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When Chris Paul left the Clippers, it really marked the beginning of the end for Lobb City. In the first blockbuster move ahead of the 2018 trade deadline, the Los Angeles Clippers are set to trade All-Star power forward Blake Griffin to the Detroit Pistons on Monday night, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. In return, the Clippers will reportedly receive Tobias Harris, Avery Bradley, Boban Marjanovic, and a first-round […] More

The history of the XFL spans the entirety of one season, back in 2001. It tried to capitalize on Americans’ hunger for football while serving as an alternative to the widely popular NFL, and that business model failed quickly. It’s making a comeback, though, with a new plan in order. The league is slated to […] More

From his admission to using drugs or alcohol before every NFL game he ever played in to the fact that he’s been suspended for 53 of those games due to multiple violations of the league’s substance abuse policy, outstanding but troubled wideout Josh Gordon’s history in this department is well documented. Still, this new revelation is surprising, not because Gordon was dealing […] More

Gordon Hayward suffered one of the most gruesome injuries in NBA memory midway through the first quarter of tonight’s tip-off game against the Cavaliers when his ankle snapped just minutes into his tenure with the Celtics. Hayward signed a four-year, $128 million contract over the summer, leaving Utah to come to Boston and join an […] More

When he’s on the football field, Marshawn Lynch has a reputation for being a brutally physical running back. There is nothing complex about Lynch the football player, as he’s the kind of running back who is given the ball and will immediately punch all 11 players on the defense in the mouth. But off the […] More

Perhaps still upset by his pretty damn good 90 overall rating in NBA 2K18, John Wall has declared he’s the best “two-way point guard player in the league.” Russell Westbrook, aging Chris Paul, and underrated defender Stephen Curry might have something to say about it (I don’t man, these things are subjective. Maybe he’s right? […] More

SOUTH LOOP — Two bars near Soldier Field say they will stop showing NFL games until Colin Kaepernick is back on the gridiron. Velvet Lounge, 67 E. Cermak Road, and The Bureau Bar, 75 E. 16th St., announced their NFL boycott on social media Wednesday in support of the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback who kneeled during […] More

Marshawn Lynch of the Oakland Raiders sat through the pregame performance of the national anthem at last night’s preseason game against the Arizona Cardinals. The San Francisco Chronicle asked Raiders head coach Jack Del Rio about this after the game: “He said, ‘This is something I have done for 11 years. It’s not a form […] More