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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.

Christian Yelich looks ahead

Christian Yelich addresses doubts about the Brewers

Christian Yelich doesn’t pay much attention to projections, particularly those that have an unfavorable outlook for his Milwaukee Brewers. Amid an offseason that saw the Brewers lose some key talent, many believe Milwaukee is bound to suffer …

Cameron Boozer in his Duke uniform

Cameron Boozer pulls off a rare achievement in Duke’s Syracuse beatdown

Cameron Boozer buffed up his NBA resume anew on Monday with a sterling performance at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C. With the Syracuse Orange in town, Boozer led the No. 3 Duke Blue Devils to a walk-in-a-park 101-64 win, as the talented …

Trea Turner returns to the dugout

Trea Turner’s admission after WBC snub draws intriguing fan reactions

Choosing players from an incredibly talented field is always a challenging task for Team USA. There will always be snubs, and Trea Turner appears to be one of those glaringly left off the Americans’ roster for the 2026 World Baseball Classic. …

A Dodgers hat in the dugout

Dodgers GM reacts to separate comments from Bryce Harper and Manny Machado

There’s no stopping the Los Angeles Dodgers from spending on players like they’re funding a space program. According to FanGraphs, the reigning World Series champions have a projected payroll of $394 million for the 2026 MLB season after they made …

Cavan Biggio holding a bat

Cavan Biggio has the perfect reaction to joining dad’s former team

Cavan Biggio is starting a new journey in his big league career as he continues to follow in his dad’s footsteps. The son of Baseball Hall of Famer Craig Biggio, who spent his entire MLB stint with the Houston Astros, Cavan is also now an Astro, …

Cooper Flagg watching a game

Fans seem to identify the woman seen with Cooper Flagg at Duke-Syracuse game 

The No. 3 Duke Blue Devils had some special guests at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C., on Monday, as they hosted the Syracuse Orange. Among those in attendance to watch the game were former Duke stars Cooper Flagg, Kon Knueppel and Khaman …

Maxx Crosby in his Raiders uniform

Fans think they know where Maxx Crosby will play next after his 1-word post

Rumors about a potential split between the Las Vegas Raiders and star pass rusher  Maxx Crosby simply refuse to die. The five-time Pro Bowler added more fuel to the speculations when he shared a social media post on Sunday that did not really …

Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a home run in game 4 of the NLCS

Shohei Ohtani reveals why he still wants his interpreter around

Expect Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter to be around the Los Angeles Dodgers star for the foreseeable future. Despite his noticeable improvement in his command of the English language, the Dodgers superstar still wants interpreter Will Ireton by his …

Michael Jordan hugging Bubba Wallace

Michael Jordan turns heads after his Daytona 500 interaction with Bubba Wallace

Bubba Wallace has never won the Daytona 500, but he had several moments on Sunday where it looked like he was about to take the checkered flag at the Great American Race. The 32-year-old Wallace, who drives the No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota Camry, led by …

Victor Wembanyama looks ahead

Victor Wembanyama grants Nikola Jokic’s special request at All-Star Game

Victor Wembanyama did not deny Nikola Jokic’s special request during Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. While asking for Wembanyama’s signature, Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic requested something a little …

Stephen Curry looks ahead

Steph Curry responds to Damian Lillard’s 3-point contest challenge

The hype has already begun for the 2027 NBA Three-Point Contest. After Damian Lillard won the 2026 NBA Three Point Contest, the Golden State Warriors star Curry said that he plans to join the field in the 2027 edition of the event. Meanwhile, Lillard …

George Kittle looks on

George Kittle saddened by offseason coaching news

The San Francisco 49ers have lost an asset to an NFC West rival, and tight end George Kittle isn’t happy about it. On Sunday, Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network reported that the Seattle Seahawks are bringing in 49ers tight ends coach Brian …

Will Wade at LSU

Will Wade puts NC State on blast after colossal meltdown against Miami

The final result of Saturday’s game between the NC State Wolfpack and the Miami Hurricanes left the crowd at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, N.C., absolutely stunned. It also had Wolfpack head coach Will Wade going off at his team during the postgame …

Damian Lillard in a Blazers jersey

Damian Lillard confirms future plan to Giannis Antetokounmpo after winning 3-point shootout

Damian Lillard has yet to see action in the 2025-26 NBA season, and he likely won’t for the rest of the campaign. But he has a trophy to show already in his return to the Portland Trail Blazers after winning the 2026 edition of the NBA’s …

Jeremy Swayman in front of the net

Jeremy Swayman breaks his silence on major blunder against Denmark

The U.S. is still undefeated at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games, as it took care of business on Saturday against Denmark at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena in Milan, Italy. However, the victory did not come without a scare for the Americans, as …

Rick Pitino in a suit

Rick Pitino responds to Providence fans after wild fight

St. John’s Red Storm head coach Rick Pitino had a lot to say about what transpired during his team’s game on Saturday against the Providence Friars at the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence,  R.I. The game got a lot of attention for …

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