Today's Updates, 8/1/2018

Today's UPDATES

The MLB Trade Deadline left a lot of teams and fans scratching their heads as to how the deals made over the past couple of weeks will affect the outcome of the season's remaining games. You can see almost every trade deals made this week down below, but first, here's a special Max Sports story I want to share with everyone and it's that important NBA Free Agency update I've been talking about. Today we learn why LeBron James chose to go the Los Angeles and play with the Lakers, though the answer is not as simple as you may think, it was a decision he knew was coming for years and something he would always pondered on, long before any final decision. According to a video that he made last Sunday on his own site, Uninterrupted, LeBron said that "playing for a franchise drenched in championship history, even though they haven’t sniffed the postseason in years, was a situation he simply could not pass up at this stage of his career." He described the move as a “dream come true,” but Lakers GM Rob Pelinka and President Magic Johnson were able to give some insight into LeBron’s decision, they said that "he really liked L.A.’s young players and cap situation moving forward in addition to his connecting with Magic and respecting the franchise’s legacy." Here's a full statement that LeBron made in his video: “You look at the Lakers, being able to play for a historic franchise with so much history, and now being able to partner with Magic Johnson, someone I kinda like looked up to when I was younger and wanted to make no look passes like Magic, wanted to get on the break and be Showtime like Magic and then for it to all come to fruition at this point." “I think timing is everything. For me to be in this position now, the excitement that I have to be a Laker, I’m happy to be apart of it because I believe the Lakers is a historical franchise, we all know that, but it’s a championship franchise and that’s what we’re trying to get back to. I’m happy to be a part of the culture and be a part of us getting back to that point.” We'll see how the LeBron's run with the Lakers goes this fall once the new NBA Season, meanwhile, let's head down below to every sports from MLB to WWE and NBA.

MLB
Yesterday
Giants 3, Padres 2 in 10 Innings
Phillies 3, Red Sox 1
Yankees 6, Orioles 3
Nationals 25, Mets 4
Pirates 5, Cubs 4
Tigers 2, Reds 1
Rays 10, Angels 6
Braves 11, Marlins 6
Royals 4, White Sox 2
Indians 6, Twins 2
Rockies 6, Cardinals 3
Diamondbacks 6, Rangers 0
Athletics 6, Blue Jays 2
Astros 5, Mariners 2
Brewers 1, Dodgers 0
Today

Mets vs Nationals at 12:05PM on ESPN+

Orioles vs Yankees at 1:05PM

Reds vs Tigers at 1:10PM

Indians vs Twins at 1:10PM

Blue Jays vs Athletics at 3:35PM on MLBN

Astros vs Mariners at 4:10PM

Cubs vs Pirates at 7:05PM

Angels vs Rays at 7:10PM

Marlins vs Braves at 7:35PM

Royals vs White Sox at 8:10PM

Rockies vs Cardinals at 8:15PM

Brewers vs Dodgers at 10:10PM

MLB Trade Deadline

Top Trade Deals

01. Mariners Acquired: Zach Dukev and Twins Acquired: Chase De Jong & Ryan Costello

02. Astros Acquired: Roberto Osuna and Blue Jays Acquired: Ken Giles, Hector Perez & David Paulino
03. Yankees Acquired: Lance Lynn and Twins Acquired: Luis Rijo & Tyler Austin
04. Braves Acquired: Adam Duvall and Reds Acquired: Lucas Sims, Matt Wisler & Preston Tucker
05. Red Sox Acquired: Ian Kinsler and Angels Acquired: Ty Buttrey & Williams Jerez
06. Pirates Acquired: Keone Kela and Rangers Acquired: Taylor Hearn
07. Rays Acquired: Tommy Pham and Cardinals Acquired: Genesis Cabrera, Justin Williams & Roel Ramirez
08. Indians Acquired: Leonys Martin & Kyle Dowdy and Tigers Acquired: Willi Castro
09. Diamondbacks Acquired: Brad Ziegler and Marlins Acquired: Tommy Eveld
10. Cubs Acquired: Brandon Kintzler and Nationals Acquired: Jhon Romero
11. Braves Acquired: Kevin Gausman & Darren O'Day and Orioles Acquired: Evan Phillips, Jean Carlos Encarnacion, Brett Cumberland & Bruce Zimmerman
12. Mariners Acquired: Cameron Maybin and Marlins Acquired: Bryson Brigman
13. Dodgers Acquired: John Axford and Blue Jays Acquired: Corey Copping
14. Pirates Acquired: Chris Archer and Rays Acquired: Tyler Glasnow & Austin Meadows
15. Indians Acquired: Oscar Mercado and Cardinals Acquired: Conner Capel and Jhon Torres
16. Brewers Acquired: Jonathan Schoop and Orioles Acquired: Jonathan Villar, Luis Ortiz & Jean Carmona
17. Diamondbacks Acquired: Jake Diekman and Rangers Acquired: Wei-Chieh Huang
18. Dodgers Acquired: Brian Dozier and Twins Acquired: Logan Forsythe, Luke Raley & Devin Smeltzer

WWE
SmackDown Live results
- The Bar defeated The Usos to advance in the WWE SmackDown Tag Team tournament
- Zelina Vega defeated Lana
- Charlotte Flair defeated Carmella to be added to the WWE Smackdown Women’s Championship match at SummerSlam
205 Live results
- Kalisto defeated Tony Nese
- Lio Rush defeated Ricky Martinez
- Cedric Alexander defeated The Brian Kendrick
SummerSlam match card

