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The internet can be a cruel place, but it can also be hilarious. When the New York Post’s Jon Heyman broke the news Monday afternoon that former Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Michael Conforto had signed a one-year minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs, well, let’s just say the Boys at Blue’s X have turned […]
As JJ Redick prepared to coach the Lakers against the Celtics on Sunday, Pat Riley was honored outside Crypto.com Arena with the team’s first statue of a coach. The franchise’s past and present had collided, with the 41-year-old ace hoping to one day emulate the 80-year-old legend’s achievements. Since Redick was hired to take over […]
The golden banners glittered in the rafters of Crypto.com Arena on Sunday afternoon. They were shown repeatedly on the video board, during the NBC broadcast and during the halftime celebration of former Lakers coach Pat Riley, who helped hang four of them during his tenure. The afternoon would be a celebration for the Hall of […]
PEORIA, Ariz. –– As each of the Dodgers’ first three batters came to the plate at the start of Sunday’s spring training game against the Padres, the blue-clad section of the Peoria Sports Complex erupted in cheers. The first ovation for one of the club’s returning World Series heroes, infielder Miguel Rojas. The last one […]
TEMPE, Ariz. – The coming season will be demanding, perhaps the most demanding of Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s career. Next month the World Baseball Classic. Another six-month MLB regular season. And if the Dodgers reach the heights they expect to reach, three or four more postseason series will follow. All this after a playoff run that saw […]
Are the Lakers a mediocre shooting team? Or is it a team with good shooters who perform from below the three-point arc? The answer to these questions will be a deciding factor in the Lakers’ success after the All-Star break, which begins with Friday’s home game against the Clippers. The Lakers entered Friday ranked 21st […]
It appears the Clippers’ chance to challenge for the title this season is over. At least, if you ask Kawhi Leonard. After Thursday’s 115-114 win over the Nuggets, in which Jamal Murray missed a game-tying free throw with less than a second left, Leonard spoke after the game and made some scathing comments about the […]
PHOENIX — In the weeks before reporting to Camelback Ranch, Dodgers outfielder Teoscar Hernández spent most of his days drenched in sweat at a training facility in Tampa, performing a series of plyometric exercises designed to reconfigure his body. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., his former teammate and 2025 World Series rival of the Toronto Blue Jays, […]
It looks like Deandre Ayton got into trouble on his way back to Los Angeles. According to a report from TMZthe Lakers big man was temporarily held at Lyden Pindling International Airport while authorities searched his bag for marijuana. Deandre Ayton shoots a free throw during the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. NBAE via […]
It looks like Stephen A. Smith is coming after LeBron James. And this time it’s for something that has nothing to do with The King. After the participants’ terrible performance in the Slam Dunk Contest during Saturday night’s NBA All-Star, which was won by Heat forward Keshad Johnson, the ESPN personality unleashed on James during […]
