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LeBron returns just in time for the Lakers to be good again⊠just not yet
After suffering a high-ankle sprain on March 20, LeBron James returned last night to help the Lakers defeat the struggling Sacramento Kings⊠except, they didnât....
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Fake Chargers draft tweet fools social media [UPDATED]
Itâs April, and thereâs still time to be fooled....
Padres and Dodgers are baseball in 2021
Itâs something of a surprise that as anticipated as the season series between the Padres and Dodgers was before the season started, the seven games theyâve played have managed to outweigh that anticipation. Theyâve lived up to the billing and so much more. Whatever baseballâs problems are on the fie...
April 23 is officially Tatis day in LA forever, as Fernando Jr. belts 2 HRs on annây of popâs 2-slam game
The odds on this were probably a million to one, but it happened anyway (aka, thatâs baseball, Suzyn)....
Anthony Davis is coming back, but the Lakers still have a tough road ahead
According to ESPNâs Dave McMenamin, Anthony Davis is expected to return tonight against the Dallas Mavericks, which will be his first NBA game since February 14, due to a calf strain and Achilles tendinosis. ...
The NFL doesnât make the rules, they just⊠wait, yes they do
Every year, the NFL comes together to throw out new rules which tend to confuse us, screw our teams, and sometimes both. So pay attention. Because, today, the league and team owners agreed to pass these new rules for the 2021 season....
Screw your narrative: Paul George deserves his flowers
Lost in the desire to disregard Paul George is the fact that heâs one of the better basketball players of his era. And right now, heâs on his best stretch of ball since joining the Los Angeles Clippers prior to last season....
Rams, clearly jealous of Kliff Kingsburyâs house, retreat to Malibu mansion for draft
Iâm not sure if the Los Angeles Ramsâ draft is sponsored by Rocket Mortgage or cocaine sales, but itâs definitely one of those. After watching Arizona Cardinalsâ head coach Kliff Kingsbury draft from his lair last year like a modern-day Batman villain, Sean McVay will be getting a similar setup this...
For now, Julius Randle and the damn New York Knicks are still here
Conventional thinking in the form of many NBA media members suggested that the New York Knicks would, to some degree, fall off by now, and rightfully so. Theyâve had one of the leagueâs most challenging schedules since Marchâs All-Star break and that will remain as such through the end of the season...
In chase for ad bucks, Dodgers conveniently forget Julio Uriasâ 20-game suspension for domestic abuse
The latest details of the toxic atmosphere in the Mets organization, as reported on Friday by The Athletic, are plenty gross, and certainly sound an alarm that the current front office, led by Sandy Alderson, is ill-equipped for the moment, to put it generously....
MLS is back, and Iâm really going to try this time
MLS returns this weekend, and unlike most of the big soccer leagues in the world, it can do so in front of some fans. We wonât hear the sheer wall of noise we would usually get in Seattle, Portland, Atlanta, and Orlando, or in more and more places these days, just yet. But it will be a relief to hea...
We should have had an Eastern conference battle last night with Nets-Sixers, but got ripped off instead
If ESPN were smart, it would demand a refund....
Rams star Aaron Donald could be facing assault charges after alleged late-night brawl: Report
Los Angeles Rams star defensive tackle Aaron Donald is facing assault charges stemming from an incident last weekend in Pittsburgh, according to a KDKA report. ...
Which team played the villain role best?
With the Houston Astros now wearing the crown as the most hated team in professional sports â as indicated by the chorus of boos and piercing screams of âCHEATER!â that rang through the Oakland Coliseum (whatever ridiculous name it has today) last night on Opening Day (ahh⊠welcome back baseball, an...
NBA Legend Bill Russell eyeing a return to the court (đ)
NBA legend Bill Russell could be making a comeback....
What to expect in the NL West
Can the Dodgers break the single-season wins record? Can the upstart Padres with Manny Machado and Fernando Tatis, Jr. run down L.A.?...
The ABL is alive and well: Anybody But LeBron
The NBA is officially now the ABL....
Is this âAndre Drummond to the Lakersâ thing going to work?
Depending on who you listen to, Andre Drummond is either awesome, or trash. (Does everything need to be either or?) Some will cite his annually gaudy counting stats as substantive reasoning for his standing as an elite NBA center. Others will note that he was just waived and not traded, along with s...
NL West Preview: The Rise of San Diego, the reign of L.A.
With Fernando Tatis Jr. and Manny Machado, the Padres have the best left side of the infield in baseball and two MVP candidates to lead their lineup....
MLB and MLBPA need to pull All-Star Game out of Georgia after passing âJim Crowâ-era voting laws
Major League Baseball should take action....