data-mm-id=”_tngownjb6″>Kyle Kuzma and the Los Angeles Lakers are still in the flush of winning an NBA championship, they're right to be focusing on their tremendous accomplishment this season. But soon enough attention must turn to the future and that's where things might get complicated. Above all else, Kuzma's status might have the biggest impact as the Lakers move forward.Anthony Davis will reportedly opt out of his contract for next season and sign a long-term extension to remain in LA. That leaves Kuzma as the team's biggest question mark. He's due for a rookie extension this offseason but he could decide to not sign and bet on himself heading into restricted free agency next summer. I'm sure the two sides will have discussions about an extension, bu…

data-mm-id=”_na2odwhyk”>ESPN2's "Manning Cast" broadcast has been a massive success, proving alternative coverage of marquee live sporting events can work…when you have the right people. Peyton and Eli Manning are those people, leading ESPN's alternative broadcast of Monday Night Football with a mix of humor, insight, and big-name guests to much fanfare this year. But according to the latest from around the NFL, the "Manning Cast" could end up being a one-hit-wonder. According to CBS NFL insider Jason La Canfora, Peyton Manning is "very interested" in an ownership stake in the Denver Broncos and could also have a role in management if he is part of the ownership team. If that comes to fruition, Manning would certainly not be in broadcasting any…

data-mm-id=”_fixz3xck1″>After the Kansas City Chiefs were gifted a first down thanks to a questionable defensive holding call with less than two minutes to go in Super Bowl LVII, the game was essentially won. The Philadelphia Eagles had no timeouts and with 1:54 left the Chiefs could run the clock down at their leisure before kicking the game-winning field goal. However, they still had to run plays to get the clock moving so on first down they handed the ball off to Jerick McKinnon. The Eagles' defense, either deflated or trying to trick McKinnon into giving them a chance, let the running back waltz up to the goal line. Instead of scoring a touchdown to put the Chiefs up 42-35, McKinnon knelt down at the two-yard line. This sealed the Chiefs' victory. Brilliant football play …

data-mm-id=”_w7i2ahjje”>Yesterday, Lonzo Ball and Stephen A. Smith got into a bit of a tiff. Smith reported on ESPN that Ball's knee injury, which will hold him out for a second consecutive year, is so debilitating that the former No. 2 overall pick is having trouble standing up after sitting down. Ball heard about it and responded by posting a video of himself doing just that while yelling at the camera that Smith needs to "stop yapping" and that he's definitely coming back. This apparently pissed Smith off mightily, to the extent that he took time out of First Take to respond directly to Ball and all the "idiot trolls" who piled onto the drama in the aftermath. Here's Smith getting pretty mad about the whole thing, yelling that Ball still isn't…

data-mm-id=”_0l0h0g1ol”>Texas Tech and TCU are facing off in a Thursday night college football game not many people cared about. That is, until a positively massive possum made its way onto the field at the end of the first quarter. This thing was massive and furry and, dare I say, cute? It kind of was, until a staff member began to drag it off the field and it brought the demon out of the large rodent. Check this out:pic.twitter.com/WAL3iN88vj— ok man (@sportsguy839303) November 2, 2023No one has ever been so upset to be removed from a a TCU-Texas Tech game. A few minutes later they showed him again:pic.twitter.com/bGxPkUVj2R— yo (@notTomWambsgans) November 2, 2023Come on, let the possum stay! It just wanted to watch some low-level Big 12 football! Maybe he was just attempting to …

data-mm-id=”_b4lq5f1vp”>The NFL playoff bracket is set and we now know which teams will be matching up and when in the Wild Card round. We've got the matchups, times and broadcast information for you below. Saturday, January 13:Cleveland Browns at Houston Texans, 4:30 p.m., (NBC)Miami Dolphins at Kansas City Chiefs, 8 p.m. (Peacock)Sunday, January 14Pittsburgh Steelers at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m. (CBS)Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys, 4:30 p.m. (FOX)Los Angeles Rams at Detroit Lions, 8 p.m. (NBC)Monday, January 15Philadelphia Eagles at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 8 p.m. (ESPN/ABC)AFC Bye: Baltimore RavensNFC Bye: San Francisco 49ers Here's the bracket if you'd prefer a visual:Let the games begin: pic.twitter.com/eE6rVRYTyY— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 8, 2024There…