Share this: Lou Williams’ days with the Los Angeles Lakers might be numbered. The guard has been having a strong season so far for the Lakers, averaging 18.6 points in just over 24 minutes per game. Stats like those could really help a contender in need of a guard coming off the bench, which is the exact opposite of the situation the 19-39 Lakers are in. That’s why it probably shouldn’t come as a surprise that the 30-year-old is being shopped by L.A., which seems “likely to move him prior to the deadline,” according to HoopsHype.com, citing an unnamed NBA general manager. So it appears there’s a strong chance Williams will be joining his fifth NBA team before the Feb. 23 3 p.m. ET deadline. Thumbnail
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Miami Dolphins Release Former No. 1 Draft Pick Mario Williams
Share this: The No. 1 overall pick in the 2006 NFL Draft, Mario Williams, was cut by the Miami Dolphins on Thursday. The 32-year-old defensive end recorded just nine tackles and 1.5 sacks in 2016, and he played only five snaps in the Dolphins’ 30-12 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Wild Card Round on Jan. 8. NESN.com’s Rachel Holt has the details on the release in the video player above. Thumbnail photo via Aaron Doster/USA TODAY Sports Images More Stories Source link
Adrian Peterson Sparks Rumors With Cryptic Tweet About Giants’ Offseason
Share this: The NFL offseason is underway. While football fans won’t see any game action for several months, that doesn’t mean there won’t be a bevy of NFL news in the meantime. Between the upcoming scouting combine, NFL Draft and free agency period, fans will be sure to get their football fix. Some teams, like the New York Giants, wasted no time grabbing headlines in the early stages of the offseason with the releases of wideout Victor Cruz and running back Rashad Jennings. The transactions came as a surprise to many, including Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson, who shared his thoughts on the news via Twitter. The Giants been making some interesting moves. — Adrian Peterson (@AdrianPeterson) February 16, 2017 This is not the first time
Andrew Wiggins Posterizes Nikola Jokic With Sick Dunk In 40-Point Game
Share this: Andrew Wiggins dropped 40 points on the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night, and two of those points felt much bigger than the rest. The Minnesota Timberwolves forward put Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic on a poster with a jaw-dropping dunk. It was one of the best slams of the season so far. Wiggins also made a little team history with his offensive production in Minnesota’s 112-99 win. Andrew Wiggins 🇨🇦joins Kevin Love (Apr 13-14, 2014) as the only players in #TWolves history with back-to-back 40 point games — Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) February 16, 2017 The former No. 1 overall draft pick got off to a sluggish start in his third pro season, but he’s picked it up of late. Wiggins has scored 20 or more points in
Super Bowl XLIX Hero Malcolm Butler’s Life To Be Subject Of A Biopic
Share this: Just three years ago, Malcolm Butler was running a fryolator at a fast-food restaurant. Now, his story is in line to hit the big screen. After going undrafted in the 2014 NFL Draft out of West Alabama, Butler worked at a Popeyes chicken before landing a tryout with the New England Patriots in May of that year. Not even nine months later, he found himself at the goal line in Super Bowl XLIX, making one of the most iconic plays in NFL history. The Patriots cornerback’s rags-to-riches tale is one of perseverance and inspiration, one that film producer Daniel Levin was itching to get his hands on. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Levin, whose film “Lion” is nominated for Best Picture at this
President Donald Trump Decides Not To Fill Out NCAA Bracket For ESPN
Share this: President Donald Trump might have pulled an upset in the 2016 presidential election but he won’t be predicting any come March. Trump has decided not to continue President Barack Obama’s tradition of filling out an NCAA tournament bracket for ESPN, according to The Washington Post. ESPN did reach out to Trump’s staff to invite the president to fill out a bracket on-camera, but the network received word that the president would not be participating this year. “We expressed our interest to the White House in continuing the presidential bracket,” an ESPN spokeswoman said Wednesday. “They have respectfully declined.” President Obama had hosted ESPN crews in the White House to fill out both the men’s and women’s brackets for the past several years as part
Arizona Baseball Team Amazingly Remakes Indians’ ‘Major League’ Spring Training …
Share this: Does the University of Arizona have a world-class film-making school of which we’re unaware? We only ask because the Arizona baseball team fantastically remade some spring-training scene from the hit movie “Major League.” The Wildcats shared their fine work Tuesday as an apparent Valentine’s Day gift to the rest of the baseball world. [embedded content] Arizona’s remake includes much of what we love about spring training in the 1989 classic film. This includes the new-age Roger Dorn, Lou Brown, Pedro Cerrano, Rick Vaughn and, of course, Willie “Mays” Hayes sprinting his way onto the roster. The Wildcats shot their “Major League” remake at Hi Corbett Field, the Indians’ former spring training home and the place where the original movie scenes were