Category: Sports

Lakers’ LeBron James and why he won’t respond to Kevin Durant’s criticism

LeBron James is not going to feed into the negativity without knowing the full story. Following the Los Angeles Lakers’ dramatic 121-113 win over the San Antonio Spurs, the focus immediately shifted from LeBron’s 41-point night into questions regarding recent comments from NBA legends Kobe Bryant, Magic Johnson and Kevin Durant. The past several days […]

Cardinals Acquire Paul Goldschmidt

The offseason’s latest trade doesn’t involve the active Mariners nor any of the five teams in the hyper-aggressive National League East. Instead, both the Cardinals and Diamondbacks have announced that first baseman Paul Goldschmidt was traded from Arizona to St. Louis in exchange for right-hander Luke Weaver, catcher Carson Kelly, minor league infielder Andy Young and a […]

LeBron ‘proud’ to see son Bronny wearing No. 23 in L.A. debut

LeBron James Jr.’s basketball debut in Los Angeles went better than his dad’s did. The 14-year-old, who goes by Bronny, scored 27 points in his first game for Santa Monica Crossroads’ eighth-grade basketball team in a win over Culver City Middle School on Monday. Bronny, who wore No. 0 playing on the AAU circuit because […]

Colt McCoy suffers broken leg, out for duration of season

Colt McCoy suffered a brutal fracture to his right fibula during the second quarter of the Redskins’ 28-13 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, according to coach Jay Gruden. McCoy is scheduled to undergo further testing today, but is more than likely expected to be out for the rest of the season. McCoy somehow managed to limp into […]

Kurt Busch will not return to Stewart-Haas Racing in 2019

After five seasons at Stewart-Haas Racing, Kurt Busch is moving on for the 2019 season. The driver announced as much in a Sunday night tweet, with both the official team Twitter account and team co-owner Tony Stewart chiming in as well. “I would like to thank Stewart-Haas for 5 fantastic years,” Busch said in part. […]

Richard Sherman sounds off on Seahawks, Wilson

Sunday marks the first time Richard Sherman will play a game in Seattle since the Seahawks, his former team of seven seasons, waived him last offseason while he was recovering from an Achilles injury. Sherman stuck it to the supposedly rebuilding ‘Hawks by taking his talents to San Francisco and hooking up with Seattle’s biggest […]

Ben Askren to make UFC debut against Robbie Lawler at UFC 233 in Anaheim

Ben Askren will finally make the walk to the Octagon when he takes on former UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler at UFC 233 in January. The UFC made the news official Wednesday, confirming the initial report from ESPN. UFC 233 will go down inside the Honda Center on Jan. 26 in Anaheim. Askren (18-0, 1 […]

Jerry Jones on facing Saints: Treat every play like it’s a “Super Bowl play”

The Saints will bring a 10-game winning streak into Dallas on Thursday night and one might think that Cowboys owner Jerry Jones would prefer a less imposing opponent as the race for the NFC East title plays out. That wasn’t the approach Jones took on Tuesday, however. Jones called it “real exciting” to have a […]

DeMarcus Cousins Aiming to Return from Injury After Christmas

Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins is hoping to return to the court after Christmas, the Mercury News’ Logan Murdock reported on Monday. According to Murdock, Cousins had originally wanted to make his Warriors debut during the team’s five-game road trip, which starts Thursday and runs through Dec. 7: “Nonetheless, there have been no setbacks […]