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Gennady Golovkin Getting Closer to the Big Pay Day

The most impressive force in boxing right now has to be Gennady Golovkin, retaining his WBA and IBO Middleweight titles with an impressive, third round TKO win over Daniel Geale, a former champion himself, and putting himself in a better position to get that big fight against Miguel Cotto or someone of that liking in the near future.
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Dodgers Over Giants – Pitching at an Elite Level

There’s nothing surprising about Clayton Kershaw putting on a performance, but a complete game while allowing only two hits and shutting out the San Francisco Giants? Things are going well for the Los Angeles Dodgers lately, both on the mound and at the plate, taking yet another game in AT&T Park, this time winning 5-0.
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NBA Rumors – Detroit Pistons Might Sign Greg Monroe to Qualifying Offer

It’s quite easy to see things aren’t going smoothly in the negotiations between the Detroit Pistons and Greg Monroe. That max contract he’s looking for isn’t coming at the moment, and in the end the restricted free agent might simply sign a qualifying offer that means he loses money this season, but his unrestricted free agency a year from now.
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NFL Rumors – Cleveland Browns Will Start Brian Hoyer Over Johnny Manziel at Quarterback

Maybe Johnny Manziel is the biggest name, but there’s a very good chance the rookie quarterback starts the season on the bench, while the Cleveland Browns turn to Brian Hoyer once again to start for them.
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Cleveland Cavaliers – Kevin Love Only Wants to Play For Them

There are plenty of teams interested in a trade that will land them Kevin Love, but through his agent the star power forward, who has pulled out of Team USA duty this summer in the basketball World Cup, has made it clear that the only team he plans on playing for and signing a new contract are the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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NFL Rumors – New York Jets Will Use Chris Johnson as a Wide Receiver

The New York Jets don’t often have the image of a team that’s creative offensively but things might be changing, as Chris Johnson, supposedly their leading running back for this season, has a good chance of playing multiple snaps lined up as a wide receiver in an attempt to make this offense a little bit more versatile.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Byron Scott is Their New Head Coach

It took the Los Angeles Lakers a very long time to figure out who will be their next head coach, so after filling their roster with draft picks, trades and free agent signings, they ended up signing Byron Scott, a big part of the Showtime Lakers during the 1980’s, to try and steer the ship back in the right direction.
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NFL Rumors – San Francisco 49ers Need to Start Resting Frank Gore

You can’t be a workhorse running back forever without it starting to take a toll. Frank Gore might be a lot more durable than most players, but the San Francisco 49ers can’t keep pushing him to the brink forever, and this season will probably a show a drastic decrease in his touches to keep him effective and efficient.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Jeremy Lin Enters His Most Important Season Yet

The biggest season in a player’s career is always the upcoming one, but as Jeremy Lin begins what could be a one-year stint with the Los Angeles Lakers, it’s probably more than just a cliché.
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Houston Rockets – James Harden Comes Across as Selfish & Arrogant

So in order to give James Harden and Dwight Howard full control and possibly a third star to join them, the Houston Rockets, led by the Daryl Morey and Kevin McHale tandem, drove away Jeremy Lin, Omer Asik and Chandler Parsons. Now they’re stuck with inferior team to the previous version, not to mention having less appeal towards stars they actually tried to sign this summer.
