Dwight Howard is back in LA, signing a non-guaranteed contract with the Los Angeles Lakers. It will be Dwight’s second rodeo in purple and gold after he unceremoniously left the Lakers in 2013 as a free agent. This time, however, Howard is aiming higher as he teams up with All-Stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis. […] The post Dwight Howard determined to win title after getting second chance with Lakers appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Dwight Howard had an emotional meeting with Los Angeles Lakers players and officials, and the former superstar big man won Los Angeles over for his approach and mindset, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Once he clears waivers, Howard will sign a one-year, non-guaranteed $2.6 million deal...

With Kevin Durant likely to sit out the majority, if not the whole 2019-20 season, Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie expects Kyrie Irving to take over and put up an MVP-caliber season. In a recent Q&A, Dinwiddie expressed his belief that Irving will be a dark horse candidate to win the prestigious award given to […] The post Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie sees Kyrie Irving contending for 2019-20 MVP award appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Kevin Durant indicated the New York Knicks were never a consideration for him in free agency, despite frequent reports of the Big Apple as his destination during the 2019-20 NBA season. The New York Knicks losing out on Kevin Durant made for its own offseason storyline. With the two-time NBA champion...

Photo by Bob Levey/ Taking a look at Greinke’s HOF odds if he retired today You guys may remember that Theo took a look at Justin Verlander’s Hall of Fame odds, and obviously their statistical profile’s have a lot of similarities - even to the strange fact that they have IDENTICAL 3.35 ERA’s across their careers. So we’ll take a similar approach, looking at if Greinke’s career ended today, He’s certainly come a long way from his 4th place Rookie of the Year campaign fifteen years ago, but is he already Hall-worthy? If not, how much more does he have to go? And if he is...

James Paxton (9-6, 4.53) will start for the Yankees, while Hyun-Jin Ryu (12-3, 1.64) will go for the Dodgers.        

Photo by Jim McIsaac/ The Mets open their Players’ Weekend series with the first place Braves at Citi Field with their ace on the mound. Mets lineup Amed Rosario - SSJoe Panik - 2BPete Alonso - 1BMichael Conforto - RFJ.D. Davis - LFLuis Guillorme - 3BJuan Lagares - CFTomas Nido - CJacob deGrom - P Braves lineup Ronald Acuna - CFOzzie Albies - 2BFreddie Freeman - 1BJosh Donaldson - 3BMatt Joyce - RFAdeiny Hechavarria - SSRafael Ortega - LFAlex Jackson - CMike Foltynewicz - P Broadcast info TV: SNYRadio: WCBS 880, ESPN Deportes 1050

Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports Jordan Lyles leads off players weekend against Merrill Kelly Here's the #Brewers 1st #PlayersWeekend lineup of the season! #ThisIsMyCrew (Lineup: Cain, Grandal, Yelich, Hiura, Moustakas, Braun, Thames, Arcia, Lyles) pic.twitter.com/trzPhITdqM— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) August 23, 2019 Let the players play. #PlayersWeekend pic.twitter.com/ZWxWauaMXj— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) August 23, 2019

Jim Owens-USA TODAY Sports Today's Lineups REDS PIRATES Josh VanMeter - LF Kevin Newman - SS Freddy Galvis - 2B Bryan Reynolds - LF Eugenio Suarez - 3B Starling Marte - CF Aristides Aquino - RF Josh Bell - 1B Tucker Barnhart - C Colin Moran - 3B Jose Iglesias - SS Jose Osuna - RF Derek Dietrich - 1B Adam Frazier - 2B Nick Senzel - CF Jacob Stallings - C A. DeSclafani - RHP Mitch Keller - RHP

Photo by Mark Brown/ Game preview, lineups, news and props for Marlins vs. Braves in Miami. Welcome to Friday’s Marlins (45-81) vs. Phillies (66-60) game thread. Throughout the 2019 season, Fish Stripes is your home for daily Fish Picks prop bets. Each monthly points leader for August and September wins Fish Stripes merchandise prizes. We’re also saving something special for the overall full-season points leader. Browse through our regular store here, or be the first to own this original t-shirt celebrating the Marlins’ home run sunglasses tradition! The Fish Picks leaderboard...