Ryan W.

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Lakers fall just short of being favored to win a title in 2012

Ryan W. posted an article on - Nov 27, 2011, 6:34 pm
Last season the odds were heavily in favor of the new-look Miami Heat becoming NBA champions with the additions of superstar LeBron James, perennial All-Star Chris Bosh and the re-signing of one-time NBA champion Dwyane Wade. With three superstars on the roster and the goal being winning an NB...
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Can the Oakland Raiders win the AFC West division title next season?

Ryan W. posted an article on - May 9, 2011, 4:30 pm
With the Oakland Raiders coming off arguably their most successful season in recent memory, a lot of people have started to wonder whether or not this team will continue to improve or turn back into a perennial bottom feeder in the AFC Conference. Now that they have a talented core of young players,...
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Are the Oakland Raiders the best running team in the NFL?

Ryan W. posted an article on - Apr 28, 2011, 3:00 pm
Coming into the 2011-12 NFL regular season (whenever that might be), the Oakland Raiders will be looking to capitalize on what was the best season in recent memory. Even though Al Davis' team was unable to finally make it back into the playoffs, despite going undefeated in the AFC West division (6-0...
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Could the Oakland Raiders draft a QB in the 2011 NFL Draft?

Ryan W. posted an article on - Apr 26, 2011, 4:10 am
The 2011 NFL Draft is rapidly approaching and a lot of people in the Bay Area have been wondering which way controversial owner Al Davis will be going for the Oakland Raiders come draft day. Even though the Raiders are coming off perhaps their best season since their Super Bowl appearance back in 20...
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Lakers Casino Night

Ryan W. posted an article on - Apr 11, 2011, 3:58 pm
The LA Lakers took time out on 3rd April to take part in the 4th Annual Casino Night at Staples center. The Lakers Casino Night is one of the biggest events organised in order to support the Los Angeles Lakers Youth Foundation and the launch of a new OneWest bank credit card. Lakers fans get to ha...
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Kobe Bryant on March Madness

Ryan W. posted an article on - Mar 2, 2011, 10:09 pm
It's that time of year again where the NBA regular season is in its final stretch before the NBA playoffs and college basketball starts comes to a close with March Madness right around the corner. Even though the NBA has dominated the headlines as of late with all the moves that have been made with ...
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Are the Lakers back on track?

Ryan W. posted an article on - Feb 7, 2011, 5:30 pm
The two-time defending NBA champions have hit a rough patch as of late losing to both of their fiercest rivals in the Boston Celtics and the San Antonio Spurs. Even though they have lost two games that would have easily rejuvenated this team and hopes of pulling off the repeat, the Lakers lost both ...
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Lakers Trade: Sasha Vujacic Heads to the New Jersey Nets for Joe Smith

Ryan W. posted an article on - Dec 14, 2010, 11:53 pm
The Los Angeles Lakers have now won two straight against the New Jersey Nets (99-92) and the Washington Wizards (103-89), but after their win over the Wizards on Tuesday night in the nation's capital, the two-time defending champs made their first trade of the season by sending sharp shooter Sasha "...
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Lakers Hold Off Nets in 99-92 Win

Ryan W. posted an article on - Dec 13, 2010, 7:52 pm
The Los Angeles Lakers were coming off a disappointing loss to the Chicago Bulls in which Derrick Rose and company gave the two-time defending champs a bit of a wakeup call, but Phil Jackson's squad was able get back on track with a win over the New Jersey Nets. Even though this was the first game t...
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Sharp Shooting Suns Give Lakers Second Straight Loss

Ryan W. posted an article on - Nov 15, 2010, 7:22 pm
At this point in the NBA regular season it would be hard to argue that there are any teams in the league as stacked as the two-time defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers, but over the past two games against the Denver Nuggets and the Phoenix Suns that dominant team we all saw in the first eight ...
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Nuggets Hand Lakers First Loss of the Season