- Brock Lesnar vs Roman Reigns for the WWE Universal Championship
- Alexa Bliss vs Ronda Rousey for the WWE RAW Women's Championship

- AJ Styles vs Samoa Joe for the WWE Championship

- The Bludgeon Brothers vs TBD for the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship
- Braun Strowman vs Kevin Owens for Strowman's Money in the Bank contract
- Dolph Ziggler vs Seth Rollins for the WWE Intercontinental Championship
- Carmella vs Becky Lynch vs Charlotte Flair in a Triple Threat for the WWE Smackdown Women’s Championship
- Cedric Alexander vs Drew Gulak for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship

NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn 4 match card

- Shayna Baszler vs Kairi Sane for the NXT Women's Championship

- Adam Cole vs Ricochet for the NXT North American Championship

- The Undisputed Era vs Moustache Mountain for the NXT Tag Team Championship

- Velveteen Dream vs EC3

NBA

Free Agency Tracker (Week 5)

01. Clint Capela has finally reached an agreement to stay with the Rockets.

02. Troy Williams has reportedly reached an agreement to join the Pelicans.

03. Pat Connaughton has agreed to a two-year deal to play with the Bucks.

04. Devin Harris has agreed to an one-year deal to play with the Mavericks.

05. Vince Carter is set to sign an one-year deal to play with the Hawks.

06. Jabari Bird has recently agreed to sign a new contract with the Celtics.

07. Jaylen Barford from the University of Arkansas has signed with the Hornets.

08. Isaiah Wilkins from the University of Virginia has signed with the Hornets.

09. Monté Morris has recently agreed to sign a new contract with the Nuggets.

10. Kenrich Williams from Texas Christian University has sign with the Pelicans.

11. Treveon Graham has been reported to have signed a contract with the Nets.

12. Zach Smith from Texas Tech University has signed on with the Hornets.

13. Joe Chealey from College of Charleston has signed on with the Hornets.

14. Kadeem Allen have moved away from the Celtics and signed with the Knicks.

15. Jeffrey Carroll from Oklahoma State University has signed on with the Lakers.

16. Ryan Arcidiacono has finally reached an agreement to re-sign with the Bulls.
17. Brandon McCoy from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas has signed with the Bucks.
18. Terry Larrier from the University of Connecticut has signed with the Mavericks.
19. Daniel Hamilton has reportedly reached an agreement to sign with the Hawks.
20. C.J. Williams has been reported to sign a deal to play with the Mavericks.

When the newest trailer for Venom dropped yesterday,it left viewers (including me) who watched it in all kinds of emotional. Whether we were smiling, grossed out or in shocked, we realized that the Venom crew lead by director Ruben Fleischer gave it their all to bring us this movie with an anti-hero that we call get behind, besides Deadpool. the trailer did show us the many symbiotes that will appear such as Riot, Scream, Phage and Toxin, the first one will be the main villain for the film and as you saw from the trailer he is literally trying to rip Venom off of Eddie Brock, and he's got some cool weapons that can shred people to pieces. For a different perspective on this ant-hero thriller, we turn to a small but effective #TwitterTrend that is sure to give you a understanding of other people's reactions.

io9 @io9

In the new Venom trailer, Eddie Brock meets the beast within

https://io9.gizmodo.com/in-the-new-venom-trailer-eddie-brock-meets-the-beast-w-1827993860?rev=1533042762872&utm_medium=socialflow&utm_campaign=socialflow_io9_twitter&utm_source=io9_twitter

Comic Book Talk @ComicBooksTalk

Honestly didn't think I would be this interested in the character of Eddie Brock. Casting Tom Hardy was a great choice #Venom

Hollywood Reporter @THR

#Venom trailer unleashes Tom Hardy's dark side

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/venom-trailer-shows-tom-hardys-transformation-1130876?utm_source=twitter

The Mary Sue @TheMarySue

Venom is the villain we're going to love, isn't he?

https://www.themarysue.com/we-are-venom/

Javier E. David @TeflonGeek

Now THAT'S more like it. #Venom #TheworldHasEnoughSuperheroes

Alex Gervasi @AlexontheMic

I watched the #Venom trailer again and honestly I think it looks super dope.

Ron Marz @ronmarz

I have the admit that Venom has never really appealed to me as a lead character, but I like Tom Hardy a lot, and this looks ... pretty good?

Jon Christian 🕵 @Jon_Christian

I have a sinking feeling that Venom isn't going to be very good

Marvel Studios' Avengers: Infinity War is now available on Digital HD from Amazon Video and iTunes, it will soon be released on DVD and Blu-ray on August 14th. While I have said all that I can about the movie, there are a lot of deleted scenes which how long the movie could have been, but some would say two and a half hours for a movie is enough. In one deleted scene, you ceen Gamora talking to Thanos about the Soul Stone and a flashback from their past. There are even cooler stuff like when the Hulk took on Thanos and got his but whopped really bad, and if you want more fun, I also found a lot of bloopers and gag reels from behind the scenes of Avengers: Infinity War. All of these things are involved in this mini Web Choice playlist that I'm about to share with the viewers of #KlicKNet.