data-mm-id=”_id57pgis8″>The Los Angeles Lakers fought through an early Miami Heat burst in the first quarter of Game 1 of the 2020 NBA Finals and eventually won by a comfortable margin. They now have a 1-0 lead, and Miami's three best players all went down with some type of injury last night. As things currently stand, it does not seem like it will be a very close series if the Lakers take care of business. These Lakers are also an unusual LeBron James team because there aren't many players with actual championship experience. LeBron himself, JaVale McGee, Rajon Rondo, and Danny Green are the only four on the roster who have won a ring. Dwight Howard has been to a Finals, but that was a decade ago. For Anthony Davis, Kyle Kuzma, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, and everybody else in…

data-mm-id=”_tx5udw11b”>The Brooklyn Nets went and did it. They have now assembled three of the most mercurial and emotionally volatile superstars in the NBA and put them together in one locker room. Not content to manage the perpetually discontent Kyrie Irving and honestly-pretty-chill-by-comparison-but-still quite-demanding Kevin Durant, New York City's only relevant NBA franchise made a blockbuster trade for James Harden, who essentially pouted his way out of Houston. They will either win NBA titles or create spectacularly arresting documentaries together. Or both. This could be the greatest on-court trio even assembled if they are healthy or engaged or the biggest foreseeable disaster since well … no politics here, right?Hours ago, with Harden trying to George Constanza hims…

data-mm-id=”_fc4cytl6s”>Carson Wentz is coming off a pretty good season as starting quarterback of the Indianapolis Colts. Indianapolis went 9-8 and just missed the playoffs while Wentz threw 27 touchdown passes and a few of the most outrageous interceptions you'll ever seen. The one thing we know is that Wentz isn't the longterm answer in Indy, especially at the current price.There's a belief that #Colts QB Carson Wentz will "'probably" be traded or released before March 19th, per @mortreport. That's when $15M in base salary becomes guaranteed. His future in Indianapolis looks "bleak."— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) February 13, 2022RE: Carson Wentz & the #Colts$15M of his 2022 salary is already fully guaranteed (w/ no offsets)Another …

data-mm-id=”_7qfkf4v6r”>Jeopardy has yet another controversy on its hands. Again, it's because of something one of the new hosts said. This time it was Ken Jennings' turn as he is being accused of goading a player into a large wager on a Daily Double. Alex Gordon, a 26-year-old med school graduate, was a two-time champion holding a lead when he hit the medical category "Stitch Incoming." Gordon got the first question, with Jenning saying, "Well done, doctor." The next answer was a Daily Double and Jennings said, "How confident are you in the medical category, Alex?" He was very confident and wagered $12,000 of his $15,000, which was such a large wager Jennings actually laughed. @KenJennings complimented #AlexGordon by calling him ‘doctor’ aft…

data-mm-id=”_3p7sctw0m”>The San Francisco 49ers – Cleveland Browns game came down to the wire in Week 6. The 49ers had a 17-16 lead late in the fourth quarter when an egregious personal foul call was made on Tashaun Gipson Sr. The Browns were facing 3rd-and-10 when PJ Walker threw the ball to Elijah Moore. Moore did not catch the pass, but he absorbed a hit from Gipson and flags went flying. Should this have been a penalty on 49ers DB Tashaun Gipson? pic.twitter.com/qVyWS62FhY— Arye Pulli (@AryePulli) October 15, 2023As you can see, Gipson leads with his arms and shoulder and hits Moore in the chest. There are zero helmets or heads involved, but the Browns got 15 yards and a free set of downs.Kevin Burkhardt and Greg Olsen looked at the play on replay and didn't think it looked …

data-mm-id=”_sar0t6dai”>What a month it's been for golf. If anything it's taught us to expect the unexpected and not bat an eye at literally anything, including John Daly sitting down with Tucker Carslon at an objectively crazy-shaped table covered in cans of drinks no one should be drinking and talking a little Donald Trump.Daly, as you may have heard, is a big fan of the 45th president and says he has a lot of company in that fandom among his fellow golfers. Which golfers? Pretty much all of them."All of us on the tours, we all want Daddy Trump back," he said. "He was a great president and he's a great guy once you get know him."John Daly: “All of us on the tours, we all want Daddy Trump back” pic.twitter.com/EdIaa29D3s— Chief Nerd (@TheChiefN…

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data-mm-id=”_oqr6sitfv”>Pat McAfee joined ESPN last year after signing a five-year, $85 million contract, but his ride at the Worldwide Leader has had its bumps since "The Pat McAfee Show" debuted last September 7.A very public beef between McAfee and longtime programming czar Norby Williamson led to the ESPN executive's ouster in April. Another feud involved McAfee's star guest on Tuesdays, New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers, whose controversial comments about another high-profile Disney employee — ABC late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel — led to a show ban that lasted all of one day.Williamson isn't returning to his Bristol headquarters suite, but Rodgers could be making his way back to ESPN airwaves.While speaking at ESPN Media Day at the netwo…

data-mm-id=”_gcaov3y8i”>The Kansas City Chiefs head to Mercedes-Benz Stadium to take on the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday Night Football in Week 3.The Chiefs might be 2-0, but it hasn’t been smooth sailing. Last week, they struggled to pull off a 26-25 win over the Bengals on a game-winning field goal from Harrison Butker. Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce haven't connected as much as they have in the past, only targeting Kelce 7 times. We'll see if that changes tonight.WATCH: Chiefs vs. Falcons Live | Stream free on FuboMeanwhile, the Falcons are flying high after pulling off a 22-21 upset over the Eagles on Monday Night Football. Kirk Cousins led the team down to the field when it mattered most, throwing a touchdown pass to Drake London with just 34 seconds remaining to seal t…