Ryan W. posted an article on - Nov 12, 2010, 1:46 pm
There is no question that the two-time defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers have played brilliantly in their title defense so far this season and have led some people to believe that they could actually challenge Michael Jordan's 95-96 Chicago Bulls for the best record in NBA history (72-10), b...
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Los Angeles Lakers continue to prove that they are still the best team in the NBA with 5-0 start

Ryan W. posted an article on - Nov 5, 2010, 4:13 pm
Last season the Los Angeles Lakers came into the NBA season with high hopes of repeating as NBA champs and throughout the year Kobe Bryant and company looked solid, but also flawed at the same time as had trouble playing consistently well due to injury problems amongst other distractions. This seaso...
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Can Jason Campbell lead the Raiders into the playoffs?

Ryan W. posted an article on - Aug 6, 2010, 4:08 am
The Oakland Raiders have been arguably one of the worst NFL franchises over the past half decade or so as they have failed repeatedly to rebuild their storied franchise with promising young talent. Even though they have had high draft picks over the past five years or so, they have consistently mad...
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Lakers re-sign Shannon Brown to two-year deal

Ryan W. posted an article on - Aug 6, 2010, 3:05 am
The Los Angeles Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak may have taken a bit longer than expected, but he was finally able to get a deal done on Thursday with backup guard Shannon Brown which will keep him in a Lakers uniform for at least the next two seasons. The new deal to keep Brown from signing with the New Y...
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Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol named to All-NBA teams

Ryan W. posted an article on - May 7, 2010, 9:05 pm
Every single season in the NBA, the defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers almost always have Kobe Bryant selected to an All-NBA First Team, but this season is the second consecutive with two Lakers selected in Kobe Bryant (first team) and Pau Gasol (third team). This season has been another for ...
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Lakers head to Utah up 2-0 for game 3

Ryan W. posted an article on - May 7, 2010, 8:45 pm
It has been an easy postseason for the Kobe Bryant and company, but despite having a tough series against the up and coming Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round of the playoffs, they have seemed to come into their own in the first two games against the Utah Jazz. Over the last two years, the Los...
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Kobe Leads the Lakers Over the Warriors

Ryan W. posted an article on - Dec 30, 2009, 7:01 pm
It has been a rough road for the Los Angeles Lakers over the past week or so as they have suffered some pretty disappointing losses as of late. As if the blowout loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Christmas Day wasn't bad enough, the Lakers lost their second consecutive game to the division rival P...
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Nuggets Dominate Kobe and the Lakers in Denver

Ryan W. posted an article on - Nov 14, 2009, 6:02 pm
Did anyone else feel like last night's game against the Denver Nuggets was a flashback of game four in Denver in the Western Conference finals last year? The Nuggets seemed to come into this game with a solid game plan to keep Kobe Bryant in check and limit the Lakers scoring in the paint. And that ...
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Kobe Bryant Gets Cover of NBA2K10

Ryan W. posted an article on - Sep 16, 2009, 2:14 pm
Last year's NBA2K9 was arguably one the best NBA video games in a long time! It hard to best games previous due to the fact that a new one comes out every single year, but the 2K franchise has been making excellent NBA games going all the way back to 2000 when it revolutionized the sports gaming ind...
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Lakers Free Agency: Lamar Odom Signs Four Year Deal with Lakers

Ryan W. posted an article on - Jul 30, 2009, 6:16 pm
The Los Angeles Lakers finally got there man despite rumors of Lamar Odom signing with his former team the Miami Heat. It looks like Dwyane Wade visiting Lamar Odom in LA wasn't enough to convince to make the move back to Miami, but the Lakers were pretty damn close to losing their forward. It took ...
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Lakers Free Agency: Lamar Odom Favoring the Heat

Ryan W. posted an article on - Jul 27, 2009, 4:54 pm
First the Los Angeles Lakers lost Trevor Ariza to free agency as he decided to sign with the Houston Rockets, but the Lakers made a great move in snatching Ron Artest away from the Rockets even though some fans seem to have preferred to have Ariza back instead. Personally, I like Ariza, but Artest b...
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Lakers Free Agency: Shannon Brown Accepts Two Year Offer for $4.2 Million

