Los Angeles Lakers
What does J.R. Smith need to do to earn crunch time minutes?
The Los Angeles Lakers confirmed the signing of J.R. Smith on Wednesday as a replacement for Avery Bradley, who opted out of the Orlando bubble last week.
Articles by Sam Cox
Milwaukee Bucks
Are the Milwaukee Bucks favourites for the NBA title?
The Milwaukee Bucks weren’t winners in last summer’s offseason like the Clippers and Lakers. The loss of Malcolm Brogdon raised questions about the team’s chances in 2019/20 despite having the best record in the Eastern Conference last season and getting to within two victories of the NBA Finals.
MLB
Embrace the chaos: 2020 MLB season is happening, and it’s going to be fun
Baseball is finally happening.
Los Angeles Clippers
What impact will Joakim Noah have on the Clippers?
The Los Angeles Clippers will convert Joakim Noah's 10-day contract and keep him on the team for the NBA's restart in Orlando.
MLB
Don’t blame the players if there’s no 2020 MLB season
It’s millionaires versus billionaires. It’s players vs owners. It’s a farce, it’s terrible for the league, it’s infuriating for fans and players alike. Major League Baseball is embarrassing itself, airing its dirty laundry in an oh-so public manner.
NBA
Could Joel Embiid be the biggest beneficiary of the NBA’s resumption?
The Philadelphia 76ers have been an enigma this season. Capable of beating anyone at home and losing to anyone on the road, it’s hard to tell what this team really is as 22 NBA teams head to Orlando to resume the season next month.… Read more
NBA
NBA free agents who deserve a place on one of the 22 remaining teams
The 22 NBA teams heading to Disney in Orlando will get a chance to add players. The other eight will as well in an upcoming, week-long 'transaction window', but the 22 teams who are going to be playing more basketball in the 2019/20 season are our focus here.
MLB
MLB Draft: The greatest first overall picks in MLB history
Ahead of the 2020 MLB Draft, we are taking a look at the greatest first overall picks in MLB history.
MLB
10 richest owners of US sports franchises
This article looks at the 10 richest US sports franchise owners. These are some of the most powerful people in the sports world, people who dish out those eyebrow-raising contracts, people who invest in new arenas and aim to alter the future of an entire sports franchise, earning the adulation of a city.
MLB
Ranking the best catchers in Major League Baseball ahead of 2020
The best catchers in MLB is a conversation that has changed over the last two or three seasons.
NBA
A decade of drafts: Re-drafting the 2017 NBA Draft
The 2017 NBA Draft, like the 2018 draft, will be remembered for a blockbuster trade, which saw the Philadelphia 76ers give up a future first-round pick and their third overall selection to take Markelle Fultz first overall. The Boston Celtics moved down to the third spot and drafted Jayson Tatum.
Podcasts
Franchise Sports Talk Football: Episode Ten
Alen Ramic is joined by Forrest Lee to discuss the Black Lives Matter movement.
MLB
Jeff McNeil is one of MLB’s most underrated players
Underrated isn’t the first word that comes to mind with a player coming off their first All-Star appearance. In the case of the Mets’ Jeff McNeil, however, it might just be the right one.
NBA
NBA coming back: Playoffs, eight regular season games, play-in tournament
The NBA is coming back. The league will resume on July 31st with 22 teams entering a 'bubble' in Orlando, playing eight regular season games prior to the playoffs. If the ninth seed is four games or fewer behind the eighth seed there will be a play-in tournament.
NBA
A decade of drafts: Re-drafting the 2018 NBA Draft
The 2018 NBA Draft was a special one. There was a major trade in the top five picks which will be reflected on throughout the careers of the two players involved. That duo, Luka Doncic and Trae Young, both became All-Stars in their second seasons.
