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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.

Alijah Arenas makes a layup

Alijah Arenas pulls off a wild 360-layup during his USC debut

After a long wait, Alijah Arenas finally made his debut for the USC Trojans on Wednesday against the visiting Northwestern Wildcats at Galen Center in Los Angeles, Calif. Many in attendance were there not just to show support for the Trojans but to …

Kam Curl in Rams uniform

Rams safety Kam Curl sends a clear warning to Sam Darnold

Kam Curl believes the Los Angeles Rams’ defense will be keeping Sam Darnold up at night. The Rams have the numbers to prove it, having dominated Darnold in the 2025 NFL regular season and in the 2024 NFC Wild Card Round, when the quarterback was …

Jerome Tang dancing with the crowd

Jerome Tang celebrates Kansas State’s win by dancing with fans

After suffering five losses in a row, the Kansas State Wildcats finally got into a groove and defeated the Utah Utes, 81-78, on Tuesday at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kan.  But also finding his rhythm was Kansas State head coach Jerome Tang, …

Paul Finebaum hosting a show

Paul Finebaum’s old Curt Cignetti claim draws Lane Kiffin’s reaction

Now that the Indiana Hoosiers are the kings of the college football world, it’s a great time to pull the receipts on their doubters.  ESPN’s Paul Finebaum has been a huge target of that following the Hoosiers’ success in the …

Jusuf Nurkic warming up

Jusuf Nurkic responds to content creator with ‘LinkedIn’ callout 

Utah Jazz big man Jusuf Nurkic was not messing around on the court — and online — on Tuesday. After putting together a stellar stat line in a 127-122 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves at Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, Nurkic saw …

Auburn's Tahaad Pettiford goes for a dunk

Auburn’s Tahaad Pettiford shows no mercy in Dunk of the Year candidate vs. Ole Miss

Auburn Tigers sophomore guard Tahaad Pettiford touched the sky late in Tuesday’s game against the Ole Miss Rebels at The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss in Oxford, Mass. After seeing an opening in transition with under two minutes …

Immanuel Quickley before a Raptors game

Immanuel Quickley goes full Wilt Chamberlain in a historic performance against the Warriors

Immanuel Quickley had a night on Tuesday. Not just any other night, but a Wilt Chamberlain kind of evening. The former Kentucky Wildcats star put on a show in the Raptors’ 145-127 win over Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors at Chase …

Robert Saleh looks on

Fans had the same reaction after the Titans hired Robert Saleh

The Tennessee Titans have found their new leader in Robert Saleh, who has reportedly been hired as the team’s head coach. The news came after the Titans announced on Monday that they had completed in-person interviews with Saleh and Matt Nagy.  …

Luke Hughes chasing the puck

Concerning Luke Hughes injury update emerges

The New Jersey Devils could be without Luke Hughes for a while. The star defenseman exited in the second period of the Devils’ road game against the Calgary Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, with a shoulder injury and did not …

Victor Wembanyama looks ahead

Victor Wembanyama reaches Manu Ginobili territory in just his third NBA season

The San Antonio Spurs have a long way to go before they can match the franchise’s glory days during the time of Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker. But with Victor Wembanyama in the fold, they have a reason to believe that a renaissance …

Fernando Mendoza's mom speaking to reporters

Fernando Mendoza’s mom had a joke about his stunning touchdown

Fernando Mendoza’s mom, Elsa Mendoza, had one reminder for her son after the No. 1-seed Indiana Hoosiers defeated the No. 10-seed Miami Hurricanes in the College Football Playoff national championship game on Monday. Speaking to Arash Markazi …

Jamari Sharpe shouting

Indiana’s CFP final hero had strong words for Miami after his game-sealing interception

The Indiana Hoosiers are the kings of the college football world, and junior defensive back Jamari Sharpe had a big role in making that happen. Sharpe stepped up in the clutch for the No. 1-seed Hoosiers in Monday’s College Football Playoff …

Jimmy Butler grimacing in pain

Warriors lose Jimmy Butler to a season-ending injury

The Golden State Warriors just got hit with some tough injury news. While the Warriors stayed hot on Monday, as they racked up their fourth win in a row by taking down the Miami Heat at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., 135-112, that …

Bears helmet on the field

Former Bears WR blasted by fans after his reaction to Chicago’s loss

Former Chicago Bears wide receiver Velus Jones Jr. had a case of the schadenfreude on Sunday. Jones, who now plays for the Seattle Seahawks, posted a laughing emoji on X following the Bears’ heartbreaking 20-17 overtime loss in an NFC …

Mina Kimes throwing a pitch

Mina Kimes responds to Cardi B’s clapback

CJ Stroud and the Houston Texans have reached the end of the road of their journey in the NFL playoffs. They also made a bunch of sports personalities look bad, especially those who picked Houston to defeat Drake Maye and the New England Patriots in …

Will Anderson Jr. wearing a beanie

Will Anderson Jr. reveals his message for CJ Stroud after their loss to the Patriots

The Houston Texans can only wish to have a redo of Sunday night’s AFC Divisional Round showdown against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. With quarterback CJ Stroud misfiring on his passes, the Texans dug …

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