Author: Terna Nyamkyume

As he seeks to bounce back from a concussion, Drake Maye was a limited participant in New England’s first practice of the week on Wednesday afternoon. Prior to practice, coach Jerod Mayo said Maye wouldn’t be on the field for more than 30 minutes, indicating that he’s likely in Phase 3 of the NFL’s 5-step concussion protocol. If Maye is able to clear the protocol by Sunday, it sound like Mayo would have no issue with him suiting up against the Titans. “He will throw the ball at times in practice today, but he will be limited,” Mayo said. “There…

The Patriots made an early move this week when they traded Josh Uche to the Kansas City Chiefs. It remains to be seen what else is in store for Jerod Mayo’s team, but reports have indicated that the Patriots are open for business. With the NFL deadline next Tuesday, Mayo said the organization is focused on improving its team for the short and long term. It remains to be seen if that means trading away players for draft assets or acquiring players to build for the future. “I would say from our perspective as an organization, we’re always trying to…

Rui Hachimura has looked like an entirely different player during the 2024-25 season as he’s been a consistent source of scoring for the Los Angeles Lakers. There was a lot of talk in the offseason about Hachimura’s role this upcoming year, with head coach JJ Redick emphasizing the need for the forward to shoot more threes and crash the offensive glass. So far, Hachimura has done just that as he’s got one of the best 3-point shooting percentages on the roster and has been aggressive crashing the glass on both sides of the basketball. Hachimura has had his fair share…

The Los Angeles Lakers headed into the 2024-25 NBA season after having one of their worst offseason in recent memory, as the team was determined to make a significant move in free agency or with a trade and couldn’t accomplish either. Along with falling flat in free agency and on the trade market, the team made some questionable moves that have been highly criticized, like drafting Bronny James and hiring first-timer JJ Redick to be their new head coach to replace Darvin Ham. Although there was a lot of negative attention on the Lakers over the summer, the team has…

The Los Angeles Lakers announced that D’Angelo Russell low back soreness) is questionable and Austin Reaves (left thigh contusion) is probable for Wednesday night’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Additionally, Jarred Vanderbilt (right foot injury recovery), Christian Wood (right knee injury recovery) and Christian Koloko (return to competition reconditioning) all remain out for the Lakers. This is the first time on the injury report for both Russell and Reaves, although it looks like the latter should be good to go. Russell’s status will be worth monitoring up to tipoff and if he is unable to go, guys like Gabe Vincent,…

Just two days after recording his best game of the season, LeBron James delivered an uncharacteristically poor performance shooting in the Los Angeles Lakers 109-105 loss to the Phoenix Suns on Monday. James made just three of his 14 attempts from the field, a rate of 21.4 percent. This is James’ lowest field goal percentage in a game since 2007, i.e. 17 years ago. James finished the game with just 11 points, five rebounds, and eight assists. The shooting struggles came after James recorded his first triple-double of the season in a win over the Sacramento Kings on Saturday. James…

Cole Palmer is “not interested” in leaving Chelsea despite links with a sensational return to Man City in recent weeks. This is according to former Man United, Tottenham and West Ham scout Mick Brown, who remains very well-connected within the game, as he exclusively told Football Insider that the London giants are also not interested in letting him leave. Palmer, 22, was rewarded for his brilliant form since moving to Stamford Bridge with a new nine-year contract in August, tying him to the club until 2033. He has now made 55 appearances for the club since he joined, and has…

It seems that the forthcoming fight between Filipino boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao and unbeaten junior welterweight contender Mario Barrios is experiencing some problems, and the latter’s trainer, Bob Santos, explains that. Fans of Pacquiao are hoping to see him face Barrios in the ring, but recent developments suggest that the Filipino icon’s political commitments may delay the fight. Political Commitments Push Back Manny Pacquiao’s Comeback Mario Barrios, 29 from San Antonio, is already gearing up for a very different ring fight against Abel Ramos for the WBC welterweight championship. The fight is set to be part of the Mike Tyson-Jake…

It ought to be cause for celebration that four academy youngsters could play a part for Chelsea in Greece on Thursday, but that Josh Acheampong is not among them will do little to ease concerns over the link between youth and senior ranks at Cobham. Lucas Bergstrom, Samuel Rak-Sayki, Tyrique George and Shumaira Mheuka have all been included in the travelling party for the Conference League meeting with Panathinaikos, with Enzo Maresca opting to leave five senior players at home, in addition to those he never registered for the group stage campaign in the first place. Ordinarily, Acheampong, who made…

This is a Chelsea predicted lineup for their Europa Conference League clash with Greek side Panathinaikos as the Blues look to continue their strong start to the league phase. Enzo Maresca’s side are coming in off the back of a loss to Liverpool so everyone will be looking to put that behind them and get a statement win here. Chelsea Predicted Lineup vs Panathinaikos for Conference League Tie How Chelsea Have Lined Up Recently With suspensions and returns, there’s been a surprise or two in recent lineups from Maresca. Robert Sanchez has been the number one option in between the…