. The once-perennial playoff team has yet to win a game this season and the trend continued in Week 5 with another loss and Odell Beckham Jr. potentially done for the year. According to Jordan Raanan of ESPN, Beckham fractured his ankle on Sunday […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have yet to win a game in the NBA preseason with the team dropping all three matchups so far. Rookie phenom Lonzo Ball played in only two of those games as he suffered an ankle sprain in the loss to the Denver Nuggets in the team’s first game at the Staples […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were without rookie point guard Lonzo Ball during the team’s preseason loss to the Denver Nuggets earlier this week, and his presence was missed both in the game and on the practice floor. After practice on Friday, head coach Luke Walton talked about his rookie point guard. Although Ball has yet […]