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September 30, 2023: U2 is getting ready to play their second show at the Sphere. Pauli “The PSM” Lovejoy came out to drive the neon-colored Trabant across the floor, blasting hits from the Beatles, David Bowie, and Brian Eno. My jet-lagged self sat in section 302. It had been over five years since I last […]

Five Filipino esports personalities led by Joshua “Jusuave” Villamar unite for a new project called Tac Pause — a podcast where they deep dive into anything and everything VALORANT. Consisting of Joshua “Jusuave” Villamar, Matthew Jose “Dadum” A. Duma, Andray “Salvatore” Rivera, Michaella “Mochii” Gonzales, and Lowell “Ell” Marcelo, the Tac Pause podcast goes live […]

The Miami Heat have become well-known in the NBA for having one of the top scouting and developmental staffs in the league. During their run to the NBA Finals last season, they had a total of five undrafted players playing key roles. The Heat had four other undrafted players on the roster, one of whom […]

Being the best at what you do is certainly an accomplishment to be proud of. Winning the top competition in your field is the mountaintop. But how many people can not only achieve that goal, but do it seven consecutive time? Well, Phil Heath certainly can say he has been there, and done that. We […]

In the new baseball film, Sweet Dreams, Johnny Knoxville‘s team looks like the Bad News Bears. ClutchPoints is excited to break an exclusive clip from the upcoming film. In it, Knoxville’s character faces off with a rival baseball team. Things don’t go very well for them. The clip, which can be viewed below, begins with […]

One of the major storylines during the 2023-24 college basketball season has been the impact of this freshman class. Across the country, several teams have relied on their freshmen for a run to the NCAA Tournament. For the UConn Huskies, they’ve had to rely on their freshmen maybe a little more than they initially thought […]

This college basketball season in particular, it seems as if the freshman class of 2024 is making a huge impact across the country. From USC Trojans star JuJu Watkins to Notre Dame Fighting Irish sensation Hannah Hidalgo, it’s been a special freshman group. One name that has not come up as much, but should be […]

Asher Grodman isn’t twiddling his thumbs anymore. The budding star has led three seasons of CBS’ hit show Ghosts. One of CBS’ signature sitcoms, the series is used to its traditional 22-episode model. However, the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes threw a wrench into the plans for Ghosts Season 3. The cast and crew had to […]

Unlike most TV shows out there, you can jump into Taskmaster at any time. With series 17 starting on March 28th (in the UK) and March 29th (in the US via the Taskmaster YouTube channel), it is the perfect time for anyone uninitiated to join in. All the previous 16 series as well as many […]

It’s probably safe to say that growing up, most kids with serious NBA aspirations have dreams of playing for their hometown team. But how often does that actually happen? Some players might not want that outcome, while others embrace that challenge. For Sacramento Kings guard Jordan Ford, this is the ultimate dream. Ford grew up […]

Camden High star and South Carolina women’s basketball commit Joyce Edwards is your 2024 Gatorade National Girls Basketball Player of the Year. Making the win even better, Edwards got a surprise visit from WNBA All-Star and Dallas Wings forward Satou Sabally to break to her the awesome news. Edwards was joined by Jaloni Cambridge from […]

Life on a 10-day contract in the NBA is tough. Players have a limited amount of time to prove they belong on a roster. Every possession matters, every second counts. And it’s the situation that DJ Wilson has found himself in, in recent seasons. The Philadelphia 76ers recently signed DJ Wilson to a 10-day contract, […]

It takes a lot of courage and pride to sacrifice personal goals for the greater good of the team. This is what Kevon Looney has done this season for the Golden State Warriors, an organization that always finds itself in the championship mix come time for the NBA Playoffs. The problem this year is that […]

 Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 will creep into theaters Tuesday. Composer Andrew Scott Bell returned for the sequel alongside director Rhys Frake-Waterfield. The first film launched the Twisted Child Universe (TCU) last year. Made on a small budget, Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey was a success and grossed nearly $5 million at the box office. For […]

WWE stars in the past have received biopics. One recent example is Paige with Fighting with My Family. Should Becky Lynch get one, she already has a title, Welcome to the Big Time, and actors in mind to play her and her husband, Seth Rollins, with a Game of Thrones twist. Speaking to ClutchPoints about […]

Becky Lynch isn’t worried about main eventing WrestleMania 40. She will take on Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley for the title. However, much has been made about the match card. While there are two nights of the Showcase of the Immortals, there are still limited slots and only one main event per night. Roman Reigns […]

In the new memoir from WWE star Becky Lynch, The Man: Not Your Average Average Girl, an NSFW photo is shared. It features her and her husband, known as Seth Rollins in WWE, wearing nothing but their title belts. Ahead of the book’s release, the photo was making the rounds online. This had to have […]

“Good luck with the engagement, man!” WWE star Becky Lynch excitedly said before ending our phone call about her new memoir, The Man: Not Your Average Average Girl. Unbeknownst to my then-girlfriend, now fiancée, I was going to propose in the city Lynch hails from: Dublin. It was going to be perfect before I ultimately […]

When Taiyanna Jackson was a junior at Kansas, she became the first Jayhawk to be named to the Big 12 All-Defensive Team. One of the nation’s leading shot blockers, Jackson has established herself as one of the best defensive anchors in college basketball as March Madness has tipped-off. She averaged 3.1 blocks per game this […]

LOS ANGELES, CA — If there was ever a member of the LA Clippers who embodied what it meant to be a Clipper, it was Nicolas Batum. A player who had a strong connection with his teammates, coaching staff, front office, and fanbase alike, Batum was everything you’d want in a player, and that’s before […]

Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic is having his healthiest season since he suffered a broken leg following the 2018-19 season. Nurkic is averaging 11.4 points and 11.0 rebounds. “That thing is so overrated,” Nurkic said of his leg break. Nurkic was traded to the Suns in September from the Portland Trail Blazers. He has exceeded […]

In the Jake Gyllenhaal-led Road House remake, Lukas Gage gets to flex some new muscles. In Doug Liman’s remake of the 1989 Good-Bad classic, the ascendant star — whose eclectic resume includes The White Lotus, Assassination Nation, American Vandal, Euphoria, and How to Blow up a Pipeline — plays Billy, a timid bouncer at the […]

From growing up as a kid who loved sports to now being one of the most iconic sportscasters out there, Ernie Johnson has had the privilege of covering the biggest sporting events around the world. Most notably known for being the host of Turner Sports’ coverage of the NBA on TNT, Johnson is also one […]

The White Lotus may be an anthology series, but we’ve seen returning characters. Jennifer Coolidge (and Jon Gries to a lesser extent) was the connective tissue between the first two seasons. Lukas Gage, who played Dillon in the first season, would like to return and think it’d be a natural fit. Speaking to ClutchPoints about […]

The American Society of Magical Negroes star Justice Smith has been gracing our screens for over 10 years now. While he is 27 years old, a lot of his most famous roles have painted him as a younger, inexperienced person. That is all about to change. While his character of Aren in the new film, […]

Simon Cellan Jones has now collaborated with Mark Wahlberg on two straight films: The Family Plan and Arthur the King. However, the two films couldn’t be more different. The former is an action-comedy as Wahlberg’s character, an assassin-turned-salesman, defeats his foes on a deadly road trip to Las Vegas. The latter is based on the […]

Every magical society needs a leader. Hogwarts had Dumbledore, and The American Society of Magical Negroes has DeDe. Portrayed by comedian/actress Nicole Byer, DeDe is almost a God-like personality who only graces her employees with her presence when needed. Though it might seem easy to view yourself as an all powerful deity and just bring […]

What comes to mind when you think about the city of Louisville, Kentucky? For many, bourbon whiskey and the infamous Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs are the first two things. For Toronto Raptors forward Jordan Nwora, home is the best way to describe Derby City. Well, Nwora’s real home is actually Buffalo, New York, as […]

The Dallas Mavericks are set to host the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night. Mavs guard Dante Exum took some time for an exclusive interview with ClutchPoints before the game. Exum has performed well while on the court in 2023-24. In fact, he’s played a pivotal role at times. Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving have […]

After its record-breaking Apple TV+ debut, Mark Wahlberg is seemingly coming back for The Family Plan 2, per director Simon Cellan Jones. In an interview with ClutchPoints about his new Wahlberg-led film, Arthur the King, Jones confirmed that a sequel is being written as we speak. “Well, the one [Wahlberg-led project] I would love to […]

World’s Number 1 Iga Świątek says she’s looking forward to playing against – and possibly beating – all-time Tennis Legend Serena Williams in TopSpin 2K25. Iga Excited for Female Representation in TopSpin 2K In an exclusive interview with Iga Świątek facilitated by 2K Sports, Iga revealed her thoughts on the upcoming reboot of the TopSpin […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are watching LeBron James continue to make history, and it has Indiana Pacers great Rik Smits more impressed with his behind-the-scenes work than his on-the-court work. James, who is in his 21st season in the league, was named to an NBA-record 20th All-Star Game this season in Indianapolis. The 39-year old […]

The second season of Netflix’s Full Swing was released on Wednesday, March 6. ClutchPoints spoke with a key character in the show, six-time PGA Tour winner Keegan Bradley, before its release.  Bradley, 37, has been a stalwart of professional goal since winning the PGA Championship and Rookie of the Year in 2011. Since then, he’s […]

Back when the NBA first created the G League Ignite, the prevailing thought was to give young basketball players an opportunity to earn money while getting a jump start on their professional basketball careers. Minnesota Timberwolves guard Daishen Nix was among the first group of Ignite players. One of the top point guard prospects in […]

The second season of Netflix’s Full Swing drops on Wednesday, March 6. ClutchPoints spoke with two-time PGA winner Tom Kim before its release.  Netflix viewers unfamiliar with Kim are sure to be smitten with the rising PGA Tour star, featured in the standout episode four, “Prove It”. The episode follows the smiley 21-year-old as he […]

With the final month of the regular season underway, the name of the game for the Utah Jazz is development. With quite a few potential long-term prospects on the roster in Taylor Hendricks, Keyonte George and Brice Sensabaugh among others, the final weeks of the season are for them to show what they’re capable of. […]

Ricky Stanicky is a new comedy film from Peter Farrelly (Dumb and Dumber). The film’s ensemble features the likes of Zac Efron, John Cena, and William H. Macy. It follows a group of guys who, as children, created the character of Ricky Stanicky. Ricky helped get them out of sticky situations. But years later, someone […]

The Dallas Mavericks recently signed forward Alex Fudge to a two-way contract. Fudge was previously on a two-way deal with the Los Angeles Lakers and appeared in four games with LA. He performed well at the G League level, averaging 7.8 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 1.7 blocks per outing across 18 games with the South […]

U2 took on their most ambitious project to date, their Sphere residency, which is set to conclude this weekend. Bono, The Edge, and Adam Clayton were joined by Bram van den Berg for the shows, who sat in for Larry Mullen Jr. After commencing on September 29, 2023, the final two shows will take place […]