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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.

Shaq looking on

Shaquille O’Neal wants the Lakers to embrace a hilarious nickname

Shaquille O’Neal is pushing a hilarious nickname for the Los Angeles Lakers, and he wants the team to embrace it. After praising Lakers big man Walker Kessler following LA’s 127-105 demolition of the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday at …

Kawhi Leonard holds a ball

Kawhi Leonard explains curious move in his first game back with the Raptors

Kawhi Leonard wanted more action, even though the Toronto Raptors didn’t need it from him in his first game back.  Amid a blowout against the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Leonard started the fourth quarter, …

Fernando Mendoza wearing a Raiders cap

Klint Kubiak gets honest about Fernando Mendoza’s development

Fernando Mendoza is still waiting for his chance to get the keys to the Las Vegas Raiders’ offense, but he’s doing what he can behind the scenes to be ready. For now, Mendoza remains in the shadow of veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins, who is still the …

Anthony Davis in warmups

Anthony Davis took a playful shot at Wizards fans after his Washington debut

Anthony Davis is loving the new atmosphere at home for the Washington Wizards, which is a far cry from what he experienced when he first joined the team. Davis even shared a hilarious observation about the crowd during his first home game as a Wizard …

Yaxel Lendeborg smiling while being interviewed

Yaxel Lendeborg reveals blunt message he told Luka Doncic to get under his skin

Yaxel Lendeborg got slapped with a technical foul in his first-ever NBA regular-season game for trying to get under the skin of Los Angeles Lakers superstar Luka Doncic. Following the Golden State Warriors’ 127-105 loss on Wednesday to Doncic …

Paul George during warmups

Paul George opens up on his health after his historic Celtics debut

Paul George had quite an introduction to Boston Celtics fans, but the journey to his historic performance on Tuesday wasn’t as easy as it looked. In his first game in a Celtics uniform, the nine-time NBA All-Star put on a show, albeit in a …

A Buffalo Bills helmet on the turf

NFL hits another Bills player with suspension over a disgusting act

The NFL handed another Buffalo Bills player a one-game suspension for the same reason. The league announced on Wednesday that it is suspending Bills defensive back Sam Franklin Jr. “for an act of unsportsmanlike conduct” in …

Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic clapping

Raptors’ Darko Rajakovic had a blunt response to a question about the Knicks

Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic made one thing clear ahead of his team’s first game of the 2026-27 NBA season, and that’s they are not the New York Knicks. Talking to reporters on Tuesday, Rajakovic was asked what he thinks the …

Jayson Tatum in a Celtics jersey

Jokes pour in after Jayson Tatum’s stinker in Celtics season opener

Jayson Tatum’s awful performance in the Boston Celtics’ season opener gave the haters the material they craved. Tatum was simply not himself in Boston’s 121-113 loss to the Detroit Pistons at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Mich., …

Brady Tkachuk in Panthers uniform

Brady Tkachuk reveals great plan in case Senators fans throw jerseys

Brady Tkachuk knows what to do in case Ottawa Senators jerseys are thrown onto the ice when he returns to his old stomping grounds. Tkachuk will be playing his first game against his former team at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa on Wednesday, …

Thunder rookie Aday Mara blocks Victor Wembanyama's shot

Thunder rookie emphatically rejects Victor Wembanyama with early Block of the Year candidate

They don’t call him “Wemby Stopper” for nothing. Oklahoma City Thunder rookie big man Aday Mara lived up to that nickname, at least during a play, in Tuesday’s game against Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs at Frost Bank Center in San …

A Buffalo Bills helmet on the turf

Bills make a move on two-time Pro Bowl cornerback

The Buffalo Bills are running it back with a fan favorite.  The team announced on Monday that it signed veteran cornerback Tre’Davious White to its practice squad. This is White’s third stint with the Bills, who selected him in the …

Auston Matthews holds his stick

Auston Matthews makes a strong statement on Gavin McKenna after rookie’s game-winner

Gavin McKenna came to the Toronto Maple Leafs’ rescue on Monday, helping his team beat the San Jose Sharks 3-1 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario.  His third-period game-winner and overall demeanor have seemingly left a positive …

Freddy Peralta celebrating in a Brewers uniform

Freddy Peralta had a great message for Milwaukee after winning ALCS MVP

It has been quite a ride in 2026 for Freddy Peralta. He began the year by being traded from the Milwaukee Brewers to the New York Mets in January, and he’s now just days away from facing his former team in the World Series. Peralta has played a …

Ben Simmons in a tank top

Ben Simmons’ injury triggers a significant development

Ben Simmons’ NBA comeback ended before it could officially begin. Just days before the start of the 2026-27 NBA season, the former NBA Rookie of the Year Award winner was ruled out for the entire campaign with an Achilles tear he suffered during …

James Harden warming up

James Harden is not ruling out  a drastic move after he retires

James Harden and his beard are one of the most recognizable duos in basketball, but there might come a time when he’ll get rid of his facial hair.  The Cleveland Cavaliers veteran guard isn’t ruling that out, but for now, he’ll keep …

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