QB Colin Kaepernick continues to win Ambassador Conscience awards off the field of play, but he can’t seems to get back on the field of play with another NFL team. Kaepernick picked up the Ambassador of Conscience Award in an Amsterdam ceremony which was presented by his San Francisco ‘49ers teammate Erick Reid. In his acceptance speech, Kaepernick declared: “Sometimes police killings of African Americans and Latinos in the United States around which are considered as lawful lynching’s to him!
Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong has purchased Magic Johnson’s 4.5 % of the Los Angeles Lakers. Dr. Soon-Shiong is moving the L.A. Times to El Segundo. L.A. County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas credits Dr. Soon-Shiong for getting the UC- affiliated Regents Doctors involved and Dr.Soon-Shiong guarantee to pay $100-million in case of a default.
The Lakers have high hopes for landing San Antonio Spurs’ Kawhi Leonard as one of a duo of big play men.
Who was the best player on the Lakers team this past season? It wasn’t UCLA rookie Lonzo Ball. Nevertheless, Lonzo Ball earned 400% more than any other rookie on the team.
USC has another great 400 and 200 man, His name is Michael Norman, an all-star four-year year State Champion from Vista Murrieta High. Norman, a sophomore, ranks third on Troy’s all-time son 400-meter list. He joins such USC all-time great including the likes of Olympics heroes and heroines Quincy Watts, Allyson Felix, Don Quarrie et al. Yes look for Michael Norman to become USC’s next gold medal winner at the Mt. SAC Relays Saturday.
Will this be the year LeBron James won’t make it out of the first round of the NBA Playoffs? They look like they wouldn’t in that first round 80 -90 lost to the Indiana Pacers. The Cleveland Cavs’ LeBron James continue to register the records. LeBron James’ playoff minutes of 9,211 trail only Tim Duncan’s mark of 9,370 minutes. Move over Duncan here comes LeBron James. LeBron James and his Cleveland Cavs went into Sunday’s Playoff games blowing a 17-point lead reroute to a 92-90 defeat. LeBron James finished with 28 points in the Game 3 loss.
Now Hear This! The L.A. Chargers are considering making a fence worker from Memphis State as its next QB.
The L.A. Rams open vs. the Oakland Raiders in the Bay Area on Sept. 10 and the L.A. Chargers open vs. the Kansas City Chief on the day before. These could be some eye popping openers. And the beat continues!
Oklahoma’s QB Baker Mayfield believes if anybody can turn around the 0-16 Cleveland Browns, he can.
USA TODAY Sports says the Seattle Seahawks has all the QB they need as long as QB Russell Wilson remains up right. He’s enough! And the beat continues!
The Tampa Bay Bucs plan to still stick with QB Jameis Winston. Winston is still their guy. But the Buccaneers will try to snag a guy as his replacement.
Is the Dodgers’ relief pitcher Jansen all the way back? He appeared to be Sunday night as he struck out several in a brief outing. Kenley Jansen made life a little easier for Manager Dave Roberts.
Now Hear This! The world knows the celebrated Lonzo Ball is the Lakers highest paid rookie, more than his rookie teammate Kyle Kuzma, Kuzma helps the locals more than any other first year player.
The Philadelphia ‘76ers’ Ben Simmons’ first rookie with a playoff triple double-since Magic Johnson. Anthony Davis scored 33 of his 47 franchise record New Orleans triple double points in the second half and New Orleans completed a sweep vs. the Portland Trailblazers with a 131-123 win. Jrue Holiday kept burning the Trailblazers with a career high of 18 of his 41 points with 40 seconds left and gave the UCLA star a new career high. Now Hear This!
There is a battle brewing between the OKC Thunder’s Russell Westbrook and the Utah Jazz’s Ricky Rubio. The two are at the throats of each other. Westbrook has vowed to bring Rubio down a notch or two.
If I had a choice I would make Penn State’s Saquon Barkley my No. 1 pick. I just believe Barkley will reaps more dividends than anyone else in the draft. And the beat continues!
Check This! The Angels started of the season as a winning bunch. Things weren’t so happy down in Anaheim after the Boston Red Sox swept them away in three.
A packed house at the Metropolitan Baptist Church Saturday to salute the world class long jumper and football hero. Mobs of stars, Oakland Raiders, New England Patriots and Southern California team mates’ et al. Others spotted in the crowd were UCLA stars Eugene Jones, and Carl Peterson, USC all-American Charles Phillips and San Francisco’s 49ers stand out standout et al. There were many other NFL heroes to recall by their names. Just too many to recall by names. Folks, the church was truly packed!
Lorenzo Romar is officially back at Pepperdine as head basketball coach for the second time. He left Pepperdine to become head coach at St, Louis University and head coach at the University of Washington. Romar also served as an assistant coach at UCLA.