Ryan W. posted an article on - Jul 7, 2009, 2:02 pm
It looks like the Los Angeles Lakers are making all the right decisions this offseason. They may have missed out on the Trevor Ariza sweepstakes, but adding Ron Artest and keeping guard Shannon Brown it without a doubt a step in the right direction. Now Shannon Brown isn't a huge piece to the puzzle...
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Lakers Free Agency: Lakers to Offer Lamar Odom 3 Years $25 Million

Ryan W. posted an article on - Jul 4, 2009, 5:51 pm
It has been a huge week for the Los Angeles Lakers as they have made one major change and tied up some loose ends by making sure Kobe Bryant and Phil Jackson were going to stay. The two biggest questions this offseason for the Los Angeles Lakers, besides Phil and Kobe, was were they going to sign bo...
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Phil Jackson Return to Lakers: 99.9% Assured

Ryan W. posted an article on - Jul 3, 2009, 2:25 pm
I think we all know that Phil Jackson will be returning to the Los Angeles Lakers coaching staff next season regardless of what he has said and the fact that no decision has officially been made, but as of today, the same day that Ron Artest is officially a Laker, Phil Jackson is said to be 99.9% as...
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Lakers Free Agency: Ron Artest to the Los Angeles Lakers!

Ryan W. posted an article on - Jul 3, 2009, 1:36 pm
It's official! Ron Artest is now a member of the Los Angeles Lakers after agreeing to a three year deal for about $18.7 million which could stretch out to a five year deal for about $33.5 million. A lot of people will say that signing Trevor Ariza who is still very young at 24 years old might have b...
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Ron Artest Will Be Signing with the Lakers

Ryan W. posted an article on - Jul 2, 2009, 7:05 pm
Wow! Things seem to change very quickly in the NBA these days as at the beginning of the day we heard that Ron Artest was meeting with LeBron James in LA to talk about coming to Cleveland, but now it appears Ron Ron might have been in LA to talk to the Lakers about signing with them and LeBron James...
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Raiders Cut Quarterback Jeff Garcia

Ryan W. posted an article on - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
It is no secret that the Oakland Raiders are one of the most troubled NFL franchises in the league if not the most troubled franchise. One of the main reasons for the Raiders troubles has been the combination wacky NFL owner in Al Davis and bad decisions with team personnel. Over the past couple of ...
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Raiders get Four Starters back for Week 10 against Chiefs

Ryan W. posted an article on - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Rarely do you ever hear good news about the Oakland Raiders, but this week Oakland will get four starters back from injury to play this week against the arch division rival Kansas City Chiefs. Once again, rarely do you ever hear that the Raiders are favored to win a game, but this week against the C...
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Week 10 Preview: Kansas City Chiefs @ Oakland Raiders

Ryan W. posted an article on - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
It has been a long and disappointing season for the Raiders thus far as they haven't really made any kind of improvement from last year's team and sit at the bottom of the AFC West yet again with a 2-6 coming into week 10 against Matt Cassel and the Kansas City Chiefs. The biggest question that all ...
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Raiders Get Dominated by the Giants in Week 5

Ryan W. posted an article on - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Is all hope lost to salvage this season? Honestly, it is really starting to look like the season is lost unless they decide to switch quarterbacks in my opinion. JEFF GARCIA COMEBAAAAAACKK! The Raiders running game isn't all that bad. Yes, they don't have a great runner like Adrian Peterson, Frank G...
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Chargers Comeback to Beat Raiders with Last Minute Drive

Ryan W. posted an article on - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
There are bitter rivals in the NFL, the Baltimore Ravens and the Pittsburgh Steelers don't like each other, the Patriots and Colts always have epic battles, but few of these rivalries are as heated as the Oakland Raiders and the San Diego Chargers when the two AFC West rivals go head to head. These ...
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