comedian and sports commentator
One half of the Sklar Brothers comedy duo, and sports commentator
PROFILE
Randy Sklar
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FROM Randy Sklar
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Will the LA Rams make it to the Super Bowl? The Chargers are out of the NFL playoffs. They lost to the New England Patriots last Sunday. But the Los Angeles Rams are still in the playoffs. They are playing the Saints this weekend in New Orleans.
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Mourning the Dodgers’ World Series loss For the first time ever, teams in all five major pro sports leagues played home games: the Dodgers, the Rams, the Clippers, the Kings, and the Galaxy. Some ended better than others.
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Dodgers to face Red Sox in World Series The Dodgers beat the Milwaukee Brewers, so they’re in the World Series for a second year in a row. They’re going to face the Boston Red Sox. The World Series starts Tuesday.
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How are the Lakers looking with LeBron in the mix? The LA Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves in the first round of the playoffs. In football, the LA Rams have been undefeated this season. And the regular NBA season starts next week -- with LeBron James playing for the LA Lakers.
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Will Nike regret hiring Colin Kaepernick for its new campaign? Nike has hired Colin Kaepernick to be one of the athletes for its new “Just Do It” campaign.
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Will LeBron James be a game changer for the Lakers? LeBron James signed a four-year $154 million contract with the LA Lakers. The Lakers haven’t made the playoffs in five straight seasons. Will LeBron change that?
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Will Tom Brady get another Super Bowl ring this Sunday? Super Bowl 52 kicks off this Sunday. The Philadelphia Eagles face off against the New England Patriots. We talk about Tom Brady’s personal guru, and whether you should watch the Justin Timberlake halftime show.
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Can the Rams make it to the Super Bowl this year? We talk about the Los Angeles sports team that’s winning the hearts of fans: the Rams. They’re in a playoff game tomorrow -- a reversal of last year’s misfortunes. They’ll be playing against the Atlanta Falcons at the Coliseum.
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Is Lavar Ball ruining his sons' basketball careers? LiAngelo Ball had been suspended indefinitely from UCLA’s basketball team after he and teammates got caught shoplifting in China. Now LiAngelo’s dad, Lavar, says he’s pulling him out of UCLA to prepare him for the NBA draft.
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Winning Dodgers, losing U.S. men's soccer team, and angry NFL players The LA Dodgers will play the Chicago Cubs tomorrow for the National League title. The U.S. men’s soccer team won’t be playing in the World Cup in Russia next year. In the latest NFL national anthem saga, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said this week that he’d sit any players that don’t stand during the anthem.
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Why aren't football teams signing Colin Kaepernick? The NFL season kicks off tonight. No teams have signed Colin Kaepernick, the former San Francisco quarterback who kneeled during the national anthem. Seattle Seahawks star Michael Bennett recently had a run-in with Las Vegas police who took him down and cuffed him.
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Could Conor McGregor win the fight against Floyd Mayweather? We talk the Dodgers, who won again last night with a huge home run hit by the latest addition to the team, Curtis Granderson; Colin Kaepernick and NFL protests; and Saturday night’s fight between world champion boxer Floyd Mayweather and mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor.
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