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Rex Villas

Villas is a veteran sports writer based out of Manila, Philippines. He covers a variety of sports and leagues, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, college basketball and college football. He has been a sports writer for over 12 years and has over 15,000 published posts to his credit. In addition to his work for LBS, Villas serves as an associated senior editor at ClutchPoints and is a contributing write for Athlon Sports. He has won a basketball, baseball, and football championship in fantasy all within a year.

Angel Reese shoots during warmups

Angel Reese appears to take a shot at her ex-boyfriend Jalen Duren

Angel Reese is back at it again.  The Atlanta Dream star has another reason to celebrate after the Orlando Magic defeated the Detroit Pistons on Monday, 94-88, at Kia Center in Orlando, Fla., to take a 3-1 series lead in the first round of the …

A Cleveland Browns helmet on the grass

Browns rookie had an emotional reaction to seeing his NFL jersey

Cleveland Browns rookie offensive lineman Spencer Fano will experience a lot of firsts in his rookie season in the NFL. He already had one of those, not long after the Browns took him ninth overall in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft. The Browns …

Kings center Anze Kopitar warming up

Anze Kopitar had the most adorable reaction to life after his final NHL game

Even after his final NHL game, Anze Kopitar still has plenty to look forward to.  The Los Angeles Kings star is now ready to be a full-time dad to his two kids, daughter Neza and son Jakob. Kopitar’s playing career ended when the Kings …

Giancarlo Stanton in warmups

Yankees announce a major Giancarlo Stanton injury development

Giancarlo Stanton will miss more time after the New York Yankees made the decision to place the slugger on the 10-day injured list. The Yankees made the move on Stanton after an MRI showed a “low-grade” calf strain, via Greg Joyce of the …

Mike Conley Jr. in a Timberwolves uniform

Mike Conley Jr. reveals his message to Jaden McDaniels amid hostile atmosphere

Jaden McDaniels isn’t exactly a fan favorite in Mile High City. The Minnesota Timberwolves forward has become a public enemy in the eyes of Denver Nuggets fans after he belittled the defensive abilities of Nuggets players following his …

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander looks on

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander sets the record straight on Dillon Brooks’ reputation

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander sees beyond the villainous aura of Dillon Brooks. After Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder completed a first-round sweep of the Phoenix Suns with a 131-122 win on Monday at Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, …

Rajon Rondo in street clothes

Rajon Rondo emerges as a candidate for a head-coaching job

Rajon Rondo could find himself roaming the sidelines as a head coach, beginning in the 2026-27 NBA season. According to NBA insider Marc Stein, Rondo is among those the New Orleans Pelicans are considering to be the team’s next head coach. “League …

Dwyane Wade looking on

Gabrielle Union reacts to Dwyane Wade’s role in Candace Parker’s special day

Basketball legend Candace Parker is soon joining her friend Dwyane Wade and many others in the sport’s most prestigious club.  The two-time WNBA Most Valuable Player will be enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame later this …

Russell Wilson on the baseball field

Fans can’t resist making the same joke about Russell Wilson at Savannah Bananas game

Russell Wilson is still an NFL free agent, but that is not keeping him out of the spotlight. The 10-time Pro Bowler showed up on the baseball field on Sunday, joining the Savannah Bananas for a game against the Party Animals at Yankee Stadium in the …

Kevin Durant with the Houston Rockets

Ime Udoka keeps door open for Kevin Durant’s Game 5 return

The Houston Rockets bought Kevin Durant some more time to recover from his ankle injury after taking down the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 4 of their first-round series on Sunday. With their 115-96 win over LA at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, the …

LeBron James looks on

LeBron James suffers an embarrassing low for the first time in his NBA career

LeBron James is an incredible ageless wonder, but he can’t always beat Father Time. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar forward lost one of those battles on Sunday. In Game 4 of the Lakers’ first-round series against the Houston Rockets at …

Fernando Mendoza giving his Heisman Trophy ceremony speech

Fernando Mendoza’s ringtone caught everyone’s attention

Fans could see from miles away which team would pick Fernando Mendoza on Day 1 of the 2026 NFL Draft on Thursday, but they had no idea what the call from the Las Vegas Raiders would sound like. With all eyes on the Indiana Hoosiers quarterback right …

Cade Cunningham looking serious in a Pistons uniform

Cade Cunningham addressed Jalen Duren’s alarming situation after Game 3

The Detroit Pistons are facing serious trouble in the first round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs, and Jalen  Duren is partly to blame for it. Still, Pistons star guard Cade Cunningham believes that his teammate will get it together sooner rather than …

Texas A&M wide receiver KC Concepcion speaks during NFL combine

KC Concepcion reveals little-known connection to Shedeur Sanders

Shedeur Sanders and rookie wide receiver KC Concepcion had crossed paths before, and not many people probably know about it. Concepcion spent his freshman and sophomore years with the NC State Wolfpack before taking his talents to College Station, …

Alex Cora in his Boston Red Sox hat

Red Sox send Alex Cora packing after 10-17 start

The Boston Red Sox have sent Alex Cora to the unemployment line. Cora will have to look for another job somewhere else after the Red Sox fired him, along with other coaches, on Saturday. Also let go by Boston are bench coach Ramon Vazquez, hitting …

Caleb Downs posting for a photo

Caleb Downs had a strong response to a fan’s ‘next Ed Reed’ message

Caleb Downs wants to forge his own path to greatness. The Dallas Cowboys rookie safety made that clear to a fan after he was selected 11th overall in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft on Thursday. In a video shared by Nick Harris of the Fort …

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